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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.01/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 515 lb · 15 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.00/cwt +22.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 752 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.98/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 477 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 360 296
Feeder cattle 247 289 245
Slaughter cattle 48 47 40
Replacement cattle 11 24 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 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
290 290 1 160.00 $160.00 $464 —
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 -13.00
420–430 425 2 150.00 $150.00 $638 -17.00
455–495 476 10 148.00–150.00 $149.81 $713 —
500–535 523 9 140.00–153.00 $148.28 $776 -4.28
610–647 632 8 140.00–147.50 $143.84 $909 -2.69
730 730 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,000 +2.00
886 886 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 142.00 $142.00 $582 -8.67
561–563 562 7 126.50–133.50 $129.51 $728 -10.23
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 -8.00
675–677 676 8 125.00–130.00 $126.25 $853 +1.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 125.00 $125.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 170.00 $170.00 $340 —
370–387 381 3 143.00–145.00 $144.35 $550 -2.78
422–425 423 5 133.50–138.00 $134.41 $569 -3.39
452–495 477 12 131.00–138.00 $135.98 $649 -2.82
505–525 515 15 130.00–145.00 $137.01 $706 -1.28
555–585 573 3 131.00–143.00 $136.09 $780 ±0.00
602–635 625 10 133.00–140.00 $135.38 $846 +2.57
655–675 664 6 126.00–133.50 $130.38 $866 +4.38
752 value added 752 13 139.00 $139.00 $1,045 —
810–825 818 2 119.00–125.00 $122.03 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 131.00 $131.00 $465 -5.00
420 420 1 131.00 $131.00 $550 -2.00
485–490 487 3 125.00–130.00 $126.68 $617 -5.32
505–530 520 4 114.50–122.00 $117.68 $612 -8.32
550 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 +1.00
603 603 3 118.50 $118.50 $715 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 111.00 $111.00 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150–195 173 2 180.00 $180.00 $311 —
265 265 1 150.00 $150.00 $398 -23.00
365 365 1 152.00 $152.00 $555 -15.13
420–445 433 2 150.00 $150.00 $650 -5.38
460–495 472 3 148.00–150.00 $149.30 $705 -16.72
500–531 524 5 138.00–146.00 $144.27 $756 -2.54
555–575 565 2 137.00 $137.00 $774 -4.06
625–646 641 4 125.00 $125.00 $801 -9.60
655 655 2 124.00 $124.00 $812 -7.06
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 -6.20
400 400 1 136.00 $136.00 $544 -11.95
480–490 485 2 130.00–138.00 $133.96 $650 -12.65
560–590 572 3 128.00–134.00 $130.95 $749 -1.00
640–645 643 2 120.00–124.00 $121.99 $784 —
675–690 683 2 120.00 $120.00 $820 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 —
545 545 1 119.00 $119.00 $649 —
571 571 4 126.50 $126.50 $722 -8.00
640 640 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $765 -8.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 75-80% 1 67.50 $67.50 $807 —
1075–1610 1377 75-80% 10 61.00–65.00 $62.20 $856 —
1350–1750 1550 75-80% 2 55.50–58.50 $57.19 $886 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1130 1050 80-85% 5 59.00–64.50 $61.13 $642 —
1095–1295 1195 80-85% 2 55.50–57.50 $56.58 $676 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 40.50 $40.50 $328 —
875–1260 995 85-90% 5 53.00–57.00 $54.60 $543 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1485 1410 4 67.00–82.00 $76.82 $1,083 —
1615–1830 1692 5 84.00–94.00 $87.88 $1,487 —
1915–1930 1923 2 96.00–100.00 $98.01 $1,885 —

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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
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,560.00 $1,560.00 +450.00

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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.