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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 1, 2021

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.22/cwt ≈ $603/hd at 415 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $128.85/cwt -9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 556 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $121.44/cwt -13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 625 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 428 241 412
Feeder cattle 326 186 292
Slaughter cattle 86 40 56
Replacement cattle 16 15 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower on average quality offering . 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
235 235 1 176.00 $176.00 $414 -30.00
340 340 1 162.00 $162.00 $551 —
365–370 368 2 155.00–165.00 $160.03 $589 -12.97
452 452 10 165.00 $165.00 $746 +2.00
538 538 4 150.00 $150.00 $807 -3.00
600–625 610 8 130.00–137.50 $133.88 $817 -10.12
722–735 725 5 125.00 $125.00 $906 -2.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 140.00–151.00 $145.16 $465 —
467–475 469 5 137.00–140.00 $139.39 $654 —
515–535 527 3 127.00–144.00 $133.56 $704 -7.44
585–597 593 3 128.00–129.00 $128.33 $761 -7.67
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 —
890 890 1 104.00 $104.00 $926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 305 6 145.00–154.00 $146.65 $447 -5.33
378 378 3 135.00 $135.00 $510 -16.20
406–432 415 15 140.00–150.00 $145.22 $603 —
455–496 474 9 138.00–146.00 $140.71 $667 —
510–530 521 7 124.00–134.00 $127.72 $665 -15.28
555–596 576 9 121.00–124.00 $122.62 $706 -5.23
600 600 1 119.00 $119.00 $714 —
735 735 2 114.00 $114.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 137.00 $137.00 $379 -14.00
315 315 1 123.00 $123.00 $387 -19.00
360 360 1 137.00 $137.00 $493 —
420–435 428 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $567 —
455–490 472 7 120.00–134.00 $126.18 $596 -2.47
510–540 525 3 110.00–115.00 $111.71 $586 -3.59
555–585 571 11 108.00–121.00 $115.67 $660 -1.56
620 620 2 102.00–115.00 $108.50 $673 -10.50
665–670 668 3 110.00–114.00 $112.67 $753 —
705 705 1 98.00 $98.00 $691 -15.99
755–775 762 3 100.00–104.00 $102.64 $782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $595 -5.55
420 420 1 135.00 $135.00 $567 -20.30
475–495 483 5 135.00–145.00 $142.75 $689 -11.04
525–545 534 4 130.00–140.00 $134.99 $721 -13.02
550–571 556 13 126.00–137.00 $128.85 $716 -9.55
602–645 625 11 119.00–125.00 $121.44 $759 -13.09
650–685 672 3 116.00–123.00 $119.28 $802 —
745 745 1 106.00 $106.00 $790 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 159.00 $159.00 $413 —
410 410 1 129.00 $129.00 $529 -1.87
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 —
500–515 507 5 110.00–127.00 $120.66 $612 -15.34
580 580 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $719 -1.00
625 625 1 119.00 $119.00 $744 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 -7.00
750–780 765 2 94.00–109.00 $101.35 $775 -0.65
800 800 1 87.00 $87.00 $696 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1625 1193 80-85% 50 57.00–68.00 $62.01 $740 —
1365–1570 1468 80-85% 2 69.50–70.50 $69.97 $1,027 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1700 1460 75-80% 11 58.00–66.50 $64.19 $937 —
1380–1805 1675 75-80% 4 68.00–68.50 $68.27 $1,144 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $529 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–2000 1806 4 85.00–91.00 $87.70 $1,584 —
1970 1970 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,556 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $552
975 975 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $731

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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
1020–1040 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 980.00 $980.00 —
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 5 109.00 $109.00 $259 -19.00
303–338 323 7 111.00–113.00 $112.20 $362 —
365–383 381 9 106.00–110.00 $109.57 $417 -17.43
418–422 420 9 106.00–120.00 $113.81 $478 —
472–492 481 17 99.00–104.00 $101.73 $489 —
500–515 503 5 95.00–98.50 $97.78 $492 —
569 569 5 77.50 $77.50 $441 —
665–697 668 24 89.00–94.00 $93.57 $625 —

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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.