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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.24/cwt +6.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 751 lb · 77 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.26/cwt ≈ $1,328/hd at 861 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.23/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 629 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 531 842 647
Feeder cattle 447 772 556
Slaughter cattle 63 56 63
Replacement cattle 21 14 28

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 227.00 $227.00 $629 —
300 300 1 215.00 $215.00 $645 —
340 fancy 340 1 228.00 $228.00 $775 —
350 fancy 350 1 213.00 $213.00 $746 —
385–390 388 2 172.50–195.00 $183.82 $713 +15.82
400–447 425 7 171.00–185.00 $179.35 $762 —
455–472 469 5 168.50–174.00 $169.57 $795 -3.43
505–548 543 9 162.50–166.00 $162.86 $884 -5.72
555–575 572 6 156.00–157.50 $157.26 $900 +2.26
611–645 625 5 152.00–157.00 $154.93 $968 -7.18
650 650 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 -1.04
729 729 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,137 +13.84
800 800 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,128 —
855 855 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,129 —
861 value added 861 30 155.00 $155.00 $1,335 —
1048 1048 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 -4.90
540 540 2 148.00 $148.00 $799 +4.44
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 -5.00
660 660 1 138.00 $138.00 $911 +0.70
732–740 735 3 130.00–134.00 $132.66 $975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–323 319 4 175.00–177.00 $176.52 $563 +22.52
352–375 366 6 155.00–169.00 $162.80 $596 +16.18
382–388 value added 386 5 172.50–178.00 $175.82 $679 —
411–425 value added 415 4 171.00–173.00 $171.51 $712 —
400–442 421 16 149.00–167.50 $158.74 $668 +0.26
450–490 475 13 145.00–163.00 $152.58 $725 -8.87
505–541 525 19 140.00–157.00 $151.23 $794 +5.02
550–585 556 18 131.00–150.00 $146.95 $817 -5.68
600–646 629 24 125.00–145.00 $141.23 $888 -1.93
705–707 707 22 127.00–135.00 $133.19 $942 -0.81
750 value added 750 74 166.75 $166.75 $1,251 +6.44
771 771 3 128.00 $128.00 $987 +8.00
805 805 2 128.50 $128.50 $1,034 —
853 853 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,100 —
925 925 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 —
1085 1085 1 80.00 $80.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 125.00 $125.00 $244 —
285 285 1 140.00 $140.00 $399 -2.50
380–385 382 3 130.00 $130.00 $497 -9.18
430 430 1 147.00 $147.00 $632 +6.52
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 -9.86
500–510 505 2 134.00–137.00 $135.51 $684 +4.55
620–635 628 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $738 -8.19
670–675 673 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $791 +16.21
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 +0.86
825 825 1 102.00 $102.00 $842 +9.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 147.00 $147.00 $617 —
511 511 3 130.00 $130.00 $664 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 172.50 $172.50 $440 —
295 fancy 295 1 222.00 $222.00 $655 —
325 325 1 201.00 $201.00 $653 —
367–375 fancy 370 3 208.00–213.00 $211.31 $782 —
350–395 375 5 190.00–200.00 $193.46 $725 +21.83
435–437 fancy 435 10 177.00–178.00 $177.20 $771 —
438–440 439 6 160.00–176.00 $171.49 $753 +1.06
480–497 491 13 146.00–151.00 $149.27 $733 -10.73
510–530 518 9 148.50–157.00 $154.89 $802 +4.88
562 562 2 146.00 $146.00 $821 -5.00
600–645 617 12 127.00–140.00 $137.70 $850 —
650–675 656 5 126.00–134.00 $132.00 $866 -4.42
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 134.00 $134.00 $556 -22.58
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -12.43
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 -33.00
602–637 625 6 112.00–120.00 $117.43 $734 -11.20
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 135.00 $135.00 $790 —
915 915 1 85.00 $85.00 $778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1300 1182 80-85% 13 62.00–70.00 $66.43 $785 —
985–1525 1288 80-85% 4 52.00–59.00 $55.84 $719 -17.36
1105–1445 1289 80-85% 5 71.00–75.00 $72.10 $929 -1.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1035 953 85-90% 3 35.00–38.00 $35.91 $342 -19.70
960 960 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $605 +7.39
990–1135 1066 85-90% 4 48.00–53.00 $50.75 $541 -13.25
945–1275 1098 85-90% 9 55.00–59.50 $57.61 $633 -6.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1595 1548 75-80% 2 69.50 $69.50 $1,076 —
1440–1685 1563 75-80% 4 62.00–67.00 $65.17 $1,019 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1595 1388 5 81.00–89.00 $85.67 $1,189 —
1670–2040 1855 2 100.00–103.00 $101.65 $1,886 —
1715–2290 1932 3 92.00–95.00 $93.63 $1,809 -8.28

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1065 1065 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1230–1245 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–840.00 $825.09
1248 1248 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 830.00 $830.00
1090–1397 1321 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 870.00–910.00 $899.32
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–890 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 740.00–850.00 $797.25
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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.