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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 13, 2021

739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $153.75/cwt -16.49 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 427 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.95/cwt -9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 473 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $170.40/cwt -12.11 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 341 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 739 753 387
Feeder cattle 644 614 239
Slaughter cattle 65 75 104
Replacement cattle 30 64 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. 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
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
361–395 370 4 164.00–171.00 $165.87 $614 -9.70
444 444 5 145.00 $145.00 $644 -12.96
465 465 1 154.00 $154.00 $716 -15.00
540 540 5 153.00 $153.00 $826 -0.49
580–588 584 6 135.00–143.00 $138.97 $812 -5.99
600 600 1 146.00 $146.00 $876 +3.92
650–676 671 5 142.00–144.00 $143.61 $964 —
815 815 1 121.00 $121.00 $986 -8.00
885 885 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 2 134.00 $134.00 $813 —
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
1085 1085 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,248 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 5 145.00 $145.00 $358 +7.06
290 290 1 120.00 $120.00 $348 -13.00
317 317 7 124.50 $124.50 $395 —
385–393 390 12 125.00–128.00 $127.01 $495 -7.85
408–430 412 9 120.00–125.00 $123.42 $508 -7.10
461–490 472 6 117.00–121.00 $119.29 $563 -8.23
515–540 525 4 114.00–123.00 $117.73 $618 -8.04
555–575 565 2 113.00–115.00 $114.02 $644 -13.75
605–635 620 2 115.00–123.00 $119.10 $738 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 125.00 $125.00 $250 —
275–295 283 3 113.00–121.00 $117.24 $332 -14.37
300–310 305 2 111.00–120.00 $115.57 $352 -10.37
370–395 380 6 109.00–119.00 $115.08 $437 -12.34
410–435 423 2 111.00–112.00 $111.49 $472 -19.98
455–475 465 5 100.00–119.00 $112.31 $522 -9.92
500–525 513 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $567 -12.09
560–587 577 7 90.00–111.00 $102.45 $591 -18.04
600–637 619 5 101.00–115.00 $108.34 $671 -9.66
670 670 2 111.00 $111.00 $744 -4.00
705 705 1 90.00 $90.00 $634 -14.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 170.00 $170.00 $479 +4.90
310–345 341 12 169.50–180.00 $170.40 $581 -12.11
370–394 381 6 161.00–171.00 $165.80 $632 -7.60
402–445 427 22 147.50–162.00 $153.75 $657 -16.49
450–495 473 15 142.00–158.00 $149.95 $709 -0.65
505–540 519 11 118.00–149.00 $138.91 $721 -7.76
567–595 578 7 132.00–141.00 $135.96 $786 -5.04
615–645 631 11 107.00–131.00 $124.55 $786 -11.86
650 650 4 121.00–125.00 $124.00 $806 -6.54
720 720 1 117.00 $117.00 $842 -8.02
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 117.00 $117.00 $380 -33.00
375–395 388 3 152.00–158.00 $155.32 $603 +20.82
425 425 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $616 +1.99
450–485 470 3 143.00–150.00 $146.05 $686 +17.63
540 540 1 126.00 $126.00 $680 -5.72
577–597 590 12 120.00–129.00 $125.51 $741 +7.61
623–645 629 4 110.00–114.00 $112.97 $711 -3.18
660–670 668 4 105.00–116.00 $111.73 $746 -5.79
710–745 728 2 103.00–111.00 $106.90 $778 -11.99
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 -13.55

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1175 1118 80-85% 3 41.00–44.00 $42.28 $473 —
925–1605 1316 80-85% 27 46.00–58.50 $50.78 $668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1645 1521 75-80% 6 52.00–58.00 $54.93 $835 -7.07
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–935 923 85-90% 2 23.00–24.00 $23.51 $217 -0.08
1050 1050 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $452 —
1085–1100 1093 85-90% 2 38.00–44.00 $40.98 $448 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1415 1268 2 64.00–68.00 $65.77 $834 —
1280–1940 1664 6 80.00–85.00 $83.15 $1,384 —
2165 2165 1 95.00 $95.00 $2,057 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1005 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 670.00–710.00 $690.94
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1460–1465 1463 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,050.00 $1,012.44 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396–397 396 9 90.00–91.00 $90.78 $359 —
422 422 40 90.00 $90.00 $380 -20.37
502–532 507 34 96.00–98.00 $96.42 $489 -6.43
571 571 4 97.00 $97.00 $554 —
700 700 7 84.50 $84.50 $592 -5.50
797 797 45 95.75 $95.75 $763 -29.25
837 837 10 87.00 $87.00 $728 —
900–920 904 70 91.00–97.90 $97.34 $880 -2.66
1065–1072 1070 3 84.00–90.00 $85.99 $920 —
1135 1135 10 88.00 $88.00 $999 —
1200 1200 3 70.00 $70.00 $840 —

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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.