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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 16, 2021

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.71/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 532 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.62/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 475 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.14/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 422 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 382 593
Feeder cattle 292 319 434
Slaughter cattle 54 46 82
Replacement cattle 15 17 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 161.00–174.00 $167.35 $557 -5.65
370–380 375 4 160.00–168.00 $165.48 $621 —
400–423 413 9 155.00–163.50 $159.84 $660 -1.84
450–495 472 5 142.00–157.00 $150.77 $712 —
520–521 521 6 150.00–157.00 $152.83 $796 +9.32
645 645 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 +19.00
701 701 3 136.00 $136.00 $953 —
810 810 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 —
680–690 685 2 115.00–125.00 $120.04 $822 —
910 910 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
298 298 3 140.00 $140.00 $417 +5.55
310 310 1 136.00 $136.00 $422 +8.00
355–362 359 8 130.00–140.00 $135.49 $486 +8.53
400–445 422 11 130.00–143.00 $135.14 $570 +9.35
470–491 488 6 130.00–132.50 $132.10 $645 +8.95
500–530 523 4 120.00–127.00 $124.31 $650 -0.72
560–595 572 3 123.00–134.00 $127.29 $728 +3.95
610 610 2 127.00 $127.00 $775 +13.50
741 value added 741 8 129.00 $129.00 $956 —
762–782 772 4 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $803 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 136.00 $136.00 $320 —
255–280 268 2 136.00–140.00 $137.91 $370 —
301–320 307 5 115.00–126.00 $118.99 $365 —
380 380 1 111.00 $111.00 $422 —
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
960 960 1 90.00 $90.00 $864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 165.00 $165.00 $396 —
310–340 320 3 165.00–176.00 $170.32 $545 +4.78
365–370 368 2 168.00–169.00 $168.50 $620 +11.09
410–447 430 7 145.00–154.00 $149.69 $644 -2.43
458–495 475 12 144.00–153.50 $148.62 $706 +0.28
515–545 532 18 133.00–155.00 $144.71 $770 +5.43
565–590 582 6 130.00–137.50 $134.76 $784 -5.87
601–640 614 5 124.00–136.00 $131.46 $807 +6.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 2 132.00 $132.00 $319 —
345–348 347 4 120.00–139.00 $134.28 $466 —
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 +9.00
465–475 470 2 120.00–135.00 $127.42 $599 -8.88
540 540 1 123.00 $123.00 $664 -7.00
565–585 577 3 120.00–127.00 $124.63 $719 +6.02
605–645 625 2 110.00–125.00 $117.74 $736 +2.74
662–685 670 4 110.00–116.00 $112.49 $754 -1.98
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —
820 820 1 95.00 $95.00 $779 —
945 945 1 82.00 $82.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1115 1015 80-85% 2 44.00–46.00 $44.90 $456 —
965–1905 1269 80-85% 17 46.00–58.00 $52.74 $669 —
1380–1475 1428 80-85% 2 56.00–60.00 $58.07 $829 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $212 —
775–960 885 85-90% 3 30.00–39.00 $33.60 $297 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1550 1472 75-80% 3 54.00–55.00 $54.50 $802 -2.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1845–2445 2108 3 79.00–83.00 $80.49 $1,697 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1220 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 520.00–750.00 $636.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
144 144 15 131.00 $131.00 $189 —
205–226 221 4 130.00–138.00 $136.14 $301 —
431–435 433 7 109.00–110.00 $109.43 $474 -8.57
533 533 3 100.00 $100.00 $533 -14.00

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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.