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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.29/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 520 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.81/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 513 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.80/cwt -6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 475 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 486 326
Feeder cattle 289 442 286
Slaughter cattle 47 36 32
Replacement cattle 24 8 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Light 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
325 325 1 163.00 $163.00 $530 +1.00
386 386 3 163.00 $163.00 $629 —
405 405 1 167.00 $167.00 $676 +4.57
520–545 528 5 148.00–154.00 $152.56 $806 -1.64
550–575 562 5 148.00–159.00 $154.35 $867 -1.42
620–640 632 5 140.00–148.50 $146.53 $926 -3.96
660–685 673 6 141.00–145.00 $143.60 $966 -8.54
735 735 4 135.00 $135.00 $992 -4.00
766 766 5 142.50 $142.50 $1,092 -3.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 411 4 145.00–157.00 $150.67 $619 +16.67
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 -0.41
500–540 512 6 138.00–142.00 $140.37 $719 -6.63
551–585 558 5 135.00–141.00 $139.74 $780 —
630 630 1 133.00 $133.00 $838 -15.00
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 —
775 775 1 122.00 $122.00 $946 -2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 465 2 140.00–146.00 $143.06 $665 —
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 4 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $449 -11.01
361–395 370 4 142.00–149.00 $147.13 $544 +4.64
407–440 420 4 136.00–140.00 $137.80 $579 -5.92
460–492 475 11 137.00–140.00 $138.80 $659 -6.03
500–542 520 18 132.00–145.00 $138.29 $719 -1.83
555–595 587 9 133.00–138.00 $136.09 $799 -3.74
610–632 628 7 127.00–134.50 $132.81 $834 +3.26
687 687 4 126.00 $126.00 $866 -4.50
720–735 728 6 121.00–123.50 $122.08 $889 -9.92
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–330 328 3 136.00 $136.00 $446 —
385 385 3 136.00 $136.00 $524 +2.35
415 415 1 133.00 $133.00 $552 —
497 497 2 132.00 $132.00 $656 -2.00
535 535 1 126.00 $126.00 $674 -0.22
550–595 577 5 126.00 $126.00 $727 -2.97
670 670 2 115.00–118.00 $116.50 $781 -3.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 3 135.00 $135.00 $796 —
695 695 1 121.00 $121.00 $841 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 177.00 $177.00 $407 —
295 295 1 173.00 $173.00 $510 —
305–342 324 4 161.00–163.00 $162.06 $525 -1.46
376–382 378 8 166.00–169.00 $167.13 $632 +10.41
400–446 435 4 154.00–160.00 $155.38 $676 +1.02
460–469 468 7 160.00–167.00 $166.02 $777 +17.71
505–537 513 14 140.00–155.00 $146.81 $753 -1.43
552–568 562 5 138.50–145.00 $141.06 $793 -4.86
605–635 616 5 130.00–137.50 $134.60 $829 -5.26
660–678 671 5 125.00–135.00 $131.06 $879 —
725 725 1 123.00 $123.00 $892 -10.24
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 322 3 147.00–151.00 $149.33 $481 —
356–375 362 5 155.00–158.00 $156.20 $565 +10.17
400–422 411 4 146.00–150.00 $147.95 $608 +6.00
450–490 478 6 140.00–150.00 $146.61 $701 +10.37
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 +6.18
565–587 580 3 130.00–136.00 $131.95 $765 +1.42
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 134.50 $134.50 $780 —
625 625 1 128.00 $128.00 $800 —
690 690 1 121.00 $121.00 $835 —
745 745 1 107.00 $107.00 $797 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1120 1110 80-85% 2 53.00–54.50 $53.76 $597 —
1025–1280 1127 80-85% 10 56.50–63.00 $59.29 $668 —
1160–1297 1251 80-85% 3 64.00–66.00 $65.38 $818 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1585 1348 75-80% 8 57.00–62.00 $59.89 $807 —
1655–1685 1670 75-80% 2 57.00 $57.00 $952 -9.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 85-90% 1 51.50 $51.50 $590 —
975–1480 1154 85-90% 5 53.00–57.00 $54.73 $632 —
1165 1165 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,003 —
1370–2080 1776 5 100.00–107.00 $102.43 $1,819 -5.57
1675–1960 1805 5 86.00–95.00 $90.93 $1,641 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1385–1445 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,030.00 $1,022.26

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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
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 —
1510 1510 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —

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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.