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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.54/cwt +5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 669 lb · 34 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.28/cwt +19.28 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 671 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.15/cwt -10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 629 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 284 245
Feeder cattle 276 250 181
Slaughter cattle 35 33 55
Replacement cattle 7 1 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs were steady over 600 lbs 3.00 higher. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–490 468 10 154.00–158.00 $155.16 $726 -18.34
555–557 556 3 143.00–145.00 $144.33 $802 -11.67
627 value added 627 8 150.00 $150.00 $940 -8.00
612–644 630 11 139.50–141.00 $139.90 $881 -7.10
650–695 666 14 132.00–138.00 $135.18 $900 -0.82
671 value added 671 20 146.00 $146.00 $980 —
750–770 763 3 124.00–126.00 $125.34 $956 —
803 803 11 133.00 $133.00 $1,068 —
909 909 8 127.50 $127.50 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
540 540 2 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
632 632 2 130.00 $130.00 $822 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 141.00 $141.00 $776 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 136.00–137.00 $136.49 $416 —
400–445 415 5 135.00–147.00 $140.47 $583 -2.00
460–480 474 14 135.00–146.00 $141.03 $668 +2.66
505–530 516 7 133.00–144.00 $140.79 $726 +2.06
550–590 577 10 134.00–139.50 $138.56 $799 +2.06
605–645 612 6 121.00–128.50 $127.18 $778 +3.01
648 value added 648 5 140.00 $140.00 $907 —
658 value added 658 10 136.00 $136.00 $895 —
660–693 679 16 120.00–131.00 $126.71 $860 +15.71
700 700 2 121.00 $121.00 $847 —
752 752 4 125.00 $125.00 $940 —
817 value added 817 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 128.00 $128.00 $486 -8.00
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 +3.01
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 -9.00
550–595 572 3 124.00–131.00 $127.57 $730 +7.07
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 131.00 $131.00 $413 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 162.00 $162.00 $454 -9.12
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 +7.70
355–363 361 5 166.00 $166.00 $599 —
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 —
503–520 508 11 135.00–149.00 $144.15 $732 -10.46
550–595 570 7 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $784 -18.69
605–630 622 3 130.00–140.00 $133.24 $829 -0.93
655–675 662 5 120.00–130.00 $127.96 $847 +5.96
730 730 1 118.00 $118.00 $861 —
765 765 2 111.00 $111.00 $849 -8.29
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 158.00 $158.00 $616 —
480 480 2 135.00 $135.00 $648 -11.00
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 +2.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1395 1268 75-80% 5 64.50–67.00 $66.04 $837 —
1335–1635 1466 75-80% 4 72.50–73.50 $72.85 $1,068 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 60.50 $60.50 $908 -2.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1245 1089 80-85% 5 63.50–67.50 $65.44 $713 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1140 1063 85-90% 2 60.00–62.50 $61.16 $650 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,209 —
1675 1675 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,708 —
1365–2230 1848 4 92.00–100.00 $95.83 $1,771 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00
1055–1515 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,310.00 $1,116.77

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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.