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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.50/cwt +10.22 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 573 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.73/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 543 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.79/cwt -7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 472 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 284 184 827
Feeder cattle 250 165 754
Slaughter cattle 33 19 61
Replacement cattle 1 — 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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
482 482 4 173.50 $173.50 $836 —
512 value added 512 7 167.00 $167.00 $855 +8.52
517–530 525 6 150.00–163.00 $155.70 $817 —
585 585 2 156.00 $156.00 $913 +14.03
605 605 1 147.00 $147.00 $889 -5.09
605 value added 605 2 158.00 $158.00 $956 —
661 661 4 136.00 $136.00 $899 —
725 725 1 126.00 $126.00 $914 -9.00
851 851 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–377 370 3 157.00–160.00 $157.96 $584 —
585 585 2 143.00 $143.00 $837 —
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 137.00 $137.00 $404 —
357–390 375 5 137.00–142.00 $140.17 $526 —
400–445 422 10 136.00–148.00 $142.47 $601 -0.53
470 470 4 130.00 $130.00 $611 -13.73
452–495 473 9 134.00–141.00 $138.37 $654 -5.36
525–547 543 15 133.00–140.00 $138.73 $753 +2.40
550–597 573 18 130.00–141.00 $136.50 $782 +10.22
605–640 625 9 121.00–128.00 $124.17 $776 +0.31
695 695 2 111.00 $111.00 $771 —
815 815 1 106.00 $106.00 $864 +3.00
894 894 5 113.00 $113.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 135.00–138.00 $136.43 $450 —
355 355 1 136.00 $136.00 $483 -0.47
435–440 438 3 125.00–130.00 $126.99 $556 —
470–490 476 4 126.00–131.00 $128.28 $611 +0.39
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 +5.00
570 570 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $687 —
625–630 628 2 116.00–119.00 $117.49 $738 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–288 286 4 165.00–190.00 $171.12 $489 —
310–346 337 4 150.00–160.00 $152.30 $513 —
425–443 437 6 166.00–167.00 $166.68 $728 +13.75
525 fancy 525 3 164.50 $164.50 $864 —
510–545 529 4 150.00–160.00 $154.61 $818 +13.61
558–565 560 4 154.00–157.00 $156.24 $875 +23.24
601–645 618 7 124.00–142.00 $134.17 $829 +5.21
675 675 7 122.00 $122.00 $824 -10.29
750–791 779 6 118.00–124.00 $119.29 $929 -2.71
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 135.00 $135.00 $597 —
475 475 2 146.00 $146.00 $694 +18.23
520 520 1 143.00 $143.00 $744 +12.00
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 —
680–685 682 3 116.00–120.00 $118.00 $805 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1215 988 85-90% 3 53.00–55.50 $54.56 $539 —
945–1320 1103 85-90% 6 57.50–60.00 $58.74 $648 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1245 1186 80-85% 7 65.50–71.50 $68.31 $810 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1640 1389 75-80% 5 64.00–70.50 $67.24 $934 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 62.50 $62.50 $944 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,197 —
1575–2135 1855 2 90.00–100.00 $95.75 $1,776 —
1570–2205 1888 2 105.00–105.50 $105.29 $1,988 +7.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1495 1495 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 6 121.00 $121.00 $534 —
603 603 4 105.50 $105.50 $636 —

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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.