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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 24, 2020

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.00/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 561 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.92/cwt -11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 620 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.11/cwt -7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 518 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 386 593 467
Feeder cattle 289 434 386
Slaughter cattle 43 82 64
Replacement cattle 54 77 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
213 213 3 166.00 $166.00 $354 —
278 278 3 165.00 $165.00 $459 —
515 value added 515 3 145.00 $145.00 $747 —
515–525 520 7 130.00–135.00 $132.30 $688 -11.40
561 561 4 123.00 $123.00 $690 -20.18
620–626 620 13 120.00–121.00 $120.92 $750 -11.53
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 130.00 $130.00 $633 —
505–530 518 2 106.00–113.00 $109.42 $567 —
620–638 629 6 112.00–116.00 $113.97 $717 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 144.00 $144.00 $490 —
495 495 1 132.00 $132.00 $653 -3.29
505 505 2 121.00 $121.00 $611 —
615 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 -6.48
680 680 1 111.00 $111.00 $755 -14.00
750 750 1 119.00 $119.00 $892 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 329 6 128.00–134.00 $130.95 $431 -4.00
372 372 2 131.00 $131.00 $487 +0.50
401–443 426 8 120.00–132.00 $123.47 $526 -8.09
460–475 468 9 120.00–121.00 $120.56 $564 -9.25
505–548 540 6 114.00–117.00 $115.14 $622 -7.87
545 fancy 545 2 128.00 $128.00 $698 -1.50
560–561 561 19 114.00 $114.00 $640 -8.30
632 632 2 106.00 $106.00 $670 -13.71
670 670 2 107.00 $107.00 $717 -12.95
720 720 2 94.00 $94.00 $677 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 126.00 $126.00 $321 —
345 345 1 111.00 $111.00 $383 -8.51
385 385 4 116.00 $116.00 $447 -8.42
405–445 424 4 113.00–119.00 $116.52 $494 -5.75
460–465 462 3 95.00–110.00 $100.32 $463 -19.25
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 -11.10
565–590 575 3 100.00–108.00 $103.99 $598 -9.29
705 705 1 88.00 $88.00 $620 —
785 785 1 85.00 $85.00 $667 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 108.00 $108.00 $524 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 367 6 136.00–146.00 $143.24 $526 -3.75
400–425 413 2 125.00–147.00 $135.67 $560 -11.04
465–480 474 9 134.00–145.00 $142.12 $674 +11.12
515 515 3 144.00 $144.00 $742 +2.51
575–590 583 2 123.00–126.00 $124.48 $726 -18.25
625 625 2 122.00 $122.00 $762 -3.48
650 650 2 115.00 $115.00 $748 -8.71
751 751 3 102.00 $102.00 $766 -8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 159.00 $159.00 $437 +13.21
355–365 360 2 120.00–138.00 $128.88 $464 -0.39
420–435 428 3 110.00–124.00 $114.58 $490 -20.42
450–495 475 5 101.00–136.00 $121.23 $576 -3.36
530–540 535 4 92.00–129.00 $106.43 $569 -11.20
555–590 573 3 100.00–114.00 $107.86 $618 -10.59
625–640 633 2 91.00–105.00 $97.92 $620 -11.46
685–692 690 3 95.00–107.00 $103.03 $711 -10.70
785 785 1 85.00 $85.00 $667 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1445 1293 80-85% 29 45.00–55.00 $49.16 $636 —
1425–1560 1493 80-85% 2 56.00–57.50 $56.78 $848 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1120 1009 85-90% 4 31.00–45.00 $39.15 $395 -3.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720–2215 1932 3 69.00–73.00 $70.58 $1,364 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1245 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–830.00 $695.58
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1230–1325 1278 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00–800.00 $727.40
1255–1315 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 690.00–750.00 $710.47
1055–1590 1298 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 725.00–950.00 $834.19
1200–1425 1298 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00–800.00 $685.51
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00

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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
1525 1525 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
1580–1625 1603 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,088.03 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 98.00 $98.00 $284 -8.67
315 315 1 96.00 $96.00 $302 -9.22
360–390 382 12 95.00–105.00 $103.28 $395 -1.35
480–495 486 4 97.00–102.00 $99.97 $486 -0.44
548 548 4 101.00 $101.00 $553 —
725 725 14 95.50 $95.50 $692 —
758 758 7 96.00 $96.00 $728 —
805–838 818 5 91.00–94.00 $92.23 $754 —
850 850 3 92.00 $92.00 $782 —

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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.