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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 5, 2020

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.94/cwt ≈ $775/hd at 630 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.41/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 517 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $117.55/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 615 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 235 640
Feeder cattle 356 162 554
Slaughter cattle 88 59 72
Replacement cattle 70 14 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
405–425 414 4 149.00–157.00 $154.53 $640 -4.47
455–496 486 6 140.00–149.00 $145.21 $706 —
512–532 522 7 134.00–136.00 $134.58 $703 —
590 590 1 126.00 $126.00 $743 -9.00
602–649 630 17 119.00–128.50 $122.94 $775 —
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 —
702–749 736 10 110.00–124.00 $120.93 $890 +0.93
755 755 1 114.00 $114.00 $861 —
817–825 820 3 118.00–120.00 $119.33 $979 —
980 980 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 423 3 132.00–135.00 $133.96 $567 —
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 —
532–535 533 3 117.00–128.00 $124.32 $663 -0.68
550–595 584 9 120.00–124.00 $121.56 $710 —
620 620 1 119.00 $119.00 $738 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–190 185 2 170.00–173.00 $171.54 $317 —
288 288 3 139.00 $139.00 $400 —
310–330 316 4 125.00–134.00 $129.51 $409 —
360 360 1 126.00 $126.00 $454 -6.00
410–443 433 5 120.00 $120.00 $520 -10.00
455–485 475 7 120.00–126.00 $122.30 $581 -5.03
502–537 517 13 110.00–122.00 $118.41 $612 -4.30
550–585 566 6 110.00–122.00 $117.92 $667 -2.58
602–630 614 12 107.00–116.00 $111.04 $682 +0.18
655–656 656 4 107.00–112.00 $110.75 $727 -0.94
700 fancy 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 —
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 +0.98
800 800 3 105.50 $105.50 $844 -0.50
1020 1020 1 94.00 $94.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 -1.00
455–487 472 8 110.00–119.00 $114.91 $542 —
565–597 586 3 105.00–114.00 $107.89 $632 -2.11
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 157.00–158.00 $157.50 $540 -17.50
360–398 389 6 150.00–158.00 $155.15 $604 -4.85
420–437 429 4 139.00–146.00 $141.21 $606 -5.79
470–485 478 7 133.00–143.00 $137.83 $659 -6.17
515–545 533 7 120.00–131.00 $125.95 $671 +2.95
550–565 555 3 120.00–125.00 $121.98 $677 -8.02
601–640 615 12 114.00–121.00 $117.55 $723 -7.08
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 —
755–760 758 2 102.00–106.00 $103.99 $788 -13.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 4 140.00 $140.00 $465 —
400 400 1 134.00 $134.00 $536 —
455–477 470 3 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
500 500 3 119.00 $119.00 $595 +3.00
551–560 554 5 111.00–116.00 $114.40 $634 -4.73
610–645 628 2 110.00 $110.00 $691 ±0.00
696 696 3 100.00 $100.00 $696 -7.98
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 120.00 $120.00 $586 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
740 740 1 98.00 $98.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1725 1408 75-80% 15 50.00–57.00 $53.27 $750 —
1255–1855 1527 75-80% 5 57.50–61.00 $58.73 $897 +2.29
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $435 —
975–1405 1168 80-85% 9 49.00–53.00 $51.44 $601 -2.51
1190–1340 1265 80-85% 2 54.00–56.00 $54.94 $695 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1515 1280 85-90% 3 44.00–47.00 $45.18 $578 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212 1212 2 76.00 $76.00 $921 —
1775–2030 1893 4 80.00–86.00 $83.33 $1,577 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1010–1150 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–900.00 $860.09
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1655–2082 1940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–925.00 $871.33

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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
1190–1285 1238 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–850.00 $825.96 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 100.00 $100.00 $230 +2.00
305–331 325 6 94.00–102.00 $100.37 $326 —
360–392 384 11 106.00–112.00 $108.37 $416 —
455–490 484 10 90.00–99.00 $97.96 $474 —
620–638 634 4 85.00–104.50 $99.73 $632 —
679 679 11 94.00 $94.00 $638 —
1014 1014 21 83.00 $83.00 $842 —

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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.