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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 28, 2020

235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.33/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 459 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.50/cwt ≈ $681/hd at 565 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 235 397 309
Feeder cattle 162 304 167
Slaughter cattle 59 65 132
Replacement cattle 14 28 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 4 159.00 $159.00 $655 +3.00
565–580 573 4 135.00 $135.00 $774 +10.00
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 125.00 $125.00 $681 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 131.00 $131.00 $328 -12.06
391 391 6 132.00 $132.00 $516 —
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -0.19
452–467 459 12 125.00–130.00 $127.33 $584 -0.36
500–513 507 6 117.00–126.00 $122.71 $622 +3.44
555–585 565 12 115.00–129.00 $120.50 $681 —
607–610 607 7 110.00–111.00 $110.86 $673 —
652–685 663 3 111.00–113.00 $111.69 $741 +2.19
710–745 728 2 106.00–108.00 $107.02 $779 —
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
805 805 1 106.00 $106.00 $853 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 121.00 $121.00 $450 —
540 540 1 116.00 $116.00 $626 +1.00
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -3.71
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 +5.00
670 670 1 101.00 $101.00 $677 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 161.00 $161.00 $338 —
275 275 1 157.00 $157.00 $432 -13.00
333 333 4 175.00 $175.00 $583 +11.65
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 -0.87
447 447 4 147.00 $147.00 $657 -1.82
471 471 3 144.00 $144.00 $678 -2.01
545 545 2 123.00 $123.00 $670 -13.19
555 555 4 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
605–625 608 6 118.00–126.00 $124.63 $758 +9.17
700–740 711 4 112.00–124.00 $118.95 $846 +13.03
780 780 1 117.00 $117.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 116.00 $116.00 $592 —
557–595 580 5 115.00–122.00 $119.13 $691 +10.12
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
675–695 688 3 107.00–110.00 $107.98 $743 -1.52

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1320 1188 75-80% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.56 $708 —
1110–1470 1325 75-80% 3 48.50–51.00 $50.12 $664 +1.57
1170–1795 1505 75-80% 10 55.00–58.00 $56.44 $849 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1040 1013 85-90% 2 43.00–45.00 $44.03 $446 +6.17
1010–1170 1084 85-90% 7 31.00–41.00 $37.60 $408 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $488 -9.00
1025–1385 1157 80-85% 6 50.00–57.00 $53.95 $624 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2250 1773 6 83.00–89.00 $85.95 $1,524 —
1925 1925 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,886 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1455 1455 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 98.00 $98.00 $206 —
260–293 280 5 84.00–96.00 $88.46 $248 -14.54
430 430 2 92.00 $92.00 $396 -11.00
570 570 1 96.00 $96.00 $547 -5.15

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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.