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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.75/cwt ≈ $1,304/hd at 859 lb · 76 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.97/cwt ≈ $1,509/hd at 893 lb · 69 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.25/cwt ≈ $1,167/hd at 728 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 940 152 903
Feeder cattle 847 105 851
Slaughter cattle 77 36 39
Replacement cattle 16 11 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Holidays

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206 206 3 188.00 $188.00 $387 —
380–385 383 2 180.00–219.00 $199.37 $764 —
405–435 426 13 185.00–212.00 $196.88 $839 +31.88
490 490 3 172.00–186.00 $176.67 $866 —
500–537 517 17 182.00–195.00 $188.31 $974 +30.72
555–595 581 39 175.00–184.75 $179.94 $1,045 +19.94
606–633 616 14 166.00–170.00 $167.85 $1,034 —
663–687 669 42 163.00–177.00 $169.61 $1,135 —
706–710 706 18 156.00–178.00 $176.77 $1,248 —
709–710 value added 710 48 175.00–178.00 $176.63 $1,254 —
775 value added 775 10 175.50 $175.50 $1,360 —
750–780 778 19 166.00–171.00 $170.75 $1,328 —
893 value added 893 64 169.75 $169.75 $1,516 —
886–896 894 5 155.00–160.00 $159.01 $1,422 —
914 value added 914 42 163.50 $163.50 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 174.00 $174.00 $696 —
535–543 539 4 160.00–169.00 $164.53 $887 —
580–586 585 6 155.00–160.00 $155.83 $912 —
615–630 625 3 149.00–149.50 $149.34 $933 —
655–660 658 2 142.00–160.00 $150.97 $993 —
750–760 758 4 152.00–159.00 $157.27 $1,192 —
805 805 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,248 —
858–860 858 7 150.00–169.50 $166.71 $1,430 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 197.00 $197.00 $542 —
362 value added 362 9 190.00 $190.00 $688 —
350–390 374 11 171.00–181.00 $176.16 $659 +37.16
407–426 415 14 170.00–176.50 $172.86 $717 +31.86
472 472 2 163.00 $163.00 $769 +10.23
500–517 506 19 161.00–162.25 $161.76 $819 +14.76
555–595 582 21 153.00–159.00 $157.62 $917 +24.69
602–628 615 30 156.00–162.50 $158.59 $975 —
686–697 693 12 149.50–151.00 $150.13 $1,040 —
728 value added 728 67 160.25 $160.25 $1,167 —
848 848 28 124.00 $124.00 $1,052 —
859 value added 859 76 151.75 $151.75 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 153.00 $153.00 $367 +23.00
290 290 1 151.00 $151.00 $438 +17.00
310 310 1 151.00 $151.00 $468 +26.00
375 375 1 153.00 $153.00 $574 +27.09
400–425 413 2 156.00–160.00 $158.06 $653 +18.65
465–486 479 15 144.00–166.00 $156.49 $750 +28.49
502–545 525 5 130.00–158.00 $145.54 $764 +24.54
557–568 564 5 143.50–145.00 $144.09 $813 +24.09
615 615 2 111.00–134.00 $122.50 $753 +6.50
655–685 670 2 128.00–131.00 $129.53 $868 —
848 848 28 138.00 $138.00 $1,170 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 3 188.00 $188.00 $385 —
275 275 1 213.00 $213.00 $586 +52.00
345 345 1 219.00 $219.00 $756 —
413–415 414 11 211.00–216.00 $215.09 $890 +50.09
462–490 481 6 191.00–201.00 $197.80 $951 —
575 575 1 170.00 $170.00 $978 —
617–621 618 10 144.50–162.00 $156.73 $969 +22.58
680 680 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 +13.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 150.00–181.00 $165.78 $456 +15.78
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 +1.00
520 520 2 150.00 $150.00 $780 —
690 690 2 130.00 $130.00 $897 +5.12

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 1 63.50 $63.50 $784 -5.77
1000–1725 1296 80-85% 17 60.00–80.00 $70.11 $909 —
1470 1470 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,235 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1065 928 85-90% 4 53.00–56.00 $54.55 $506 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $651 —
1250 1250 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $538 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,390 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1875 1555 3 76.56–90.00 $84.17 $1,309 -20.00
1665–2135 1854 4 89.50–103.00 $95.92 $1,778 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1050–1280 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 910.00–1,195.00 $1,062.22
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.