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

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $107.03/cwt ≈ $868/hd at 811 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.28/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 517 lb · 24 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $115.87/cwt ≈ $991/hd at 855 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 569 726
Feeder cattle 443 511 682
Slaughter cattle 39 52 37
Replacement cattle 10 6 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 5 173.50–199.00 $178.60 $607 +12.10
395 395 1 177.50 $177.50 $701 -1.50
414–448 425 9 170.00–174.00 $171.40 $728 -0.60
457 value added 457 2 176.00 $176.00 $804 —
477–491 483 7 165.50–171.00 $167.90 $811 +5.52
505–510 value added 507 3 158.00–160.00 $159.33 $808 +2.33
500–535 521 5 144.00–153.00 $148.51 $774 -3.85
550–596 value added 565 10 154.00–158.00 $156.81 $886 -2.38
555–596 585 9 142.00–146.50 $144.98 $848 -0.08
605–620 value added 613 2 148.00–155.00 $151.46 $928 —
600–645 626 13 133.50–145.00 $137.08 $858 -5.85
650 650 1 131.00 $131.00 $852 -5.50
707–737 717 6 127.00–130.00 $128.03 $918 +2.10
755–783 779 16 119.00–125.00 $119.55 $931 -3.45
815 815 1 112.00 $112.00 $913 -10.14
850–855 855 20 114.50–120.00 $115.87 $991 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 140.00–150.00 $144.94 $630 -3.06
455–475 465 2 100.00–150.00 $124.46 $579 -25.54
530 530 1 132.00 $132.00 $700 —
550 550 1 134.00 $134.00 $737 +5.00
605 605 1 154.00 $154.00 $932 —
825–845 830 4 105.00–110.00 $108.73 $902 —
1026 1026 11 102.00 $102.00 $1,047 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 382 11 140.00–155.00 $147.31 $563 +10.31
415–447 439 6 144.00–149.00 $146.47 $643 +7.86
450–490 479 13 115.00–145.00 $139.33 $667 +5.81
500–512 value added 505 5 140.00–143.00 $141.22 $713 —
502–540 520 19 125.00–139.00 $131.19 $682 -0.35
555–580 564 5 130.00–134.00 $130.82 $738 +4.39
606 value added 606 3 132.50 $132.50 $803 —
602–630 614 12 120.00–127.00 $123.64 $759 -0.12
651–653 652 8 121.00–123.00 $121.75 $794 —
768–782 775 7 100.00–109.50 $106.13 $823 -9.87
800 800 5 114.00–115.00 $114.20 $914 +1.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 140.00 $140.00 $322 —
325 325 1 134.00 $134.00 $436 —
375 375 1 128.00 $128.00 $480 -0.10
400–427 418 3 117.00–134.00 $128.58 $537 +3.58
450–490 466 5 118.00–134.00 $122.55 $571 -3.45
540 540 5 115.00–124.00 $120.00 $648 —
567–590 578 11 114.50–121.00 $118.81 $687 —
640 640 2 116.00 $116.00 $742 —
653–690 670 6 104.00–115.00 $110.68 $742 +4.17
705–745 719 5 105.00–108.50 $106.78 $768 —
805–830 818 3 96.00–111.00 $101.59 $831 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 103.00 $103.00 $474 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 128.00 $128.00 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 180.00 $180.00 $288 —
250 250 1 169.00 $169.00 $422 -2.00
315 315 1 164.00 $164.00 $517 —
385 385 1 161.00 $161.00 $620 -10.16
425 425 1 155.00 $155.00 $659 —
465 value added 465 1 168.00 $168.00 $781 —
455–490 466 4 143.00–150.00 $148.16 $690 —
515–527 523 3 132.00–149.00 $143.42 $750 -4.31
550–585 576 5 132.00–141.00 $137.16 $790 —
607 607 2 125.00 $125.00 $759 +1.00
661–667 662 16 124.50–128.00 $125.56 $831 +5.23
740 740 1 121.00 $121.00 $895 +1.98
751 751 3 120.00 $120.00 $901 —
805–820 811 5 106.50–108.50 $107.31 $870 —
811 value added 811 45 107.00 $107.00 $868 —
890 890 1 94.00 $94.00 $837 —
940 940 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,034 +24.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 152.00 $152.00 $464 —
425–438 435 4 132.00–148.00 $144.09 $627 +2.09
470–475 472 3 128.00–135.00 $132.65 $626 —
668 668 3 114.00 $114.00 $762 +1.54
790 790 1 104.00 $104.00 $822 -3.00
800 800 2 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
875 875 1 99.00 $99.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 35.00 $35.00 $383 —
980–2881 1368 80-85% 14 53.00–65.00 $59.26 $811 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1075 961 85-90% 6 40.00–57.00 $48.12 $462 +1.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1620 1532 75-80% 3 54.00–60.00 $57.27 $877 -6.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705–2050 1874 6 89.00–98.00 $95.79 $1,795 —
2160 2160 1 104.00 $104.00 $2,246 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1130 1130 (<2 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $904

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1345 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 660.00–820.00 $725.78
1530 1530 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 85.00 $85.00 $484 —
960 960 2 90.00 $90.00 $864 —

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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.