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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 17, 2021

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.25/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 518 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.76/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 520 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.30/cwt +9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 666 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 569 405 254
Feeder cattle 407 301 134
Slaughter cattle 54 65 41
Replacement cattle 108 39 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 307 3 157.00–178.00 $170.70 $524 -6.34
360 360 1 164.00 $164.00 $590 -20.70
421 421 3 163.00 $163.00 $686 -19.69
507–515 510 3 152.00 $152.00 $775 -3.00
555–565 560 2 140.00–158.00 $148.92 $834 -4.46
612–620 615 3 135.00–147.00 $139.03 $855 -17.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1 126.00 $126.00 $945 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 fancy 235 2 160.00–163.00 $161.47 $379 —
275–297 288 9 141.00–152.00 $147.34 $424 -12.66
315–340 331 6 136.00–151.00 $144.42 $478 -0.58
365–395 383 13 137.00–147.00 $144.11 $552 —
408–440 421 6 145.00–149.00 $147.15 $620 +0.63
405–437 fancy 426 3 151.00 $151.00 $643 —
472–495 480 8 130.00–149.00 $142.66 $685 -2.99
505–540 518 19 130.00–145.00 $138.25 $716 -0.71
555–585 575 4 129.00–136.00 $131.70 $757 +2.19
616 value added 616 5 140.00 $140.00 $862 —
654 value added 654 8 135.00 $135.00 $883 —
660–690 681 6 118.00–127.00 $121.70 $829 +1.70
700–730 720 7 115.00–126.00 $121.89 $878 —
790 790 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $912 —
800–809 808 6 119.00–121.00 $119.33 $964 —
882 882 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 120.00 $120.00 $318 —
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
560 560 1 121.00 $121.00 $678 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 174.00 $174.00 $400 —
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 -28.00
310–345 331 6 165.00–177.00 $168.72 $558 -28.31
365–390 380 5 150.00–170.00 $163.72 $622 -13.28
410–442 426 7 150.00–169.00 $160.79 $685 +2.71
455–490 474 12 141.00–157.00 $148.83 $705 -8.54
500–540 515 14 135.00–157.00 $146.56 $755 -3.19
541 fancy 541 3 159.00 $159.00 $860 —
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 +0.48
605 605 1 124.00 $124.00 $750 -16.21
653–670 658 7 133.00–136.50 $135.48 $891 -1.78
710 710 1 118.00 $118.00 $838 -6.00
769–778 773 9 118.50–125.00 $122.09 $944 +1.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
930 930 1 77.00 $77.00 $716 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1360 1300 80-85% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.43 $799 -11.07
1180–1465 1342 80-85% 15 64.00–73.50 $68.79 $923 -3.71
1290–1460 1375 80-85% 2 55.00–57.00 $56.06 $771 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $533 -3.00
1015–1110 1085 85-90% 6 57.00–63.00 $59.78 $649 —
975–1185 1087 85-90% 7 64.50–67.00 $65.84 $716 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1975 1698 75-80% 6 68.50–74.50 $72.32 $1,228 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1275 1208 3 82.00–86.00 $84.76 $1,024 —
1560–1965 1711 7 100.00–107.00 $103.07 $1,764 +8.40
1570–2035 1830 5 92.00–99.00 $95.27 $1,743 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1080 973 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 80.00–89.00 $85.00 $827

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
935–1540 1341 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 800.00–1,200.00 $1,078.08
1230–1550 1362 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,166.55
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1055 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–775.00 $725.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1155–1825 1396 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 56 1,300.00–1,510.00 $1,435.05 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 283 8 113.00–127.00 $125.36 $355 —
310–340 324 7 121.00–129.00 $125.57 $407 —
389–395 389 25 128.00–139.50 $139.03 $541 -10.97
404–433 426 21 128.00–136.25 $134.39 $573 —
460–485 471 8 122.00–130.00 $128.48 $605 +6.66
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -3.00
563–580 570 5 122.00 $122.00 $695 +2.00
635 635 1 118.00 $118.00 $749 +12.18
745 745 1 95.00 $95.00 $708 —
855 855 1 103.00 $103.00 $881 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.