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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.54/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 617 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $146.82/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 574 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.93/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 710 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 833 608
Feeder cattle 294 780 551
Slaughter cattle 49 43 45
Replacement cattle 5 10 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 fancy 465 1 194.00 $194.00 $902 —
470–490 480 2 172.00–182.00 $177.10 $850 +0.65
540 540 1 162.00 $162.00 $875 -6.40
555–570 560 3 167.00–178.00 $174.27 $976 +9.27
628 628 5 150.00 $150.00 $942 -8.70
651 651 3 153.00 $153.00 $996 —
700–728 710 13 140.00–150.00 $143.93 $1,022 -2.85
760 760 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,049 -20.26
808–832 818 5 140.00–156.00 $149.49 $1,223 -10.51
875 875 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,234 —
900 900 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
555–591 574 20 135.00–152.50 $146.82 $843 -0.18
607–637 622 6 128.00–141.00 $136.44 $849 —
665–685 677 3 129.00–133.00 $130.68 $885 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 187.50 $187.50 $403 —
365–398 390 4 152.50–171.00 $156.83 $612 +5.88
401 fancy 401 3 168.00 $168.00 $674 —
405–445 425 6 153.00–165.00 $158.45 $673 +2.12
455–487 477 11 150.00–164.00 $157.32 $750 +5.91
507–530 522 7 145.00–157.00 $151.79 $792 +9.69
550–595 578 4 143.00–147.00 $146.01 $844 +8.54
605 value added 605 6 159.00 $159.00 $962 —
600–635 621 18 125.00–131.50 $129.06 $801 -1.43
659 659 6 130.00 $130.00 $857 —
700–748 730 11 120.00–128.00 $125.07 $913 -20.73
970 970 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 141.00–150.00 $145.53 $477 +5.53
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 -8.00
435–442 440 3 146.00–150.00 $148.68 $654 +4.33
475–490 483 2 144.00–148.00 $145.97 $705 +10.97
528–541 535 6 125.00–129.50 $127.28 $681 —
571–595 580 7 128.00–136.00 $133.14 $772 +2.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 190.00 $190.00 $390 +35.00
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 +6.00
437 437 4 184.00 $184.00 $804 +11.46
455–470 458 9 170.50–186.00 $174.49 $799 -0.61
510–520 515 2 151.00–154.00 $152.49 $785 -5.70
550–555 553 2 153.00–163.00 $157.98 $874 +2.98
610–625 617 3 136.00–151.00 $145.60 $898 +1.38
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -2.34
773–785 774 10 119.00–131.00 $128.60 $995 +4.60
835 835 1 116.00 $116.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 167.00 $167.00 $563 +16.00
415 415 1 155.00 $155.00 $643 -3.62
542 542 2 142.00 $142.00 $770 +1.31
557–567 560 7 125.00–148.00 $141.34 $792 +5.35
620 620 1 128.00 $128.00 $794 —
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 177.50 $177.50 $524 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1575 1435 75-80% 8 68.50–74.50 $71.82 $1,031 -3.68
1380–1625 1472 75-80% 3 64.00–65.00 $64.69 $952 —
1540 1540 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,186 +6.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1240 1122 80-85% 3 62.00–65.00 $63.84 $716 —
1180 1180 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $932 —
1105–1435 1246 80-85% 6 68.00–73.50 $71.03 $885 -0.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1325 1091 85-90% 5 55.00–60.00 $57.22 $624 —
945–1225 1107 85-90% 3 52.00–54.00 $52.94 $586 —
1400 1400 85-90% 1 68.50 $68.50 $959 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1415 1330 2 80.00–88.50 $83.98 $1,117 —
1575–1645 1617 3 91.00–95.00 $93.33 $1,509 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00

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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.