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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.86/cwt +26.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 692 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.59/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 581 lb · 16 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.24/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 705 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 833 541
Feeder cattle 355 738 502
Slaughter cattle 49 81 28
Replacement cattle 6 14 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. 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
380–388 386 4 176.00–186.00 $183.54 $708 —
410 410 1 176.00 $176.00 $722 +11.99
495 495 6 161.00 $161.00 $797 -2.86
500–522 515 3 142.00–154.00 $145.89 $751 -3.38
562 562 2 141.00 $141.00 $792 -2.53
603–618 608 11 140.00–144.00 $142.52 $867 -0.99
703–710 705 16 131.00–141.00 $138.24 $975 -0.24
760 760 1 127.00 $127.00 $965 -10.50
845 845 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,107 —
975 975 14 126.75 $126.75 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 —
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 -5.00
780 780 1 125.00 $125.00 $975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 125.00–135.00 $129.77 $354 -6.98
300 300 1 124.00 $124.00 $372 -9.28
375–382 381 5 132.00–133.50 $133.20 $507 +4.70
405–446 441 8 126.00–133.00 $126.80 $559 -5.90
451–462 455 7 124.00–130.00 $128.12 $583 -1.64
533–548 539 8 123.00–126.50 $125.16 $675 -2.27
562–585 576 5 122.00–130.00 $126.88 $731 -1.93
583 value added 583 11 141.00 $141.00 $822 —
636–645 639 6 116.00–127.00 $119.70 $765 -6.29
651–699 value added 692 90 141.25–148.90 $147.86 $1,023 —
710–748 725 12 114.50–121.00 $117.22 $850 +0.36
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 119.00 $119.00 $342 —
460 460 4 121.00–123.00 $122.00 $561 +1.57
592–595 594 4 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $668 -2.51
847 847 2 109.00 $109.00 $923 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 290 3 161.00–171.00 $167.78 $487 -0.22
335–348 345 4 169.50–182.00 $172.54 $595 -0.45
375 375 1 166.00 $166.00 $622 +4.47
397 fancy 397 2 187.00 $187.00 $742 —
417–435 426 4 159.00–176.00 $167.68 $714 +12.66
477–488 484 5 167.00–176.00 $170.55 $825 +18.77
526 526 3 153.00 $153.00 $805 +6.85
575 575 2 134.00 $134.00 $770 -7.01
617 617 2 123.00 $123.00 $759 -9.81
665–672 671 11 121.00–125.00 $124.28 $834 -3.76
730 730 1 114.00 $114.00 $832 -12.51
762–791 779 5 115.00 $115.00 $896 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 3 161.00 $161.00 $351 +5.59
450–475 469 4 130.00–140.00 $132.40 $621 -7.02
535 535 1 132.00 $132.00 $706 -3.74
555 555 2 132.00 $132.00 $733 +4.05
610 610 1 118.00 $118.00 $720 —
742 742 2 107.00 $107.00 $794 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1760 1527 75-80% 14 46.50–52.00 $49.01 $748 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1345 1179 80-85% 4 46.00–49.00 $47.70 $562 —
1415 1415 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $637 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1265 1173 85-90% 2 37.00–39.00 $37.92 $445 -3.50
1175–1490 1333 85-90% 2 40.00–44.00 $41.76 $557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1900 1605 2 77.00–80.00 $78.78 $1,264 —
1570–2030 1821 4 80.00–92.00 $87.09 $1,586 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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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.