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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.90/cwt +15.99 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 472 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $129.31/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 610 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.90/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 616 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 361 345
Feeder cattle 239 291 295
Slaughter cattle 23 40 40
Replacement cattle 7 30 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Bull and heifer calves were steady to 4.00 higher. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Light supply of slaughter cattle with light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 —
425 425 1 160.00 $160.00 $680 —
481 481 3 155.00 $155.00 $746 -0.50
550–562 558 6 133.00–146.00 $141.31 $789 -1.19
620–635 628 2 139.00–150.00 $144.57 $908 —
761 761 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 155.00 $155.00 $480 —
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 -10.00
567 567 2 130.00 $130.00 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 126.00 $126.00 $397 —
362–397 383 11 128.00–137.00 $133.64 $512 +7.67
407 407 2 147.00 $147.00 $598 +22.00
450–496 472 15 136.00–147.00 $142.90 $674 +15.99
510–524 522 8 130.00–136.00 $135.02 $705 +6.76
550–590 568 10 124.00–135.00 $127.12 $722 +1.62
600–640 616 12 118.00–129.00 $123.90 $763 +4.89
665 665 3 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
705–712 710 6 120.00–130.00 $123.51 $877 +13.51
883 883 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 130.00 $130.00 $344 —
375 375 1 121.00 $121.00 $454 ±0.00
428 428 3 120.00 $120.00 $514 ±0.00
465–480 472 3 126.00–130.00 $128.64 $607 +8.11
505 505 1 111.00 $111.00 $561 -8.51
570 570 1 111.00 $111.00 $633 -4.20
602–620 608 3 113.00–115.00 $113.68 $691 —
730 730 1 103.00 $103.00 $752 -4.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 2 121.00 $121.00 $517 —
522 522 2 121.00 $121.00 $632 +3.00
582 582 2 115.00 $115.00 $669 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 160.00 $160.00 $424 —
352–370 358 3 156.00–165.00 $159.10 $570 +5.92
485–492 489 7 143.50–144.50 $143.93 $704 -2.90
525–537 531 10 145.00–151.00 $147.59 $784 +3.33
557–577 566 9 136.00–143.00 $138.44 $784 -2.76
600–645 610 14 125.00–135.00 $129.31 $789 -2.68
665 665 1 121.00 $121.00 $805 -4.00
720 720 1 116.00 $116.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 140.00 $140.00 $385 -1.00
452–495 465 4 122.00–134.00 $129.81 $604 -6.07
505–535 520 2 121.00–129.00 $125.12 $651 +5.12
555–585 575 3 123.00–131.00 $128.43 $738 -2.89
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 134.00 $134.00 $657 +4.00
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 —
707 707 2 101.00 $101.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 2 42.00 $42.00 $410 —
1085–1345 1233 80-85% 3 53.50–54.50 $53.98 $666 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1246–1390 1301 75-80% 5 47.50–53.50 $51.36 $668 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1095 983 85-90% 2 42.00–44.50 $43.11 $424 -1.89
1210 1210 85-90% 1 45.50 $45.50 $551 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,181 —
1715–2025 1843 4 82.00–92.00 $88.19 $1,625 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
862 862 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 92.00 $92.00 $281 —
395 395 1 95.00 $95.00 $375 —

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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.