Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 8, 2021

296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 296 428 192
Feeder cattle 249 326 129
Slaughter cattle 44 86 40
Replacement cattle 3 16 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
206 206 1 172.00 $172.00 $354 -4.00
250 250 1 172.00 $172.00 $430 —
445 445 1 139.00 $139.00 $619 —
482 482 2 130.00 $130.00 $627 -35.00
502–541 512 6 135.00–145.00 $142.24 $728 -7.76
560–577 571 3 131.00–136.00 $132.63 $757 —
623 623 3 124.00 $124.00 $773 -9.88
682 682 2 128.00 $128.00 $873 —
783 783 5 95.00 $95.00 $744 —
885 885 7 105.50 $105.50 $934 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 144.00 $144.00 $540 —
525 525 1 129.00 $129.00 $677 -4.56
552 552 2 124.00 $124.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 128.00–136.00 $132.03 $446 +9.03
365–385 374 5 127.00–139.00 $131.79 $493 -5.21
425–445 433 4 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $531 -9.94
450 450 1 128.00 $128.00 $576 +1.82
502–520 508 3 107.00–114.00 $109.39 $556 -2.32
556–580 571 6 113.00–121.00 $117.30 $670 +1.63
652–692 671 8 109.00–116.00 $111.78 $750 -0.89
810 810 1 80.00 $80.00 $648 —
875 875 1 104.00 $104.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 143.00 $143.00 $300 —
250–260 255 2 145.00–159.00 $151.86 $387 —
275 fancy 275 1 163.00 $163.00 $448 —
380–385 383 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $521 +0.99
426–435 428 4 133.00–134.00 $133.75 $572 -11.47
450–480 469 4 133.00–145.00 $138.24 $648 -2.47
530 530 4 124.00 $124.00 $657 -3.72
567–586 579 6 122.00–127.00 $123.34 $714 +0.72
645 645 2 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
862 862 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,069 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 172.50 $172.50 $354 —
270 fancy 270 1 180.00 $180.00 $486 —
270–290 280 2 164.00–176.00 $169.79 $475 —
330 330 2 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $520 —
365 365 2 150.00 $150.00 $548 -2.50
425–435 430 3 140.00–146.00 $143.64 $618 +8.64
450–495 461 4 138.00–140.00 $139.46 $643 -3.29
500–525 517 3 139.00–143.00 $140.29 $725 +5.30
550–560 552 5 129.00 $129.00 $712 +0.15
642 642 2 122.00 $122.00 $783 +0.56
680 680 2 119.00 $119.00 $809 -0.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 125.00–131.00 $127.96 $486 —
405–427 417 5 125.00–137.00 $131.86 $550 +2.86
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 -20.00
510–545 528 2 118.00–120.00 $118.97 $628 -1.69
560 560 2 111.00 $111.00 $622 -13.00
565–580 573 2 115.00–123.00 $118.95 $682 -5.05
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 +3.00
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1530 1174 80-85% 16 55.00–65.00 $60.17 $706 -1.84
1150–1456 1280 80-85% 4 67.00–68.50 $67.76 $867 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1640 1583 75-80% 4 65.00–67.00 $66.12 $1,047 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $371 —
945 945 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $444 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–2265 1622 6 88.00–93.00 $90.96 $1,475 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1150 976 (<2 yrs)Open 5 71.00–82.00 $75.23 $734

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1054 1054 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 2 125.00 $125.00 $225 —
235 235 3 132.00 $132.00 $310 +23.00
255–282 269 4 120.00–126.00 $123.15 $331 —
305–346 335 9 108.00–128.00 $113.53 $380 +1.33
365–367 365 11 100.00–114.00 $111.44 $407 +1.87
411 411 15 112.50 $112.50 $462 -1.31
548 548 7 109.00 $109.00 $597 —
625–645 641 5 90.00–101.00 $98.85 $634 —
652 652 2 85.00 $85.00 $554 -8.57
724 724 5 88.00 $88.00 $637 —
815 815 1 90.00 $90.00 $734 —

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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.