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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.12/cwt +5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 515 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.05/cwt +10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 509 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.14/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 633 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 486 141 345
Feeder cattle 442 120 279
Slaughter cattle 36 18 43
Replacement cattle 8 3 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
310 310 1 162.00 $162.00 $502 —
425–440 429 7 155.00–165.50 $162.43 $697 +2.93
465–495 480 4 154.00–159.00 $156.42 $751 +0.45
500 value added 500 7 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
501–527 513 15 150.00–157.00 $154.20 $791 +8.85
563–580 566 9 154.00–156.00 $155.77 $882 +4.90
600–605 601 4 146.00–152.00 $150.49 $904 —
640 value added 640 17 155.00 $155.00 $992 —
661–670 662 14 145.00–155.00 $152.14 $1,007 +16.12
701 701 6 139.00 $139.00 $974 -4.00
741 value added 741 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,074 —
750–768 758 13 142.50–148.50 $145.70 $1,104 —
830–835 833 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,133 —
882 882 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 134.00 $134.00 $570 —
475–490 483 2 140.00–151.00 $145.41 $702 +5.41
530 530 1 147.00 $147.00 $779 —
620 620 1 148.00 $148.00 $918 —
725–745 735 2 130.00–134.00 $131.97 $970 —
767 767 2 124.00 $124.00 $951 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738 738 3 130.00 $130.00 $959 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282–290 285 3 150.00–159.00 $153.06 $436 —
310–315 313 2 151.00–154.00 $152.51 $477 —
365–390 380 10 140.00–147.00 $142.49 $541 —
408–447 429 16 140.00–145.00 $143.72 $617 +3.40
450–495 466 15 140.00–147.00 $144.83 $675 +3.57
501–530 515 29 130.00–149.00 $140.12 $722 +5.12
552–595 576 20 130.00–144.50 $139.83 $805 +6.88
602–638 622 6 128.00–132.00 $129.55 $806 -4.78
682–695 686 4 129.00–131.50 $130.50 $895 —
706 706 3 132.00 $132.00 $932 —
713 value added 713 9 133.00 $133.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 144.00 $144.00 $418 —
370–390 377 5 111.00–150.00 $133.65 $504 —
450–485 470 10 125.00–146.00 $134.00 $630 +2.00
500–545 520 9 124.00–128.00 $126.22 $656 —
553–590 567 6 127.00–130.00 $128.97 $731 +6.48
602–640 617 11 116.00–128.00 $125.23 $773 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 ±0.00
708–730 714 4 117.00–119.00 $118.49 $846 —
910 910 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 161.00–166.00 $163.52 $512 —
355–390 370 5 150.00–160.00 $156.72 $580 —
415–447 434 8 151.00–158.00 $154.36 $670 -16.64
455–495 486 11 143.00–153.00 $148.31 $721 -15.80
501–547 516 15 140.00–154.00 $148.24 $765 +0.98
550–595 581 18 140.00–150.00 $145.92 $848 +2.22
605–630 613 3 130.00–145.00 $139.86 $857 +8.33
700–740 708 5 119.00–137.00 $133.24 $943 —
780 780 1 121.00 $121.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 164.00 $164.00 $476 —
360–385 373 2 145.00–147.00 $146.03 $545 —
400–445 423 2 141.00–143.00 $141.95 $600 -10.05
465–490 478 2 127.00–145.00 $136.24 $651 -14.76
522–537 533 9 132.50–136.00 $133.82 $713 —
560–575 568 2 128.00–133.00 $130.53 $741 -7.47
605–615 610 2 120.00–139.00 $129.42 $789 —
687 687 2 129.00 $129.00 $886 —
750–785 768 2 115.00–119.00 $117.05 $899 —
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
870 870 2 100.00 $100.00 $870 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 80-85% 1 54.50 $54.50 $461 —
1120–1495 1289 80-85% 18 56.00–69.00 $65.43 $843 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 33.00 $33.00 $315 —
955 955 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $563 —
940–1040 983 85-90% 4 41.00–54.50 $48.51 $477 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1735 1670 75-80% 3 64.50–67.50 $66.19 $1,105 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1930 1658 4 81.00–99.00 $94.05 $1,559 —
1770 1770 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,912 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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.