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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 6, 2021

445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.24/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 428 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.90/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 516 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.07/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 626 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 445 651 491
Feeder cattle 394 479 431
Slaughter cattle 42 116 51
Replacement cattle 9 56 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves stead to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 183.00 $183.00 $604 +16.33
393–397 395 6 166.00–169.00 $167.00 $660 —
435 435 2 165.00 $165.00 $718 -1.00
455–472 463 10 151.00–162.50 $156.95 $727 +1.77
502–545 521 8 148.00–159.00 $152.97 $797 +4.54
560–570 564 8 145.00–154.00 $149.73 $844 +0.70
601–647 626 14 132.00–138.50 $135.07 $846 +1.39
662–685 668 11 128.50–129.00 $128.64 $859 -4.93
702–720 705 8 120.00–128.00 $126.60 $893 -0.90
755–775 768 4 121.00–123.00 $121.99 $937 -0.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 153.00 $153.00 $581 —
520–540 532 3 125.00–135.00 $130.99 $697 -6.64
568 568 6 121.00 $121.00 $687 —
660–685 673 2 118.00–121.00 $119.53 $804 -8.97
840 840 1 109.00 $109.00 $916 -5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 4 132.00 $132.00 $742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 3 158.00 $158.00 $436 —
300–345 325 9 139.00–152.00 $145.16 $472 +2.36
350–383 374 12 141.00–150.00 $146.66 $549 +1.30
400–445 428 19 135.00–148.00 $142.24 $609 -2.46
450–485 466 8 134.00–144.00 $138.38 $645 +0.09
505–526 516 16 131.00–138.00 $134.90 $696 +1.46
620–625 623 3 121.00–122.00 $121.33 $756 +1.86
687–695 690 3 108.00–111.00 $109.99 $759 —
720 720 2 108.00 $108.00 $778 —
770–780 777 3 104.00–106.00 $105.34 $818 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–382 379 4 131.00–140.00 $134.20 $509 +7.20
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 -3.03
450–490 471 8 120.00–133.00 $127.03 $598 +14.53
505–545 525 5 123.00–126.00 $124.81 $655 +11.28
561–585 573 6 120.00–124.00 $122.04 $699 +7.68
625 625 1 108.00 $108.00 $675 -3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 193.00 $193.00 $415 —
235–247 242 4 165.00–174.00 $171.29 $415 +11.29
285–290 287 3 167.00–178.00 $171.64 $493 —
300–330 313 3 167.00–178.00 $171.59 $537 +2.10
355–395 375 5 163.00–175.00 $167.66 $629 +3.58
435–445 441 7 155.00–165.00 $158.28 $698 +14.34
450–490 470 7 148.00–165.00 $155.25 $730 +11.52
500–540 522 7 142.00–143.00 $142.57 $744 -8.11
516–535 fancy 524 5 153.00–156.50 $154.43 $809 —
555–595 578 5 133.00–150.00 $142.00 $821 +5.25
637 637 2 118.00 $118.00 $752 -7.21
650–685 668 7 119.00–123.00 $119.85 $801 -5.48
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 +4.00
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 161.00 $161.00 $531 +15.00
392 392 2 152.00 $152.00 $596 +2.00
425–435 430 2 138.00–145.00 $141.54 $609 —
465–495 479 6 135.00–147.00 $142.96 $685 +27.96
510–540 525 3 134.00–135.00 $134.32 $705 -1.68
550–587 569 4 131.00–132.00 $131.24 $747 —
720 720 1 101.00 $101.00 $727 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1650 1389 75-80% 9 57.50–62.00 $60.47 $840 —
1425 1425 75-80% 1 56.50 $56.50 $805 —
1545 1545 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $989 -1.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1170 1055 85-90% 3 49.00–55.00 $52.12 $550 —
985–1240 1113 85-90% 2 44.00–46.00 $44.89 $500 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1205 1098 80-85% 4 57.00–59.00 $58.00 $637 —
1185 1185 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,102 —
1450–1800 1580 4 81.00–87.00 $83.89 $1,325 —
1810–2275 2043 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,880 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 79.00 $79.00 $960

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1015 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 790.00–1,010.00 $862.36
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 3 109.00 $109.00 $339 —
400–446 431 6 101.00–112.00 $108.59 $468 —
452–481 469 7 100.00–109.50 $107.77 $505 —
503 503 3 106.00 $106.00 $533 —
550–565 561 4 91.00–109.50 $104.97 $589 —
630 630 1 95.00 $95.00 $598 —
815 815 6 93.00 $93.00 $758 —

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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.