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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.15/cwt +17.15 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 724 lb · 69 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.00/cwt ≈ $1,152/hd at 866 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.66/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 480 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 684 441 236
Feeder cattle 639 370 208
Slaughter cattle 41 56 17
Replacement cattle 4 15 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 fancy 350 1 210.00 $210.00 $735 —
400–430 415 5 170.00–178.00 $172.37 $715 -3.00
430–435 fancy 434 4 192.00–194.00 $192.75 $837 +2.75
466–485 476 6 170.00–178.00 $174.08 $829 —
512–545 527 15 151.00–161.00 $158.17 $834 -0.27
535 fancy 535 1 165.00 $165.00 $883 +1.00
561–590 fancy 571 6 166.50–167.00 $166.83 $953 —
560–585 574 21 150.00–157.00 $153.26 $880 +6.54
615–620 618 2 145.00–154.00 $149.52 $924 -2.81
655–695 675 5 136.00–147.00 $142.98 $965 +1.04
710–726 720 5 130.00–139.00 $136.63 $984 +1.13
750 750 43 140.10 $140.10 $1,051 +13.10
830 830 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,079 —
866 866 66 133.00 $133.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 152.00 $152.00 $717 +11.00
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 161.00 $161.00 $354 -15.00
230 fancy 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
322–342 329 6 150.00–161.00 $153.82 $506 +1.17
360–395 376 11 146.00–163.00 $155.74 $586 -0.91
405–445 425 17 145.00–159.00 $153.35 $652 +2.40
450–498 480 53 142.00–154.00 $149.66 $718 +2.97
500–547 531 32 132.00–144.50 $139.97 $743 -0.73
555–597 580 8 130.00–143.00 $134.28 $779 +1.02
630 630 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $772 -0.79
658–668 664 5 120.00–128.50 $125.13 $831 +10.47
723 value added 723 21 132.00 $132.00 $954 —
710–745 725 48 114.00–123.00 $120.71 $875 +13.71
777 777 5 125.00 $125.00 $971 —
978 978 3 105.00 $105.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 151.00 $151.00 $362 —
360–395 372 5 136.00–146.00 $140.70 $523 +4.27
415–440 428 3 141.00–145.00 $142.63 $610 +1.98
455–495 468 10 133.00–142.00 $138.63 $649 —
510–520 515 2 126.00–131.00 $128.52 $662 +12.52
560–582 574 9 121.00–128.50 $125.32 $719 +0.68
680 680 1 114.00 $114.00 $775 +4.34
715 715 4 109.50 $109.50 $783 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 143.00 $143.00 $568 —
580 580 3 122.50 $122.50 $710 -4.50
621 621 3 116.00 $116.00 $720 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
858 858 3 114.00 $114.00 $978 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 180.00 $180.00 $473 -10.00
300 fancy 300 2 201.00 $201.00 $603 —
315–340 325 4 184.00–191.00 $187.45 $609 +9.61
351–365 360 12 174.00–191.00 $185.07 $666 +12.38
365 fancy 365 1 203.00 $203.00 $741 ±0.00
415 fancy 415 1 188.00 $188.00 $780 —
423–448 434 18 166.00–182.00 $176.44 $766 +13.14
452–480 464 10 159.00–167.00 $162.67 $755 +7.86
505–540 527 18 147.50–161.00 $153.70 $810 +6.27
565–585 579 7 149.00–158.00 $151.70 $878 +4.02
600–625 607 6 151.00–153.50 $152.82 $928 +14.07
650–672 664 10 138.00–148.00 $145.61 $967 +12.61
730–740 737 3 124.00–125.00 $124.33 $916 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 160.00 $160.00 $384 —
325 325 1 161.00 $161.00 $523 —
360–371 368 4 166.00–171.00 $167.22 $615 +11.96
410–442 424 8 157.00–162.00 $160.02 $678 —
490 490 1 144.00 $144.00 $706 +1.52
575–595 582 9 139.00–140.00 $139.89 $814 +14.35
650–670 660 2 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 159.00 $159.00 $636 —
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1750 1499 75-80% 4 70.00–72.50 $71.32 $1,069 —
1295–1720 1520 75-80% 11 63.00–69.50 $66.09 $1,005 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $571 —
1000–1265 1128 80-85% 4 63.00–67.00 $64.88 $732 +12.28
1310 1310 80-85% 1 70.50 $70.50 $924 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $442 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840–1960 1910 3 109.00–109.50 $109.16 $2,085 —
1820–2250 2023 3 101.00–106.00 $103.84 $2,101 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 4 90.00 $90.00 $598 —
827 827 2 80.00 $80.00 $662 —

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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.