Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 31, 2021

486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $129.85/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 578 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.96/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 674 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.67/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 566 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 486 628 364
Feeder cattle 451 547 209
Slaughter cattle 32 68 80
Replacement cattle 3 13 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 170.00 $170.00 $639 +10.00
475–497 485 5 151.00–157.00 $153.60 $745 -6.08
526–549 539 9 155.00–163.50 $158.69 $855 +2.04
565–590 578 2 159.00 $159.00 $919 +8.00
605 605 1 154.00 $154.00 $932 -5.77
725–735 733 4 140.00–143.00 $142.26 $1,043 +1.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 138.00 $138.00 $676 —
560–575 568 2 129.00–140.00 $134.43 $764 -6.19
655–685 670 2 130.00–137.00 $133.58 $895 +12.58
870 870 3 128.50 $128.50 $1,118 +9.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 143.00 $143.00 $675 —
645 645 1 139.00 $139.00 $897 —
695 695 1 133.00 $133.00 $924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 145.00 $145.00 $474 —
380–397 391 7 140.00–142.00 $141.14 $552 -8.16
422–448 438 5 141.00–142.00 $141.39 $619 -13.61
452–490 459 11 140.00–146.00 $144.03 $661 -1.97
506–535 520 12 142.00–147.00 $144.91 $754 +1.13
605–638 621 12 120.00–130.00 $126.95 $788 -3.02
651–683 666 9 122.00–126.50 $124.31 $828 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 364 4 135.00 $135.00 $491 —
410–411 411 4 133.00–140.00 $138.25 $568 —
460–485 476 4 131.00–141.00 $136.94 $652 +11.94
505–535 522 6 125.00–131.00 $129.65 $677 —
555–595 578 17 123.00–135.00 $129.85 $751 +1.85
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 111.00 $111.00 $466 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 177.00 $177.00 $425 +3.00
330 330 1 158.00 $158.00 $521 —
385 385 5 160.00 $160.00 $616 -17.68
420 420 2 153.00 $153.00 $643 -13.82
470–495 490 5 144.00–148.00 $145.17 $711 -1.83
500–525 515 5 135.00–144.00 $140.50 $724 -4.40
551–577 566 14 136.00–140.00 $137.67 $779 -1.93
603–645 618 8 132.00–140.00 $135.45 $837 -2.26
667–695 674 16 133.00–140.00 $136.96 $923 -3.04
700–710 705 3 120.00–128.00 $124.68 $879 +0.68
780–786 785 4 119.00 $119.00 $934 -2.00
840 840 1 101.00 $101.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–390 376 4 140.00–150.00 $145.66 $548 —
405–445 423 6 135.00–147.00 $141.53 $599 -12.47
455 455 3 140.00–144.00 $142.67 $649 —
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 —
570 570 1 131.00 $131.00 $747 +13.00
610–645 628 2 126.00–129.00 $127.46 $800 —
650–696 680 6 123.00–130.00 $125.57 $854 -1.43
750–790 770 2 112.00–114.00 $112.97 $870 -0.03
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
482 482 2 128.00 $128.00 $617 —
627 627 2 129.00 $129.00 $809 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1540 1329 75-80% 8 64.00–74.50 $71.92 $956 —
1300–1605 1437 75-80% 3 76.00–77.50 $76.64 $1,101 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1250 1160 80-85% 3 65.00–69.50 $67.72 $786 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1160 1148 85-90% 2 58.00–61.00 $59.52 $683 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1825 1696 4 100.00–104.50 $101.38 $1,719 —
1435–2235 1835 2 88.00–89.00 $88.61 $1,626 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1195 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 930.00–935.00 $932.39

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–347 342 4 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $409 -5.53
435–441 439 5 112.00–122.50 $116.17 $510 -4.39
463–478 469 7 116.00–119.00 $117.69 $552 -14.12
507–544 536 11 111.00–113.50 $112.85 $605 -10.15
598 598 4 107.50 $107.50 $643 -6.99
612–646 640 31 108.00–112.50 $111.29 $712 -0.80
710–746 726 25 103.00–108.00 $107.02 $777 +2.02
825–845 835 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $839 —

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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.