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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 16, 2021

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.33/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 514 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $123.59/cwt -17.17 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 517 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.89/cwt -10.11 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 472 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 259 480 321
Feeder cattle 197 385 275
Slaughter cattle 39 63 35
Replacement cattle 23 32 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and 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
255 255 1 162.00 $162.00 $413 —
440 440 1 143.00 $143.00 $629 -19.25
470 470 1 134.00 $134.00 $630 -13.00
665 665 3 116.00 $116.00 $771 -5.91
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 146.00 $146.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 377 5 130.00–141.00 $136.03 $513 +1.03
400–440 423 6 123.00–134.00 $130.96 $554 -0.50
460 460 2 123.00 $123.00 $566 ±0.00
500–536 514 14 118.00–122.50 $120.33 $618 -2.15
555 555 1 113.00 $113.00 $627 -5.97
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 +0.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 125.00–128.00 $126.56 $462 +2.64
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 +2.46
520–545 535 5 105.00–117.00 $112.16 $600 -1.18
565–590 578 3 100.00–104.00 $101.99 $590 -13.00
600–645 618 8 96.00–108.00 $104.40 $645 +6.93
660–695 678 2 104.00–113.00 $108.38 $735 +18.38
785 785 1 89.00 $89.00 $699 -13.00
930 930 1 76.00 $76.00 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 228 3 156.00–160.00 $158.60 $362 —
270 fancy 270 1 180.00 $180.00 $486 —
255–295 272 3 157.00–160.00 $158.74 $432 -8.66
315–325 320 2 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $504 —
355–380 368 2 145.00–153.00 $148.86 $548 -7.14
425–435 430 2 130.00–135.00 $132.53 $570 -21.83
458–490 472 11 128.00–136.00 $133.89 $632 -2.11
502–532 517 12 120.00–126.00 $123.59 $639 -9.92
598 598 3 115.00 $115.00 $688 —
606–640 614 5 110.00–118.00 $115.34 $708 +1.56
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 +7.00
710 710 1 113.00 $113.00 $802 +13.00
916 916 3 84.00 $84.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 -5.00
425–440 433 2 110.00–114.00 $112.03 $485 -26.97
450–496 489 9 98.00–124.00 $117.53 $575 -2.47
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 -5.00
550–590 565 4 108.00–119.00 $115.14 $651 +2.68
635 635 1 109.00 $109.00 $692 +3.29
660–667 665 3 105.00–107.00 $105.66 $703 -2.84
755–785 770 2 93.00–106.00 $99.37 $765 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1540 1213 80-85% 16 46.00–58.00 $50.76 $616 +13.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1625 1479 75-80% 4 48.00–52.00 $49.34 $730 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $397 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1935 1584 4 65.00–70.00 $68.04 $1,078 —
1380–1825 1590 3 74.00–75.00 $74.29 $1,181 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 690.00 $690.00
845–1060 959 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 590.00–740.00 $650.89
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 86.00–91.00 $87.25 $257 —
357–380 367 7 92.00–93.00 $92.56 $340 —
430 430 4 85.00–90.00 $87.50 $376 —
467 467 2 93.00 $93.00 $434 —

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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.