Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.84/cwt +12.34 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 637 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.97/cwt +7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 572 lb · 37 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.71/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 724 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 684 445
Feeder cattle 686 639 413
Slaughter cattle 51 41 6
Replacement cattle 23 4 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Moderate 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
335–340 338 2 190.00–194.00 $192.01 $649 —
355–392 373 7 176.00–194.00 $190.19 $709 —
412–446 431 7 183.00–187.00 $184.84 $797 +12.47
451–498 473 17 177.00–185.00 $179.95 $851 +5.87
509–532 value added 517 8 169.00–175.00 $173.21 $895 —
525–546 540 13 160.00–163.00 $161.97 $875 +3.80
555–568 value added 563 8 170.00–171.00 $170.50 $960 —
560–571 568 8 148.00–165.00 $162.29 $922 +9.03
606–632 value added 619 15 157.50–158.00 $157.70 $976 —
625–647 633 13 150.00–153.50 $152.33 $964 +2.81
655 value added 655 2 152.50 $152.50 $999 —
650–699 687 21 137.00–149.50 $142.49 $979 -0.49
711–738 724 36 137.00–140.25 $138.71 $1,004 +2.08
805–826 820 29 126.00–131.00 $130.07 $1,067 +0.07
871 871 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,045 -13.00
1059 1059 5 109.00 $109.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 170.00 $170.00 $632 —
405 405 1 164.00 $164.00 $664 —
467–495 481 4 166.00–167.00 $166.51 $801 +14.51
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 —
610–640 625 2 135.00–138.00 $136.46 $853 +6.46
685 685 1 132.00 $132.00 $904 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 163.50 $163.50 $729 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
192 192 2 168.00 $168.00 $323 —
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 —
317–325 320 5 148.00–155.00 $151.42 $485 -2.40
355–398 381 14 150.00–164.00 $155.26 $592 -0.48
400–448 426 16 151.00–165.50 $155.45 $662 +2.10
412–445 fancy 435 7 168.00–170.00 $169.14 $736 —
455–489 477 17 147.00–163.50 $154.24 $736 +4.58
500–545 515 25 137.00–146.50 $142.69 $735 +2.72
557–590 572 37 136.00–146.50 $141.97 $812 +7.69
601–641 value added 636 44 134.60–138.50 $135.31 $861 —
615–646 643 10 122.00–135.25 $132.75 $854 +10.25
656–698 680 18 123.00–135.00 $129.74 $882 +4.61
707–720 711 3 117.50–123.00 $121.14 $861 +0.43
733 value added 733 20 129.50 $129.50 $949 -2.50
777–781 780 9 125.00 $125.00 $975 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–390 388 10 139.00–147.00 $140.60 $546 -0.10
400–447 428 6 142.00–149.00 $144.34 $618 +1.71
450–497 481 19 134.50–144.00 $138.76 $667 +0.13
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 +1.48
570–575 573 3 130.00–133.00 $130.99 $751 +5.67
635 635 2 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
655 655 1 121.00 $121.00 $793 +7.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 —
415–441 435 4 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 +7.50
680 680 1 116.00 $116.00 $789 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 171.00 $171.00 $573 -16.45
351–363 358 8 172.00–182.50 $178.62 $639 -6.45
405–445 426 7 160.00–171.50 $165.58 $705 -10.86
455 fancy 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 —
455–496 476 18 165.00–172.00 $169.85 $808 +7.18
500–545 525 4 150.00–153.00 $150.78 $792 -2.92
537 fancy 537 2 159.00 $159.00 $854 —
550–589 571 20 142.00–152.00 $147.29 $841 -4.41
650 650 2 135.00 $135.00 $878 -10.61
662 value added 662 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,006 —
830 830 2 115.00 $115.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 341 4 171.00–172.00 $171.24 $584 +10.24
350–395 375 4 150.00–167.00 $159.73 $599 -7.49
415–445 434 4 150.00–160.00 $152.72 $663 -7.30
455–490 480 5 151.00–161.00 $155.35 $746 +11.35
505 505 1 136.00 $136.00 $687 —
582 582 2 134.00 $134.00 $780 -5.89
755 755 1 112.00 $112.00 $846 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 143.00 $143.00 $715 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1360 1171 80-85% 10 61.00–67.50 $63.82 $747 —
1025–1240 1174 80-85% 4 68.00–69.50 $68.84 $808 —
1260–1310 1285 80-85% 2 59.00–59.50 $59.25 $761 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $484 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $691 —
980–1250 1098 85-90% 7 53.50–60.00 $56.99 $626 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 59.50 $59.50 $833 —
1420–1855 1544 75-80% 8 62.50–70.50 $65.83 $1,016 -0.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,215 —
1605 1605 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,525 —
2045 2045 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,106 -0.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1255 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 730.00–800.00 $770.96
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1285–1360 1323 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,060.00 $977.73

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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.