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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 27, 2021

651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 steers $133.52/cwt ≈ $919/hd at 688 lb · 46 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.73/cwt +11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 676 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.47/cwt ≈ $755/hd at 632 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 651 256 400
Feeder cattle 479 207 288
Slaughter cattle 116 20 74
Replacement cattle 56 29 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to no sale last Saturday

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 161.00–173.00 $166.67 $530 -4.96
430 430 1 166.00 $166.00 $714 +8.00
465–493 482 11 150.00–160.00 $155.18 $748 -0.82
502–530 510 5 140.00–153.00 $148.43 $757 —
530 fancy 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 —
555–560 558 2 143.00–155.00 $149.03 $832 +12.03
610–630 623 9 130.00–135.00 $133.68 $833 +9.87
660 value added 660 4 142.00 $142.00 $937 —
655–685 679 25 130.00–135.00 $133.57 $907 +10.57
700 700 5 127.50 $127.50 $892 —
797 797 4 122.50 $122.50 $976 —
965 965 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 145.00 $145.00 $435 —
456–495 480 3 120.00–147.00 $130.95 $629 —
500–520 507 3 135.00–139.00 $137.63 $698 +12.67
677 677 4 128.50 $128.50 $870 —
689 value added 689 42 134.00 $134.00 $923 —
700–735 723 4 103.00–117.00 $108.58 $785 —
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
855–857 856 3 89.00–110.00 $103.01 $882 —
980 980 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,049 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 337 6 139.00–148.00 $142.80 $481 +5.84
355–387 379 5 141.00–149.00 $145.36 $551 +7.36
405–420 value added 410 3 149.00–150.00 $149.34 $612 —
405–440 427 9 140.00–147.00 $144.70 $618 +3.35
450–497 482 19 134.00–145.00 $138.29 $667 +7.07
500–540 514 7 128.00–135.50 $133.44 $686 +12.21
551–580 570 25 120.00–130.00 $125.07 $713 —
605–647 632 26 110.00–122.00 $119.47 $755 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 147.00 $147.00 $434 +17.00
335–340 339 7 126.00–136.00 $134.59 $456 —
360 360 1 127.00 $127.00 $457 —
420–440 430 4 130.00–136.00 $133.03 $572 +13.03
475–480 478 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $538 -7.51
515–545 526 5 105.00–119.00 $113.53 $597 —
550–595 568 5 112.00–118.00 $114.36 $650 +8.37
605–642 625 9 100.00–116.00 $111.50 $697 —
677–695 690 11 100.00–118.00 $111.66 $770 +5.66
701–748 731 9 108.00–115.00 $111.06 $812 +8.06
830 830 1 99.00 $99.00 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
250 250 1 176.00 $176.00 $440 —
330–345 338 2 169.00–170.00 $169.49 $573 +6.36
355–370 363 2 160.00–168.00 $164.08 $596 -2.14
405–445 421 8 132.00–148.00 $143.94 $606 -4.02
457–490 470 8 140.00–150.00 $143.73 $676 -8.61
510–546 530 8 141.00–154.00 $150.68 $799 +13.17
590–595 594 4 136.00–139.00 $136.75 $812 —
600–640 625 4 121.00–128.00 $125.21 $783 +6.21
675–680 677 3 124.00–126.00 $125.33 $848 +8.84
707 707 2 110.00 $110.00 $778 -0.50
760 760 2 112.00 $112.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 146.00 $146.00 $482 +18.00
395 395 2 150.00 $150.00 $592 +18.00
495 495 1 115.00 $115.00 $569 —
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 +12.00
600 600 1 109.00 $109.00 $654 +3.00
650–697 681 3 100.00–110.00 $103.18 $703 -4.47
777 777 2 90.00 $90.00 $699 —
805 805 2 90.00 $90.00 $724 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1255 1112 80-85% 3 40.00–41.00 $40.35 $449 —
970–1620 1236 80-85% 48 50.00–64.50 $58.53 $723 -6.47
1070–1410 1294 80-85% 4 65.00 $65.00 $841 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 65.50 $65.50 $1,002 —
1507–1865 1685 75-80% 8 61.00–64.56 $62.74 $1,057 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $209 —
850–1110 959 85-90% 7 34.00–47.00 $40.02 $384 -6.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2530 1968 9 81.00–93.00 $88.67 $1,745 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1115 971 (<2 yrs)Open 5 65.00–86.00 $71.59 $695

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
995–1175 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–720.00 $687.90
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1080–1355 1241 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 770.00–1,175.00 $917.76
1245 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1195–1390 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 885.00–1,325.00 $1,130.81
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
900 900 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1370–1395 1383 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,350.00 $1,324.77 —
1420–1575 1507 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00–1,550.00 $1,352.07 —
1520 1520 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 14 124.00 $124.00 $326 —
341–345 342 14 99.00–106.00 $103.98 $356 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 4 91.50 $91.50 $620 +10.50
738 738 15 95.75 $95.75 $707 +5.25
773 773 3 90.00 $90.00 $696 —
947 947 2 87.50 $87.50 $829 +4.50

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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.