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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

619 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.71/cwt ≈ $882/hd at 563 lb · 61 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.60/cwt -6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 676 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.60/cwt +10.55 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 609 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 619 743 666
Feeder cattle 573 618 608
Slaughter cattle 42 123 39
Replacement cattle 4 2 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
340 340 1 163.00 $163.00 $554 -4.00
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 +2.00
440 440 1 157.00 $157.00 $691 -9.59
452–481 458 13 152.00–167.00 $163.93 $751 -0.52
510–540 525 12 149.00–156.00 $153.57 $806 +4.57
537 value added 537 2 159.00 $159.00 $854 -3.79
553–589 value added 560 37 159.00–164.25 $163.01 $913 —
555–587 567 24 138.00–153.50 $147.01 $834 —
600–620 611 8 137.00–151.50 $147.67 $902 +12.77
646 value added 646 9 156.50 $156.50 $1,011 —
650–679 676 59 138.00–140.50 $139.60 $944 +2.64
702–737 710 12 129.00–135.00 $134.41 $954 +11.66
755–775 764 4 125.00–135.00 $130.00 $993 —
814 814 6 127.50 $127.50 $1,038 +12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 —
415–435 428 5 140.00–155.00 $148.84 $637 —
460–480 470 2 146.00–149.00 $147.47 $693 -1.53
502–520 508 3 137.00–142.50 $140.62 $714 -0.85
570–590 583 3 136.00–139.50 $138.36 $807 +3.36
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 +0.06
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
513 513 3 135.00 $135.00 $693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 146.00 $146.00 $321 —
255–265 260 2 141.00–144.00 $142.47 $370 —
325 325 3 136.00–142.00 $140.00 $455 ±0.00
375–391 387 6 135.00–141.00 $136.80 $529 -4.72
417–430 421 3 136.00–139.00 $137.02 $577 -0.95
470–488 value added 475 12 148.00 $148.00 $703 +1.00
462–495 480 16 139.00–146.00 $143.08 $687 -0.86
510–535 523 18 134.00–141.00 $137.99 $722 -1.32
578–588 586 38 131.00–136.50 $132.56 $777 +0.69
607 607 34 138.00 $138.00 $838 +14.95
600–621 613 14 117.00–125.00 $122.93 $754 -0.12
664–666 665 10 117.50–118.00 $117.65 $782 -1.29
712 712 5 112.00 $112.00 $797 —
745 745 2 122.00 $122.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 —
300 300 1 131.00 $131.00 $393 —
367–380 370 4 130.00–131.00 $130.74 $484 —
407–445 420 4 131.00–134.00 $132.45 $556 +0.46
460–482 472 4 120.00–131.00 $124.17 $586 +7.14
525–532 530 3 121.00–126.00 $122.65 $650 +3.65
550–590 570 2 124.00–127.00 $125.55 $716 +1.36
600–645 623 2 110.00–112.00 $110.96 $691 -6.22
650–670 663 4 107.00–113.00 $110.78 $734 -2.95
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 159.00 $159.00 $326 —
275–290 282 3 162.00–174.00 $166.63 $470 +3.63
340–345 342 3 155.00–170.00 $160.05 $547 —
356 356 3 172.00 $172.00 $612 —
403–446 426 9 153.00–165.00 $159.24 $678 +11.24
485 485 1 154.00 $154.00 $747 -3.18
510–548 528 12 137.00–155.00 $148.07 $782 +0.18
550–595 580 3 134.00–145.00 $137.82 $799 -3.55
615 615 2 137.00 $137.00 $843 +4.69
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 -11.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 151.00 $151.00 $430 —
340–347 346 8 151.00 $151.00 $522 —
378 378 3 150.00 $150.00 $567 +10.93
400–425 413 2 145.00–149.00 $146.94 $607 —
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 +10.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 141.00 $141.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1335 1136 80-85% 11 65.00–72.50 $68.72 $781 +4.57
1230 1230 80-85% 1 73.50 $73.50 $904 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1665 1422 75-80% 3 75.00–76.00 $75.68 $1,076 —
1395–1560 1473 75-80% 4 68.50–73.00 $70.42 $1,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1060 995 85-90% 2 63.50–67.50 $65.63 $653 —
855–1320 1118 85-90% 4 57.00–62.50 $60.40 $675 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1160 1133 2 78.00–83.00 $80.44 $911 —
1320–2005 1620 4 93.00–100.00 $95.78 $1,552 —
1990–2175 2095 3 101.00–105.00 $103.39 $2,166 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1600 1600 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,280.00 $1,280.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 120.00 $120.00 $234 —
529 529 5 108.50 $108.50 $574 —
607 607 5 100.00 $100.00 $607 —

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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.