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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $1,300/hd at 929 lb · 61 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.95/cwt +18.95 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 686 lb · 36 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.08/cwt ≈ $1,131/hd at 966 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 474 269 476
Feeder cattle 421 239 390
Slaughter cattle 39 23 46
Replacement cattle 14 7 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 167.00 $167.00 $635 —
400–436 416 15 155.00–166.50 $164.89 $686 +4.89
478–480 478 6 155.00–158.00 $157.50 $753 +2.50
511 fancy 511 5 160.00 $160.00 $818 —
500–530 519 9 145.00–154.50 $149.20 $774 —
560 560 4 141.00–148.00 $142.75 $799 +1.44
687 687 4 146.50 $146.50 $1,006 —
720 720 1 135.00 $135.00 $972 —
796 796 11 144.50 $144.50 $1,150 -0.50
900 900 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 —
929 value added 929 60 140.25 $140.25 $1,303 —
1020 1020 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
480 480 1 138.00 $138.00 $662 +18.00
500–530 515 2 133.00–140.00 $136.60 $703 —
560–570 564 4 135.00–138.00 $136.24 $768 +6.24
610–630 620 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $821 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 3 103.00 $103.00 $1,004 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 141.00 $141.00 $190 —
366–395 371 12 135.00–140.00 $138.31 $513 +4.67
427–430 429 4 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $573 -13.49
453–490 471 27 134.00–143.00 $137.85 $649 -5.05
500–546 530 10 125.00–131.00 $125.86 $667 -9.16
555–590 565 14 126.00–133.50 $131.32 $742 +4.20
600–645 619 10 124.00–129.50 $127.46 $789 +3.56
650–660 659 7 126.00–129.00 $128.29 $845 +6.29
685–692 value added 692 29 144.00 $144.00 $996 —
704–705 704 7 114.00–133.00 $130.28 $917 +6.77
775–796 792 5 117.00–126.00 $124.24 $984 —
802 value added 802 12 131.50 $131.50 $1,055 —
962–980 966 31 114.00–118.00 $117.08 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 128.00 $128.00 $374 -2.00
385 385 1 126.00 $126.00 $485 +5.00
460–495 487 12 120.00–128.00 $124.74 $607 -3.90
550 550 1 136.00 $136.00 $748 +25.00
695 695 2 110.00 $110.00 $764 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 —
502 502 2 124.00 $124.00 $622 +3.00
670 670 2 114.00 $114.00 $764 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 161.00 $161.00 $411 +1.00
305–345 325 2 160.00–175.00 $167.96 $546 —
420–422 421 3 158.00–160.00 $159.34 $671 —
456–470 460 4 160.00 $160.00 $736 +16.07
500–540 525 3 134.00–147.00 $140.50 $738 -7.09
550–580 563 10 130.00–143.00 $137.68 $775 -0.76
620–625 623 2 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $788 -2.80
660 660 2 125.50 $125.50 $828 +4.50
753 753 3 114.00 $114.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 156.00 $156.00 $374 —
250 250 1 138.00 $138.00 $345 -2.00
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 —
495 495 1 147.00 $147.00 $728 +17.19
577–580 578 3 125.00–126.00 $125.33 $724 -3.10
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 136.00 $136.00 $442 —
595 595 1 124.00 $124.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 75-80% 1 45.00 $45.00 $432 —
1050–1480 1324 75-80% 6 54.00–59.50 $57.25 $758 +5.89
1200–1535 1368 75-80% 2 61.00 $61.00 $834 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1105 1035 85-90% 2 45.50–52.00 $48.53 $502 —
950–1145 1059 85-90% 4 40.00–45.00 $41.63 $441 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $470 —
935–1305 1100 80-85% 3 51.00–57.50 $54.86 $603 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820 1820 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,729 +6.81
1615–2230 1836 7 87.00–92.00 $89.39 $1,641 +1.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–1130 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 770.00–900.00 $847.32
1150–1365 1273 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 810.00–900.00 $855.80

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
151–180 172 14 111.00–124.00 $120.73 $208 —

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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.