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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.45/cwt +37.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 715 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.08/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 538 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.50/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 632 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 603 348 819
Feeder cattle 556 294 738
Slaughter cattle 47 49 81
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 value added 495 8 189.00 $189.00 $936 —
522–535 value added 526 7 170.00–172.00 $171.42 $902 —
579 value added 579 12 165.00 $165.00 $955 —
611–639 value added 620 15 157.00–170.25 $162.53 $1,008 —
637–645 641 22 160.00–165.00 $162.48 $1,041 +12.48
750–794 value added 775 18 140.00–158.50 $145.64 $1,129 —
765–788 778 13 131.00–142.00 $135.03 $1,051 -2.97
810 810 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,118 -11.49
865 865 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,176 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 value added 335 6 153.00 $153.00 $513 —
345 345 5 152.00 $152.00 $524 —
411–447 422 16 145.00–167.00 $152.28 $643 -6.17
480–488 484 12 134.00–155.00 $144.59 $700 -12.73
520–548 538 54 134.00–157.00 $150.08 $807 -1.71
550–596 572 25 110.00–146.00 $136.10 $778 -9.91
666–678 673 22 129.00–134.00 $131.47 $885 +1.47
710–733 715 14 122.00 $122.00 $872 -3.07
715 value added 715 75 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 —
910 910 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 165.00 $165.00 $553 —
425 425 5 155.00 $155.00 $659 -29.00
472 472 5 153.00 $153.00 $722 -21.49
505–545 523 11 144.00–155.00 $149.79 $783 -2.70
561–590 576 10 146.00–150.50 $148.19 $854 -9.79
665–685 675 13 125.00–143.00 $131.05 $885 —
740 740 5 129.00 $129.00 $955 +9.00
755 755 1 131.00 $131.00 $989 +2.40
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 3 132.00 $132.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1000 913 85-90% 2 50.00–58.00 $54.38 $496 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $660 +7.06
1250 1250 85-90% 3 67.00 $67.00 $838 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $850 —
1250–1650 1396 80-85% 5 67.00–76.00 $70.78 $988 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 2 69.00 $69.00 $966 -2.82
1650 1650 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,089 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1650 1550 4 83.00–89.00 $86.19 $1,336 —
1650 1650 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,683 —
1650 1650 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,798 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 26 149.25 $149.25 $791 —

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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.