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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

743 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.74/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 670 lb · 90 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.69/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 520 lb · 42 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.50/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 858 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 743 247 216
Feeder cattle 618 197 201
Slaughter cattle 123 50 15
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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
265–280 273 2 163.00–169.00 $166.08 $453 —
325 325 1 167.00 $167.00 $543 —
370 370 1 158.00 $158.00 $585 -1.00
410–445 420 5 161.00–171.00 $166.59 $700 —
455–490 467 8 160.00–168.00 $164.45 $768 +7.95
475 value added 475 3 170.00 $170.00 $808 —
501–538 value added 528 16 159.00–164.00 $162.79 $860 —
541 541 3 149.00 $149.00 $806 ±0.00
600 value added 600 8 153.50 $153.50 $921 —
607–625 617 8 130.00–141.00 $134.90 $832 -3.10
651–676 666 15 134.00–143.50 $136.96 $912 +0.96
671 value added 671 75 147.50 $147.50 $990 —
710–715 712 12 120.00–125.00 $122.75 $874 -14.25
710–746 value added 742 10 129.00–136.00 $129.67 $962 —
846 846 3 115.00 $115.00 $973 —
858 value added 858 40 122.50 $122.50 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 -6.00
455–490 473 2 149.00 $149.00 $705 —
515–545 531 4 134.00–146.00 $141.47 $751 —
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
600–640 618 4 124.00–133.00 $129.94 $803 —
655–690 668 3 118.00–126.00 $122.92 $821 —
806–825 811 4 110.00–111.00 $110.25 $894 —
850–870 860 2 90.00–108.00 $99.10 $852 —
920 920 1 103.00 $103.00 $948 —
995 995 1 94.00 $94.00 $935 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 -8.00
365–395 380 2 141.00–142.00 $141.52 $538 —
420–435 value added 428 2 148.00 $148.00 $633 —
410–445 432 10 136.00–143.00 $137.97 $596 -3.03
475 value added 475 2 147.00 $147.00 $698 —
460–497 482 17 137.00–149.00 $143.94 $694 +2.62
500–507 value added 504 16 142.00–144.50 $142.93 $720 —
500–546 530 26 135.50–145.00 $139.31 $738 +5.56
568 value added 568 4 142.50 $142.50 $809 —
557–587 577 16 129.50–136.00 $131.87 $761 +2.38
600–636 620 7 120.00–130.00 $123.05 $763 -7.16
680–693 692 9 118.50–122.50 $118.94 $823 —
778 778 20 114.00 $114.00 $887 —
970 970 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 420 3 131.00–133.00 $131.99 $554 —
455–465 460 2 114.00–120.00 $117.03 $538 -13.97
525 525 1 119.00 $119.00 $625 +6.56
570–595 587 10 120.00–133.00 $124.19 $729 +4.15
600–620 609 5 110.00–122.00 $117.18 $714 —
650–695 680 3 109.00–118.50 $113.73 $773 +4.73
805–833 826 4 106.00–116.00 $113.56 $938 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 163.00 $163.00 $424 -7.00
390 value added 390 1 163.00 $163.00 $636 —
392 392 2 154.00 $154.00 $604 -6.00
410–442 431 6 147.00–150.00 $148.00 $638 -11.65
445 value added 445 1 165.00 $165.00 $734 —
470–487 482 5 153.00–162.00 $157.18 $758 -4.48
505–545 530 12 144.00–156.00 $147.89 $784 +5.39
550–583 566 14 134.50–144.50 $141.37 $800 +0.10
610–647 635 11 127.00–134.50 $132.31 $840 +3.38
650–697 679 9 129.50–133.50 $132.21 $898 -1.75
715 715 1 123.00 $123.00 $879 +3.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–397 390 4 135.00–141.00 $139.07 $542 —
525 525 3 132.00–139.00 $136.67 $718 +8.67
560–595 577 3 115.00–129.00 $122.75 $708 -6.49
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 —
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1495 1145 80-85% 28 55.50–69.00 $64.15 $735 —
1080–1640 1330 80-85% 10 71.50–73.00 $72.12 $959 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $167 —
945 945 85-90% 1 55.50 $55.50 $524 —
885–994 946 85-90% 4 52.00–69.00 $58.18 $550 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1650 1526 75-80% 4 66.00–68.00 $67.13 $1,024 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1655 1523 2 79.00–81.00 $80.09 $1,220 —
1465–2150 1750 7 84.50–99.00 $93.55 $1,637 —
1910–1935 1923 2 105.00–112.00 $108.52 $2,087 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1165 1165 (<2 yrs)Open 1 69.50 $69.50 $810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557–581 575 8 100.00–102.00 $100.48 $578 —
657 657 9 100.25 $100.25 $659 —
815–832 830 11 85.00–90.25 $89.78 $745 —
969 969 52 96.00 $96.00 $930 —

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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.