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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 15, 2021

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.98/cwt -7.31 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 525 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.90/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 638 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 296 345
Feeder cattle 284 249 233
Slaughter cattle 60 44 76
Replacement cattle 15 3 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Farmer participation created strong demand for light weight feeders. All other classes of feeders sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
245 245 1 182.00 $182.00 $446 —
545 545 1 136.00 $136.00 $741 -6.24
559 559 5 149.00 $149.00 $833 +16.37
636–645 639 8 130.00–137.00 $133.74 $855 +9.74
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–585 578 2 124.00–136.00 $129.92 $751 +5.92
705 705 1 114.00 $114.00 $804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 172.50 $172.50 $431 +9.50
267–280 271 4 147.00–158.00 $150.59 $408 -1.27
315–345 334 5 140.00–145.00 $144.06 $481 —
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 +14.01
400–438 427 9 140.00–146.00 $145.16 $620 +11.41
450–490 468 5 140.00–150.00 $144.17 $675 +5.93
521 value added 521 3 136.00 $136.00 $709 —
535 535 1 136.00 $136.00 $728 +12.00
558 558 3 128.00 $128.00 $714 +4.66
605–610 608 2 123.00–126.00 $124.51 $757 —
645 value added 645 8 125.00 $125.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 131.00–143.00 $136.90 $431 +4.87
435–445 440 2 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $572 +7.47
610–635 623 2 116.00–121.00 $118.45 $738 —
755 755 2 67.00–109.00 $88.00 $664 —
810 810 2 94.00 $94.00 $761 +14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 218 2 180.00–185.00 $182.53 $398 +10.03
230 fancy 230 1 202.50 $202.50 $466 —
270–280 273 7 175.00–185.00 $179.24 $489 +9.45
367 367 2 170.00 $170.00 $624 +20.00
405–410 409 4 141.00–154.00 $150.53 $616 +6.89
465–495 485 9 133.00–143.00 $137.03 $665 -2.43
510–540 525 16 125.00–138.00 $132.98 $698 -7.31
575–588 585 6 123.00–129.00 $127.84 $748 -1.16
605–645 623 6 119.00–128.00 $124.33 $775 +2.33
650–655 653 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $781 +0.67
740 740 1 94.00 $94.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 147.00 $147.00 $434 —
320 320 1 141.00 $141.00 $451 —
350–397 382 6 126.00–155.00 $148.10 $566 +20.14
415–436 425 3 135.00–146.00 $139.64 $593 +7.78
500–540 520 2 120.00–127.00 $123.37 $642 +4.40
570–595 583 6 116.00–126.00 $122.32 $713 +3.37
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 -2.00
705–720 713 2 90.00–111.00 $100.39 $716 —
755–780 768 2 95.00–109.00 $101.89 $783 —
815 815 3 97.00 $97.00 $791 —
890 890 1 82.00 $82.00 $730 —
900 900 1 87.00 $87.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1515 1118 80-85% 22 55.00–68.50 $62.39 $698 —
1190–1505 1348 80-85% 2 69.50–71.00 $70.34 $948 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1705 1540 75-80% 5 65.00–66.00 $65.71 $1,012 —
1510–1630 1573 75-80% 4 66.00–69.00 $67.85 $1,067 +1.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–960 955 85-90% 2 56.00–63.00 $59.52 $568 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1600 1285 3 75.00–76.00 $75.73 $973 —
1285–1850 1558 4 87.00–96.00 $90.10 $1,404 —
2085 2085 1 107.00 $107.00 $2,231 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–1125 895 (<2 yrs)Open 3 65.00–86.00 $79.00 $707

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
915–1240 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 890.00–900.00 $894.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
183 183 3 117.00 $117.00 $214 -8.00
232–248 243 12 105.00–117.00 $113.18 $275 -18.82
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 -3.15
311 311 10 115.00 $115.00 $358 +1.47
350 350 3 109.00 $109.00 $382 -2.44
416–445 423 4 105.00–111.00 $109.42 $463 -3.08
493 493 3 101.00 $101.00 $498 —
534–545 535 10 86.00–102.00 $99.28 $531 -9.72
604–640 610 32 86.50–93.50 $88.19 $538 -10.66
810 810 1 74.00 $74.00 $599 -16.00

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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.