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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.65/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 523 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.13/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 620 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.77/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 515 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 476 345 538
Feeder cattle 390 295 438
Slaughter cattle 46 40 73
Replacement cattle 40 10 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifers calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves 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
330 330 2 155.00–175.00 $165.00 $544 —
360 360 1 157.00 $157.00 $565 —
420 420 1 149.00 $149.00 $626 -3.00
470–495 486 12 143.00–151.00 $148.51 $722 +5.27
500–522 517 9 143.00–147.00 $146.25 $756 +11.25
603–642 627 14 121.00–128.50 $127.21 $798 +0.69
650–685 663 13 122.50–128.50 $126.54 $839 -7.53
715–725 718 3 118.50–120.00 $119.00 $854 -7.70
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 -5.00
820–825 822 3 110.00–117.00 $114.66 $943 -6.34
925–940 929 4 107.00 $107.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 148.00 $148.00 $533 ±0.00
545–547 546 3 131.00 $131.00 $715 +10.00
550–595 573 3 122.00–125.00 $123.71 $709 —
690 690 1 116.00 $116.00 $800 -5.00
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
890 890 1 103.00 $103.00 $917 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 123.00 $123.00 $673 —
603 603 3 127.00 $127.00 $766 —
661 661 4 120.00 $120.00 $793 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 ±0.00
395 395 1 128.00 $128.00 $506 +3.75
410–445 427 4 117.00–123.00 $120.72 $515 -16.28
450–480 463 9 116.00–125.00 $120.57 $558 -13.41
500–545 523 31 115.00–127.50 $121.65 $636 -1.31
550–580 559 9 116.00–120.00 $118.10 $660 -7.13
605–642 618 19 114.00–124.00 $119.78 $740 -1.19
624 value added 624 10 129.50 $129.50 $808 —
650–692 670 13 111.00–118.50 $116.98 $784 +0.98
725–742 733 9 100.00–110.50 $108.01 $792 —
856 value added 856 14 118.75 $118.75 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 110.00 $110.00 $464 -5.31
490 490 2 116.00 $116.00 $568 -1.00
535 535 1 109.00 $109.00 $583 -4.01
580–595 585 3 106.00–113.00 $110.63 $647 -2.71
605–630 618 4 105.00–111.00 $108.51 $671 +2.51
650 650 1 106.00 $106.00 $689 +7.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 3 117.00 $117.00 $641 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 380 4 144.00–163.00 $156.84 $596 +10.10
400–435 419 6 140.00–151.00 $145.03 $608 +1.86
470–496 483 9 137.00–145.00 $140.22 $677 -0.20
500–532 515 14 126.00–140.00 $133.77 $689 -0.33
556–585 563 4 127.00–138.00 $135.14 $761 +7.67
602–610 605 3 120.00–121.00 $120.34 $728 -0.93
650 650 4 111.00–119.00 $116.00 $754 —
740 740 1 100.00 $100.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 146.00 $146.00 $511 —
415–445 430 2 131.00–132.00 $131.48 $565 -1.52
460–472 469 4 120.00–138.00 $131.52 $617 +3.70
500–530 517 3 110.00–123.00 $115.54 $597 —
565–585 578 3 118.00–122.00 $119.64 $692 -0.36
605–640 618 3 115.00–116.00 $115.67 $715 —
670–692 685 3 100.00–104.00 $102.70 $703 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1545 1311 75-80% 24 50.50–55.50 $53.76 $705 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 56.50 $56.50 $833 +2.32
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1250 1123 80-85% 6 49.50–55.50 $52.71 $592 —
1365 1365 80-85% 1 56.50 $56.50 $771 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1110 1038 85-90% 5 45.00–49.00 $47.23 $490 +0.66
1095 1095 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $482 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1680 1593 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,274 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1140 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 820.00–930.00 $873.71
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 2 105.00 $105.00 $553 —
650 650 1 85.00 $85.00 $552 —

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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.