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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 27, 2021

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 227 387 235
Feeder cattle 164 283 162
Slaughter cattle 38 84 59
Replacement cattle 25 20 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. 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
340 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 +12.00
380 380 1 172.00 $172.00 $654 +4.00
405–410 408 2 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $657 —
425 fancy 425 1 174.00 $174.00 $740 —
465 465 2 158.00 $158.00 $735 +18.00
565 565 3 154.00 $154.00 $870 —
640 640 2 141.00 $141.00 $902 —
650–675 655 5 134.00–146.50 $143.92 $943 —
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 —
425–445 432 3 150.00–151.00 $150.34 $649 —
550–575 561 5 120.00–133.00 $127.05 $713 —
670 670 1 126.00 $126.00 $844 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 138.00–142.00 $139.91 $375 +4.02
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 +4.02
375–380 378 2 131.00–135.00 $132.99 $503 -3.65
410–440 430 3 130.00–131.00 $130.32 $560 -1.45
450–493 480 8 127.00–133.00 $130.69 $627 +6.69
505–542 524 6 120.00–124.00 $121.28 $636 +1.28
560–575 571 4 120.00–123.00 $122.26 $698 +1.36
600–630 623 6 120.00–127.00 $125.22 $780 +0.18
690 690 2 116.00 $116.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 118.00–130.00 $123.86 $412 —
350–375 358 4 109.00–125.00 $119.56 $428 +5.68
405–420 413 3 122.00–125.00 $124.00 $512 +13.74
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —
510–545 522 3 115.00–121.00 $117.09 $611 +2.09
570–597 588 3 115.00–125.00 $121.77 $716 +16.95
665–672 670 3 91.00–115.00 $107.06 $717 +0.06
760 760 1 109.00 $109.00 $828 —
915–920 916 4 73.00–80.00 $78.24 $717 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 +29.00
307–310 308 3 176.00–188.00 $183.97 $567 +21.40
375 375 1 172.00 $172.00 $645 +32.24
400–418 410 6 160.00–172.00 $163.59 $671 +16.01
450–497 474 5 140.00–150.00 $144.00 $683 +16.00
512–515 513 3 135.00–143.00 $140.32 $720 +9.35
610 610 1 127.00 $127.00 $775 +7.75
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 127.00 $127.00 $349 -30.00
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 +10.00
420–440 429 4 145.00–154.00 $150.30 $645 +32.68
460–490 475 5 120.00–136.00 $130.72 $621 +13.86
560 560 1 121.00 $121.00 $678 —
610 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 +20.66
740 740 1 80.00 $80.00 $592 -22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1196–1270 1233 80-85% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.58 $525 -7.74
1040–1820 1356 80-85% 12 49.00–57.50 $53.86 $730 —
1330–1415 1373 80-85% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.97 $810 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1260 1099 85-90% 9 33.00–39.00 $36.50 $401 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $998 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770–2100 1936 7 80.00–84.00 $82.24 $1,592 —
2100 2100 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,491 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1005–1530 1232 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 640.00–810.00 $721.38
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1200–1400 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–950.00 $915.38
1340–1465 1374 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00–925.00 $900.72
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1240–1600 1458 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,162.29 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 90.00 $90.00 $328 -9.00
520 520 1 95.00 $95.00 $494 —
552 552 2 89.00 $89.00 $491 +4.00
623 623 6 94.00 $94.00 $586 —
700 700 3 85.00 $85.00 $595 ±0.00
815–845 830 2 80.00–85.00 $82.55 $685 —
890 890 2 80.00 $80.00 $712 —

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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.