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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.81/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 513 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.52/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 526 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.67/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 486 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 474 325
Feeder cattle 496 421 266
Slaughter cattle 42 39 43
Replacement cattle 5 14 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Moderate 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
422–430 425 3 164.00 $164.00 $697 -0.89
478 478 6 162.00 $162.00 $774 +4.50
510 value added 510 6 167.00 $167.00 $852 —
500–545 531 19 146.00–160.00 $151.89 $807 +2.69
560 560 2 144.00 $144.00 $806 +1.25
607–630 616 7 144.00–145.50 $144.42 $890 —
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
740 740 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,147 +20.00
890 890 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 146.00 $146.00 $635 +1.00
460–486 481 5 144.00–145.00 $144.81 $697 +6.81
510–540 520 6 134.00–142.00 $139.33 $725 +2.73
550–590 577 3 128.00–137.00 $133.25 $769 -2.99
738 738 3 125.00 $125.00 $922 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 146.00 $146.00 $781 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 7 141.00 $141.00 $378 —
320–340 328 8 130.00–136.00 $135.10 $443 —
350–380 370 10 133.00–140.00 $138.00 $511 -0.31
400–441 430 15 128.00–138.00 $133.76 $575 +0.25
470 470 2 128.00 $128.00 $602 -9.85
488 value added 488 19 142.00 $142.00 $693 —
506–545 513 30 128.00–140.00 $135.81 $697 +9.95
550–592 570 13 125.00–134.00 $130.77 $745 -0.55
600–630 611 17 121.50–128.50 $125.48 $767 -1.98
661–665 664 15 125.00–133.50 $130.47 $866 +2.18
719 719 15 136.00 $136.00 $978 +5.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 -1.00
400 400 2 127.00 $127.00 $508 —
450–457 455 3 125.00–126.00 $125.67 $572 +0.93
510–535 522 3 120.00–126.00 $121.99 $637 —
557–575 563 3 120.00 $120.00 $676 -16.00
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–505 504 5 123.00–125.00 $123.80 $624 -0.20
565 565 2 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
787 787 2 123.00 $123.00 $968 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 180.00 $180.00 $198 —
262–265 263 3 161.00–168.00 $165.65 $436 +4.65
300–345 324 4 174.00–175.00 $174.77 $566 +6.81
355–395 377 8 167.00–177.00 $171.73 $647 —
385–392 fancy 391 12 183.00–184.00 $183.08 $716 —
400–435 fancy 418 4 173.00–175.00 $173.96 $727 —
407–440 422 5 157.00–170.00 $164.58 $695 +5.24
457–497 477 4 151.00–158.00 $154.65 $738 -5.35
515–545 532 11 136.00–152.00 $146.17 $778 +5.67
553–585 561 7 138.00–151.00 $146.76 $823 +9.08
600–642 630 7 124.00–133.00 $130.18 $820 +3.67
695 695 1 124.00 $124.00 $862 -1.50
720–725 723 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $842 —
764 764 5 115.50 $115.50 $882 +1.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 8 140.00–148.50 $145.26 $694 -1.74
500–505 503 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $672 —
575–595 586 5 128.00 $128.00 $750 +2.67
600–635 613 3 120.00–125.00 $122.05 $748 —
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $490 —
1110–1415 1263 80-85% 2 61.00–62.00 $61.56 $778 —
1150–1395 1283 80-85% 4 51.00–56.00 $53.33 $684 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1405 1358 75-80% 2 53.00–57.50 $55.33 $751 -5.67
1240–1735 1520 75-80% 4 61.00–62.00 $61.20 $930 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1295 1119 85-90% 4 43.00–47.50 $45.68 $511 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1470 1413 2 64.00 $64.00 $904 —
1425–1570 1498 2 75.00–84.00 $79.72 $1,194 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721–740 724 25 95.00 $95.00 $688 —
944 944 40 93.10 $93.10 $879 —

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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.