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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 6, 2021

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $110.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 708 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.23/cwt -10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 529 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 256 328 223
Feeder cattle 207 246 171
Slaughter cattle 20 68 41
Replacement cattle 29 14 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 344 5 162.00–174.00 $171.63 $590 —
350–375 363 2 176.00–181.00 $178.41 $648 —
447 447 4 158.00 $158.00 $706 -6.39
465 465 1 156.00 $156.00 $725 +2.00
555 555 2 137.00 $137.00 $760 -15.50
610–637 625 6 123.00–128.00 $123.81 $774 -17.12
680 680 1 123.00 $123.00 $836 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 520 3 120.00–131.00 $124.96 $650 —

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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 1 141.00 $141.00 $338 —
255–295 275 2 130.00–136.00 $133.22 $366 -1.78
300–325 313 2 136.00–138.00 $136.96 $429 +5.96
395 395 2 138.00 $138.00 $545 -6.44
405–430 418 9 137.00–145.00 $141.35 $591 +11.35
460–473 470 4 130.00–135.00 $131.22 $617 -0.32
500–545 529 11 119.00–125.00 $121.23 $641 -4.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
415 415 2 120.00 $120.00 $498 —
486–490 487 6 118.00–126.00 $120.01 $584 -0.69
575–580 578 2 104.00–108.00 $105.99 $613 —
695 695 1 106.00 $106.00 $737 +1.49
722 722 2 103.00 $103.00 $744 —
790 790 1 106.00 $106.00 $837 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–342 339 2 150.00–176.00 $163.13 $553 -9.29
382–398 393 6 150.00–174.00 $166.22 $653 -4.78
401–420 406 4 145.00–149.00 $147.96 $601 +3.92
410–430 fancy 420 2 159.00–161.00 $159.98 $672 —
457–482 468 5 142.00–160.00 $152.34 $713 +6.43
500–535 524 7 134.00–141.50 $137.51 $721 +4.76
552 552 3 130.00 $130.00 $718 -8.50
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 +2.67
680–686 685 4 115.00–121.00 $116.49 $798 -0.51
708 708 12 110.50 $110.50 $782 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 128.00 $128.00 $410 —
392 392 2 132.00 $132.00 $517 -11.00
400 400 1 122.00 $122.00 $488 +4.01
452–465 459 2 118.00–126.00 $121.94 $560 -1.83
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 +16.00
555–585 573 7 118.00–130.00 $120.90 $693 +3.62
620 620 1 106.00 $106.00 $657 —
675–690 680 3 105.00–109.00 $107.65 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $783 —
1250–1715 1410 80-85% 7 55.00–63.00 $58.37 $823 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–995 952 85-90% 3 44.00–51.00 $46.84 $446 —
1105 1105 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–2610 1774 5 79.00–92.00 $87.01 $1,544 —
1740–2070 1936 4 99.00–100.00 $99.73 $1,931 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010–1170 1065 (<2 yrs)Open 3 65.00–84.00 $72.87 $776

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105–1240 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–840.00 $832.93
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
1495 1495 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1485–1700 1550 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00–1,225.00 $976.97
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035–1305 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,013.94 —
1470 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 980.00 $980.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–440 421 7 103.00–106.00 $105.17 $443 —
481 481 3 105.00 $105.00 $505 —
515 515 1 102.00 $102.00 $525 +3.50
565–585 578 3 89.00–92.00 $91.02 $526 —
602 602 2 99.00 $99.00 $596 -0.26
690 690 1 81.00 $81.00 $559 —
735 735 3 90.50 $90.50 $665 —
912 912 2 83.00 $83.00 $757 —

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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.