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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 10, 2021

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.96/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 526 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.75/cwt +8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 531 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.18/cwt +18.18 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 484 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 378 414
Feeder cattle 301 325 330
Slaughter cattle 65 42 48
Replacement cattle 39 11 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to 4-H of July Holiday

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 172.00–182.00 $177.04 $590 +12.04
375–395 388 3 183.00–188.00 $184.70 $717 —
405–435 413 8 174.00–185.00 $182.69 $755 —
465–486 484 12 165.00–169.00 $168.18 $814 +18.18
510 510 1 155.00 $155.00 $790 +13.00
550–575 567 6 146.00–157.00 $153.38 $870 —
615 615 2 157.00 $157.00 $966 —
652–685 661 6 147.00–154.00 $151.60 $1,002 +9.25
720–732 728 3 142.00–144.50 $143.68 $1,046 +3.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 129.00 $129.00 $780 —
675 675 1 131.00 $131.00 $884 —
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
760 760 1 126.00 $126.00 $958 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 +9.43
310–345 322 3 143.00–147.00 $145.00 $467 +5.00
405–430 424 6 141.00–149.00 $146.52 $621 +3.13
455–495 474 6 143.00–147.00 $145.65 $690 +4.94
500–543 526 19 130.00–143.00 $138.96 $731 +0.26
565–598 590 7 126.00–131.00 $129.51 $764 -4.43
603–630 613 6 125.00–131.00 $129.48 $794 -3.74
692 692 4 120.00 $120.00 $830 -18.00
935 935 4 111.00 $111.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–390 367 7 136.00–145.00 $140.61 $516 +9.14
400–440 420 2 129.00–131.00 $130.05 $546 +7.68
455–465 460 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $649 —
522–542 528 8 123.00–128.00 $126.35 $667 -1.20
570 570 1 128.00 $128.00 $730 —
645 645 1 121.00 $121.00 $780 +11.00
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 —
265 265 1 198.00 $198.00 $525 +27.48
316–335 326 8 177.00–201.00 $197.03 $642 +18.03
370 370 1 177.00 $177.00 $655 +12.72
405–440 429 6 150.00–167.00 $158.08 $678 +9.44
465–495 485 9 150.00–160.00 $157.37 $763 +12.61
512–540 531 12 141.00–156.00 $149.75 $795 +8.16
565–576 573 4 140.00–146.00 $144.52 $828 +8.16
610–645 633 6 134.00–149.00 $140.21 $888 +5.91
652–665 658 7 122.00–149.00 $137.26 $903 +2.26
705 705 2 124.00 $124.00 $874 ±0.00
767–780 775 5 120.00–121.00 $120.40 $933 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 139.00 $139.00 $535 —
466–485 476 2 135.00–141.00 $138.06 $657 +1.07
540–545 543 2 134.00–145.00 $139.53 $758 +9.53
570–585 578 2 141.00–143.00 $141.99 $821 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1700 1297 80-85% 24 60.00–73.50 $66.11 $857 -1.15
1070–1590 1325 80-85% 4 70.50–73.50 $72.50 $961 —
1630 1630 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $896 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1115 1020 85-90% 2 55.00 $55.00 $561 —
1035 1035 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $611 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1840 1593 75-80% 2 66.00–67.50 $66.87 $1,065 —
1715 1715 75-80% 1 72.50 $72.50 $1,243 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–2035 1709 7 90.00–98.00 $94.67 $1,618 -9.55
1800–2505 2153 4 103.00–111.00 $106.86 $2,301 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1255 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,050.00 $998.57
1238 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1135–1500 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,425.00 $1,276.02 —
1235–1515 1342 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,150.00–1,425.00 $1,264.14 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 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
358 358 5 150.00 $150.00 $537 +36.00
450–480 473 9 121.50–123.00 $121.82 $576 -4.00
509 509 9 123.00 $123.00 $626 +8.00
552 552 5 120.00 $120.00 $662 +12.00
625–642 631 7 101.00–110.50 $105.82 $668 -4.18

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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.