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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.20/cwt ≈ $943/hd at 778 lb · 70 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.85/cwt +7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 680 lb · 66 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.65/cwt ≈ $1,030/hd at 813 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 906 126 1,668
Feeder cattle 850 98 1,531
Slaughter cattle 49 28 107
Replacement cattle 7 — 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend due to the holiday. Heavy supply of calves with good demand. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 389 13 169.00 $169.00 $657 —
465–471 469 9 157.00–165.00 $159.98 $750 —
480 value added 480 6 162.50 $162.50 $780 —
504 fancy 504 29 167.75 $167.75 $845 —
515–549 535 16 136.00–147.50 $145.43 $778 +15.43
540 value added 540 5 152.00–153.00 $152.80 $825 —
557–598 572 23 132.00–145.00 $135.81 $777 —
600–645 635 35 128.00–134.50 $129.21 $820 —
664–685 673 31 125.00–135.50 $131.57 $885 —
715–732 727 14 118.00–127.00 $124.28 $904 —
753 753 8 120.00 $120.00 $904 —
813–820 813 63 116.00–127.00 $126.65 $1,030 —
860 860 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,032 —
945 945 7 107.50 $107.50 $1,016 —
966 966 44 116.50 $116.50 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–590 579 4 126.00–135.00 $130.29 $754 —
606 606 6 121.00 $121.00 $733 —
765 765 1 117.00 $117.00 $895 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–312 310 5 131.00–141.00 $135.03 $419 +12.03
355–397 370 20 134.00–144.00 $140.18 $519 —
420–440 430 2 133.00–137.00 $134.95 $580 +8.53
455–495 472 34 123.00–135.50 $132.31 $625 +11.31
500–543 525 32 123.00–130.00 $126.08 $662 +1.08
553–589 564 35 122.50–129.50 $126.70 $715 +0.71
600–648 636 19 119.00–125.00 $122.00 $776 —
672–685 680 66 118.00–127.00 $124.85 $849 +7.87
730–740 733 3 104.00–117.00 $108.37 $794 -1.63
778 value added 778 70 121.20 $121.20 $943 —
805 805 8 104.50 $104.50 $841 —
974 974 40 106.50 $106.50 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–385 380 3 122.00–125.00 $123.99 $471 —
417–445 429 4 122.00–125.00 $123.71 $531 —
462–490 471 3 121.50–124.00 $122.37 $576 —
522–530 527 6 118.00–122.00 $119.68 $631 —
555–595 579 13 110.00–120.00 $116.35 $674 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 +11.47
735 735 2 103.00 $103.00 $757 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 fancy 365 2 183.00 $183.00 $668 —
403–425 413 7 142.00–158.00 $152.96 $632 —
460–492 482 4 143.00–150.00 $146.20 $705 —
520–526 525 4 136.00–138.00 $137.50 $722 —
568–585 577 6 133.00–135.50 $134.23 $775 +2.23
611–632 620 6 120.00–127.00 $125.33 $777 -4.67
660–680 671 6 120.00–128.00 $125.67 $843 -2.33
700 700 1 122.00 $122.00 $854 +24.65
750 750 1 119.00 $119.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 152.00 $152.00 $418 —
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
435 435 1 134.00 $134.00 $583 +8.47
450 450 2 131.50 $131.50 $592 —
520 520 1 123.00 $123.00 $640 —
590 590 1 119.00 $119.00 $702 +9.00
660 660 1 118.00 $118.00 $779 +8.00
705 705 1 117.00 $117.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1535 1535 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1305 1232 80-85% 7 52.00–57.50 $53.99 $665 +4.99
1155–1320 1238 80-85% 2 62.00–63.50 $62.80 $777 +13.80
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 75-80% 1 60.50 $60.50 $762 —
1150–1570 1326 75-80% 7 55.50–60.00 $58.19 $772 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $752 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $562 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $500 —
1045–1210 1147 85-90% 3 36.00–43.50 $40.16 $461 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1905 1905 1 105.00 $105.00 $2,000 —
2055 2055 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,973 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 3 88.50 $88.50 $591 —
797 797 2 85.00 $85.00 $677 —

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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.