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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 19, 2020

299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.62/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 516 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 631 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 299 589 217
Feeder cattle 230 365 108
Slaughter cattle 52 100 73
Replacement cattle 17 124 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 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
400–437 421 5 147.00–155.00 $150.35 $633 -6.23
467–495 476 3 138.00–142.00 $140.61 $669 -6.39
530–535 533 4 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $725 +1.50
715 715 4 124.00 $124.00 $887 —
905–937 926 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,028 —
995 995 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 145.00 $145.00 $384 —
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 5 130.00–134.00 $131.43 $438 -0.58
360–395 382 3 127.00–133.00 $130.08 $497 -0.41
410–445 436 9 126.00–133.00 $127.63 $556 +4.92
465–485 471 6 123.00–131.00 $127.80 $602 +7.13
503–530 516 13 120.00–129.00 $126.62 $653 +4.71
550–590 559 9 120.00–128.00 $125.34 $701 +2.84
627–633 631 11 110.00–119.50 $115.00 $726 +5.00
885 885 3 98.00 $98.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 109.00–125.00 $117.44 $373 -2.95
375 375 1 121.00 $121.00 $454 +0.96
400 400 1 124.00 $124.00 $496 +8.82
490–495 492 3 115.00–116.00 $115.34 $567 +0.27
540 540 1 116.00 $116.00 $626 —
615–630 623 2 99.00–105.00 $102.04 $636 -6.96
660–690 675 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $725 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 167.50 $167.50 $335 —
260 260 1 154.00 $154.00 $400 —
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 -2.00
371–380 373 4 159.00–160.00 $159.75 $596 -2.24
405–430 418 3 143.00–156.00 $147.88 $618 -4.48
460–480 470 2 130.00 $130.00 $611 -8.07
515 515 1 129.00 $129.00 $664 -2.39
578 578 3 118.00 $118.00 $682 -6.50
602–617 612 7 115.00–122.00 $117.54 $719 -3.16
665–683 679 4 112.00 $112.00 $760 +0.03
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 +1.07
755–775 765 2 101.00 $101.00 $773 -5.77
810–845 828 2 90.00–98.00 $93.92 $778 —
915 915 1 100.00 $100.00 $915 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 121.00 $121.00 $399 -26.00
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 -9.77
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 -0.05
530 530 1 114.00 $114.00 $604 -6.00
680 680 1 108.00 $108.00 $734 -4.25
880 880 1 80.00 $80.00 $704 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1385 1280 80-85% 3 34.00–45.00 $40.92 $524 —
1000–1740 1315 80-85% 22 46.50–57.50 $50.59 $665 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1910 1569 75-80% 8 51.00–57.50 $53.59 $841 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 23.00 $23.00 $206 —
920 920 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $451 —
985–1260 1123 85-90% 2 35.00–43.00 $38.51 $432 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 69.00 $69.00 $849 —
1760 1760 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,602 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1035 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00
950–1655 1292 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–840.00 $722.12
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1435 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 720.00–780.00 $757.85

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 3 101.00 $101.00 $264 —
330 330 1 91.00 $91.00 $300 —
350–375 373 15 91.00–104.00 $103.19 $385 +6.19
584–590 585 6 89.00–95.50 $94.41 $552 -10.09
647 647 7 95.50 $95.50 $618 +5.50
696 696 17 94.50 $94.50 $658 —
730 730 1 75.00 $75.00 $548 -21.00

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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.