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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report, Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.23/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 529 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.91/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 594 lb · 22 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.48/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 766 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 409 371 437
Feeder cattle 374 334 375
Slaughter cattle 28 32 62
Replacement cattle 7 5 0

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 171.00 $171.00 $653 —
400–425 413 2 164.00–169.00 $166.58 $688 -0.99
490 490 1 156.00 $156.00 $764 -3.54
505–520 value added 513 2 157.00–158.00 $157.51 $808 -0.62
515–542 534 11 143.00–153.00 $146.78 $784 -1.70
565 565 2 132.50 $132.50 $749 -4.00
597 value added 597 20 147.25 $147.25 $879 —
600–635 622 17 129.00–140.50 $133.84 $832 -1.94
665–685 674 7 124.00–130.00 $126.05 $850 -6.34
715 715 1 117.50 $117.50 $840 -2.50
765–766 766 21 115.00–126.00 $125.48 $961 +1.47
835 835 1 114.00 $114.00 $952 —
910 910 1 109.00 $109.00 $992 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–468 464 5 140.00–151.00 $142.13 $659 —
648 648 3 121.00 $121.00 $784 —
696 696 7 125.00 $125.00 $870 —
747 747 2 110.00 $110.00 $822 —
825 825 2 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 487 5 141.00–150.00 $145.01 $706 —
515 515 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $657 —
550–570 566 5 128.00–134.00 $129.77 $734 -0.23
808 808 5 105.50 $105.50 $852 —
965 965 1 98.00 $98.00 $946 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–391 391 4 143.00–144.00 $143.75 $562 +13.75
422–445 432 10 136.00–140.00 $138.28 $597 +7.64
452–490 466 15 128.00–140.00 $138.48 $645 +5.48
502–545 529 28 124.50–133.00 $130.23 $689 +9.12
559–585 569 20 120.50–127.00 $124.27 $707 +2.76
610–617 611 12 112.50–118.50 $117.49 $718 +0.86
667–670 668 10 108.50 $108.50 $725 —
720–727 726 6 103.50 $103.50 $751 —
830–837 835 3 97.00 $97.00 $810 —
915 915 1 97.00 $97.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $451 —
415 415 1 127.00 $127.00 $527 +7.00
515 515 1 119.00 $119.00 $613 —
570–594 587 10 110.00–117.50 $115.31 $677 +11.81
625–645 635 2 102.00–109.00 $105.44 $670 —
695 695 2 96.00 $96.00 $667 -4.00
785 785 1 91.00 $91.00 $714 —
930 930 1 86.00 $86.00 $800 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 114.00 $114.00 $610 -4.00
578 578 4 119.00 $119.00 $688 —
632 632 2 111.00 $111.00 $702 —
679 679 7 105.50 $105.50 $716 —
753 753 3 102.50 $102.50 $772 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 175.00 $175.00 $668 +7.08
420 fancy 420 3 182.00 $182.00 $764 —
415–440 428 2 170.00 $170.00 $728 +17.00
455–460 458 5 163.00–171.00 $166.18 $761 —
543 543 3 140.50 $140.50 $763 —
615–645 630 2 122.00–123.00 $122.51 $772 +9.51
720 720 3 106.50 $106.50 $767 +5.50
815 815 2 100.00 $100.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
407–435 424 5 138.00–151.00 $141.82 $601 —
470–475 473 2 141.00–143.00 $142.01 $672 —
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 —
565 565 1 121.00 $121.00 $684 -3.00
698 698 3 107.50 $107.50 $750 —

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $741 —
1095–1805 1397 75-80% 6 63.50–68.50 $65.24 $911 —
1320–1810 1565 75-80% 2 71.00–76.00 $73.89 $1,156 +16.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1475 1146 85-90% 4 55.00–59.00 $56.76 $650 —
1095–1290 1193 85-90% 2 50.00–52.50 $51.35 $613 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 67.50 $67.50 $756 —
1130–1295 1213 80-85% 2 64.50–65.00 $64.77 $786 +8.25

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1500 1465 2 86.00–90.00 $88.05 $1,290 —
2275 2275 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,457 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065–1150 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–840.00 $808.85

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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.