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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.98/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 663 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.84/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 561 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.26/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 516 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 219 364 532
Feeder cattle 195 317 462
Slaughter cattle 22 43 53
Replacement cattle 2 4 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeders sold steady on light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 147.00 $147.00 $654 —
465–475 473 4 148.00–151.00 $150.26 $711 -4.74
511–540 526 6 142.00–148.00 $143.67 $756 -2.68
565–577 568 8 136.00–149.00 $139.30 $791 -6.04
610–640 625 2 138.00–140.50 $139.22 $870 —
655–677 663 23 133.50–135.50 $134.98 $895 -1.48
700–705 703 2 125.00–132.00 $128.49 $903 +5.49
1045 1045 6 111.00 $111.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 141.00 $141.00 $613 —
460 460 1 141.00 $141.00 $649 -1.00
620–645 640 5 125.00–126.00 $125.81 $805 —
660 660 1 122.00 $122.00 $805 +7.00
776 776 3 115.50 $115.50 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 421 7 131.00–142.00 $138.73 $584 -3.49
485 485 1 142.00 $142.00 $689 +0.75
505–530 516 17 127.00–137.00 $133.26 $688 -1.89
550–576 561 20 126.00–135.00 $131.84 $740 +0.10
612–645 632 16 116.00–124.50 $120.99 $765 +1.44
662 662 2 117.00 $117.00 $775 +3.50
720–740 730 2 107.00–115.00 $110.95 $810 +1.95
800–817 811 3 104.00–113.00 $106.96 $867 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 131.00 $131.00 $635 +1.66
515–545 530 2 117.00–125.00 $121.11 $642 -4.89
557–595 564 7 116.00–127.00 $123.31 $695 +2.26
675–695 685 2 106.00–113.00 $109.55 $750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 165.00 $165.00 $648 +6.12
410–415 413 2 154.00–156.00 $155.01 $640 +4.50
495 495 2 144.00 $144.00 $713 -10.43
515–540 528 4 136.00–148.00 $142.73 $754 -4.74
550–585 563 5 132.00–143.00 $135.95 $765 -4.07
617 617 2 129.00 $129.00 $796 +3.86
668–675 669 5 114.00–139.50 $134.36 $899 +14.84
700 700 1 98.00 $98.00 $686 -18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -20.52
485–490 488 2 140.00 $140.00 $683 -1.99
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1505 1173 80-85% 3 55.50–64.50 $61.50 $721 —
1040–1395 1215 80-85% 7 68.00–77.50 $71.76 $872 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $736 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1240 1154 4 66.00–81.00 $76.43 $882 —
1475 1475 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,446 —
1495–1855 1675 2 95.00–99.00 $97.21 $1,628 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)Open 1 72.00 $72.00 $835

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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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.