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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 30, 2021

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.72/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 640 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.10/cwt +9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 530 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.60/cwt +14.60 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 559 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 328 465 501
Feeder cattle 246 357 344
Slaughter cattle 68 58 93
Replacement cattle 14 50 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 426 5 163.00–167.00 $164.39 $700 +14.05
448 value added 448 3 169.50 $169.50 $759 +4.50
465 465 1 154.00 $154.00 $716 -3.00
530–542 536 6 143.00–150.00 $148.17 $794 +8.21
556 value added 556 6 156.00 $156.00 $867 —
563 563 4 152.50 $152.50 $859 +12.50
600–640 622 3 139.00–145.00 $140.93 $877 +8.80
670 670 5 130.00 $130.00 $871 +7.35
1000 1000 2 98.50 $98.50 $985 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 110.00 $110.00 $371 —
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 135.00 $135.00 $358 —
325–345 335 2 131.00 $131.00 $439 -9.02
365–397 391 5 142.00–145.00 $144.44 $565 +5.93
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -0.76
460–485 473 2 130.00–133.00 $131.54 $622 +7.03
500–525 513 2 123.00–128.00 $125.56 $644 +3.25
525–538 value added 534 9 133.00–134.00 $133.55 $713 —
559 559 5 121.00 $121.00 $676 -0.14
629–647 640 16 115.00–121.00 $117.72 $753 +1.70
665–670 667 3 116.00–118.00 $117.33 $783 +4.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 4 105.00–127.00 $120.70 $567 -7.30
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
620 620 1 106.00 $106.00 $657 ±0.00
660–680 667 6 104.00–105.00 $104.51 $697 +4.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 196.00 $196.00 $343 —
217 217 2 188.00 $188.00 $408 +1.57
305–335 315 3 171.00–175.00 $172.42 $543 -1.18
371 371 4 171.00 $171.00 $634 +11.01
405–420 413 2 142.00–146.00 $144.04 $595 -4.65
415 value added 415 1 163.00 $163.00 $676 -0.38
460–480 477 9 140.00–151.00 $145.91 $696 +7.06
510–543 528 6 130.00–140.00 $132.75 $701 +0.92
555–585 565 7 134.00–142.00 $138.50 $783 +13.08
615 615 3 116.00–117.00 $116.33 $715 -1.92
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 +3.26
705 705 1 108.00 $108.00 $761 -4.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 138.00 $138.00 $366 —
390 390 1 143.00 $143.00 $558 -4.55
430–435 433 2 116.00–120.00 $117.99 $511 -11.95
450–460 457 3 110.00–137.00 $123.77 $566 +11.23
515 515 1 108.00 $108.00 $556 -13.08
557–595 571 7 110.00–126.00 $117.28 $670 +2.87
970 970 1 84.00 $84.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1470 1470 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1390 1166 80-85% 25 50.00–59.00 $56.04 $653 —
1340–1770 1483 80-85% 15 60.00–67.00 $62.62 $929 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $921 —
1465–2160 1795 75-80% 7 61.00–66.50 $63.42 $1,138 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1040 992 85-90% 3 45.00–52.50 $47.94 $476 —
955–1035 995 85-90% 2 26.00–30.00 $27.92 $278 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1585 1470 2 83.00–89.00 $86.23 $1,268 —
1586–2020 1840 3 95.00–100.00 $97.12 $1,787 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 (<2 yrs)Open 1 58.50 $58.50 $515
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $692

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1120–1310 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 790.00–800.00 $794.61
1105–1440 1257 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 620.00–920.00 $780.08
1265–1460 1342 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–885.00 $837.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 3 98.50 $98.50 $503 —
603–620 604 13 95.00–100.00 $99.26 $600 +8.21
792 792 2 92.00 $92.00 $729 —
826 826 7 86.50 $86.50 $714 —

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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.