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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 26, 2021

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.22/cwt +8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 609 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $164.28/cwt ≈ $603/hd at 367 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.39/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 426 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 299 587
Feeder cattle 325 253 338
Slaughter cattle 42 39 76
Replacement cattle 11 7 173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 151.00 $151.00 $358 —
258–265 260 6 129.00–151.00 $143.54 $373 —
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
480 480 1 142.00 $142.00 $682 —
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 +8.00
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 +20.00
860 860 2 90.00 $90.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 +4.00
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 —
540 540 1 142.00 $142.00 $767 -9.97
650–655 652 3 140.00–147.00 $142.35 $928 +0.35
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 +7.63
955 955 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,098 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 180.00 $180.00 $360 +28.00
285–290 288 2 142.00–159.00 $150.57 $434 -0.43
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 +0.33
375–387 383 3 140.00–148.00 $145.39 $557 +10.39
415–432 426 17 134.00–148.00 $143.39 $611 +7.98
460–496 487 4 140.00–143.00 $140.71 $685 +2.21
508–545 522 16 131.00–141.50 $138.70 $724 +4.23
550–580 565 9 125.00–139.00 $133.94 $757 +4.87
600–645 609 19 123.00–137.00 $133.22 $811 +8.20
665 665 2 138.00 $138.00 $918 +14.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 316 4 130.00–145.00 $136.66 $432 —
350–391 378 5 129.00–136.00 $131.47 $497 —
425–445 433 3 120.00–125.00 $122.37 $530 —
515–535 525 2 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $670 +18.55
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -14.00
825–835 830 2 105.00–111.00 $107.98 $896 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 219 5 160.00–182.00 $176.55 $387 —
265–295 288 10 156.00–177.00 $170.52 $491 —
325 325 1 179.00 $179.00 $582 —
353–397 367 18 155.00–166.50 $164.28 $603 —
410–447 434 4 146.00–154.00 $148.64 $645 -3.76
460–491 483 4 144.00–145.00 $144.76 $699 +2.90
510–525 515 5 140.00–146.00 $141.59 $729 +1.76
555–592 580 10 131.00–144.00 $136.36 $791 +0.10
601–640 617 8 130.00–139.00 $134.30 $829 -7.84
655 655 3 135.00 $135.00 $884 —
707 707 2 124.00 $124.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
330 330 1 144.00 $144.00 $475 —
480–490 485 2 136.00–138.00 $136.99 $664 +8.99
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 +9.30
645 645 2 122.00 $122.00 $787 —
650–675 663 2 115.00–125.00 $119.91 $795 +10.93
810–820 815 4 91.00–100.00 $95.53 $779 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1080 1038 80-85% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.52 $597 —
1015–1495 1290 80-85% 15 61.00–70.00 $67.26 $868 —
1320–1490 1417 80-85% 3 72.00–73.50 $72.70 $1,030 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 70.50 $70.50 $973 —
1540–1810 1645 75-80% 3 71.00–73.50 $72.72 $1,196 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–860 853 85-90% 2 51.00–59.00 $54.96 $469 -3.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1790 1405 2 72.50–84.00 $76.67 $1,077 —
1690–1765 1728 2 103.00–105.50 $104.22 $1,801 —
1315–2165 1793 4 94.00–100.00 $97.17 $1,742 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275–1365 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 820.00–850.00 $835.51
1490 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–282 273 3 115.00–130.00 $119.67 $327 +8.67
315 315 1 129.00 $129.00 $406 —
391 391 3 114.00 $114.00 $446 —
437 437 4 125.00 $125.00 $546 +8.58
460–490 471 17 125.50–126.00 $125.82 $593 +24.82
532 532 2 115.00 $115.00 $612 +8.50
561 561 4 108.00 $108.00 $606 +4.60
621 621 21 110.00 $110.00 $683 —
706 706 8 95.00 $95.00 $671 —

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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.