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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.48/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 514 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.33/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 530 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 184 619 446
Feeder cattle 165 573 404
Slaughter cattle 19 42 42
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. 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
417 417 2 157.00 $157.00 $655 ±0.00
508–540 value added 514 13 156.00–160.00 $158.48 $815 -0.52
565 value added 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 -3.01
555–582 573 3 141.00–144.00 $141.97 $813 -5.04
600–610 604 5 151.00–153.50 $152.09 $919 +4.42
720 720 1 135.00 $135.00 $972 +0.59
790 790 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,011 -2.00
815–820 818 5 122.00–125.00 $123.20 $1,008 -4.30
915 915 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 141.00 $141.00 $642 -6.47
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 -3.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 141.00 $141.00 $472 +1.00
420 420 1 143.00 $143.00 $601 +5.98
462–480 471 5 136.00–150.00 $143.73 $677 +0.65
500–547 530 12 126.00–142.00 $136.33 $723 -1.66
570–596 586 5 125.50–129.00 $126.28 $740 -6.28
601–648 627 9 120.00–125.50 $123.86 $777 +0.93
650 650 1 118.00 $118.00 $767 +0.35
710–715 713 2 114.00–120.00 $117.01 $834 +5.01
827 827 2 103.00 $103.00 $852 —
930 930 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 136.00–137.00 $136.47 $512 +5.73
455–490 473 2 125.00–131.00 $127.89 $605 +3.72
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 +2.35
660–695 678 2 112.00–113.00 $112.49 $763 +1.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 430 3 150.00–159.00 $152.93 $658 -6.31
540–545 541 4 140.00–143.00 $141.00 $763 -7.07
575 575 4 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $765 -4.82
610–635 620 3 126.00–133.00 $128.96 $800 -8.04
650–680 668 3 130.00–135.00 $132.29 $884 +11.29
700–720 707 3 119.00–120.00 $119.34 $844 —
780 780 2 122.00 $122.00 $952 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
925 925 1 90.00 $90.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 140.00 $140.00 $364 -11.00
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 -21.00
350–365 358 2 141.00–150.00 $145.41 $521 -4.59
460–495 478 2 120.00–135.00 $127.77 $611 —
505 505 1 131.00 $131.00 $662 —
691 691 3 119.00 $119.00 $822 —
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1435 1219 80-85% 5 64.00–71.50 $68.52 $835 -4.98
1360 1360 80-85% 1 74.50 $74.50 $1,013 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1315 1253 85-90% 2 58.00–60.50 $59.19 $742 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1415 1398 65-75% 2 73.50 $73.50 $1,028 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1845 1683 75-80% 2 60.00–63.50 $61.92 $1,042 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795–1990 1893 2 97.00–99.00 $97.95 $1,854 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 10 109.50 $109.50 $725 —

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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.