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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.53/cwt +29.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 707 lb · 83 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.34/cwt +26.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 782 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.63/cwt +15.94 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 565 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 842 715 672
Feeder cattle 772 660 620
Slaughter cattle 56 55 33
Replacement cattle 14 — 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 168.00 $168.00 $647 -57.00
464 464 11 173.00 $173.00 $803 -12.87
502–545 513 7 160.00–174.00 $168.58 $865 —
595 595 4 155.00 $155.00 $922 -5.10
604–646 613 69 160.10–167.50 $162.11 $994 +12.00
670–690 685 4 150.00–158.00 $156.04 $1,069 -1.96
700 value added 700 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,113 -1.00
702–745 731 23 130.00–147.00 $142.16 $1,039 -1.60
758–795 770 11 135.00–153.00 $145.82 $1,123 -5.18
927 927 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,353 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 456 8 120.00–160.00 $154.90 $706 —
500–530 515 4 138.00–147.00 $143.56 $739 —
550–595 573 3 138.00–149.00 $144.86 $830 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
672–693 689 11 136.50–141.00 $137.30 $946 —
800 800 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 —

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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 3 154.00 $154.00 $462 -6.00
350–375 371 13 142.00–166.00 $146.62 $544 +0.62
400–425 416 7 155.00–160.00 $158.48 $659 +9.15
490–492 492 9 157.00–162.00 $161.45 $794 +2.45
501–523 513 11 140.00–152.00 $146.21 $750 -5.31
526 value added 526 5 158.00 $158.00 $831 —
557–595 565 69 144.00–153.50 $152.63 $862 +15.94
605–632 615 28 130.00–149.50 $143.16 $880 +11.22
655–687 681 10 130.00–137.50 $136.06 $927 +12.38
700–713 706 7 134.00 $134.00 $946 +0.02
707 value added 707 76 166.25 $166.25 $1,175 —
750 750 4 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
755–787 value added 784 78 154.00–161.00 $160.31 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 142.50 $142.50 $378 —
370–377 376 12 118.00–141.50 $139.18 $523 —
410–445 423 12 123.00–148.00 $140.48 $594 —
460–495 469 19 130.00–148.00 $139.86 $656 —
510–545 530 6 122.00–140.00 $130.96 $694 —
575 575 2 129.00 $129.00 $742 —
615–640 623 3 125.00–126.00 $125.66 $783 —
650–690 682 10 95.00–130.00 $101.28 $691 —
713–745 732 16 113.00–123.00 $119.14 $872 —
750–790 777 6 115.00–136.00 $126.70 $984 —
800 800 2 93.00 $93.00 $744 —
850–881 875 5 112.00–122.00 $120.06 $1,051 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–374 371 7 163.00–175.00 $171.63 $637 -2.41
410–447 430 10 165.00–177.00 $170.43 $733 -27.09
450–461 458 7 160.00 $160.00 $733 -20.00
520–542 533 11 148.50–155.00 $150.01 $800 -18.99
575 575 2 151.00 $151.00 $868 -4.00
660–694 678 14 134.00–139.00 $136.42 $925 —
715–730 719 11 124.00–133.00 $127.08 $914 -1.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 431 6 152.00–168.00 $156.58 $675 —
492 492 2 148.00 $148.00 $728 —
525–535 530 2 135.00–150.00 $142.43 $755 —
565 565 2 148.00 $148.00 $836 —
600–645 623 2 125.00–132.00 $128.63 $801 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 2 58.50 $58.50 $667 -8.32
1065–1365 1260 80-85% 3 72.50–75.00 $73.20 $922 —
995–2055 1376 80-85% 19 60.00–70.00 $64.67 $890 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1125 954 85-90% 8 46.00–61.00 $55.61 $531 —
835–1245 1040 85-90% 2 40.00–44.00 $42.39 $441 —
1090 1090 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $698 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895 1895 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,724 —
1810–1990 1900 2 100.00–104.00 $101.91 $1,936 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–770 760 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 720.00–835.00 $789.23
890–950 920 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 810.00–830.00 $819.67

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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.