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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report, Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 17, 2020

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $142.73/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 563 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.16/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 416 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.95/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 685 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 593 395 422
Feeder cattle 434 280 338
Slaughter cattle 82 58 60
Replacement cattle 77 57 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate demand for feeders .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
340 340 2 154.00 $154.00 $524 —
395 395 1 141.00 $141.00 $557 —
420–445 426 4 146.00–151.00 $147.30 $627 +0.67
457–497 478 8 143.00–150.00 $146.22 $699 —
530–541 537 6 139.00–146.00 $143.70 $772 —
550–560 556 6 139.00–145.00 $143.18 $796 +8.76
600–635 626 10 131.00–136.00 $132.45 $829 +1.48
660–670 667 5 125.00–127.50 $126.91 $846 -2.09
705–730 718 2 120.00–123.00 $121.53 $873 -3.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 467 3 134.00–137.00 $135.29 $632 —
572 572 2 127.00 $127.00 $726 —
620–640 635 4 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $778 +2.48
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
320–340 327 5 129.00–138.00 $134.95 $441 —
350 350 2 126.00–135.00 $130.50 $457 +0.51
400 fancy 400 11 137.00 $137.00 $548 —
400–445 430 12 125.00–134.00 $131.56 $566 -1.69
450–495 479 13 124.00–133.00 $129.81 $622 +0.81
515 fancy 515 2 128.00–131.00 $129.50 $667 —
515–535 527 3 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $648 -1.13
565–580 569 11 118.00–123.50 $122.30 $696 -14.70
600 600 7 119.00–120.00 $119.71 $718 +2.57
672–692 685 14 118.00–121.00 $119.95 $822 +10.95
720 720 1 107.00 $107.00 $770 —
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 +7.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $370 —
360–395 370 4 121.00–127.00 $124.42 $460 —
420–445 435 3 116.00–126.00 $122.27 $532 —
470–495 482 12 110.00–125.00 $119.57 $576 -2.43
500–545 509 11 105.00–125.00 $116.10 $591 +2.76
560–590 575 8 108.00–118.00 $113.28 $651 —
608–640 616 4 116.00–117.00 $116.26 $716 —
655–662 660 3 112.00 $112.00 $739 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 160.00 $160.00 $360 —
285 285 1 152.00 $152.00 $433 +11.00
338–340 339 5 143.00–150.00 $147.19 $499 +7.19
390–395 393 4 146.00–148.00 $146.99 $578 +0.49
420–441 432 6 138.00–149.00 $146.71 $634 —
475–490 486 4 131.00 $131.00 $637 -10.60
508–520 511 4 140.00–142.00 $141.49 $723 +9.22
555–570 563 30 136.00–144.00 $142.73 $804 +12.01
600–610 605 2 123.00–128.00 $125.48 $759 +1.53
650–655 654 7 120.00–125.00 $123.71 $809 +3.71
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 -5.00
772 772 2 110.00 $110.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 265 4 129.00–154.00 $145.79 $386 +19.79
331 331 3 148.00 $148.00 $490 +17.00
365–392 379 4 123.00–140.00 $129.27 $490 -4.23
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 —
465–485 475 2 120.00–129.00 $124.59 $592 +3.59
500–535 518 3 111.00–122.00 $117.63 $609 -4.37
555–575 563 9 110.00–122.00 $118.45 $667 -3.55
605–645 633 5 108.00–115.00 $109.38 $692 —
660–690 678 4 110.00–115.00 $113.73 $771 +3.40
720 720 1 107.00 $107.00 $770 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
815 815 1 100.00 $100.00 $815 —
850 850 1 95.00 $95.00 $808 —
900–905 903 2 88.00–90.00 $89.00 $804 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1160 1090 80-85% 2 42.00–47.00 $44.66 $487 —
915–1530 1231 80-85% 26 45.00–56.00 $51.46 $633 —
1395 1395 80-85% 1 56.50 $56.50 $788 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $473 +2.00
810–1155 1038 85-90% 3 34.00–46.00 $42.51 $441 +1.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1685 1458 75-80% 2 50.00–54.00 $51.69 $754 —
1770 1770 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1870 1573 3 65.00–69.50 $67.83 $1,067 —
1385–1945 1708 7 74.00–79.00 $77.02 $1,316 —
1795–1915 1855 2 82.00–83.00 $82.52 $1,531 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1195–1265 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–810.00 $732.28
1125–1420 1257 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–1,225.00 $974.17
1065–1440 1329 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 600.00–800.00 $750.88
1045–1580 1396 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 770.00–850.00 $812.82
1210–1625 1439 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 710.00–975.00 $857.18
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1130–1270 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $686.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
755 755 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110–1335 1248 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,100.00 $993.52 —
1170–1525 1348 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–925.00 $892.44 —
1235–1555 1377 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 875.00–1,125.00 $1,029.90 +13.17
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 —
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
167 167 2 120.00 $120.00 $200 —
252–286 272 5 101.00–110.00 $106.67 $290 —
315–342 335 6 101.00–106.00 $105.22 $352 —
355–390 383 5 103.00–105.00 $104.63 $401 -21.37
436–445 442 9 104.00–109.00 $107.36 $475 —
460–486 482 7 100.00–103.00 $100.41 $484 -14.59
505–515 510 2 99.00–106.00 $102.47 $523 +0.47
562 562 2 105.00 $105.00 $590 —
610 610 1 98.00 $98.00 $598 —
995 995 1 80.00 $80.00 $796 —
1045 1045 1 83.00 $83.00 $867 —

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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.