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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 12, 2021

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.72/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 563 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.98/cwt +4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 473 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.89/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 571 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 723 494
Feeder cattle 267 676 418
Slaughter cattle 56 29 55
Replacement cattle 17 18 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm . Feeder quality varied . Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 —
430 430 3 149.00 $149.00 $641 —
460–490 477 3 145.00–149.00 $146.29 $698 —
505–525 512 3 159.00–161.00 $159.68 $818 +8.04
551 value added 551 3 160.00 $160.00 $882 —
552–575 567 9 145.00–149.00 $146.30 $830 +1.05
602–610 value added 608 8 148.00–149.00 $148.75 $904 —
625 625 1 133.00 $133.00 $831 ±0.00
650 650 1 136.00 $136.00 $884 —
718 718 3 128.50 $128.50 $923 —
767 767 2 125.00 $125.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641 —
550–595 564 5 126.00–139.00 $135.74 $766 -2.26
617 617 4 116.00 $116.00 $716 —
665–690 678 2 115.00–122.00 $118.44 $803 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 175.00 $175.00 $411 —
265 265 1 144.00 $144.00 $382 -4.20
405–446 432 6 141.00–144.00 $142.88 $617 +4.71
450–496 473 11 140.00–148.00 $144.98 $686 +4.31
505–515 510 2 134.00–140.00 $137.03 $699 +2.19
560–587 576 6 128.00–138.00 $132.26 $762 +4.62
630–640 633 3 122.00–125.00 $123.66 $783 -1.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 118.00–135.00 $126.56 $472 -3.44
405–410 408 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $545 +3.50
485 485 1 141.00 $141.00 $684 +13.22
540–545 543 2 124.00–126.00 $125.00 $679 ±0.00
553–585 571 3 119.00–128.00 $121.91 $696 -1.09
645 645 1 118.00 $118.00 $761 —
650 650 1 80.00 $80.00 $520 —
730 730 1 87.00 $87.00 $635 —
750 750 1 113.00 $113.00 $848 +11.00
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
865–875 868 3 92.00–100.00 $94.69 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 155.00–158.00 $156.48 $595 —
415 415 3 142.00–149.00 $146.67 $609 -10.92
460–490 482 5 141.00–149.00 $144.80 $698 -15.79
507–520 511 7 136.00–140.00 $137.16 $701 -11.40
555–590 571 10 131.00–140.00 $135.89 $776 -7.36
600–608 606 4 130.00–132.00 $131.50 $797 -3.92
656 656 3 125.00 $125.00 $820 +0.41
715–745 730 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $807 -4.61
765 765 1 102.00 $102.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 -24.00
320–325 323 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $396 -10.94
363 363 1 121.00 $121.00 $439 -27.83
450 450 1 121.00 $121.00 $544 -20.19
530 530 1 116.00 $116.00 $615 —
550–590 564 6 110.00–128.00 $118.55 $669 -10.46
640 640 2 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
660–675 665 3 112.00–118.00 $114.98 $765 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $638 —
1065–1415 1225 80-85% 11 62.00–69.00 $66.47 $814 -1.02
1065–1550 1240 80-85% 14 70.00–80.50 $74.90 $929 +7.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–935 895 85-90% 2 51.00–55.00 $53.09 $475 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1645 1538 75-80% 2 74.00 $74.00 $1,138 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,207 —
1250–1975 1681 4 94.00–98.00 $95.69 $1,609 —
1625–1895 1736 4 100.00–105.00 $101.60 $1,764 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
852–985 896 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 820.00–850.00 $839.01
940–955 948 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 760.00–890.00 $825.51

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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
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–293 284 7 115.00–116.00 $115.59 $328 +0.59
345 345 1 111.00 $111.00 $383 -3.13
378 378 7 116.00 $116.00 $438 +5.50
416 416 3 112.50 $112.50 $468 +1.04
485–490 488 6 112.00–113.50 $113.00 $551 -6.92
535–537 536 4 106.00 $106.00 $568 -0.98
560–582 575 3 103.00 $103.00 $592 -6.40
607 607 7 99.00 $99.00 $601 -4.64
656–657 657 23 101.00–108.00 $106.78 $702 -0.56
860 860 1 87.00 $87.00 $748 -3.63

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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.