Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.13/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 669 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.94/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 474 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.74/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 574 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 644 253
Feeder cattle 414 580 213
Slaughter cattle 33 48 34
Replacement cattle 6 16 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 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
250 250 1 170.00 $170.00 $425 —
370 370 1 163.00 $163.00 $603 -7.58
380 value added 380 11 164.00 $164.00 $623 —
417 417 6 156.00 $156.00 $651 -5.00
440 value added 440 3 165.00 $165.00 $726 —
465 value added 465 26 163.50 $163.50 $760 —
460–499 495 11 141.00–146.00 $141.42 $700 —
530 530 3 138.00 $138.00 $731 -15.33
569 value added 569 23 145.50 $145.50 $828 —
568–588 583 13 132.00–136.00 $135.10 $788 -5.52
641 641 6 130.50 $130.50 $837 -4.48
658–694 669 43 126.00–134.50 $130.13 $871 ±0.00
748 748 4 116.00 $116.00 $868 -6.00
752 752 2 120.00 $120.00 $902 —
806 806 16 114.50 $114.50 $923 -5.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–496 480 14 130.00–142.00 $137.54 $660 -11.79
566 566 3 136.00 $136.00 $770 +3.33
600 600 1 123.00 $123.00 $738 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 137.00 $137.00 $647 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 162.00 $162.00 $373 —
319–333 324 8 155.00 $155.00 $502 +4.84
370–372 371 2 139.00–145.00 $141.99 $527 -9.54
407–449 426 17 133.00–143.00 $136.72 $582 -14.82
457–487 473 16 131.00–139.50 $134.92 $638 -13.20
505–537 531 11 122.00–133.00 $129.72 $689 -5.50
550–595 558 29 122.00–132.50 $131.34 $733 +0.64
610–648 643 14 115.50–124.00 $116.11 $747 -7.35
660–686 680 4 115.00–118.00 $117.27 $797 -6.97
729 729 10 115.00 $115.00 $838 +2.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 3 136.00 $136.00 $539 -3.56
415–430 425 3 120.00–139.00 $132.82 $564 -2.43
530–545 538 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $640 -1.99
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 -10.50
660–662 661 3 105.00–109.00 $106.33 $703 +0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 115.00 $115.00 $632 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 3 160.00–161.00 $160.33 $470 -22.57
301–335 319 8 147.00–156.00 $151.89 $485 -24.73
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 -15.00
430–445 440 3 146.00–151.00 $149.37 $657 -12.06
462–470 466 4 139.50–140.00 $139.75 $651 -20.00
515–540 529 7 126.00–137.00 $129.91 $687 -7.71
565–570 567 6 126.00–131.00 $126.84 $719 -11.20
600–615 609 5 127.00–129.00 $128.21 $781 +1.99
662 662 2 123.00 $123.00 $814 -2.43
770 770 1 102.00 $102.00 $785 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–332 325 3 135.00–147.00 $138.82 $451 —
685 685 4 112.00 $112.00 $767 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 153.00 $153.00 $454 -14.97
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 -3.40
510–525 518 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $650 -6.55
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -9.06

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1700 1414 75-80% 8 62.50–66.50 $64.23 $908 —
1795 1795 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $1,041 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1360 1205 80-85% 6 60.00–64.50 $61.72 $744 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $439 —
1070–1350 1163 85-90% 3 49.50–54.50 $51.19 $595 —
1200 1200 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $672 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1775 1743 2 86.00–89.00 $87.47 $1,525 —
1945 1945 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,887 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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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.