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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.88/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 420 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 steers $149.03/cwt ≈ $684/hd at 459 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.03/cwt +15.01 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 607 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 328 430 339
Feeder cattle 267 391 275
Slaughter cattle 52 28 61
Replacement cattle 9 11 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Moderate 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
360–392 373 5 168.00–180.00 $174.95 $653 —
418–425 420 4 167.00–175.00 $172.97 $726 —
472 472 2 167.00 $167.00 $788 —
507–540 517 4 150.00–156.00 $152.31 $787 -14.69
580–586 585 10 145.25–150.00 $146.00 $854 -14.72
607–630 623 7 150.50–152.50 $151.49 $944 -2.33
655 value added 655 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,081 —
735 735 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,007 +7.00
867 867 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,179 +1.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 154.00–156.00 $155.00 $519 —
455–485 459 17 148.75–151.00 $149.03 $684 —
575–585 580 2 133.00–142.00 $137.46 $797 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 150.00–165.00 $157.63 $441 +16.63
380 380 2 144.00–149.00 $146.50 $557 -2.01
402–431 420 19 147.00–159.00 $148.88 $625 -0.51
455–495 482 9 148.00–152.00 $150.10 $723 +4.52
500–520 510 3 142.00–151.00 $147.67 $753 +10.61
570–587 579 8 136.00–143.00 $141.64 $820 +4.71
606 value added 606 11 149.50 $149.50 $906 —
607–615 609 5 138.00–142.50 $141.59 $862 +9.57
650–680 661 5 125.00–129.00 $126.42 $836 -5.57
713 value added 713 13 141.80 $141.80 $1,011 —
730 730 1 123.00 $123.00 $898 -2.96
880 880 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,038 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–345 336 4 140.00–141.00 $140.26 $471 —
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 —
415–445 433 6 120.00–140.00 $135.46 $587 -1.54
460–491 486 11 129.00–134.50 $131.46 $639 -4.54
530–545 538 2 121.00–131.00 $126.07 $678 -1.43
580–585 583 2 124.00–133.00 $128.52 $749 -0.48
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 149.00 $149.00 $738 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 176.00 $176.00 $326 —
360–380 373 3 160.00–170.00 $163.21 $609 -10.61
435–442 440 3 170.00–174.00 $172.68 $760 +5.91
487 487 2 168.00 $168.00 $818 +9.78
510–545 528 7 140.00–149.00 $145.45 $768 -14.13
575–592 582 5 135.00–149.00 $137.96 $803 -13.46
630–640 635 2 135.00–143.00 $138.97 $882 -5.34
700–705 703 2 127.00–129.00 $128.00 $900 —
850 850 1 111.00 $111.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
365–395 378 3 152.00–155.00 $153.63 $581 -10.43
442 442 2 149.50 $149.50 $661 +7.81
458–480 465 8 139.00–149.00 $144.80 $673 -5.21
505–532 523 3 140.00–142.00 $141.36 $739 +8.36
605–642 626 4 121.00–132.00 $128.85 $807 -2.58
670–685 678 2 126.00–130.00 $127.98 $868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1910 1468 75-80% 9 62.00–71.50 $66.87 $982 —
1365–1695 1517 75-80% 3 73.00–76.50 $74.60 $1,132 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1255 1113 80-85% 8 62.50–69.50 $65.79 $732 —
1190–1315 1243 80-85% 3 72.50–73.50 $73.17 $910 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1240 1080 85-90% 3 50.50–53.50 $51.92 $561 —
950–1365 1126 85-90% 4 58.00–61.50 $59.44 $669 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 65-75% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,332 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,233 —
1630 1630 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,760 —
1480–2330 1874 4 95.00–101.00 $98.52 $1,846 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320–1420 1353 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 885.00–985.00 $919.98

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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.