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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 10, 2021

1,368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.61/cwt +11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 512 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.29/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 424 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.32/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,368 301 308
Feeder cattle 1,273 249 267
Slaughter cattle 73 35 39
Replacement cattle 22 17 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for all feeders and Holstein Steers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–365 356 3 170.00–181.00 $177.24 $631 -1.73
392 fancy 392 2 190.00 $190.00 $745 —
415 415 3 160.00–170.00 $163.67 $679 -3.26
459–466 462 10 160.00–165.50 $163.58 $756 +2.08
535–543 539 5 152.00–163.00 $156.98 $846 -2.31
581–582 582 8 158.00–167.00 $162.38 $945 +16.03
621–637 627 5 135.00–144.00 $140.34 $880 -13.42
660–685 668 11 135.00–144.00 $140.61 $939 +0.79
701–715 708 2 124.00–130.00 $127.03 $899 -6.60
835 835 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,077 —
870 870 1 94.00 $94.00 $818 —
1032 1032 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,187 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 5 133.00 $133.00 $549 -19.00
475 475 1 145.00 $145.00 $689 +5.00
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 -11.11
575 575 1 146.00 $146.00 $840 —
600–610 605 2 121.00–126.00 $123.48 $747 +5.85
655–683 676 4 115.00–125.00 $122.58 $829 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
840 840 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 166.00 $166.00 $490 +8.00
320–335 330 3 140.00–141.00 $140.32 $463 -14.15
355–390 367 3 156.00–160.00 $157.42 $578 +7.42
405–446 424 21 149.00–156.00 $151.29 $641 +3.79
455–497 473 14 140.00–155.00 $147.32 $697 -2.48
500 value added 500 11 153.00 $153.00 $765 —
500–535 518 20 140.00–146.00 $144.65 $749 +8.05
550–570 556 10 127.00–135.00 $130.14 $724 -1.50
560 fancy 560 1 146.00 $146.00 $818 —
600–630 609 7 123.00–130.00 $127.93 $779 +4.16
712–745 723 3 112.00–118.00 $115.94 $838 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 -4.00
860 value added 860 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,075 —
952 952 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 124.00 $124.00 $459 +2.55
412–445 425 4 130.00–139.00 $135.63 $576 +25.63
480–485 483 2 140.00 $140.00 $676 +15.00
505–545 532 8 116.00–128.00 $122.80 $653 +7.80
560–573 568 5 124.00–125.00 $124.39 $707 +4.39
610–640 628 3 115.00–119.00 $117.37 $737 —
807 807 2 117.00 $117.00 $944 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 181.00–195.00 $187.67 $394 —
255–265 260 2 167.00–178.00 $172.61 $449 —
310–345 328 2 170.00–171.00 $170.53 $559 -7.38
365–368 367 2 160.00–165.00 $162.51 $596 -6.23
392 fancy 392 2 180.00 $180.00 $706 -6.01
400–442 428 10 159.00–171.00 $163.50 $700 -0.21
450–486 479 6 152.00–166.00 $156.44 $749 +1.99
505–530 518 11 150.00–158.00 $155.08 $803 +8.85
567 567 4 155.00 $155.00 $879 +16.38
615–630 624 4 125.00–130.00 $126.73 $791 -2.29
670–685 681 4 132.00–140.00 $138.03 $940 —
722 722 1 122.00 $122.00 $881 -8.00
755–788 772 6 120.50–125.00 $122.38 $945 +5.16
825 825 1 115.00 $115.00 $949 —
875–895 885 2 92.00–106.00 $98.92 $875 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 158.00 $158.00 $434 —
407–448 435 8 135.00–156.00 $147.98 $644 —
450–470 458 6 133.00–165.00 $142.60 $653 —
520–540 530 2 135.00–139.00 $136.96 $726 +14.96
755 755 1 112.00 $112.00 $846 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1620 1220 80-85% 18 53.00–69.00 $62.68 $765 —
1035–1634 1353 80-85% 10 70.00–74.00 $71.57 $968 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1150 1002 85-90% 3 45.00–59.00 $53.45 $536 +4.91
1095 1095 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $416 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1575 1565 75-80% 2 68.00–69.00 $68.50 $1,072 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775 1775 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,704 —
1575–2365 1900 8 83.00–92.00 $88.52 $1,682 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915 915 (<2 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $595

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1190–1495 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–935.00 $896.64
1130–1745 1457 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,160.00 $1,085.85
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
885 885 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 6 93.00 $93.00 $231 —
299 299 11 104.00 $104.00 $311 —
302–318 310 22 91.00–96.00 $93.44 $290 —
358 358 3 90.00 $90.00 $322 —
414 414 7 74.00 $74.00 $306 —
466 466 3 75.00 $75.00 $350 —
657 657 4 59.00 $59.00 $388 —
890 890 1 73.00 $73.00 $650 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
188 188 4 128.00 $128.00 $241 —
205–226 219 9 133.00–150.00 $138.30 $303 —
255–296 282 10 121.00–139.00 $132.46 $374 —
301–337 321 102 125.00–138.00 $128.68 $413 +18.36
385 fancy 385 1 151.00 $151.00 $581 —
387–389 388 66 127.00–131.00 $128.59 $499 —
405–435 422 29 122.00–129.00 $126.60 $534 +25.60
455–491 476 127 120.00–129.00 $125.51 $597 —
505–546 523 31 112.00–130.00 $123.97 $648 —
562–583 570 23 116.50–122.50 $118.90 $678 —
608–638 629 19 112.50–125.00 $117.29 $738 —
655–685 663 12 102.00–110.50 $106.98 $709 —
715–741 726 17 80.00–110.00 $96.99 $704 —
760–795 781 18 93.00–108.00 $100.47 $785 —
805–848 825 110 98.50–103.75 $102.70 $847 —
885 885 13 104.25 $104.25 $923 —
902–925 916 32 90.00–103.00 $98.74 $904 —
1058–1094 1079 17 92.50–93.50 $92.88 $1,002 —

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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.