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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.89/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 523 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.65/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 427 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.80/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 474 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 427 299 184
Feeder cattle 379 265 145
Slaughter cattle 48 30 39
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Moderate 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
350–385 354 8 163.50–169.00 $164.25 $581 +7.25
410–412 411 3 159.00–160.00 $159.67 $656 +7.67
470–486 479 11 143.00–154.00 $150.69 $722 —
515–526 520 14 136.00–145.00 $141.30 $735 +6.45
559–581 571 15 133.00–138.50 $135.51 $774 —
605–631 625 16 125.00–131.50 $128.21 $801 —
650–661 659 5 120.00–130.00 $128.03 $844 -1.83
701–741 721 8 127.00–130.00 $128.54 $927 +9.58
848 848 8 121.00 $121.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 150.00 $150.00 $446 —
387 387 2 150.00 $150.00 $580 +20.00
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
475–495 485 2 135.00–141.00 $137.94 $669 —
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 -2.00
575–585 580 2 122.00–128.00 $125.03 $725 —
675 675 1 119.00 $119.00 $803 —
725 725 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $852 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 3 126.00 $126.00 $634 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291–292 291 5 131.00 $131.00 $381 -2.13
340 340 1 123.00 $123.00 $418 -8.60
380–396 387 7 126.00–127.00 $126.44 $489 -7.56
402–443 427 25 122.00–132.00 $129.65 $554 -4.28
465–485 473 5 121.00–129.00 $125.72 $595 +1.46
501–549 523 36 121.00–128.50 $125.89 $658 +2.76
565 565 2 115.00 $115.00 $650 -7.59
605–635 615 5 110.00–117.50 $113.58 $699 -2.81
670 670 2 114.50 $114.50 $767 —
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 —
755 755 4 103.00–108.50 $107.13 $809 —
867 867 2 101.00 $101.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 2 126.00 $126.00 $267 —
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
355–378 372 4 115.00–120.00 $116.19 $432 —
410–435 420 7 116.00–121.00 $119.70 $503 —
458–495 467 5 111.00–116.00 $114.42 $534 —
500–537 524 4 114.00–116.50 $115.76 $607 —
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -0.76
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 —
665–680 673 2 104.00–108.00 $106.02 $714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 fancy 306 4 182.00 $182.00 $557 —
360–390 378 3 156.00–170.00 $162.50 $614 +16.33
402–440 417 7 160.00–166.00 $163.46 $682 +19.50
452–488 474 16 146.00–151.00 $149.80 $710 +2.53
500–545 525 8 125.00–132.00 $129.45 $680 -2.86
550–580 563 15 129.00–134.00 $131.07 $738 -0.32
660–698 683 9 111.00–115.00 $111.44 $761 +0.05
755–760 755 12 102.00–108.00 $107.50 $812 -8.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 341 4 140.00–141.00 $140.24 $478 +0.24
385 385 2 136.00 $136.00 $524 +5.00
410–430 417 3 134.00–145.00 $140.08 $584 +6.08
465–475 470 2 125.00–136.00 $130.44 $613 -4.52
550–570 563 3 116.00–125.00 $122.07 $687 +1.33
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $468 —
905–1305 1132 80-85% 10 52.50–58.00 $55.61 $630 +7.61
1220–1230 1225 80-85% 2 59.50–63.00 $61.24 $750 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–2190 1364 75-80% 8 54.50–60.50 $57.13 $779 +0.13
1275–1690 1520 75-80% 4 61.00–63.00 $62.32 $947 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–970 923 85-90% 2 40.00–44.00 $42.10 $389 —
890–970 929 85-90% 5 45.00–49.00 $47.02 $437 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1655 1510 3 85.00–93.00 $88.53 $1,337 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 88.00 $88.00 $268 —

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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.