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

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 31, 2020

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.32/cwt -9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 480 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.47/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 529 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.43/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 425 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 386 531
Feeder cattle 362 289 480
Slaughter cattle 70 43 40
Replacement cattle 36 54 11

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 156.00 $156.00 $460 -9.00
365 365 1 147.00 $147.00 $537 —
465–485 472 3 137.00–138.00 $137.66 $650 —
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 +7.70
555–597 576 4 125.00–126.00 $125.48 $723 +2.48
614 value added 614 10 130.00 $130.00 $798 —
830 830 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 —
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
350–395 365 3 124.00–128.00 $126.56 $462 —
495 495 1 122.00 $122.00 $604 -10.00
500–510 507 3 125.00–129.00 $126.32 $640 +5.32
620–625 622 3 100.00–112.00 $104.02 $647 -11.98

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 126.00 $126.00 $365 —
300–320 312 3 125.00–126.00 $125.32 $391 -5.63
365–370 368 2 126.00–131.00 $128.52 $473 -2.48
410–428 425 10 123.00–131.00 $128.43 $546 +4.96
452–490 466 4 121.00–124.00 $121.79 $568 +1.23
505–545 521 9 116.00–123.00 $118.72 $619 +3.58
540 value added 540 7 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
566 value added 566 3 120.50 $120.50 $682 —
595 595 3 111.50 $111.50 $663 -2.50
616 616 4 111.50 $111.50 $687 +5.50
688 688 3 105.00 $105.00 $722 -2.00
753 753 3 98.00 $98.00 $738 —
933 933 3 102.00 $102.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 117.00 $117.00 $343 —
385–395 392 3 100.00–120.00 $110.33 $432 -5.67
405–445 429 4 111.00–120.00 $115.77 $497 -0.75
450–495 477 8 114.00–120.00 $116.33 $555 +16.01
510–530 517 6 93.00–116.00 $109.33 $565 +4.33
550–580 565 2 101.00–115.00 $107.81 $609 +3.82
600–640 620 9 101.00–109.00 $103.73 $643 —
650–697 672 5 91.00–109.00 $99.27 $667 —
920 920 1 102.00 $102.00 $938 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 149.00 $149.00 $410 —
345 345 1 166.00 $166.00 $573 —
360–380 371 4 155.00–164.00 $159.77 $593 +16.53
420–438 434 4 125.00–132.00 $130.30 $566 -5.37
457–496 480 24 124.00–138.00 $132.32 $635 -9.80
500–535 523 9 120.00–131.00 $125.10 $654 -18.90
593 593 3 118.00 $118.00 $700 -6.48
605–640 619 8 110.00–116.00 $113.88 $705 -8.12
675 675 3 103.00 $103.00 $695 -12.00
738–745 742 8 111.50–118.50 $115.02 $853 —
825 825 1 107.00 $107.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 287 5 127.00–140.00 $129.49 $372 -29.51
300–340 325 3 124.00–138.00 $130.40 $424 —
350–390 369 6 121.00–143.00 $133.01 $491 +4.13
415–435 425 2 116.00–121.00 $118.56 $504 +3.98
455–497 487 7 101.00–116.00 $108.64 $529 -12.59
520 520 1 113.00 $113.00 $588 +6.57
632–640 635 3 95.00–110.00 $100.04 $635 +2.12
650 650 2 112.00 $112.00 $728 —
705 705 1 101.00 $101.00 $712 —
760–765 763 2 70.00–111.00 $90.43 $690 +5.43
840 840 1 91.00 $91.00 $764 —
940 940 1 81.00 $81.00 $761 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1121–1160 1141 80-85% 2 46.00–48.00 $46.98 $536 —
1015–1635 1323 80-85% 29 45.00–59.50 $51.53 $682 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1335 1044 85-90% 9 33.00–48.00 $41.59 $434 +2.44
1070 1070 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $546 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1655 1593 75-80% 6 50.50–54.50 $52.55 $837 —
1705–1820 1763 75-80% 3 56.50–61.50 $58.45 $1,030 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1860 1755 6 71.00–83.00 $76.14 $1,336 —
2085 2085 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,751 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $657

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1330 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 650.00–950.00 $812.18
1145–1335 1208 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 630.00–750.00 $689.21
1455 1455 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
828 828 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
828–879 854 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 830.00–900.00 $866.05

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1560 1560 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 108.00 $108.00 $320 +10.00
375 375 1 105.00 $105.00 $394 +1.72
402–416 410 5 102.00 $102.00 $418 —
460 460 2 97.00 $97.00 $446 -2.97
505 505 3 90.00 $90.00 $454 —
630 630 14 95.00 $95.00 $598 —
665–695 669 7 91.00–95.50 $94.83 $634 —
705 705 4 95.00 $95.00 $670 -0.50
825–836 830 7 88.00–93.00 $90.84 $754 -1.39
900 900 5 83.50 $83.50 $752 —

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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.