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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 14, 2020

387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.01/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 525 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $120.54/cwt ≈ $794/hd at 659 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.21/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 567 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 387 587 756
Feeder cattle 239 439 505
Slaughter cattle 104 75 158
Replacement cattle 44 73 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher 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
360–370 365 2 150.00–160.00 $154.93 $565 -15.07
415–420 418 2 150.00–161.00 $155.47 $650 -0.68
470 470 1 152.00 $152.00 $714 +3.09
500–547 526 4 132.00–144.00 $134.91 $710 +3.91
550–585 567 12 130.00–137.50 $135.21 $767 +2.23
605–635 620 11 125.00–129.00 $126.17 $782 -1.09
670–680 673 3 125.00–126.00 $125.66 $846 —
736 736 3 124.00 $124.00 $913 +1.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 —
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
670–696 690 4 119.00–124.00 $122.79 $847 +13.79
727 727 2 112.00 $112.00 $814 —
755 755 2 112.00 $112.00 $846 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —
355 355 3 128.00 $128.00 $454 —
410–435 428 5 124.00–125.00 $124.40 $532 -2.21
451–471 460 11 123.00–129.00 $126.69 $583 +2.17
505–537 525 16 119.00–125.00 $123.01 $646 +4.67
550–582 569 9 119.00–124.00 $122.17 $695 +7.29
615 615 3 114.00 $114.00 $701 +4.00
745 745 1 108.00 $108.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 126.00 $126.00 $403 +1.75
355–360 358 2 115.00–122.00 $118.48 $424 -1.08
510–540 529 4 100.00–118.00 $110.41 $584 -4.61
565–595 578 3 100.00–110.00 $105.24 $608 -5.76
610–645 632 5 100.00–120.00 $110.14 $696 +4.14
650–690 677 3 91.00–105.00 $95.48 $646 -10.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 163.00 $163.00 $497 -6.27
360–380 370 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $557 -10.11
410–425 416 4 135.00–156.00 $145.60 $606 -9.19
460–495 479 4 135.00–139.00 $137.78 $660 -9.85
525–540 531 4 129.00–137.00 $131.97 $701 +1.44
555–570 563 2 123.00–127.00 $125.03 $704 -2.01
635 635 1 118.00 $118.00 $749 -2.31
658–662 659 13 118.00–121.00 $120.54 $794 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 140.00 $140.00 $469 +4.91
350–375 363 2 135.00–144.00 $139.66 $507 +14.23
445 445 1 138.00 $138.00 $614 +7.30
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -1.08
625–647 638 5 102.00–127.00 $113.16 $722 +6.97
685–695 689 5 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $751 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1295 1233 80-85% 2 40.00–44.00 $41.90 $517 —
985–1610 1246 80-85% 47 46.50–59.50 $53.41 $665 —
1170–1375 1269 80-85% 4 60.00–65.50 $62.51 $793 +8.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1830 1553 75-80% 9 50.00–62.00 $56.75 $881 -5.75
1350–1775 1574 75-80% 5 60.00–67.00 $62.88 $990 +5.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1245 1081 85-90% 4 43.00–49.00 $46.25 $500 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1225 1205 2 66.00–72.00 $68.95 $831 —
1350–2010 1694 4 74.00–84.00 $77.66 $1,316 —
2000 2000 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,720 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 70.00 $70.00 $956 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1065 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $861.88
1190–1270 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–860.00 $854.84
1010–1565 1231 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 630.00–880.00 $765.08
1445 1445 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1475 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
683 683 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 680.00 $680.00
736–746 741 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 730.00–790.00 $760.20

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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
1305 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1478 1478 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1705 1705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00 —
1720 1720 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 810.00 $810.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 109.00 $109.00 $392 -4.00
669 669 6 103.00 $103.00 $689 +7.00

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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.