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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.88/cwt -9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 623 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.12/cwt -4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 567 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.29/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 707 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 711 760 527
Feeder cattle 617 686 488
Slaughter cattle 52 51 28
Replacement cattle 42 23 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves 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
195 195 1 203.00 $203.00 $396 —
375 value added 375 3 188.50 $188.50 $707 —
385 385 2 178.00 $178.00 $685 -12.19
417–440 421 6 170.00–183.00 $175.79 $740 -9.05
440 value added 440 2 186.00 $186.00 $818 —
480–496 492 12 171.00–177.00 $172.46 $849 -7.49
508 value added 508 4 169.50 $169.50 $861 -3.71
512–545 521 16 148.00–158.00 $152.83 $796 -9.14
555–596 564 21 143.00–157.00 $150.61 $849 -11.68
614 value added 614 12 154.50 $154.50 $949 -3.20
605–645 626 43 136.50–153.50 $143.48 $898 -8.85
651–692 667 6 137.50–146.50 $142.81 $953 +0.32
700–715 707 23 125.00–139.00 $134.29 $949 -4.42
755–793 770 10 125.00–133.50 $128.50 $989 —
805 805 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,055 +0.93
858–890 866 4 117.00–122.00 $118.28 $1,024 -1.72
961–965 963 5 117.00–118.00 $117.40 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 171.00 $171.00 $607 +1.00
413 413 3 165.00 $165.00 $681 +1.00
470 470 2 150.00 $150.00 $705 -16.51
522–540 530 5 140.00–144.00 $142.21 $754 —
565 565 1 139.00 $139.00 $785 -11.00
601–642 619 13 129.50–135.50 $132.53 $820 -3.93
655–685 668 3 125.00–129.00 $127.30 $850 -4.70
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130–145 138 2 189.00–191.00 $189.95 $262 —
190 190 1 209.00 $209.00 $397 +41.00
292 292 2 170.00 $170.00 $496 +10.00
325–345 335 6 150.00–154.00 $151.29 $507 -0.13
360–398 383 11 150.00–157.00 $151.37 $580 -3.89
400–445 427 12 145.00–154.00 $150.88 $644 -4.57
455–496 466 19 144.00–151.00 $147.05 $685 -7.19
500–536 519 20 132.00–146.00 $139.42 $724 -3.27
551–595 567 36 132.00–143.00 $137.12 $777 -4.85
610–628 623 12 120.00–125.50 $122.03 $760 -10.72
650–692 666 15 117.00–126.50 $122.00 $813 -7.74
700 700 2 122.00 $122.00 $854 +0.86
765–791 774 15 110.00–124.00 $117.62 $910 -7.38
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
940 940 1 102.00 $102.00 $959 —
1020 1020 6 95.00 $95.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 149.50 $149.50 $419 —
382–398 390 11 138.00–146.00 $141.94 $554 +1.34
405–442 425 8 129.00–144.00 $136.65 $581 -7.69
455–492 481 7 133.00–138.00 $136.87 $658 -1.89
505–547 528 10 126.00–132.00 $128.67 $679 -1.33
555–587 573 7 123.00–127.50 $125.14 $717 -5.85
605–635 620 3 115.00–122.00 $118.31 $734 +8.31
735–747 741 4 105.00–106.00 $105.25 $780 —
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 135.50 $135.50 $637 —
510–540 523 6 129.00–131.50 $130.58 $683 —
570 570 1 126.00 $126.00 $718 -4.00

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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 1 176.00 $176.00 $396 —
447 447 2 156.00 $156.00 $697 -9.58
465–492 480 4 155.00–168.00 $161.33 $774 -8.52
535–545 541 6 136.00–145.00 $139.67 $756 -11.11
555 fancy 555 1 156.00 $156.00 $866 —
560–565 562 3 141.00–146.50 $144.66 $813 -2.63
603–631 610 12 134.00–142.00 $139.93 $854 —
710 710 2 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
811 811 13 108.25 $108.25 $878 -6.75
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 161.00 $161.00 $636 +1.27
420 420 1 161.00 $161.00 $676 +8.28
451–487 459 9 150.00–153.50 $152.15 $698 -3.20
560–587 576 5 125.00–136.00 $130.35 $751 -3.65
695 695 1 118.00 $118.00 $820 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1450 1418 75-80% 2 66.50–67.00 $66.74 $946 +7.24
1130–1715 1421 75-80% 9 60.50–65.50 $62.53 $889 +3.03
1480–1930 1760 75-80% 3 52.00–57.50 $55.49 $977 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1150 955 85-90% 2 40.00–48.50 $45.12 $431 —
920–1045 1004 85-90% 4 56.50–59.50 $57.74 $580 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 60.50 $60.50 $620 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1205 1134 80-85% 5 58.00–64.00 $61.29 $695 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,485 —
1675 1675 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,549 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1010 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $922.92
940–955 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–910.00 $880.24
1020–1155 1057 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,400.00 $1,181.77
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1195–1310 1253 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,075.00 $1,003.44
1265 1265 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
915–930 923 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,375.00 $1,263.41 —
1165–1170 1168 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,340.00 $1,340.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 102.00 $102.00 $324 —

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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.