Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.55/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 642 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.46/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 664 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.15/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 527 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 364 453 508
Feeder cattle 317 414 454
Slaughter cattle 43 33 44
Replacement cattle 4 6 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle 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
387 387 2 160.00 $160.00 $619 -3.00
475 475 1 155.00 $155.00 $736 +13.58
515–543 526 14 144.00–150.00 $146.35 $770 +8.35
555–570 561 5 140.00–149.00 $145.34 $815 +10.24
650–665 664 32 135.75–143.50 $136.46 $906 +6.33
715–717 716 3 122.50–124.00 $123.00 $881 +7.00
785–792 791 6 120.50–121.00 $120.58 $954 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 156.00 $156.00 $601 —
470 470 1 142.00 $142.00 $667 +4.46
500–525 511 4 129.00–143.00 $138.33 $707 —
570 570 1 139.00 $139.00 $792 +3.00
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 160.00 $160.00 $408 —
310–330 322 3 142.00–147.00 $145.39 $468 -9.61
355–380 367 4 144.00–149.00 $147.79 $542 +5.80
412–441 425 7 139.00–145.00 $142.22 $604 +5.50
450–488 475 13 132.00–146.00 $141.25 $671 +6.33
500–539 527 22 133.00–139.00 $135.15 $712 +5.43
555–595 561 18 126.00–136.00 $131.74 $739 +0.40
605–646 642 44 115.00–120.50 $119.55 $768 +3.44
660 660 3 113.50 $113.50 $749 -3.77
710–740 725 2 109.00 $109.00 $790 -6.00
935 935 1 94.00 $94.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 365 3 135.00–138.00 $136.71 $499 +0.71
405–425 415 2 125.00–130.00 $127.56 $529 -5.26
465–495 478 3 129.00–130.00 $129.34 $618 —
505–545 525 2 126.00 $126.00 $662 +6.99
550–592 580 4 117.00–124.00 $121.05 $702 +6.05
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 123.00 $123.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 189.00–190.00 $189.50 $417 —
325 325 2 168.00 $168.00 $546 +16.11
365–396 388 4 157.00–165.00 $158.88 $616 +3.88
425–432 429 4 149.00–152.00 $150.51 $646 +1.14
470–485 478 2 150.00–159.00 $154.43 $738 +14.68
510–546 524 12 141.00–156.00 $147.47 $773 +17.56
550–575 563 2 139.00–141.00 $140.02 $788 +13.18
605–645 619 9 119.00–130.00 $125.14 $775 -3.07
660–680 670 2 118.00–121.00 $119.52 $801 -3.48
715 715 1 116.00 $116.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 144.00 $144.00 $482 —
370–385 378 2 144.00–155.00 $149.39 $565 —
400–435 418 2 145.00–146.00 $145.52 $608 —
450–485 471 6 140.00–148.00 $141.99 $669 +1.99
500–535 518 2 135.00–139.00 $136.93 $709 +11.44
585 585 2 126.00 $126.00 $737 +6.00
620 620 1 117.00 $117.00 $725 —
675 675 2 111.00 $111.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1660 1409 75-80% 12 59.00–67.50 $65.08 $917 +0.85
1455–1470 1463 75-80% 2 68.50 $68.50 $1,002 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1275 1119 80-85% 6 59.00–64.00 $62.31 $697 —
1270–1290 1280 80-85% 2 69.00–73.50 $71.27 $912 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $585 —
955–1025 1000 85-90% 3 52.50–55.50 $54.20 $542 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 65-75% 1 69.50 $69.50 $1,049 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1660 1343 2 76.00–82.00 $79.71 $1,071 —
1435–1685 1560 2 106.00–107.00 $106.54 $1,662 —
1620–2080 1848 6 98.00–104.00 $101.79 $1,881 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00

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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.