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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 5, 2021

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.84/cwt +7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 519 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.25/cwt +16.96 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 576 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.93/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 614 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 723 251 334
Feeder cattle 676 220 220
Slaughter cattle 29 26 51
Replacement cattle 18 5 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: No trend due to holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 523 6 150.00–155.00 $151.64 $793 +5.98
560–561 561 4 144.00–149.00 $145.25 $815 —
635 635 1 133.00 $133.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 139.00 $139.00 $549 —
515 515 1 141.00 $141.00 $726 —
555 555 1 138.00 $138.00 $766 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 140.00–157.00 $148.20 $422 -3.06
395–399 399 9 135.00–141.00 $140.34 $560 +3.37
412–441 431 6 136.00–145.00 $138.17 $596 -2.69
455–495 476 13 134.00–146.00 $140.67 $670 -0.88
500–548 519 19 129.50–138.50 $134.84 $700 +7.65
565–580 575 6 126.00–133.00 $127.64 $734 +4.31
601–635 614 14 123.00–127.00 $124.93 $767 +4.93
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 +8.00
760 760 1 116.00 $116.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $405 —
365–392 383 3 130.00 $130.00 $498 -5.00
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
450–498 474 7 121.00–132.00 $127.78 $606 +3.09
530 530 1 125.00 $125.00 $662 —
592 592 2 123.00 $123.00 $728 —
750 750 1 102.00 $102.00 $765 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–448 428 8 153.00–162.00 $157.59 $674 +12.93
450–485 465 12 155.00–169.00 $160.59 $747 +14.59
512–542 531 11 148.00–151.00 $148.56 $789 +14.10
550–597 576 16 136.00–148.50 $143.25 $825 +16.96
600–647 631 12 130.00–138.00 $135.42 $855 +11.75
665–680 673 5 121.00–129.00 $124.59 $838 +6.59
712–745 729 5 108.00–121.00 $115.10 $839 —
920 920 1 97.00 $97.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 154.00 $154.00 $416 —
302–320 308 3 130.00–140.00 $133.46 $411 -10.54
375–392 385 4 140.00–152.00 $148.83 $573 +4.83
417–430 422 6 140.00–150.00 $143.67 $606 —
460–470 466 4 125.00–150.00 $141.19 $658 —
550–590 565 3 125.00–132.00 $129.01 $729 +4.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 2 125.00 $125.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1605 1403 75-80% 10 63.50–71.00 $67.35 $945 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $940 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1330 1240 80-85% 4 63.00–70.00 $67.49 $837 —
1345 1345 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $975 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $563 —
930–1165 1048 85-90% 2 49.00–52.00 $50.67 $531 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760–1990 1876 5 89.00–98.00 $94.23 $1,768 —
2040 2040 1 101.00 $101.00 $2,060 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1180 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,130.00 $1,027.42
1070 1070 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
1350–1490 1420 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,340.00 $1,266.55 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 3 112.00 $112.00 $276 —
250 250 5 115.00 $115.00 $288 +12.00
300–330 322 30 111.00–115.00 $114.13 $367 +4.13
367 367 6 110.50 $110.50 $406 +21.50
430–431 431 13 105.00–112.00 $111.46 $480 +3.46
450–498 496 141 110.00–120.50 $119.92 $595 +13.92
527–540 537 10 106.00–111.00 $106.98 $574 +0.98
550–594 569 16 105.00–110.00 $109.40 $622 —
600–640 621 19 94.50–107.50 $103.64 $644 —
653–675 654 23 104.00–107.50 $107.34 $702 —
710 710 3 100.00 $100.00 $710 —
763 763 6 102.00 $102.00 $778 —
808–841 831 14 81.00–93.50 $90.25 $750 —
865 865 4 90.50–91.00 $90.63 $784 —
932 932 4 86.00 $86.00 $802 +4.00

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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.