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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.19/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 662 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.31/cwt -2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 577 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.53/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 479 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 655 732 517
Feeder cattle 599 682 482
Slaughter cattle 56 44 35
Replacement cattle — 6 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–398 395 8 175.00–177.00 $176.51 $697 +16.51
428 428 6 174.00 $174.00 $745 +22.72
508–511 510 9 150.00–152.00 $151.33 $772 +13.68
512 value added 512 14 160.50 $160.50 $822 +11.50
574 value added 574 29 154.50 $154.50 $887 —
555–593 585 5 138.00–140.00 $139.62 $817 +4.43
605 value added 605 11 148.00–150.00 $148.55 $899 —
605 fancy 605 2 144.00 $144.00 $871 —
605–640 622 9 126.00–139.00 $134.26 $835 +6.41
650–680 660 55 129.00–132.50 $131.30 $867 +6.49
680 680 6 120.00 $120.00 $816 -4.81
737 737 2 116.00 $116.00 $855 -3.16
788 788 7 122.00 $122.00 $961 +2.00
841–842 841 5 116.00–117.00 $116.60 $981 +4.32
850–882 874 4 111.00–119.00 $115.22 $1,007 +4.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -8.09
475–480 478 3 140.00–150.00 $143.64 $687 +10.29
505 505 3 140.00 $140.00 $707 +11.69
576 576 3 129.00 $129.00 $743 +1.55
736 736 3 114.00 $114.00 $839 +2.50
845 845 2 115.00 $115.00 $972 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 146.00 $146.00 $527 —
570 570 1 136.00 $136.00 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 205.00 $205.00 $308 —
225–235 230 2 161.00–171.00 $166.11 $382 +11.11
255 fancy 255 1 176.00 $176.00 $449 —
265–280 273 2 148.00–150.00 $149.03 $407 +3.65
307 fancy 307 2 154.00 $154.00 $473 —
320–338 334 6 138.00–140.00 $138.65 $463 +1.24
350–388 379 4 132.00–133.00 $132.23 $501 -2.76
400–435 423 13 120.00–125.00 $122.37 $518 -4.21
465–495 479 42 121.00–128.00 $125.53 $601 +2.44
501–540 508 15 116.00–120.00 $119.16 $605 -0.17
541 fancy 541 6 125.00 $125.00 $676 —
557–592 576 35 112.00–120.00 $115.30 $664 -4.52
578 value added 578 15 122.00 $122.00 $705 —
632–640 639 27 108.00–117.00 $115.97 $741 +1.04
660–695 679 8 106.00–117.50 $111.77 $759 -2.27
736 736 4 100.00 $100.00 $736 -8.82
835 835 3 99.00 $99.00 $827 -5.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 382 3 121.00–129.00 $126.24 $482 +0.48
420 420 1 121.00 $121.00 $508 +1.00
460–495 478 11 116.00–120.00 $117.65 $562 +0.32
500–505 503 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $581 +3.01
550–585 566 7 110.00–111.00 $110.43 $625 -0.24
602–631 620 7 98.00–108.00 $103.83 $644 -0.18
687 687 2 100.00 $100.00 $687 -1.65
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 5 117.50 $117.50 $503 —
585 585 1 106.00 $106.00 $620 -13.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 185.00 $185.00 $453 —
250–275 263 2 180.00 $180.00 $473 +7.54
350–375 fancy 363 2 185.00 $185.00 $672 —
350–382 371 6 162.00–180.00 $173.32 $643 +11.72
407–435 423 5 150.00–161.00 $154.24 $652 +9.24
422–425 fancy 424 4 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $704 —
453–493 472 18 147.00–162.50 $157.11 $742 +12.90
516–524 520 9 145.00–146.00 $145.56 $757 +16.26
550–595 580 19 131.00–138.00 $133.11 $772 -3.89
630–635 631 4 106.00–111.00 $109.49 $691 -1.18
660–675 664 4 110.00 $110.00 $730 ±0.00
745 745 3 101.00 $101.00 $752 +11.00
750–785 768 4 102.00–106.00 $103.71 $796 —
916 916 3 93.00 $93.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 +5.02
405 405 2 135.50 $135.50 $549 —
450–495 475 9 134.00–141.50 $140.08 $665 +9.08
505–528 523 5 115.00–126.00 $120.85 $632 -3.15
656 656 5 105.00 $105.00 $689 +1.58
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 138.00 $138.00 $621 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1485 1403 75-80% 3 45.50–48.00 $46.78 $656 —
1405 1405 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $815 —
1090–1835 1520 75-80% 7 50.00–57.50 $53.75 $817 +5.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1675 1233 80-85% 9 49.00–56.00 $52.85 $652 +10.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1280 1102 85-90% 3 39.00–41.00 $40.20 $443 —
1080–1160 1120 85-90% 2 42.50–48.00 $45.15 $506 —
1055–1345 1200 85-90% 2 51.00–53.00 $51.88 $623 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 73.00 $73.00 $934 +1.16
1590 1590 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,463 —

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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.