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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report, Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 25, 2021

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.74/cwt -8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 471 lb · 17 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.53/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 819 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.08/cwt -5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 524 lb · 16 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 581 593 692
Feeder cattle 478 505 447
Slaughter cattle 83 66 132
Replacement cattle 20 22 113

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–386 377 4 161.00–170.00 $167.03 $630 —
465 465 1 154.00 $154.00 $716 —
525–540 536 4 135.00–149.00 $145.57 $780 -10.43
590–597 595 5 134.00–140.00 $136.41 $812 -18.79
648 648 3 147.00 $147.00 $953 —
702–703 703 5 132.00–137.00 $134.00 $942 +9.00
818 value added 818 16 142.00 $142.00 $1,162 —
840 840 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,126 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 152.00 $152.00 $616 -1.44
465–490 478 2 135.00–142.00 $138.41 $662 —
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 +4.00
730 730 1 134.00 $134.00 $978 +13.00
905 905 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,059 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $344 —
270 270 1 148.00 $148.00 $400 -3.00
333 333 3 136.00 $136.00 $453 —
355–391 377 10 131.00–142.00 $137.83 $520 +6.11
415–440 423 7 123.00–130.00 $128.28 $543 -5.01
455–490 469 11 120.00–129.00 $125.42 $588 -11.20
474 value added 474 6 132.00 $132.00 $626 —
500–545 524 16 125.00–133.50 $129.08 $676 -5.23
560–593 585 4 126.00–127.00 $126.76 $742 -5.71
600–643 632 6 127.00–128.50 $128.10 $810 -2.90
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
790 790 1 114.00 $114.00 $901 —
945 945 3 100.00 $100.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 131.00 $131.00 $347 —
340 340 1 131.00 $131.00 $445 -1.00
385–390 388 2 124.00–128.00 $126.01 $489 —
400–436 418 2 130.00–131.00 $130.48 $545 +0.25
477–490 481 6 125.00–126.00 $125.34 $603 +4.84
517–545 532 6 113.00–127.50 $118.70 $631 -7.28
575–590 583 2 110.00–120.00 $115.06 $671 —
610 610 3 123.00 $123.00 $750 +1.00
660–680 675 4 115.00–120.00 $118.78 $802 +0.29
870–897 888 3 80.00–102.00 $94.82 $842 -8.18

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 170.00 $170.00 $408 -9.00
255 255 1 160.00 $160.00 $408 -1.00
335–342 340 3 177.00–181.00 $178.32 $606 —
370–385 378 2 161.00–170.00 $165.59 $626 +11.59
400–429 419 8 160.00–164.50 $163.60 $685 -1.25
456 fancy 456 2 153.00 $153.00 $698 —
450–495 475 6 138.00–149.00 $141.88 $674 -16.78
505–535 513 5 135.00–139.00 $137.58 $706 -5.03
560–587 572 10 128.00–139.00 $132.42 $757 -5.06
628–635 630 10 124.00–134.00 $128.10 $807 -10.86
662 662 2 123.00 $123.00 $814 ±0.00
720–735 724 4 114.00–116.50 $115.87 $839 -1.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 129.00 $129.00 $419 —
370–385 375 3 120.00–129.00 $125.92 $472 -27.08
400–445 420 6 134.00–149.00 $139.37 $585 —
460–485 470 5 130.00–143.00 $136.44 $641 -0.22
515–545 530 2 116.00–132.00 $123.77 $656 -24.23
550–585 563 10 110.00–126.00 $117.92 $664 -15.08
620–625 623 2 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $732 -9.23
665–695 683 4 105.00–116.00 $111.18 $759 —
715–725 720 2 110.00 $110.00 $792 +3.00
782–790 785 3 99.00–104.00 $102.32 $803 —
800–810 805 2 105.00–106.00 $105.50 $849 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1245 1094 80-85% 6 51.00–53.00 $52.22 $571 —
915–1430 1186 80-85% 23 54.00–62.00 $57.71 $684 —
1150–2040 1421 80-85% 4 64.00–70.00 $66.90 $951 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1640 1488 75-80% 4 60.00–62.00 $61.33 $913 —
1175–1735 1524 75-80% 8 63.00–70.50 $67.57 $1,030 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–945 888 85-90% 2 31.00–45.00 $37.55 $333 —
930–1040 985 85-90% 3 48.00–52.00 $50.67 $499 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,054 —
1415–2065 1687 5 91.00–97.00 $93.37 $1,575 —
1630–2025 1839 7 100.00–102.00 $100.85 $1,855 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1080–1285 1214 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–900.00 $805.42
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1145–1655 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–1,050.00 $957.99
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1520 1520 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1635 1635 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 3 128.50 $128.50 $251 —
237 237 2 120.50 $120.50 $286 +30.50
292 292 2 115.00 $115.00 $336 +1.00
345 345 2 101.00 $101.00 $348 -13.49
440 440 1 106.00 $106.00 $466 -14.25
458–461 459 18 106.00–123.00 $118.26 $543 +4.59
528 528 4 113.50 $113.50 $599 +3.91
560–592 585 9 110.00–114.50 $113.54 $664 -0.46
600–646 620 7 107.50–112.50 $109.73 $680 -2.27
655–666 665 8 105.00–109.50 $108.95 $725 -3.17
765 765 2 103.50 $103.50 $792 —
840 840 2 100.00 $100.00 $840 +9.00
860 860 1 113.50 $113.50 $976 +13.00
1120 1120 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,030 —

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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.