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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.21/cwt ≈ $991/hd at 733 lb · 36 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.50/cwt ≈ $1,057/hd at 667 lb · 25 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.25/cwt ≈ $1,116/hd at 813 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 781 213 265
Feeder cattle 720 169 241
Slaughter cattle 41 37 22
Replacement cattle 20 7 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 190.00 $190.00 $750 —
420 420 1 181.00 $181.00 $760 —
549 549 5 168.50 $168.50 $925 —
580 580 9 160.50 $160.50 $931 —
600–630 605 6 154.00–161.00 $159.79 $967 —
667 667 25 158.50 $158.50 $1,057 —
716–725 719 14 145.00–147.50 $146.00 $1,050 —
757–784 771 14 143.00–147.00 $145.44 $1,121 —
813 813 24 137.25 $137.25 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 3 169.00 $169.00 $838 —
500–545 529 6 145.00–158.00 $153.48 $812 -5.11
605–620 613 8 143.00–158.00 $146.83 $900 —
660–675 668 2 143.00–145.00 $143.99 $962 -8.91
710–717 716 5 135.00–136.00 $135.80 $972 —
787 787 2 134.50 $134.50 $1,059 —
852–887 873 10 126.00–134.00 $130.55 $1,140 —
955–983 981 13 129.00–129.25 $129.23 $1,268 —
1058 1058 4 111.00 $111.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 473 2 145.00–153.00 $149.11 $705 —
630 630 1 137.00 $137.00 $863 —
740 740 1 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 200.00 $200.00 $270 —
385 385 3 159.00 $159.00 $612 —
400–445 430 3 152.00–154.00 $153.03 $658 —
450–490 461 5 152.00–153.00 $152.61 $704 —
509–547 514 15 146.00–149.00 $148.25 $762 —
577 577 2 142.00 $142.00 $819 —
640 640 2 138.00 $138.00 $883 —
685 685 2 136.00 $136.00 $932 —
727–742 733 36 134.00–136.00 $135.21 $991 —
768 768 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 146.00–150.00 $147.98 $411 —
427–435 430 3 136.00–151.00 $145.94 $628 +6.60
470–490 478 11 136.00–150.00 $147.37 $704 +10.88
500–527 518 3 141.00 $141.00 $730 +2.61
550–590 568 10 132.00–139.00 $137.61 $782 +3.57
605–622 616 3 130.00–134.00 $132.69 $817 +8.56
675 675 2 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
683 683 4 134.00 $134.00 $915 —
700–745 718 5 122.00–124.00 $123.17 $884 +15.17
835 835 7 126.50 $126.50 $1,056 —
890–895 893 3 115.00–129.00 $124.35 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
475–480 476 4 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $647 —
535 535 1 129.00 $129.00 $690 —
578–595 583 5 128.00–130.00 $128.61 $750 —
720 720 1 113.00 $113.00 $814 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 3 140.00 $140.00 $813 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 141.00 $141.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 -8.00
357–390 376 8 167.00–178.00 $173.47 $652 +5.47
410–435 423 2 171.00–176.00 $173.43 $734 +4.43
458–477 466 5 155.00–156.00 $155.41 $724 -7.81
505–520 515 3 143.00–149.00 $144.96 $747 -7.72
550–580 559 8 144.00–150.00 $146.35 $818 +0.46
600–640 617 5 139.00–146.00 $142.65 $880 +8.63
680 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 +13.50
750 750 1 116.00 $116.00 $870 —
840 840 3 110.00 $110.00 $924 —
967 967 7 104.50 $104.50 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 180.00–189.00 $184.60 $615 —
410–420 415 2 183.00–185.00 $184.01 $764 —
500–537 518 11 155.00–158.00 $155.26 $804 —
606–615 607 7 150.00 $150.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 —
400–427 418 3 154.00–157.00 $154.96 $648 —
495 495 6 149.00 $149.00 $738 —
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 169.00 $169.00 $617 —
470 470 3 144.00 $144.00 $677 —
585 585 2 134.00 $134.00 $784 —
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 5 128.00 $128.00 $883 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1400 1348 75-80% 3 74.00–79.50 $76.59 $1,032 —
1085–1710 1427 75-80% 9 66.50–72.00 $69.65 $994 +2.79
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1325 1152 80-85% 7 64.00–70.50 $66.82 $770 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 73.50 $73.50 $893 +6.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 65.50 $65.50 $557 —
920 920 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $497 —
845–1180 1008 85-90% 5 56.50–62.50 $59.91 $604 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1950 1633 4 94.00–106.00 $100.42 $1,640 —
2060 2060 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,390 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
1165–1210 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 860.00–1,175.00 $976.19

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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
1310–1535 1385 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,247.29 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–641 640 10 104.00–106.25 $106.03 $679 —
659 659 5 108.75 $108.75 $717 +15.75
794 794 92 106.00 $106.00 $842 —
872–891 886 112 102.25–104.90 $104.15 $923 —

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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.