Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.70/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 747 lb · 82 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 629 lb · 72 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.83/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 579 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,188	492	1,491
Feeder cattle	1,061	443	1,451
Slaughter cattle	52	39	33
Replacement cattle	75	10	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls 500 lbs and under sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls over 550 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	1	170.00	$170.00	$503	—
310–325	320	4	182.00–210.00	$197.07	$631	+18.47
365–385	375	2	182.00–185.00	$183.54	$688	+6.04
402–442	421	15	168.50–187.00	$175.29	$738	+3.89
463–492	470	25	162.00–180.00	$173.09	$814	+5.19
502–542	518	22	156.00–163.50	$160.49	$831	+11.98
569 value added	569	6	164.50	$164.50	$936	+7.69
553–592	575	16	141.50–152.50	$145.35	$836	+0.37
618–622 value added	620	40	140.00–148.75	$145.46	$902	-6.00
600–644	640	32	129.00–136.60	$135.43	$867	-1.65
654 value added	654	5	140.50	$140.50	$919	—
655–691	673	10	130.00–144.00	$135.87	$914	+4.87
700–745	730	10	124.00–133.00	$127.94	$934	-0.09
749 value added	749	72	124.25	$124.25	$931	—
792–795	794	23	122.00	$122.00	$969	+2.45
804–812	805	13	110.00–115.00	$114.22	$919	+2.22
851 value added	851	24	115.00	$115.00	$979	—
860–890	865	9	112.00–121.00	$119.09	$1,030	+3.22
960	960	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507–545	520	6	140.00–150.00	$144.19	$750	+12.19
575–597	593	5	123.00–130.00	$124.36	$737	—
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	-29.00
665–668	667	8	120.00–127.75	$125.94	$840	—
710–728	724	11	110.00–117.00	$116.02	$840	—
773–775	774	4	114.00–118.00	$117.00	$906	—
820	820	1	101.00	$101.00	$828	-7.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–266	263	6	146.00–157.00	$153.42	$403	—
307–346	336	17	145.50–153.00	$150.20	$505	—
363–390	368	9	143.00–151.00	$146.42	$539	-0.89
405–439	423	47	132.00–142.00	$136.78	$579	-9.69
452–498	478	18	133.50–144.00	$135.24	$646	-4.09
505–537 value added	521	4	136.00–139.00	$137.24	$715	-3.98
501–548	534	55	125.50–135.00	$130.90	$699	-0.29
550–595	573	47	122.00–138.00	$127.04	$728	-3.78
598 value added	598	14	130.50	$130.50	$780	—
614 value added	614	31	128.25	$128.25	$787	-4.25
610–643	633	9	120.00–130.00	$123.30	$780	-0.34
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	-6.75
695 value added	695	32	115.10	$115.10	$800	—
713	713	3	110.50	$110.50	$788	—
797	797	6	113.00–117.00	$115.67	$922	+9.54

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	120.00–141.00	$130.33	$378	—
315–326	322	5	136.00–140.00	$139.22	$448	+5.22
350–396	377	13	120.00–140.00	$134.10	$506	+6.10
400–445	421	10	113.00–135.00	$128.82	$542	+0.24
450–476	459	19	120.00–137.00	$130.88	$601	+8.33
510–540	528	15	100.00–126.00	$119.19	$629	-0.81
555–590	574	19	106.00–121.00	$116.03	$666	-2.78
607–615	611	5	114.00–115.00	$114.60	$700	-1.40
650–675	664	10	101.00–110.00	$106.27	$706	-4.41
710–746	738	8	98.00–102.00	$100.00	$738	-6.78
782–785	783	3	101.00–101.50	$101.33	$793	—
985	985	1	96.00	$96.00	$946	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	176.00–185.00	$180.36	$429	—
250–297	277	7	187.50–200.00	$191.62	$531	+22.62
305–335	324	13	170.00–210.00	$190.46	$617	+26.46
364–385	372	6	179.00–184.00	$181.34	$675	+20.34
375 fancy	375	1	196.00	$196.00	$735	—
401–437	418	19	160.00–181.00	$165.13	$690	+10.13
450 value added	450	2	184.00	$184.00	$828	+16.00
455–480	465	12	168.00–177.00	$172.26	$801	+24.10
500–538	523	21	144.00–155.00	$150.89	$789	+7.47
550 fancy	550	2	151.00	$151.00	$830	—
550–580	569	5	133.00–143.00	$139.43	$793	+2.27
601–640	618	29	120.00–128.50	$123.25	$762	-1.75
680–690	685	6	122.00–126.00	$124.83	$855	-0.73
725–735	728	3	122.00–127.00	$123.68	$900	+2.68
765–797	779	5	110.00–115.00	$112.22	$874	-7.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	150.00–185.00	$168.45	$463	—
315–333	329	5	165.00–167.00	$165.38	$544	+13.38
365–395	382	3	155.00–165.00	$161.55	$617	—
415–445	431	5	121.00–149.00	$137.05	$591	-7.04
455–493	476	10	126.00–151.00	$134.79	$642	+2.14
500–542	533	25	110.00–140.00	$135.12	$720	—
555–595	573	5	110.00–121.00	$116.60	$668	—
645	645	3	90.00–110.00	$103.33	$666	—
670–685	678	2	110.00	$110.00	$746	-4.00
720	720	1	95.00	$95.00	$684	—
750	750	1	94.00	$94.00	$705	—
800–802	801	3	85.00–100.00	$89.99	$721	-15.01
850	850	1	85.00	$85.00	$722	-14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1385	1168	80-85%	5	42.00–51.00	$46.78	$546	—
1020–1475	1210	80-85%	17	51.00–61.00	$56.15	$679	—
1165–1495	1358	80-85%	3	63.00–65.00	$64.08	$870	+4.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1145	1110	85-90%	3	47.00–57.00	$50.83	$564	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$1,046	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1660	1565	2	78.00	$78.00	$1,221	—
1850	1850	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,776	+0.21
1575–2075	1878	5	87.00–91.00	$89.50	$1,681	-6.29

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	61.00	$61.00	$561

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
918–935	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	760.00–810.00	$770.15
1047	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	770.00	$770.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1590	1590	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.