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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 21, 2021

480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.40/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $479/hd at 323 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.56/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 480 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.09/cwt +9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 473 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 480 486 321
Feeder cattle 415 451 230
Slaughter cattle 40 32 52
Replacement cattle 25 3 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 175.00 $175.00 $551 —
540 540 1 158.00 $158.00 $853 -0.69
595 595 1 164.00 $164.00 $976 +5.00
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 -14.00
750 750 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 —
890 890 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
495 495 1 144.00 $144.00 $713 +6.00
875 875 1 106.00 $106.00 $928 -22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 323 11 140.00–151.00 $148.40 $479 +3.40
350–395 377 7 138.00–143.00 $140.76 $531 -0.38
420–445 433 7 140.00–149.00 $143.18 $620 +1.79
444 value added 444 3 153.00 $153.00 $679 —
455 value added 455 3 152.00 $152.00 $692 —
460–497 489 8 140.00–145.00 $143.14 $700 -0.89
522–540 529 7 134.00–137.00 $135.02 $714 -9.89
551–590 565 9 133.00–144.00 $135.80 $767 —
610–645 625 3 130.00–134.00 $131.65 $823 +4.70
651–695 673 6 125.00–129.50 $127.18 $856 +2.87
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 —
760 760 1 118.00 $118.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
375 375 1 134.00 $134.00 $502 -1.00
400–410 405 2 125.00–139.00 $131.91 $534 -6.34
525–545 535 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $671 -4.16
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 -3.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 172.00–175.00 $173.40 $399 -3.60
275 275 1 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
300–330 319 5 160.00–165.00 $162.63 $519 +4.63
380 380 1 146.00 $146.00 $555 -14.00
410–430 422 8 150.00–162.00 $154.95 $654 +1.95
450–495 473 10 150.00–161.00 $155.09 $734 +9.92
505–535 515 4 145.00–159.00 $153.09 $788 +12.59
555–592 582 6 150.00–156.00 $154.39 $899 +16.72
630–645 636 5 140.00–148.00 $145.60 $926 +10.15
660–675 668 2 130.00–139.00 $134.45 $898 -2.51
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 +0.32
775 775 1 112.00 $112.00 $868 -7.00
805 805 1 104.00 $104.00 $837 +3.00
990 990 1 90.00 $90.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 5 123.00–155.00 $141.54 $452 —
420 420 1 126.00 $126.00 $529 -15.53
450–495 473 2 145.00–146.00 $145.52 $688 +2.85
550–597 582 6 122.00–140.00 $133.73 $778 +2.73
620–640 630 2 126.00–131.00 $128.46 $809 +1.00
665 665 1 134.00 $134.00 $891 +8.43
850–880 865 2 90.00–97.00 $93.44 $808 —

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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 50.00 $50.00 $478 —
935–1655 1162 80-85% 17 59.00–71.50 $64.90 $754 -2.82
1365–1745 1562 80-85% 3 71.50–73.00 $72.44 $1,132 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1005 926 85-90% 6 47.00–57.00 $53.73 $498 —
915–1155 1035 85-90% 2 38.00–40.00 $39.12 $405 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1550 1433 75-80% 3 75.00–76.00 $75.32 $1,079 -1.32
1455–2047 1751 75-80% 4 72.00 $72.00 $1,261 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,223 —
1525–2030 1733 5 95.50–102.00 $99.24 $1,720 —
1480–2190 1878 3 104.00–109.50 $107.32 $2,015 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
985–1130 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,090.00–1,170.00 $1,132.74
1240–1410 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 820.00–875.00 $849.26
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00

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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
1655 1655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,635.00 $1,635.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–285 265 4 120.00–127.00 $121.88 $323 —
307–349 344 44 122.00–130.00 $129.19 $444 +9.68
350–390 353 97 100.00–127.25 $126.08 $445 —
446 446 3 122.00 $122.00 $544 +5.83
525–527 525 10 116.00–117.00 $116.80 $613 +3.95
630–643 640 10 109.50–110.00 $109.60 $701 -1.69
675 675 22 111.00 $111.00 $749 —
706 706 21 109.25 $109.25 $771 +2.23
870 870 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,035 —

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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.