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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.61/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 789 lb · 77 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.39/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 667 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.70/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 521 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 371 655 447
Feeder cattle 334 599 392
Slaughter cattle 32 56 35
Replacement cattle 5 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Com pared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. 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
335–340 338 2 174.00–181.00 $177.53 $600 —
410–445 428 8 166.00–172.00 $167.57 $717 -6.43
485–493 489 6 155.00–164.00 $159.54 $780 —
505–533 value added 513 10 154.00–160.00 $158.13 $811 -2.37
500–536 525 20 141.00–150.00 $148.48 $780 -2.85
577–582 580 4 136.00–137.00 $136.50 $792 -3.12
600–610 605 11 133.00–138.00 $135.78 $821 +1.52
660–670 667 70 126.00–134.25 $132.39 $883 +1.09
742 742 2 120.00 $120.00 $890 +4.00
772–780 778 10 120.00–125.00 $124.01 $965 +2.01
791 value added 791 67 131.60 $131.60 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 150.50 $150.50 $677 +6.86
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 +1.00
660–680 670 2 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 +3.89
350–367 361 3 130.00 $130.00 $469 -2.23
430–445 435 3 128.00–132.00 $130.64 $568 +8.27
495 495 3 133.00 $133.00 $658 +7.47
500–547 531 9 121.00–122.00 $121.11 $643 +1.95
555–570 560 15 116.00–125.00 $121.51 $680 +6.21
610–615 614 4 114.00–117.50 $116.63 $716 +0.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 -1.00
450–490 476 4 110.00–121.00 $117.01 $557 -0.64
595 595 1 103.50 $103.50 $616 -6.93
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 118.00 $118.00 $614 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 200.00 $200.00 $340 —
267 267 2 190.00 $190.00 $507 +10.00
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 —
365–390 380 3 162.00–171.00 $167.92 $638 -5.40
445 445 1 153.00 $153.00 $681 -1.24
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 -15.56
585–598 596 6 129.00–129.50 $129.42 $771 -3.69
630 630 1 113.00 $113.00 $712 +3.51
730 730 1 101.00 $101.00 $737 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 124.00 $124.00 $682 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 64.50 $64.50 $758 —
1145–1210 1178 80-85% 2 45.00–50.50 $47.67 $562 —
1075–1530 1236 80-85% 8 54.00–58.00 $56.52 $699 +3.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1470 1455 75-80% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.51 $924 —
1525 1525 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $808 -0.75
1305–1855 1556 75-80% 5 56.50–59.00 $57.69 $898 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1255 1093 85-90% 4 45.00–48.50 $46.04 $503 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,128 —
2370 2370 1 92.00 $92.00 $2,180 —

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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
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–408 404 16 97.00–106.00 $104.30 $421 —

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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.