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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 2, 2021

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.60/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 470 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.38/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 482 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.24/cwt +6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 532 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 390 581 377
Feeder cattle 328 478 313
Slaughter cattle 32 83 41
Replacement cattle 30 20 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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
402 402 2 150.00 $150.00 $603 —
482–485 482 13 158.00–162.00 $161.38 $778 +7.38
500–546 532 11 150.00–154.00 $152.24 $810 +6.67
595 595 2 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $833 +3.59
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 -12.00
660 660 2 134.00 $134.00 $884 —
700–743 718 7 131.50–132.50 $132.06 $948 -1.94
752 752 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 3 128.50 $128.50 $865 —
725 725 1 125.00 $125.00 $906 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 151.00 $151.00 $317 +9.49
340–347 345 4 123.00–125.00 $124.51 $430 -11.49
350–355 353 2 126.00–132.00 $129.02 $455 -8.81
415–440 435 5 121.00–130.00 $127.23 $553 -1.05
465–482 470 18 124.00–132.50 $129.60 $609 +4.18
515–530 523 6 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $649 -5.07
552–585 565 7 121.00–129.00 $126.35 $714 -0.41
657 657 2 137.00 $137.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 128.00–130.00 $128.67 $425 -2.33
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 -6.01
470–482 478 3 110.00–115.00 $111.64 $534 -13.70
505–525 515 2 120.00–139.00 $129.68 $668 +10.98
570 570 1 112.00 $112.00 $638 -3.06
625–645 630 4 110.00–111.00 $110.75 $698 -12.25
685 685 3 106.00 $106.00 $726 -12.78
705–740 723 3 96.00–104.00 $101.40 $733 —
951 951 3 72.50 $72.50 $689 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 150.00–151.00 $150.34 $504 -27.98
360 360 1 151.00 $151.00 $544 -14.59
400 fancy 400 2 161.00 $161.00 $644 —
400–415 411 4 146.00–149.00 $148.27 $609 -15.33
455–485 476 6 144.00–150.00 $146.49 $697 +4.61
535 535 2 140.00 $140.00 $749 +2.42
570–597 588 3 130.00–134.00 $131.29 $772 -1.13
620–642 635 3 122.50–126.00 $123.64 $785 -4.46
650–685 664 5 124.00–128.00 $126.98 $843 +3.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 +1.00
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -9.37
490–498 495 7 131.00–136.00 $133.88 $663 -2.56
545 545 1 126.00 $126.00 $687 +2.23
595 595 1 114.00 $114.00 $678 -3.92
610–635 623 2 111.00–116.00 $113.55 $707 -3.96
695 695 1 107.00 $107.00 $744 -4.18
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 -15.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1410 1213 80-85% 2 42.00–48.50 $45.78 $555 —
1005–1500 1292 80-85% 8 56.00–61.50 $58.48 $756 —
1545–1590 1568 80-85% 2 63.50–65.00 $64.26 $1,008 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1065 955 85-90% 3 41.00–45.00 $43.51 $416 -7.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1655 1448 75-80% 2 57.00–60.00 $58.72 $850 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $966 -3.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,127 —
1610–1870 1745 3 90.00–93.00 $91.01 $1,588 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1082 1071 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–925.00 $892.33
1055–1120 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–1,020.00 $864.78
910–1555 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00 $825.00
1145–1535 1328 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–940.00 $752.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1135–1465 1317 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,175.00–1,380.00 $1,250.59 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1475 1475 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
255 255 1 114.00 $114.00 $291 —
317 317 2 108.50 $108.50 $344 +7.50
360–366 364 6 106.50–110.00 $107.65 $392 —
432–448 437 13 109.00–116.00 $114.40 $500 +8.40
450 450 2 116.00 $116.00 $522 -2.26
505–535 519 9 95.00–109.00 $102.89 $534 -10.61
586 586 7 101.00 $101.00 $592 -12.54
615–641 626 33 107.50–111.25 $110.02 $689 +0.29
657 657 2 99.00 $99.00 $650 -9.95
705 705 2 102.50 $102.50 $723 —
927 927 2 92.00 $92.00 $853 —
1032 1032 2 75.00 $75.00 $774 —
1125 1125 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,058 +2.00
1166 1166 12 79.50 $79.50 $927 —

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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.