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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 24, 2021

241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.00/cwt ≈ $978/hd at 758 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 241 489 308
Feeder cattle 186 340 189
Slaughter cattle 40 123 65
Replacement cattle 15 26 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
231 231 1 206.00 $206.00 $476 +13.00
390 390 1 173.00 $173.00 $675 —
485 485 1 163.00 $163.00 $791 —
531 531 4 153.00 $153.00 $812 —
635 635 3 144.00 $144.00 $914 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
707–748 732 5 123.00–130.00 $127.29 $932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 141.00 $141.00 $747 -1.00
560 560 1 136.00 $136.00 $762 +2.50
955 955 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $1,017 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 fancy 301 3 170.00 $170.00 $512 —
305–325 310 4 150.00–157.00 $151.98 $471 —
375–390 382 5 145.00–157.00 $151.20 $578 -1.61
505 505 1 143.00 $143.00 $722 +2.78
521 value added 521 3 146.00 $146.00 $761 —
565–575 569 7 121.00–131.00 $127.85 $727 -13.02
637 637 2 128.00 $128.00 $815 +1.44
758 value added 758 10 129.00 $129.00 $978 —
805 805 2 113.00–124.00 $118.50 $954 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 2 151.00 $151.00 $381 —
320 320 2 142.00 $142.00 $454 —
450–470 463 3 128.00–130.00 $128.65 $596 -8.04
505–544 525 2 110.00–121.00 $115.30 $605 —
560–590 579 4 115.00–120.00 $117.23 $679 -7.77
610 610 1 119.00 $119.00 $726 —
720–735 728 2 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $830 —
880 880 1 104.00 $104.00 $915 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 206.00 $206.00 $474 —
285 285 1 167.00 $167.00 $476 -9.95
300–345 318 3 160.00–170.00 $164.95 $525 -10.05
370–390 380 2 156.00–160.00 $158.05 $601 -9.95
400–426 418 8 148.00–160.00 $155.30 $649 -17.70
467–485 479 8 150.00–156.00 $153.79 $737 -15.87
530–535 532 3 143.00–151.00 $148.01 $787 -0.41
575–593 588 6 131.00–142.00 $138.40 $814 -16.56
610–645 633 3 131.00–142.00 $134.53 $852 +0.52
733 733 1 118.00 $118.00 $865 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 3 115.00–145.00 $130.87 $554 -20.13
515 515 1 136.00 $136.00 $700 +2.77
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 -15.00
650 650 1 117.00 $117.00 $760 +1.00
765 765 1 102.00 $102.00 $780 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $490 —
970–1490 1229 80-85% 15 53.00–61.50 $57.87 $711 —
1105–1400 1256 80-85% 7 62.00–67.00 $63.23 $794 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–860 830 85-90% 2 47.00–49.00 $48.04 $399 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1425 1175 2 71.00–80.00 $76.46 $898 —
1535–2130 1908 5 77.00–93.00 $85.60 $1,633 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1085 1085 (<2 yrs)Open 1 67.00 $67.00 $727

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
980–1230 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
935–1240 1123 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–830.00 $759.68
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1070–1360 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 870.00–880.00 $874.40

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 128.00 $128.00 $301 —
295 295 2 133.00 $133.00 $392 —
390 390 8 127.00 $127.00 $495 —

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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.