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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.00/cwt ≈ $1,423/hd at 832 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.52/cwt +8.28 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 525 lb · 37 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.26/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 724 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 359 532
Feeder cattle 660 283 481
Slaughter cattle 55 69 51
Replacement cattle — 7 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend from last week due to holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 225.00 $225.00 $810 +50.00
400–415 408 10 196.00–220.00 $207.78 $848 —
460–475 470 9 180.00–198.00 $185.87 $874 —
568 value added 568 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,079 —
565–587 576 10 155.00–165.00 $160.10 $922 -0.90
600 value added 600 11 172.00 $172.00 $1,032 —
602–646 624 14 148.00–158.00 $150.11 $937 +2.41
659 value added 659 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,087 —
677 677 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,070 —
716 value added 716 12 160.00 $160.00 $1,146 —
705–744 730 14 130.00–151.00 $143.76 $1,049 -4.74
755 755 9 151.00 $151.00 $1,140 —
792 value added 792 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,101 —
832 value added 832 59 171.00 $171.00 $1,423 —
870 870 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,174 —
1006 value added 1006 7 131.00 $131.00 $1,318 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
383 383 5 146.00 $146.00 $559 +0.52
425–430 427 8 140.00–155.00 $149.33 $638 -0.73
482 482 11 159.00 $159.00 $766 +7.69
512–540 525 37 136.00–160.00 $151.52 $795 +8.28
560–575 569 8 133.00–143.00 $136.69 $778 -3.45
600–625 613 10 129.00–135.00 $131.94 $809 -13.56
670–690 677 9 123.00–125.00 $123.68 $837 —
686 value added 686 5 126.00 $126.00 $864 —
705–730 718 9 132.00–135.00 $133.98 $962 +11.48
787 787 6 132.00 $132.00 $1,039 —
800–825 816 9 122.00–132.00 $126.38 $1,031 —
850 850 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,538 —
892 value added 892 20 131.50 $131.50 $1,173 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 3 112.00 $112.00 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–380 379 10 158.00–190.00 $174.04 $660 -5.17
415–422 419 10 195.00–200.00 $197.52 $828 +17.06
462 462 5 180.00 $180.00 $832 +16.49
523 523 5 169.00 $169.00 $884 +14.00
580 580 5 155.00 $155.00 $899 +11.00
610–636 626 18 130.00–157.00 $140.90 $882 +2.90
726–745 737 13 122.00–140.00 $128.82 $949 +9.14
857 857 5 115.00 $115.00 $986 —
1150 1150 3 87.00 $87.00 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1100 940 85-90% 5 50.00–53.00 $50.70 $477 —
1100–1250 1175 85-90% 2 60.00–62.00 $60.94 $716 —
1200 1200 85-90% 3 67.00 $67.00 $804 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1125 1115 80-85% 5 65.00–68.00 $66.82 $745 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,001 —
1400–1465 1433 75-80% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.49 $938 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1500 1450 2 80.00–90.00 $85.17 $1,235 —
1730–1900 1793 3 92.00–96.00 $93.74 $1,681 —

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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.