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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 27, 2021

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.94/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 566 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.61/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 523 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.74/cwt +8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 522 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 393 475 482
Feeder cattle 312 407 284
Slaughter cattle 50 47 150
Replacement cattle 31 21 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 277 3 170.00–178.00 $172.51 $478 -6.49
437 437 2 165.00 $165.00 $721 +1.44
450–472 456 4 160.00–163.00 $162.22 $740 -1.13
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 -5.00
615 615 1 132.00 $132.00 $812 -10.57
705 705 2 129.50 $129.50 $913 -5.75
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 —
472 472 2 144.00 $144.00 $680 —
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 +3.00
555–596 586 4 124.00–137.00 $133.92 $785 —
660 660 1 108.00 $108.00 $713 -6.09
760–775 768 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $849 -4.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 173.00 $173.00 $398 —
275 275 1 161.00 $161.00 $443 +10.00
324–345 327 8 141.00–150.00 $146.82 $480 -0.51
362 362 3 146.00 $146.00 $529 +6.70
405–420 415 3 136.00–138.00 $136.99 $569 -4.57
460–490 472 5 135.00–143.00 $139.68 $659 +9.22
500–540 522 7 129.00–141.00 $134.20 $701 +9.69
523 value added 523 3 146.00 $146.00 $764 +14.41
550–590 566 13 120.00–131.00 $124.94 $707 +4.94
602 602 2 120.00 $120.00 $722 +0.81
692 692 4 111.00 $111.00 $768 —
761 761 3 115.00 $115.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 148.00 $148.00 $392 —
360–391 377 6 133.00–137.00 $134.61 $507 -7.39
400 400 1 124.00 $124.00 $496 —
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 -8.59
545 545 2 124.00 $124.00 $676 +7.55
625 625 1 111.00 $111.00 $694 -4.04
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 -0.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 190.00 $190.00 $380 —
250–285 274 4 166.00–175.00 $171.38 $470 —
336 336 3 174.00 $174.00 $585 -5.78
365–376 373 4 165.00–167.00 $166.51 $621 -17.25
403–435 412 8 157.00–169.50 $164.52 $678 +0.61
451–473 460 9 151.00–171.50 $161.25 $742 +10.61
505–530 523 12 136.00–157.00 $150.61 $788 -3.52
552–590 572 5 125.00–136.00 $130.90 $749 -16.60
605–625 618 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $805 +0.90
660–676 667 3 120.00–126.00 $123.35 $823 -2.94
733 733 3 115.00 $115.00 $843 +5.03
775 775 1 109.00 $109.00 $845 -0.47
895 895 1 92.00 $92.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 146.00 $146.00 $380 —
441 441 5 145.00 $145.00 $639 +30.00
540 540 2 122.00 $122.00 $659 -8.75
622–625 623 3 100.00–115.00 $109.98 $685 -7.04
670 670 1 95.00 $95.00 $636 —
715–725 720 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $724 -8.50
840 840 1 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1460 1460 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1145 963 80-85% 4 46.00–49.00 $47.14 $454 —
975–1310 1158 80-85% 4 51.00–61.00 $56.49 $654 —
1265–1490 1353 80-85% 3 62.50–65.50 $63.76 $863 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1130 965 85-90% 2 37.00–41.00 $39.34 $380 +1.77
975 975 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $526 +16.43
1015 1015 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $518 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $906 —
1645–1985 1815 75-80% 2 63.50–65.00 $64.18 $1,165 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1985 1523 2 70.00–72.00 $70.70 $1,077 —
1645–1915 1759 6 80.00–87.00 $84.06 $1,479 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 (<2 yrs)Open 1 67.00 $67.00 $680
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 61.00 $61.00 $665

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1065–1165 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00–750.00 $688.53
965–1385 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–950.00 $841.89
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1425–1570 1498 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–930.00 $915.73
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
1110–1400 1232 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 790.00–925.00 $875.84 —
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 115.00 $115.00 $493 -1.25
522 522 4 101.00 $101.00 $527 —
603–646 634 46 91.00–112.50 $109.85 $696 -0.15
716 716 5 98.50 $98.50 $705 —
760 760 2 90.00 $90.00 $684 —
910 910 4 89.50 $89.50 $814 —

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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.