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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 20, 2021

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.25/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 716 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.57/cwt +13.01 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 614 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.09/cwt +6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 529 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 547 306
Feeder cattle 407 373 214
Slaughter cattle 47 95 70
Replacement cattle 21 79 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm with strong demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 179.00 $179.00 $528 —
355–360 359 5 166.00–200.00 $193.28 $694 +9.99
400–440 416 4 159.00–165.00 $163.56 $680 -4.35
457–479 475 11 163.00–165.00 $163.35 $776 —
500–533 524 8 150.00–155.00 $152.35 $798 -4.15
583 583 3 145.00 $145.00 $845 +1.69
600–640 614 40 120.00–148.00 $142.57 $875 +13.01
650–695 676 7 127.00–137.00 $131.65 $890 -2.34
716–740 716 64 120.00–135.50 $135.25 $968 +11.25
825–845 843 9 117.00–120.00 $119.67 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 -6.42
650–651 651 5 108.50–124.00 $114.09 $743 -7.64
782–790 785 3 110.00–118.00 $115.32 $905 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 116.00 $116.00 $455 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 151.00 $151.00 $438 -0.46
345 345 3 140.00–151.00 $147.33 $508 +9.33
350–395 376 4 135.00–143.00 $139.30 $524 -0.48
401 value added 401 3 150.00 $150.00 $602 —
400–435 421 8 135.00–144.00 $141.56 $596 +7.91
475–490 483 2 128.00–133.00 $130.46 $630 +1.79
500–545 518 6 122.00–125.00 $124.51 $645 +1.83
515–541 value added 535 11 130.00–132.50 $131.59 $704 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -4.90
611–630 619 5 118.00–120.00 $119.19 $738 +2.96
650–656 653 6 120.50–125.50 $123.01 $803 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 142.00 $142.00 $511 +12.98
430–445 440 3 126.00–131.00 $129.31 $569 +9.31
450–475 463 2 130.00–137.00 $133.59 $619 +12.61
515–542 531 4 114.00–119.00 $116.45 $618 -1.55
555–585 573 4 109.00–115.00 $111.97 $642 -2.03
625–635 630 2 110.00–120.00 $115.04 $725 +10.04
662–670 667 7 104.00–115.00 $110.84 $739 +4.52
755 755 2 99.00 $99.00 $747 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–320 311 3 164.00–188.00 $179.78 $559 -3.69
360–390 370 5 159.00–200.00 $183.76 $680 -4.24
405–437 417 14 160.00–167.00 $163.91 $684 -1.92
456–496 480 12 136.00–156.00 $150.64 $723 -6.78
500–540 514 12 145.00–158.00 $154.13 $792 +14.14
550–575 559 4 145.00–149.00 $147.50 $825 +3.50
605–642 630 7 119.00–136.00 $129.43 $815 -1.87
650–667 659 4 120.00–129.00 $126.29 $832 —
705–730 720 3 106.00–113.00 $109.97 $792 -2.45
760–775 768 2 106.00–113.00 $109.47 $841 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 3 120.00–158.00 $144.27 $524 -10.73
410 410 1 115.00 $115.00 $472 -32.02
465–490 478 2 120.00–139.00 $129.25 $618 -4.75
510–540 522 3 126.00–136.00 $130.75 $683 +10.75
620–635 628 2 115.00–119.00 $117.02 $735 —
710–715 713 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $512 —
1195 1195 80-85% 1 40.00 $40.00 $478 -21.00
1070–1655 1343 80-85% 14 45.00–58.00 $51.94 $698 —
1749 1749 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,172 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1100 965 85-90% 6 35.00–41.00 $37.57 $363 —
965 965 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $338 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1480 1333 75-80% 3 50.00–56.00 $53.64 $715 -4.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820 1820 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,310 -8.91
1485–2365 2028 5 86.00–90.00 $87.23 $1,769 -12.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1195 1106 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–1,050.00 $831.63
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–875 863 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,000.00 $974.64 —
1015 1015 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1105 1105 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 126.00 $126.00 $369 —
300 300 1 119.00 $119.00 $357 —
405–430 426 12 116.00–119.00 $116.25 $495 +2.22
485 485 3 107.00–114.00 $109.33 $530 —
615 615 2 110.00 $110.00 $676 +1.50

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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.