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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 4, 2021

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.28/cwt +6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 522 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.65/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 382 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 258 253 404
Feeder cattle 213 201 196
Slaughter cattle 18 42 62
Replacement cattle 27 10 146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 166.00 $166.00 $581 —
431 431 3 165.00 $165.00 $711 ±0.00
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 +0.48
501–537 522 12 150.00–164.00 $155.28 $811 +6.28
555 555 1 149.00 $149.00 $827 +19.00
848 848 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 144.00 $144.00 $310 —
510–530 515 4 120.00–145.00 $138.57 $714 -11.43
825 825 1 90.00 $90.00 $742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 165.00 $165.00 $388 —
280 280 2 155.00 $155.00 $434 +5.00
360–390 382 10 140.00–153.00 $147.65 $564 -1.71
420 420 2 144.00 $144.00 $605 -0.39
460–488 477 5 147.00–148.00 $147.39 $703 +4.89
570–575 573 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $771 +0.50
600–625 619 9 134.00–134.50 $134.17 $831 +5.18
650 650 1 123.00 $123.00 $800 -0.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
250–275 269 4 133.00–148.00 $139.56 $375 —
310–320 315 2 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
405 405 1 131.00 $131.00 $531 +2.06
495 495 2 130.00–134.00 $132.00 $653 -3.96
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 +1.63
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 138.00 $138.00 $669 —

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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 1 169.00 $169.00 $397 —
280 280 1 165.00 $165.00 $462 -1.00
315–335 322 3 150.00–168.00 $161.08 $519 —
355 355 3 161.00–165.00 $163.67 $581 -6.33
425–445 438 5 150.00–153.00 $150.98 $661 -4.99
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 +5.53
512–547 524 6 144.00–154.00 $150.52 $789 +5.82
553–595 563 5 140.00–146.00 $144.38 $813 +1.40
605–635 621 8 136.00–144.00 $139.82 $868 +3.82
696 696 1 120.00 $120.00 $835 —
717 717 4 127.00 $127.00 $911 —
952 952 2 87.00 $87.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–231 227 4 130.00–150.00 $145.26 $330 —
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
420 420 2 136.00 $136.00 $571 +11.00
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
505–540 523 4 120.00–136.00 $131.62 $688 —
575–590 583 2 130.00–139.00 $134.44 $784 —
750 750 1 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
823 823 3 94.00 $94.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 970.00 $970.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $690 —
1155–1535 1342 80-85% 8 59.00–68.50 $62.95 $845 -2.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,004 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–2375 1945 2 94.00–95.00 $94.39 $1,836 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1195–1510 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,050.00 $982.87

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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
1260–1440 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,120.00–1,225.00 $1,169.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 125.00 $125.00 $438 —
400 400 2 126.00 $126.00 $504 —
452–466 460 14 117.00–123.00 $121.09 $557 +2.09
528 528 6 117.00 $117.00 $618 -1.00
603 603 11 114.00 $114.00 $687 +2.50
1070 1070 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,177 —

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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.