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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 21, 2022

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 152 531 192
Feeder cattle 105 447 143
Slaughter cattle 36 63 27
Replacement cattle 11 21 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends on feeders due to light test. Slaughter cows and 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
432 432 2 165.00 $165.00 $713 -14.35
500–520 504 5 156.00–158.00 $157.59 $794 —
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 +2.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 -23.80
445 445 4 141.00 $141.00 $627 -17.74
485–493 490 5 150.00–157.00 $152.77 $749 +0.19
510 510 1 147.00 $147.00 $750 -4.23
510 fancy 510 1 155.00 $155.00 $790 —
555–587 576 3 131.00–137.00 $132.93 $766 -14.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 130.00 $130.00 $273 —
270 270 2 134.00 $134.00 $362 -6.00
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 —
360–380 372 5 110.00–144.00 $125.91 $468 -4.09
415–435 426 4 135.00–145.00 $139.41 $594 -7.59
495 495 1 128.00 $128.00 $634 -2.00
525 525 1 121.00 $121.00 $635 -14.51
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 —
625 625 1 116.00 $116.00 $725 -1.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 161.00 $161.00 $478 —
307 307 2 180.00 $180.00 $553 -21.00
410 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 -6.49
420 fancy 420 1 186.00 $186.00 $781 +8.80
602–635 613 3 106.00–149.00 $134.15 $822 -3.55
660–678 671 5 123.00–140.00 $136.26 $914 +4.26
725–730 727 3 130.00 $130.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
395 395 1 174.00 $174.00 $687 —
420–425 423 2 125.00–160.00 $142.40 $602 +8.40
485 485 1 159.00 $159.00 $771 +19.00
595 595 1 139.00 $139.00 $827 +24.00
600–625 613 2 121.00–135.00 $127.86 $784 +10.43
650–690 670 2 121.00–129.00 $124.88 $837 —
700–740 720 2 118.00–120.00 $119.03 $857 —
790 790 1 108.00 $108.00 $853 —
850 850 1 109.00 $109.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $588 —
1015–1555 1247 80-85% 17 58.00–79.00 $69.27 $864 —
1385 1385 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,150 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1145 1007 85-90% 3 57.00–58.00 $57.31 $577 —
1130 1130 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $396 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,203 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 79.00 $79.00 $822 —
1375–1755 1565 2 98.00–109.00 $104.17 $1,630 —
1910–2085 2007 3 111.00–115.00 $113.06 $2,269 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045–1130 1088 (<2 yrs)Open 2 84.00 $84.00 $914

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1135 1031 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 760.00–1,020.00 $830.86
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1010–1295 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 785.00–875.00 $824.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 91.00 $91.00 $323 —
515 515 1 114.00 $114.00 $587 —
591 591 3 117.00 $117.00 $691 —
1080 1080 1 86.00 $86.00 $929 —

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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.