Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.89/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 574 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.31/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 617 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.82/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 564 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	608	543	299
Feeder cattle	551	496	265
Slaughter cattle	45	42	30
Replacement cattle	12	5	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	181.00	$181.00	$619	—
360 fancy	360	1	192.00	$192.00	$691	—
390	390	2	169.00	$169.00	$659	—
412–449	440	8	166.00–175.00	$168.11	$740	+4.11
452–455	454	4	160.00–173.00	$167.75	$762	+5.75
505–540	521	13	147.00–162.00	$156.58	$816	+4.69
555–585	580	14	145.00–152.00	$148.55	$862	+4.55
610–646	632	19	144.00–146.00	$145.32	$918	+0.90
652–695	666	3	133.00–143.00	$139.52	$929	+4.52
715–730	725	3	126.00–128.00	$126.66	$918	-28.34
753–795	768	14	125.00–137.00	$134.43	$1,032	—
870	870	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,209	+7.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	164.00	$164.00	$599	—
480	480	3	141.00	$141.00	$677	—
571	571	4	135.50	$135.50	$774	—
606	606	4	138.00	$138.00	$836	—
986	986	9	131.00	$131.00	$1,292	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	142.50	$142.50	$406	—
357–390	368	3	140.00–156.00	$150.35	$553	—
405	405	1	150.00	$150.00	$608	+4.00
460	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	+5.19
517–540	527	7	136.00–140.50	$137.98	$727	-1.35
590	590	1	126.00	$126.00	$743	-7.25
605–627	616	4	126.00–134.00	$130.07	$801	—
695	695	1	132.00	$132.00	$917	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	130.00	$130.00	$368	-11.00
327–340	331	6	130.00–135.00	$131.20	$434	-3.90
360–395	371	9	130.00–139.00	$134.95	$501	-3.05
400–435	422	19	126.00–139.00	$132.94	$561	-0.82
457–495	474	24	125.00–132.00	$129.25	$613	+1.25
505–549	525	29	123.00–132.00	$129.58	$680	-6.23
550–586	564	32	121.00–130.50	$126.82	$715	-3.95
601–642	617	33	121.00–130.00	$127.31	$786	+1.83
650–657	655	3	120.00–126.00	$124.01	$812	-6.46
735–745	737	6	118.00–125.50	$124.24	$916	-11.76

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419–425	420	7	121.00–123.00	$121.29	$509	-5.71
452–495	476	6	121.00–124.00	$121.52	$578	-4.15
535–545	538	5	120.00–121.00	$120.40	$648	-1.59
655–660	658	2	116.00–119.00	$117.51	$773	—
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	-5.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–356	356	8	122.00–135.00	$128.51	$457	—
570–580	573	3	120.00–125.00	$123.31	$707	+3.31
910	910	7	118.50	$118.50	$1,078	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 fancy	320	1	184.00	$184.00	$589	—
360	360	1	170.00	$170.00	$612	-1.73
407–435 fancy	416	3	173.00–175.00	$174.30	$725	+0.34
405–445	430	11	150.00–167.00	$161.37	$694	-3.21
450–490	462	6	150.00–156.00	$151.23	$699	-3.42
505–545	526	13	136.00–150.00	$141.66	$745	-4.51
550–594	574	33	135.00–149.00	$139.89	$803	-6.87
615–645	637	5	131.00–135.00	$133.39	$850	+3.21
667–695	677	19	125.00–132.00	$129.61	$877	+5.61
700–740	715	7	124.00–128.50	$126.28	$903	+9.78
875	875	1	90.00	$90.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	152.50	$152.50	$427	—
310	310	1	161.00	$161.00	$499	—
450–492	474	4	148.00–149.00	$148.48	$704	+3.22
545	545	1	135.00	$135.00	$736	—
570–590	577	3	130.00–131.00	$130.66	$754	+2.66
660–665	663	2	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$782	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	2	125.00	$125.00	$794	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1645	1535	75-80%	2	64.50–66.50	$65.57	$1,006	+4.37
1250–1915	1551	75-80%	10	57.50–63.50	$60.68	$941	—
1230–1930	1580	75-80%	2	55.00–55.50	$55.19	$872	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1335	1247	80-85%	5	53.50–61.00	$57.78	$721	—
930–1580	1260	80-85%	3	62.00–66.50	$65.06	$820	+3.50
1195–1360	1278	80-85%	2	48.50–51.00	$49.83	$637	-3.50

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1090	1015	85-90%	3	53.00–55.00	$54.28	$551	—
935–1285	1132	85-90%	3	34.00–47.00	$42.73	$484	-2.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1830	1478	2	65.00–72.50	$69.64	$1,029	-10.08
1660–1855	1757	3	85.00–88.00	$87.06	$1,530	—
1900–1945	1923	2	94.00–95.00	$94.49	$1,817	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1255	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–780.00	$766.51

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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.