Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 17, 2021

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.22/cwt -7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 519 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 489 1,368 314
Feeder cattle 340 1,273 256
Slaughter cattle 123 73 44
Replacement cattle 26 22 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and bull calves were steady. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 4 137.50 $137.50 $793 —
770 770 2 122.00 $122.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 +12.00
580 580 3 133.50 $133.50 $774 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 193.00 $193.00 $473 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 186.00–192.00 $189.04 $403 —
277 277 2 165.00 $165.00 $457 -1.00
350–371 366 7 150.00–161.00 $152.81 $559 -4.61
405–440 422 7 140.00–151.00 $146.99 $620 -4.30
470 470 1 149.00 $149.00 $700 +1.68
500–545 519 14 133.00–144.00 $140.22 $728 -4.43
560–592 579 8 138.00–144.00 $140.87 $816 +10.73
605–615 610 2 119.00–134.00 $126.56 $772 -1.37
665 665 1 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 379 6 130.00–140.00 $136.96 $519 +12.96
455–495 475 2 132.00–141.00 $136.69 $649 -3.31
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 +0.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 172.00–182.00 $176.95 $465 +4.34
325 325 1 175.00 $175.00 $569 +4.47
385 385 2 168.00 $168.00 $647 +5.49
426 426 4 173.00 $173.00 $737 +9.50
435 fancy 435 1 180.00 $180.00 $783 —
450–485 464 9 161.00–177.00 $169.66 $787 +13.22
515–545 538 4 143.00–154.00 $148.42 $798 -6.66
565–590 578 4 153.00–158.00 $154.96 $896 -0.04
600–630 610 6 128.00–140.00 $134.01 $817 +7.28
655–695 675 2 127.00–139.00 $132.82 $897 -5.21
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 +8.00
750–795 773 3 126.00–129.00 $126.97 $981 +4.59
825 825 1 111.00 $111.00 $916 -4.00
900–905 903 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $989 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 168.00 $168.00 $529 —
355–380 364 4 156.00–164.00 $160.92 $586 —
422 422 2 151.00 $151.00 $637 +3.02
480–495 488 2 149.00–158.00 $153.43 $749 +10.83
500–545 524 5 126.00–142.00 $133.23 $698 -3.73
580 580 1 140.00 $140.00 $812 —
605–631 627 6 122.00–126.00 $125.36 $786 —
680 680 1 116.00 $116.00 $789 —
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 138.00 $138.00 $773 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 71.50 $71.50 $937 —
1180–1765 1471 75-80% 28 60.00–67.50 $64.44 $948 —
1390–1670 1529 75-80% 4 54.00–59.50 $57.63 $881 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1340 1164 80-85% 20 59.00–65.00 $63.26 $736 —
1040–1255 1183 80-85% 4 66.00–68.00 $66.90 $791 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1120 983 85-90% 5 45.00–52.00 $49.11 $483 —
835–1265 1013 85-90% 12 51.00–58.00 $55.20 $559 +1.75
980–1105 1047 85-90% 3 62.00–64.00 $62.80 $658 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1750 1449 5 80.00–84.00 $82.83 $1,200 —
1190–2130 1803 8 86.00–96.00 $90.73 $1,636 —
2105 2105 1 104.00 $104.00 $2,189 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1600 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 890.00–1,010.00 $930.00
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1360 1360 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1365 1365 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 115.00 $115.00 $370 -13.68
430 430 10 125.00 $125.00 $538 -1.60
467 467 16 116.00 $116.00 $542 -9.51
507 507 45 122.50 $122.50 $621 -1.47
561 561 6 115.50 $115.50 $648 -3.40
650–667 659 9 102.50–108.50 $105.13 $693 -1.85
785 785 16 99.75 $99.75 $783 -0.72
938 938 8 95.00 $95.00 $891 -3.74

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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.