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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 7, 2020

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $121.08/cwt ≈ $712/hd at 588 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.52/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 483 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $120.31/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 628 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 468 541
Feeder cattle 439 362 283
Slaughter cattle 75 70 99
Replacement cattle 73 36 159

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 +23.00
420–444 438 10 154.00–157.00 $156.15 $684 —
452–485 472 6 147.00–153.00 $148.91 $703 +11.25
530 value added 530 11 145.00 $145.00 $768 —
542 542 2 131.00 $131.00 $710 -9.00
565–592 583 5 130.00–136.00 $132.98 $775 +7.50
615–630 624 4 124.00–130.00 $127.26 $794 —
730–740 733 3 121.00–126.00 $122.68 $899 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 111.00–122.00 $116.50 $676 —
693 693 3 109.00 $109.00 $755 —
810 810 1 108.00 $108.00 $875 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–430 421 6 121.00–131.00 $126.61 $533 -1.82
460–496 483 14 120.00–134.00 $124.52 $601 +2.73
520 value added 520 2 136.00 $136.00 $707 +11.00
520–540 533 6 116.00–120.00 $118.34 $631 -0.38
560–585 574 9 112.00–118.00 $114.88 $659 +3.38
620 620 3 110.00 $110.00 $682 -1.50
675–695 691 5 105.00 $105.00 $726 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 112.50 $112.50 $225 —
300–335 318 2 120.00–129.00 $124.25 $395 —
365–370 368 2 110.00–129.00 $119.56 $440 +9.23
400–430 412 5 110.00–121.00 $114.76 $473 -1.01
492 492 2 111.00 $111.00 $546 -5.33
500–545 522 5 112.00–116.00 $115.02 $600 +5.69
580 580 1 111.00 $111.00 $644 +3.19
610 610 1 106.00 $106.00 $647 +2.27
695 695 1 106.00 $106.00 $737 +6.73
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 161.00 $161.00 $446 +12.00
310–345 336 6 160.00–172.00 $169.27 $569 +3.27
350–392 379 4 154.00–165.00 $160.62 $609 +0.85
410–445 420 12 148.00–158.00 $154.79 $650 +24.49
450–475 466 11 142.00–150.00 $147.63 $688 +15.31
507–535 523 9 123.00–138.00 $130.53 $683 +5.43
550–595 580 9 120.00–135.00 $127.04 $737 +9.04
615–645 628 13 119.00–122.00 $120.31 $756 +6.43
750 750 1 107.00 $107.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 121.00 $121.00 $278 —
275–280 278 3 121.00–133.00 $129.05 $359 -0.44
325–340 336 4 128.00–150.00 $135.09 $454 +4.69
375–385 380 2 120.00–131.00 $125.43 $477 -7.58
400–426 422 6 127.00–137.00 $130.70 $552 +12.14
460–495 482 8 126.00–145.00 $130.99 $631 +22.35
505–530 518 2 121.00–125.00 $123.05 $637 +10.05
557–596 588 17 109.00–122.00 $121.08 $712 —
600–640 623 3 95.00–116.00 $106.19 $662 +6.15
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 —
730 730 1 91.00 $91.00 $664 -10.00
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 -0.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $475 —
1058–1455 1291 80-85% 16 48.00–59.00 $53.76 $694 —
1220–1500 1369 80-85% 7 60.00–65.00 $61.76 $845 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1805 1555 75-80% 5 61.00–64.00 $62.50 $972 —
1080–1925 1570 75-80% 5 52.00–64.00 $57.04 $896 +4.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1030 957 85-90% 5 47.00–54.00 $49.53 $474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,086 —
1820 1820 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,529 —
1720–2050 1917 3 70.00–80.00 $75.75 $1,452 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1085–1695 1326 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 640.00–990.00 $837.01
1250–1435 1373 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–840.00 $827.86
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1185–1650 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 640.00–990.00 $875.07

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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
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1485–1610 1545 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 990.00–1,325.00 $1,250.18 —
1555–1640 1583 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00 $1,375.00 +145.00
1535–1750 1656 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,170.00–1,350.00 $1,241.23 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
792 792 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 8 126.00 $126.00 $397 —
383 383 3 113.00 $113.00 $433 +8.00
410–413 412 4 102.00–104.00 $103.50 $426 +1.50
471 471 13 106.00 $106.00 $499 +9.00
547 547 2 95.00 $95.00 $520 —
558 558 4 95.50 $95.50 $533 —
618–642 635 58 90.00–104.00 $102.40 $650 +7.40
655 655 1 96.00 $96.00 $629 +1.17
715 715 1 90.50 $90.50 $647 -4.50
752–780 774 12 91.00–94.50 $93.89 $727 —
800 800 3 90.00–93.50 $92.33 $739 +1.49
855 855 1 93.00 $93.00 $795 —
901 901 3 84.50 $84.50 $761 +1.00
951 951 22 90.25 $90.25 $858 —

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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.