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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,524/hd at 871 lb · 61 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,446/hd at 904 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.20/cwt +11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 472 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 833 297 543
Feeder cattle 780 264 496
Slaughter cattle 43 26 42
Replacement cattle 10 7 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 5.00 higher with a limited comparison from last week. Heavy supply of calves with good demand. No comparison from last week for yearling cattle but we had good demand for yearlings with heavy supply. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 7 175.00–181.00 $175.90 $742 +23.26
495–498 497 9 171.00–178.00 $176.45 $877 -0.51
503–532 519 35 165.00–170.00 $168.40 $874 —
565 value added 565 12 182.00 $182.00 $1,028 —
575 575 9 165.00 $165.00 $949 +0.76
579 fancy 579 13 183.00 $183.00 $1,060 —
615–645 636 10 158.50–160.00 $158.70 $1,009 -0.52
710–744 730 32 145.00–154.00 $146.78 $1,071 -8.22
763–791 780 22 152.50–162.25 $158.26 $1,234 —
824 824 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,318 +12.00
871 value added 871 61 175.00 $175.00 $1,524 —
904 value added 904 55 160.00 $160.00 $1,446 —
980–986 986 20 140.00–149.75 $149.27 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 5 166.00 $166.00 $710 +15.00
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 +6.91
591 591 5 147.00 $147.00 $869 +18.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 4 148.50 $148.50 $1,022 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 161.00 $161.00 $419 +13.50
350–398 387 6 146.00–154.00 $150.95 $584 +7.76
402–430 422 10 154.00–157.00 $156.33 $660 +18.33
465 fancy 465 7 165.00 $165.00 $767 —
456–495 473 46 147.00–155.00 $151.41 $716 +9.27
510–547 539 31 136.00–147.00 $142.10 $766 -2.39
558–595 582 53 135.00–142.00 $137.47 $800 -0.53
621–638 630 10 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $822 -7.52
673 value added 673 7 147.50 $147.50 $993 —
727–737 732 11 142.00–149.50 $145.80 $1,067 +14.80
777 777 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,049 —
792 value added 792 12 152.25 $152.25 $1,206 —
1045 1045 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 -2.50
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 +15.05
385 385 1 143.00 $143.00 $551 +10.62
400–425 413 3 140.00–148.00 $144.35 $596 +18.35
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 +8.99
552–585 574 7 121.00–133.50 $131.00 $752 —
605 605 3 120.00–122.50 $120.83 $731 -2.71
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 132.50 $132.50 $417 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 155.00 $155.00 $349 —
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 —
385 385 1 164.00 $164.00 $631 +8.00
428–440 435 16 165.00–180.00 $172.54 $751 +13.38
450–487 475 3 171.00–177.00 $175.10 $832 +13.88
500–506 504 5 156.00–164.00 $158.19 $797 -8.63
560 560 2 155.00 $155.00 $868 +7.00
602–618 615 21 132.00–147.00 $144.22 $887 -6.78
660–668 666 8 131.50–139.00 $134.99 $899 —
710–722 718 3 121.00–123.00 $122.34 $878 -2.66
770 770 2 124.00 $124.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 162.50 $162.50 $455 +12.50
307 307 2 151.00 $151.00 $464 +5.88
357–372 367 7 135.00–160.00 $151.62 $556 —
405–430 421 9 150.00–161.00 $158.62 $668 +28.62
527–530 529 6 130.00–146.00 $140.69 $744 -4.12
590–597 594 4 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $808 -0.98
675 675 1 126.00 $126.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1095 1050 80-85% 2 63.00–67.00 $64.91 $682 —
1075–1375 1226 80-85% 10 68.00–74.50 $71.55 $877 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,061 —
1260–1785 1518 75-80% 6 67.50–73.50 $70.60 $1,072 —
1460–1780 1587 75-80% 3 60.00–65.50 $63.63 $1,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1230 1035 85-90% 3 53.00–59.00 $56.30 $583 —
1060–1275 1166 85-90% 4 64.00–68.00 $66.14 $771 —
1275 1275 85-90% 1 75.50 $75.50 $963 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,421 —
2170 2170 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,344 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.