Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.55/cwt -6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 520 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.43/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 619 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.57/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 471 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 476 672
Feeder cattle 266 390 562
Slaughter cattle 43 46 86
Replacement cattle 16 40 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light 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
365 365 1 172.00 $172.00 $628 +15.00
412–430 416 5 147.00–157.00 $154.93 $645 +5.93
462–480 468 3 138.00–144.00 $141.95 $664 -6.56
565 565 2 129.00 $129.00 $729 —
607–648 619 17 125.00–136.00 $131.43 $814 +4.22
652–685 677 8 122.00–127.00 $123.20 $834 -3.34
740 740 1 127.00 $127.00 $940 +8.00
758–777 762 10 123.00–129.00 $124.22 $947 +9.22
955 955 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 508 2 123.00–129.00 $126.01 $640 —
565–595 575 3 114.00–124.50 $120.88 $695 -2.83
610 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
665–681 679 7 115.50–118.00 $115.85 $787 -0.15
755–775 765 4 101.00–111.00 $106.07 $811 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 137.00 $137.00 $664 —
630 630 1 104.00 $104.00 $655 -23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 134.00–144.00 $138.55 $305 —
270 270 1 131.00 $131.00 $354 —
325–340 333 2 125.00–135.00 $130.11 $433 +5.11
370–397 381 6 129.00–131.00 $129.67 $494 +1.67
425–445 437 5 121.00–125.00 $121.97 $533 +1.25
461–492 471 14 122.00–126.00 $124.57 $587 +4.00
501–535 521 14 119.00–130.00 $122.49 $638 +0.84
552–585 557 9 114.00–121.00 $117.15 $653 -0.95
620 620 1 117.00 $117.00 $725 -2.78
650–695 667 3 110.00–115.00 $111.99 $747 -4.99
715–735 720 7 107.00–120.00 $115.28 $830 +7.27
770 770 1 113.00 $113.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 116.00 $116.00 $441 —
580–595 591 4 105.00–110.00 $108.77 $643 -1.86
700 700 2 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $718 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 106.00 $106.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 166.00 $166.00 $340 —
345 fancy 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 —
345 345 1 168.00 $168.00 $580 —
355–395 367 7 150.00–162.00 $157.35 $577 +0.51
410–445 423 8 140.50–146.00 $143.00 $605 -2.03
456–491 470 11 132.00–142.50 $137.82 $648 -2.40
500–535 520 19 121.00–135.00 $127.55 $663 -6.22
570 570 1 126.00 $126.00 $718 -9.14
602–635 611 9 110.00–123.00 $116.92 $714 -3.42
650–675 660 3 110.00 $110.00 $726 -6.00
702 702 2 111.00 $111.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 141.00 $141.00 $416 —
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 —
365 365 1 142.00 $142.00 $518 -4.00
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -1.48
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 +3.48
525 525 1 116.00 $116.00 $609 +0.46
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 -5.64
630 630 1 101.00 $101.00 $636 -14.67

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1610 1317 75-80% 9 52.50–56.00 $54.47 $717 +0.71
1380–1540 1460 75-80% 2 56.50–57.00 $56.76 $829 +0.26
1875 1875 75-80% 1 49.50 $49.50 $928 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $460 —
870–1300 1109 80-85% 7 49.00–54.50 $52.08 $578 -0.63
1175 1175 80-85% 1 56.50 $56.50 $664 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1105 1078 85-90% 3 36.00–40.00 $38.53 $415 -5.47
1120 1120 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $459 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1810 1406 4 65.00–75.00 $71.27 $1,002 —
1560 1560 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,342 +6.00
1445–1760 1603 2 79.00–85.00 $82.29 $1,319 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1040 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 885.00–990.00 $940.43
1240 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00

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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
1485 1485 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 —

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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.