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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.04/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 471 lb · 27 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.00/cwt ≈ $1,009/hd at 877 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.25/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 698 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 1,188 340
Feeder cattle 448 1,061 287
Slaughter cattle 35 52 53
Replacement cattle — 75 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. 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
337 fancy 337 6 194.00 $194.00 $654 —
425 fancy 425 1 179.00 $179.00 $761 —
445–446 446 4 166.00–168.00 $166.50 $743 -8.79
450–487 464 7 154.00–172.00 $166.33 $772 -6.76
523–532 524 15 152.00–153.00 $152.86 $801 -7.63
565–592 581 6 138.00–147.00 $143.78 $835 -1.57
620–635 628 2 135.00–140.00 $137.47 $863 +2.04
698 698 24 136.25 $136.25 $951 +0.38
718 718 3 131.50 $131.50 $944 +3.56
835–845 842 3 112.00–115.00 $112.99 $951 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 8 139.00 $139.00 $562 —
461 461 11 142.00 $142.00 $655 —
750 750 1 113.00 $113.00 $848 -4.00
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 171.00 $171.00 $351 —
322–345 332 8 140.00–154.00 $149.21 $495 -0.99
375–395 386 13 140.00–151.00 $146.41 $565 -0.01
425–430 428 4 128.00–133.00 $130.01 $556 -6.77
450–495 471 27 128.00–143.00 $136.04 $641 +0.80
500–545 528 15 124.00–130.00 $127.04 $671 -3.86
550–564 560 7 123.00–128.00 $126.60 $709 -0.44
610–646 632 9 115.00–124.00 $121.47 $768 -1.83
657–692 672 5 110.00–118.00 $114.37 $769 -0.63
700–710 709 8 108.00–123.50 $121.59 $862 +11.09
760–770 766 4 108.00–113.00 $111.26 $852 -4.41
815 815 4 111.00 $111.00 $905 —
877 877 26 115.00 $115.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 136.00 $136.00 $388 +5.67
305–340 323 2 135.00–136.00 $135.53 $438 -3.69
380–395 388 2 130.00–136.00 $133.06 $516 -1.04
446 446 3 119.00 $119.00 $531 -9.82
475–495 488 6 126.00 $126.00 $615 -4.88
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 +0.81
630–645 638 2 103.00–120.00 $111.60 $712 -3.00
695 695 2 104.00–109.00 $106.50 $740 +0.23
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 105.00 $105.00 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 180.00 $180.00 $405 -0.36
250–275 263 2 171.00–180.00 $175.29 $461 -16.33
305 305 1 170.00 $170.00 $518 -20.46
360–385 370 11 163.00–175.50 $170.82 $632 -10.52
405–445 423 7 156.00–168.00 $162.63 $688 -2.50
450–485 464 9 162.00–168.00 $164.72 $764 -7.54
500–546 524 8 138.00–152.00 $146.51 $768 -4.38
551–570 556 15 135.00–154.50 $150.16 $835 +10.73
602 fancy 602 4 140.00 $140.00 $843 —
615–645 627 3 123.00–128.00 $125.30 $786 +2.05
650–687 665 9 120.00–128.00 $124.17 $826 -0.66
705–740 717 3 110.00–111.00 $110.66 $793 -13.02
871 871 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
335 335 1 151.00 $151.00 $506 -14.38
360–385 373 4 159.00–161.00 $160.01 $597 -1.54
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 +12.95
455–497 485 4 140.00–146.00 $144.01 $698 +9.22
530–540 533 3 130.00–135.00 $131.66 $702 -3.46
580–590 585 3 129.00–136.00 $132.34 $774 +15.74
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 +11.67
690 690 1 114.00 $114.00 $787 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–920 898 85-90% 2 44.00 $44.00 $395 —
1045–1130 1086 85-90% 4 48.50–57.00 $51.67 $561 —
1120–1165 1143 85-90% 2 55.00 $55.00 $629 +4.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $897 —
1270–1615 1468 75-80% 6 56.00–60.00 $58.65 $861 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1185 1123 80-85% 3 54.00–58.00 $55.82 $627 —
1065–1270 1168 80-85% 2 62.00–63.50 $62.82 $734 +16.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 77.00 $77.00 $955 —
1655–1970 1807 3 86.00–92.00 $88.56 $1,600 —

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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.