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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 13, 2021

547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $157.42/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 462 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.99/cwt -7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 521 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.90/cwt ≈ $722/hd at 578 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 547 445 530
Feeder cattle 373 394 469
Slaughter cattle 95 42 55
Replacement cattle 79 9 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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
370 fancy 370 2 191.00 $191.00 $707 —
350–395 373 2 180.00–187.00 $183.29 $684 +16.29
400–445 427 9 165.00–176.00 $167.91 $717 +2.91
542 542 5 156.50 $156.50 $848 +3.53
560–573 567 6 140.00–149.00 $143.31 $813 -6.42
601–625 606 5 124.00–131.00 $129.56 $785 -5.51
655–672 663 10 129.00–138.00 $133.99 $888 +5.35
735 735 1 124.00 $124.00 $911 -2.60
790 790 1 119.00 $119.00 $940 -2.99
865–875 870 2 111.00 $111.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 145.00–151.00 $148.00 $703 —
500–535 518 2 131.00–136.00 $133.42 $691 +2.43
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 +3.00
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 —
665–691 685 4 121.00–124.00 $121.73 $834 +2.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 182.00 $182.00 $382 —
240 240 1 151.00 $151.00 $362 —
270–285 278 2 150.00–153.00 $151.46 $421 -6.54
335 335 1 138.00 $138.00 $462 -7.16
360–385 375 7 133.00–146.00 $139.78 $524 -6.88
430–445 437 6 130.00–137.00 $133.65 $584 -8.59
455–472 466 6 127.00–133.00 $128.67 $600 -9.71
500–542 520 7 120.00–126.00 $122.68 $638 -12.22
550–590 578 10 118.00–127.00 $124.90 $722 —
603–642 619 8 115.00–117.00 $116.23 $719 -5.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 131.00 $131.00 $452 —
380–395 391 4 127.00–131.00 $129.02 $504 -5.18
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 -10.00
455–497 485 4 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $587 -6.05
520 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 -6.81
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 -8.04
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 -3.00
650–670 658 3 105.00–108.00 $106.32 $700 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 131.00 $131.00 $491 —
530 530 1 122.00 $122.00 $647 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 178.00 $178.00 $454 +6.36
335 fancy 335 1 194.00 $194.00 $650 —
340–345 343 2 180.00–187.00 $183.47 $629 +11.88
350 350 1 188.00 $188.00 $658 +20.34
375 fancy 375 1 200.00 $200.00 $750 —
400–417 fancy 410 4 179.00–190.00 $184.16 $755 —
405–445 423 3 159.00–170.00 $165.83 $701 +7.55
450–477 462 12 150.00–165.00 $157.42 $727 +2.17
500–540 521 11 133.50–156.00 $139.99 $729 -2.58
561 561 3 144.00 $144.00 $808 +2.00
600–630 616 7 125.00–134.00 $131.30 $809 +13.30
710–736 731 5 110.00–113.00 $112.42 $822 -1.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 +3.00
435–440 438 2 144.00–150.00 $147.02 $644 +5.48
490 490 1 134.00 $134.00 $657 -8.96
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -14.32
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 -11.24
660 660 1 111.00 $111.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1705 1342 75-80% 12 54.00–61.00 $58.13 $780 —
1495 1495 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $957 —
1730 1730 75-80% 1 49.50 $49.50 $856 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1405 1143 80-85% 9 53.00–57.00 $54.89 $627 —
1070–1290 1173 80-85% 3 52.00 $52.00 $610 -10.00
1195 1195 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $729 -1.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1195 1066 85-90% 4 37.00–44.00 $40.69 $434 -11.43
920–1285 1129 85-90% 7 46.00–52.00 $49.19 $555 +4.30
1135 1135 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $624 +10.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1540 1313 4 64.00–78.00 $70.04 $920 —
1415–2480 1840 6 79.00–84.00 $80.91 $1,489 —
2030 2030 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,030 +8.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1195–1215 1205 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $825.21
1215 1215 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1185–1275 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,350.00 $1,181.55
962–1715 1294 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 850.00–1,075.00 $927.86
1346 1346 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 975.00 $975.00

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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
1190–1425 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,575.00–1,625.00 $1,607.28 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1275 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,197.42 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
172 172 5 121.00 $121.00 $208 —
255 255 1 114.00 $114.00 $291 —
400–415 411 4 111.00–115.00 $114.03 $469 +5.44
500–525 515 4 101.00–107.00 $104.54 $538 -1.46
558–588 568 11 103.00–113.00 $107.78 $612 +2.81
602 602 6 108.50 $108.50 $653 +13.50
655–690 673 4 101.50–105.50 $103.45 $696 —
736 736 3 90.00 $90.00 $662 —
755–783 770 15 92.00–97.50 $94.33 $726 —
842 842 2 86.00 $86.00 $724 -7.00
1155 1155 23 85.25 $85.25 $985 —

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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.