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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 811 lb · 48 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 788 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.22/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 529 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 644 711 660
Feeder cattle 580 617 597
Slaughter cattle 48 52 48
Replacement cattle 16 42 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer under 600 lbs calves steady to 3.00 lower over 600 lbs 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 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
375–396 391 4 169.50–174.00 $170.58 $667 -7.42
420 420 1 161.00 $161.00 $676 -14.79
455 455 2 160.00–168.00 $164.00 $746 —
504 value added 504 5 159.00 $159.00 $801 -10.50
505–535 510 10 141.00–155.00 $153.33 $782 +0.50
551–580 566 10 139.00–142.50 $140.62 $796 -9.99
601–636 616 17 134.00–137.50 $134.98 $831 -8.50
650–685 668 14 128.00–135.00 $130.13 $869 -12.68
730 730 1 122.00 $122.00 $891 -12.29
788 788 40 129.00 $129.00 $1,017 +0.50
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 -11.00
853 853 21 126.25 $126.25 $1,077 +7.97
956 956 12 117.50 $117.50 $1,123 +0.10
1059 1059 7 109.25 $109.25 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 -11.00
413–415 414 4 142.00–154.00 $145.01 $600 -19.99
465–477 473 3 149.00–150.00 $149.33 $706 -0.67
533 533 3 139.50 $139.50 $744 -2.71
590–592 591 3 128.00–135.00 $132.67 $784 -6.33
645 645 2 130.00 $130.00 $838 -2.53
795 795 1 109.00 $109.00 $867 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 167.00 $167.00 $326 -42.00
260 260 1 153.00 $153.00 $398 -17.00
305–330 315 6 145.00–155.00 $150.16 $473 -1.13
352–397 374 13 146.00–156.00 $151.53 $567 +0.16
405–447 433 12 147.00–157.00 $151.54 $656 +0.66
455–480 463 15 143.00–154.00 $148.12 $686 +1.07
506–548 529 34 128.00–140.00 $135.22 $715 -4.20
550–598 575 19 126.50–139.00 $130.70 $752 -6.42
600–640 628 26 115.00–127.00 $123.46 $775 +1.43
655–675 658 7 114.00–126.00 $124.24 $817 +2.24
700–720 710 2 110.00–116.00 $112.96 $802 -9.04
811 811 48 118.00 $118.00 $957 +3.00
1053 1053 12 100.00 $100.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 135.00–144.00 $139.57 $447 —
370–395 378 3 135.00–142.00 $139.56 $528 -2.38
408–410 409 4 135.00–136.00 $135.25 $553 -1.40
450–496 481 13 131.00–141.00 $137.41 $661 +0.54
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 -7.67
570–575 573 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $719 +0.36
605–640 623 2 111.00 $111.00 $692 -7.31
682–695 686 3 105.50–106.00 $105.83 $726 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 271 4 180.00–190.00 $182.90 $496 —
300–320 308 3 169.00–190.00 $176.62 $544 —
375 375 3 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
405–448 436 6 160.00–165.00 $161.43 $704 +5.43
460–468 466 4 159.00–160.00 $159.75 $744 -1.58
510–530 525 12 134.00–144.00 $137.62 $723 -2.05
550–580 565 19 129.50–145.00 $138.04 $780 -6.62
605–635 614 4 124.00–129.00 $126.22 $775 -13.71
650–677 662 9 118.00–127.00 $125.43 $830 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 —
280–285 283 2 165.00–171.00 $167.97 $475 —
325–340 333 2 165.00–166.00 $165.49 $551 —
380–396 391 5 160.00–165.00 $164.01 $641 +3.01
450–470 457 5 141.00–145.00 $143.40 $655 -8.75
510–545 532 3 130.00–134.00 $132.04 $702 —
560–580 573 3 124.00–133.00 $129.06 $740 -1.29
660–685 673 2 110.00–120.00 $114.91 $773 -3.09
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 80-85% 1 53.50 $53.50 $516 —
995–1305 1154 80-85% 10 58.00–64.50 $61.45 $709 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 75-80% 1 57.50 $57.50 $506 —
1155–1535 1371 75-80% 7 62.00–66.50 $63.56 $871 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.50 $480 +4.38
905–1295 1138 85-90% 3 55.00–57.00 $56.24 $640 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1940 1602 5 87.00–94.00 $90.33 $1,447 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1150 1014 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 83.00–111.00 $91.35 $926

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–995 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $954.67
830–1170 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 840.00–870.00 $857.55
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00
935–1130 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–985.00 $946.51

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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.