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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 9, 2021

382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.63/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 575 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.15/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 470 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $124.64/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 623 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 382 390 395
Feeder cattle 319 328 280
Slaughter cattle 46 32 58
Replacement cattle 17 30 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 1 181.00 $181.00 $588 —
340 340 1 173.00 $173.00 $588 —
408–425 412 4 155.00–164.00 $161.68 $666 +11.68
500–505 503 2 141.00–146.00 $143.51 $722 -8.73
580–585 583 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $813 -0.50
617 617 2 136.00 $136.00 $839 +1.00
760 760 1 129.00 $129.00 $980 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
500 500 3 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 143.00 $143.00 $279 —
260–280 272 3 130.00–140.00 $134.45 $366 —
325 325 1 128.00 $128.00 $416 +3.49
377–390 381 4 123.00–131.00 $126.96 $484 -2.06
408–435 418 7 120.00–131.00 $125.79 $526 -1.44
462–485 470 13 122.00–124.00 $123.15 $579 -6.45
520–540 536 7 121.00–127.00 $125.03 $670 +1.02
576–585 578 9 122.00–126.00 $123.34 $713 -3.01
605–635 620 4 111.00–116.00 $113.50 $704 —
655 655 1 113.00 $113.00 $740 -24.00
730 730 1 111.00 $111.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–446 444 5 115.00–117.00 $116.61 $518 —
460–495 480 6 115.00–119.00 $117.69 $565 +6.05
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 -14.68
560–585 577 3 110.00–114.00 $111.68 $644 -0.32
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +4.00
710–735 723 2 101.00 $101.00 $730 -0.40
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 2 114.00 $114.00 $646 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 1 187.00 $187.00 $598 —
340–345 343 2 160.00–171.00 $165.54 $568 +15.20
371–390 376 4 150.00–160.00 $157.41 $592 +6.41
400–430 417 5 148.00–162.00 $152.12 $634 +3.85
470–491 483 5 146.00–152.00 $148.34 $716 +1.85
505–517 512 4 132.00–143.00 $139.28 $713 -0.72
550–596 575 17 132.00–147.00 $140.63 $809 +9.34
600–645 623 11 122.00–127.00 $124.64 $777 +1.00
660–679 676 8 118.00–127.00 $125.15 $846 -1.83
700–720 710 2 117.00–123.00 $119.96 $852 —
750–755 753 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 141.00 $141.00 $409 —
380 380 1 138.00 $138.00 $524 —
410 410 1 131.00 $131.00 $537 +1.00
473–495 482 5 127.00–140.00 $136.30 $657 +2.42
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 +4.00
575–590 578 5 118.00–121.00 $118.61 $686 +4.61
610–615 613 2 114.00–116.00 $115.00 $705 +1.45
675–685 680 2 110.00–119.00 $114.47 $778 +7.47
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
635 635 1 119.00 $119.00 $756 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $775 —
1235–1840 1473 75-80% 13 53.00–60.00 $56.58 $833 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1355 1205 80-85% 5 53.00–57.00 $55.17 $665 +9.39
1335 1335 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $668 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1190 999 85-90% 5 41.00–45.00 $43.70 $437 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–2175 1605 3 58.00–77.00 $68.86 $1,105 -1.14
1505–1815 1688 3 85.00–88.00 $86.37 $1,458 —
1735 1735 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,648 +3.99

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
927 927 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 79.00 $79.00 $732

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1505 1505 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 118.00 $118.00 $525 +3.60
467–485 470 30 115.00–119.50 $118.73 $558 +2.73
530 530 1 114.00 $114.00 $604 +11.11
550–598 597 42 105.00–114.25 $113.85 $680 +12.85
771–772 771 5 103.00–104.00 $103.60 $799 —
945 945 7 94.00 $94.00 $888 +2.00

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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.