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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.14/cwt ≈ $1,000/hd at 819 lb · 40 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.08/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 718 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.76/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 619 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 569 115 284
Feeder cattle 511 93 238
Slaughter cattle 52 13 37
Replacement cattle 6 9 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend due to last week's weather shut down. 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
315 315 2 166.50 $166.50 $524 —
392 392 2 179.00 $179.00 $702 —
410 410 1 172.00 $172.00 $705 —
432 fancy 432 4 180.00 $180.00 $778 —
456–498 478 11 152.00–169.00 $162.38 $776 +26.38
515–520 518 3 145.00–156.00 $152.36 $789 —
525 value added 525 1 157.00 $157.00 $824 —
550–561 value added 553 15 157.00–160.00 $159.19 $880 —
560–576 571 7 140.00–156.00 $145.06 $828 —
600–649 645 13 142.00–143.00 $142.93 $922 —
656–692 667 8 129.00–144.00 $136.50 $910 +12.50
714 value added 714 18 134.00 $134.00 $957 —
710–738 723 17 121.50–128.50 $125.93 $910 +0.93
795 795 9 123.00 $123.00 $978 —
800–833 819 40 115.00–124.00 $122.14 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 —
415 415 1 148.00 $148.00 $614 —
482 482 4 150.00 $150.00 $723 —
582 582 2 129.00 $129.00 $751 +16.00
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
785 785 1 112.00 $112.00 $879 +11.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 3 139.00 $139.00 $815 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 127.00 $127.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 162.50 $162.50 $236 —
305–335 323 4 139.00–149.00 $144.68 $467 —
395 395 1 137.00 $137.00 $541 —
409–430 414 9 134.00–140.00 $138.61 $574 +2.03
477–490 480 14 130.00–137.00 $133.52 $641 +12.34
500–540 515 14 128.00–134.00 $131.54 $677 +11.80
555–593 572 14 120.00–129.50 $126.43 $723 +6.95
600–635 619 34 118.00–126.00 $123.76 $766 +7.98
702–743 722 18 112.00–115.50 $114.44 $826 +6.96
761 761 4 116.00 $116.00 $883 +16.00
807–835 821 4 112.00–113.00 $112.51 $924 —
861–875 863 6 109.00–114.00 $113.16 $977 —
950 950 1 102.00 $102.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 360 4 126.00–132.00 $128.10 $461 —
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 +11.00
450 450 1 126.00 $126.00 $567 —
665–685 669 6 105.00–111.00 $106.51 $713 +10.51
775 775 1 101.00 $101.00 $783 —

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Feeder Bulls

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 —
285 285 1 171.00 $171.00 $487 —
355–375 365 2 165.00–177.00 $171.16 $625 +20.91
512–525 516 3 144.00–155.00 $147.73 $762 +8.23
600 fancy 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 +5.00
670 670 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $806 +4.33
707–735 713 5 118.50–121.00 $119.02 $849 —
907 907 2 86.00 $86.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 142.00 $142.00 $622 +12.00
510 510 1 139.00 $139.00 $709 +54.00
655–695 675 2 111.00–114.00 $112.46 $759 —
775 775 1 107.00 $107.00 $829 +24.52
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 2 122.00 $122.00 $808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1455 1232 80-85% 7 57.00–64.50 $60.23 $742 —
1075–1490 1283 80-85% 2 51.50–54.00 $52.55 $674 —
1400 1400 80-85% 1 66.50 $66.50 $931 +1.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $952 —
1105–1885 1533 75-80% 8 60.00–66.50 $63.75 $977 —
1625 1625 75-80% 1 55.50 $55.50 $902 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 46.50 $46.50 $463 —
980–1415 1146 85-90% 8 49.50–55.50 $53.13 $609 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1950 1689 5 85.00–95.00 $91.00 $1,537 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1090–1180 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,070.00–1,140.00 $1,106.39

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 81.00 $81.00 $243 —
416 416 3 83.00 $83.00 $345 —
780 780 1 77.00 $77.00 $601 —
860 860 1 86.00 $86.00 $740 —

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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.