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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 28, 2021

253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.28/cwt -4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 525 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.70/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 515 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 253 480 398
Feeder cattle 201 415 295
Slaughter cattle 42 40 36
Replacement cattle 10 25 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on a average quality offering of feeders. 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
255 255 2 160.00 $160.00 $408 —
408 408 4 165.00 $165.00 $673 —
470–495 489 4 153.00–155.00 $154.52 $756 —
506 506 3 149.00 $149.00 $754 -9.00
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
620–645 633 2 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $874 -1.98
700 700 1 133.00 $133.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 —
455–460 458 2 144.00–150.00 $147.02 $673 —
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 150.00 $150.00 $405 —
305–311 310 5 141.00–145.00 $141.79 $440 -6.61
350–373 364 8 149.00–150.00 $149.36 $544 +8.60
405–445 427 6 140.00–152.00 $144.39 $617 +1.21
460–470 466 8 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $664 -0.64
505–537 525 11 130.00–131.00 $130.28 $684 -4.74
557 557 2 134.00 $134.00 $746 -1.80
615–642 628 6 126.00–130.00 $128.99 $810 -2.66
665–688 679 5 121.00–124.00 $123.22 $837 -3.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 370 3 116.00–135.00 $128.41 $475 -5.59
405–435 418 3 126.00–131.00 $128.94 $539 -2.97
450–490 470 2 135.00–137.00 $135.96 $639 —
570–595 578 3 122.00–126.00 $123.37 $713 -2.63
720 720 1 113.00 $113.00 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 166.00 $166.00 $490 +1.00
360 360 2 170.00 $170.00 $612 +24.00
413–422 417 5 153.00–158.00 $155.97 $650 +1.02
455–490 478 8 145.00–151.00 $149.47 $714 -5.62
500–535 515 10 131.00–153.00 $144.70 $745 -8.39
575–592 582 8 139.00–147.00 $142.98 $832 -11.41
612 612 2 136.00 $136.00 $832 -9.60
655–662 659 4 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $830 -8.46
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 151.00 $151.00 $385 —
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -1.00
620 620 1 126.00 $126.00 $781 -2.46
732 732 2 113.00 $113.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 57.50 $57.50 $658 —
1010–1665 1308 80-85% 9 59.00–71.50 $64.95 $850 —
1380 1380 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $1,000 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1420 1403 75-80% 2 69.50–70.50 $70.01 $982 -5.31
1730 1730 75-80% 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,306 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1130 1043 85-90% 2 45.00–47.00 $46.08 $481 +6.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1865 1580 3 85.00–89.00 $87.61 $1,384 —
1485–1900 1657 3 85.00–97.00 $92.43 $1,532 —
1940–2010 1975 2 106.00–110.00 $107.96 $2,132 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–855 823 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00–750.00 $706.78

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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
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 14 125.00 $125.00 $330 +3.12
477 477 3 119.00 $119.00 $568 —
502 502 2 118.00 $118.00 $592 +1.20
585 585 1 111.00 $111.00 $649 —
625 625 8 111.50 $111.50 $697 +1.90
657 657 2 111.50 $111.50 $733 +0.50

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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.