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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 18, 2021

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.96/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 617 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.62/cwt -9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $120.50/cwt -15.36 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 488 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 500 571
Feeder cattle 505 431 320
Slaughter cattle 66 57 115
Replacement cattle 22 12 136

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
420–435 428 3 164.00–175.00 $168.39 $721 +3.86
510 510 3 156.00 $156.00 $796 +2.00
550–585 561 9 145.00–159.00 $155.20 $871 +4.20
667–691 675 9 141.00–142.00 $141.66 $956 -8.35
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 -20.00
808 808 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,123 +7.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 -13.70
405–420 413 2 150.00–157.00 $153.44 $634 —
500–545 519 4 123.00–132.00 $128.87 $669 -14.13
555–596 573 8 117.00–144.00 $131.00 $751 —
600–605 603 2 125.00–133.00 $128.98 $778 —
688 688 3 133.00 $133.00 $915 —
745 745 1 121.00 $121.00 $901 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 151.00 $151.00 $430 -10.88
385–393 391 4 130.00–137.00 $131.72 $515 -11.28
410–445 430 4 130.00–135.00 $133.29 $573 -8.87
455–496 475 16 135.00–138.00 $136.62 $649 -9.46
503–530 510 8 128.00–137.00 $134.31 $685 -2.19
550–570 560 2 131.00–134.00 $132.47 $742 -2.98
633 633 10 131.00 $131.00 $829 +2.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 136.00 $136.00 $286 -9.00
335 335 1 132.00 $132.00 $442 +0.44
405–445 421 5 129.00–132.00 $130.23 $548 -7.02
455–497 488 11 115.00–134.00 $120.50 $588 -15.36
530–545 540 3 125.00–128.00 $125.98 $680 +0.65
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 +2.00
675–685 680 2 117.00–120.00 $118.49 $806 -0.02
815–830 823 2 108.00–111.00 $109.51 $901 —
890 890 1 103.00 $103.00 $917 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 179.00 $179.00 $412 —
255 255 1 161.00 $161.00 $411 —
300 300 1 161.00 $161.00 $483 -4.95
360–395 377 8 145.00–166.00 $154.00 $581 -12.16
420–430 422 5 162.00–176.00 $164.85 $696 +2.86
450–490 472 10 149.00–163.00 $158.66 $749 +4.15
503–530 510 7 130.00–148.00 $142.61 $727 +0.23
555–570 563 2 136.00–139.00 $137.48 $774 -4.58
601–640 617 16 138.00–142.00 $138.96 $857 +1.72
660 660 1 123.00 $123.00 $812 —
740 740 1 117.00 $117.00 $866 —
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
860 860 1 106.00 $106.00 $912 —
930 930 1 95.00 $95.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 153.00 $153.00 $597 -5.27
455–457 456 3 135.00–140.00 $136.66 $623 -7.74
520 520 1 148.00 $148.00 $770 +14.00
585 585 1 133.00 $133.00 $778 +0.60
605–645 615 4 125.00–128.00 $126.74 $779 +4.92
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1245 1238 80-85% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.50 $675 —
1025–1475 1259 80-85% 22 56.00–64.50 $61.09 $769 —
1330–1465 1398 80-85% 2 67.00–69.00 $67.95 $950 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $644 —
1200–1545 1409 75-80% 5 60.00–70.00 $64.39 $907 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1120 1105 85-90% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.51 $602 -8.87
1210 1210 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $532 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1620 1588 2 85.00–89.00 $86.96 $1,381 -5.97
1675–2180 1928 9 90.00–97.00 $93.93 $1,811 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1125 1125 (<2 yrs)Open 1 81.00 $81.00 $911

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1120 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 835.00–1,180.00 $1,019.71
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1125–1270 1171 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–1,070.00 $850.18
1090–1315 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–885.00 $795.92
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 5 90.00 $90.00 $191 —
289 289 12 114.00 $114.00 $329 —
337–346 339 29 114.00–116.00 $114.49 $388 +2.99
352–376 374 43 113.50–120.00 $113.94 $426 +8.94
422–423 422 16 120.00–121.00 $120.25 $507 +4.25
467–495 489 9 112.50–118.00 $113.67 $556 +5.90
500–525 515 5 105.00–112.50 $109.59 $564 +6.81
555 555 11 114.00 $114.00 $633 +2.73
602 602 2 112.00 $112.00 $674 +6.29
659–696 692 53 109.00–112.50 $112.12 $776 —
711–742 734 16 104.00–107.00 $106.27 $780 —
813 813 3 91.00 $91.00 $740 —
872 872 9 100.50 $100.50 $876 —
970 970 6 97.00 $97.00 $941 -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.