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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 3, 2021

301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.62/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 574 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.71/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 413 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.60/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 519 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 301 393 418
Feeder cattle 249 312 371
Slaughter cattle 35 50 38
Replacement cattle 17 31 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 227 6 200.00–209.00 $201.62 $458 —
280 280 1 190.00 $190.00 $532 +17.49
300–346 328 7 183.00–192.00 $189.21 $621 —
360–365 362 3 173.00–187.00 $178.97 $648 —
400–420 410 2 164.00–170.00 $166.93 $684 +1.93
460 460 2 159.00–164.00 $161.50 $743 -0.72
522–545 530 3 156.00–161.00 $159.29 $844 —
550–585 562 3 146.00–147.00 $146.35 $822 +6.35
600–603 602 4 147.00–156.00 $153.76 $926 +21.76
655–677 667 4 133.00–144.00 $139.82 $933 —
705–735 715 5 127.00–138.00 $133.63 $955 +4.13
965 965 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,110 —
1000 1000 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 194.00 $194.00 $572 —
348 348 3 171.00 $171.00 $595 +31.00
440 440 1 152.00 $152.00 $669 +27.00
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 -4.00
500–517 511 3 131.00–146.00 $141.11 $721 +11.11
600–625 612 3 111.00–127.00 $117.63 $720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 fancy 222 2 205.00 $205.00 $455 —
225 225 1 163.00 $163.00 $367 -10.00
280 280 2 158.00 $158.00 $442 -3.00
305–347 335 7 152.00–160.00 $154.47 $517 +7.65
355–377 370 4 150.00 $150.00 $555 +4.00
400–445 419 5 143.00–152.00 $147.50 $618 +10.51
450–490 459 7 145.00–153.00 $149.80 $688 +10.12
505–535 519 10 131.00–141.00 $136.60 $709 +2.40
560–595 577 4 126.00–138.00 $131.64 $760 +6.70
600–640 619 9 121.00–127.00 $123.77 $766 +3.77
657 657 2 120.00 $120.00 $788 +9.00
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 ±0.00
807 807 2 114.00 $114.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 114.00–129.00 $121.45 $429 -13.16
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 -14.00
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 ±0.00
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 -9.00
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 170.00–185.00 $177.91 $575 +3.91
360–365 fancy 363 2 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $675 —
350–397 377 7 165.00–173.00 $168.74 $636 +2.23
401–435 413 11 156.00–173.00 $163.71 $676 -0.81
485–495 490 2 150.00–159.00 $154.45 $757 -6.80
505–540 521 8 141.00–154.00 $146.23 $762 -4.38
550–595 574 12 130.00–150.00 $138.62 $796 +7.72
610–630 617 3 128.00–131.00 $129.02 $796 -1.31
720 720 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 +15.00
750–796 780 3 113.00–123.00 $117.22 $914 +8.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 154.00 $154.00 $524 —
370 370 1 146.00 $146.00 $540 —
495 495 1 147.00 $147.00 $728 —
520 520 2 110.00–134.00 $122.00 $634 ±0.00
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
995 995 1 90.00 $90.00 $896 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 39.00 $39.00 $441 —
890–1610 1167 80-85% 19 55.00–63.00 $60.14 $702 +3.65
1330–1365 1347 80-85% 3 64.00–66.00 $65.00 $876 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $291 -9.34
965–1100 1019 85-90% 4 41.00–53.00 $48.54 $495 -2.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 75-80% 2 63.00 $63.00 $1,074 —
1870 1870 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,253 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,336 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 65.50 $65.50 $701

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1000–1105 1053 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 640.00–730.00 $687.24
1110–1245 1178 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 720.00–835.00 $780.80
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 840.00 $840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–795 743 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–730.00 $692.83

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–337 331 3 110.00–111.00 $110.32 $365 —
415 415 1 101.00 $101.00 $419 -14.00

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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.