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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 21, 2020

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $137.75/cwt ≈ $676/hd at 491 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $123.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $412/hd at 335 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 397 387 482
Feeder cattle 304 239 361
Slaughter cattle 65 104 99
Replacement cattle 28 44 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 154.00 $154.00 $547 -0.93
400 400 1 156.00 $156.00 $624 +0.53
475–497 493 6 144.00–155.00 $151.22 $746 -0.78
505–545 525 4 143.00–145.00 $144.22 $757 +9.31
585 585 1 125.00 $125.00 $731 -10.21
622–630 624 5 128.00–129.00 $128.80 $804 +2.63
650 650 1 124.00 $124.00 $806 -1.66
782 782 2 122.50 $122.50 $958 —
903 903 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,038 —
990 990 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 141.00 $141.00 $423 —
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 +4.00
610 610 1 114.00 $114.00 $695 —
715 715 1 112.00 $112.00 $801 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 4 139.00–147.50 $143.06 $405 +3.06
340–347 345 6 131.00–136.00 $134.36 $464 —
405–445 425 8 123.00–135.00 $130.19 $553 +5.79
465–488 479 6 125.00–129.00 $127.69 $612 +1.00
512–545 530 7 118.00–121.00 $119.27 $632 -3.74
672 672 2 109.50 $109.50 $736 —
803 803 4 104.00 $104.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–347 335 10 123.00 $123.00 $412 -3.00
400 400 2 118.00 $118.00 $472 —
475 475 1 122.00 $122.00 $580 —
541 541 3 115.00 $115.00 $622 +4.59
550–580 567 3 108.00–123.00 $113.71 $645 +8.47
635–640 638 2 105.00 $105.00 $670 -5.14
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 2 107.00 $107.00 $671 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–291 287 4 170.00 $170.00 $488 —
305–337 321 4 156.00–170.00 $163.35 $524 +0.35
365–375 368 7 160.00–163.00 $160.87 $592 +10.36
405–435 420 2 144.00–154.00 $148.82 $625 +3.22
480–485 483 2 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $705 +8.23
500–547 531 4 133.00–140.00 $136.19 $723 +4.22
605–620 613 2 112.00–119.00 $115.46 $708 -2.54
670 670 1 118.00 $118.00 $791 -2.54
708–745 717 4 100.00–108.00 $105.92 $759 -4.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 136.00–147.00 $141.47 $620 +3.47
470–499 491 11 125.00–140.50 $137.75 $676 —
573–575 574 4 105.00–121.00 $109.01 $626 -10.99
673 673 5 109.50 $109.50 $737 +0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 —
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 —
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
680–691 688 4 104.00–106.00 $104.49 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 1 39.00 $39.00 $363 —
1080 1080 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $594 —
865–1280 1113 80-85% 13 48.00–54.00 $50.83 $566 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1425 1300 75-80% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.55 $631 —
1225–1695 1459 75-80% 8 50.00–57.50 $53.29 $778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1125 999 85-90% 4 43.00–48.00 $44.77 $447 —
935–1170 1023 85-90% 3 35.00–40.00 $37.86 $387 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1845 1628 2 75.00–76.00 $75.43 $1,228 —
1655–1685 1670 2 83.00–85.00 $84.01 $1,403 +6.35
2150–2415 2283 2 91.00–94.00 $92.59 $2,114 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
1118 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 880.00 $880.00
945–1315 1130 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 775.00–840.00 $812.82
1270 1270 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1375 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 103.00 $103.00 $299 —
412 412 4 103.00 $103.00 $424 —
550–592 586 7 86.00–103.50 $101.15 $593 —
648 648 3 91.00 $91.00 $590 —
660–682 675 3 79.00–85.50 $83.38 $563 -19.62
732–740 737 10 77.50–85.00 $82.00 $604 —
750–792 767 5 86.50–89.00 $87.97 $675 —
965 965 1 74.00 $74.00 $714 —
1075 1075 2 80.00 $80.00 $860 —
1108 1108 6 78.50 $78.50 $870 —

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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.