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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 24, 2021

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.71/cwt +13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 640 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.90/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 529 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.77/cwt +20.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 626 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 569 334
Feeder cattle 547 407 285
Slaughter cattle 68 54 32
Replacement cattle 13 108 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. 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
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 -4.00
430 430 2 174.00 $174.00 $748 +11.00
455–490 478 3 159.00–160.00 $159.68 $763 —
500–530 517 3 150.00–160.00 $156.65 $810 +4.65
575 575 3 151.00 $151.00 $868 +2.08
600–632 626 10 159.00–163.00 $159.77 $1,000 +20.74
735 735 2 140.50 $140.50 $1,033 —
802 802 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
441 441 3 130.00 $130.00 $573 —
570–595 583 2 135.00–146.00 $140.62 $820 —
690 690 1 121.00 $121.00 $835 —
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 -6.00
880 880 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,047 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 174.00 $174.00 $392 —
255–265 260 2 159.00–160.00 $159.51 $415 +12.17
385–395 388 3 144.00–158.00 $149.30 $579 +5.19
446 446 4 155.00 $155.00 $691 +7.85
490–495 493 2 146.00 $146.00 $720 +3.34
505–536 530 8 138.00–145.00 $143.78 $762 +5.53
560–567 565 3 138.00–141.00 $138.99 $785 +7.29
613–640 620 4 127.00–131.00 $129.97 $806 —
745 745 7 124.50 $124.50 $928 +2.61
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 151.00 $151.00 $370 —
330 330 1 133.00 $133.00 $439 +3.00
495 495 2 125.00 $125.00 $619 —
585–590 587 3 128.00 $128.00 $751 +7.00
720–740 730 2 106.00–109.00 $107.52 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 174.00 $174.00 $409 ±0.00
380–397 391 3 177.00–178.00 $177.68 $695 +13.96
400–435 422 8 160.00–171.00 $166.82 $704 +6.03
492 492 2 147.00 $147.00 $723 -1.83
510–537 529 12 140.00–148.00 $144.90 $767 -1.66
573–580 576 5 139.00–140.00 $139.60 $804 -5.40
600–646 640 13 131.00–142.00 $137.71 $881 +13.71
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 +4.52
712 712 2 124.00 $124.00 $883 +6.00
785 785 1 121.00 $121.00 $950 -1.09
800 800 2 109.00 $109.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 154.00 $154.00 $650 —
567 567 2 118.00 $118.00 $669 —
696 696 3 127.00 $127.00 $884 +7.00
790 790 1 113.00 $113.00 $893 —
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 +23.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1015 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $554 —
1250–1265 1258 80-85% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.50 $912 —
1015–1620 1268 80-85% 25 56.00–79.00 $64.49 $818 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1435 1375 75-80% 2 67.50–68.00 $67.74 $931 —
1345–1745 1499 75-80% 4 72.50–74.50 $73.26 $1,098 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1425 1215 85-90% 3 53.00–56.00 $54.73 $665 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1820 1538 2 85.00–89.00 $87.37 $1,344 —
1420–1700 1560 2 90.00–93.00 $91.63 $1,429 —
1805–2065 1930 4 102.00–107.50 $104.56 $2,018 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
940–1335 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 840.00–1,050.00 $959.21

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 885.00 $885.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–290 269 14 133.00–140.00 $139.46 $375 +14.10
334–345 337 153 125.00–131.00 $125.04 $421 -0.53
360–385 365 10 126.00–137.00 $134.53 $491 -4.50
420–435 430 3 116.00–130.00 $120.56 $518 -13.83
451–490 480 65 131.00–132.00 $131.81 $633 +3.33
510 510 2 123.00 $123.00 $627 +3.00
576–590 578 16 107.00–115.00 $114.49 $662 -7.51
621–648 637 26 111.00–113.00 $112.09 $714 -5.91
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 +10.00
777 777 18 108.25 $108.25 $841 —
870 870 1 102.00 $102.00 $887 -1.00

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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.