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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

1,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.45/cwt +17.47 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 507 lb · 166 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.43/cwt ≈ $843/hd at 627 lb · 78 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.00/cwt ≈ $1,136/hd at 867 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,365 100 1,054
Feeder cattle 1,318 45 966
Slaughter cattle 34 52 67
Replacement cattle 13 3 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher with a limited comparison from last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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
270 270 1 153.00 $153.00 $413 —
315 315 1 166.00 $166.00 $523 —
355–397 381 11 161.00–178.00 $165.62 $631 —
419–447 425 14 142.00–147.00 $145.89 $620 —
463–496 478 16 142.00–147.50 $145.42 $695 —
512–517 value added 514 11 150.00–150.50 $150.32 $773 —
516–547 535 37 133.00–142.00 $139.12 $744 —
559–584 569 40 131.00–138.00 $135.04 $768 —
613–631 627 78 127.50–136.25 $134.43 $843 —
654–692 662 46 129.00–133.50 $131.86 $873 —
701–740 712 36 120.00–129.00 $125.16 $891 —
773–799 785 22 121.00–125.50 $124.67 $979 —
815–842 832 38 123.00–128.50 $126.40 $1,052 —
867 value added 867 64 131.00 $131.00 $1,136 —
920 920 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,076 —
1032 1032 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–491 476 8 131.00–141.00 $137.32 $654 —
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 —
566–590 581 15 120.00–129.50 $126.91 $737 —
605–635 626 14 118.00–121.00 $119.86 $750 —
668 668 3 120.00 $120.00 $802 —
705–725 712 5 115.00–120.00 $116.83 $832 —
781 781 5 115.00 $115.00 $898 —
885 885 1 111.00 $111.00 $982 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 118.50 $118.50 $658 —
631 631 3 121.00 $121.00 $764 —
661–682 674 8 110.00–115.50 $112.02 $755 -1.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 144.00 $144.00 $317 —
265–295 280 2 141.00 $141.00 $395 -2.00
300–315 311 5 126.00–132.00 $129.59 $403 +2.59
382 382 2 125.00 $125.00 $478 -5.00
417–448 430 11 125.00–137.00 $130.10 $559 +7.10
465–497 489 31 123.00–129.00 $126.11 $617 +2.06
500–545 value added 505 143 132.50–139.70 $138.23 $698 —
508–539 521 21 121.00–128.00 $124.74 $650 +5.76
540 fancy 540 2 132.00 $132.00 $713 —
556 value added 556 3 133.00 $133.00 $739 —
551–595 562 24 117.00–130.50 $127.28 $715 —
606–615 value added 609 7 130.00–132.00 $131.42 $800 —
605–640 619 22 117.00–128.50 $120.67 $747 +11.67
655–684 666 21 110.00–122.50 $119.67 $797 —
708–716 712 27 111.00–128.00 $123.06 $876 —
818 818 9 111.50 $111.50 $912 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–392 390 17 121.50–125.00 $121.90 $475 +1.90
430 430 1 121.00 $121.00 $520 —
452–495 467 7 119.00–123.00 $120.98 $565 —
530–545 537 4 113.00–117.00 $115.51 $620 —
575–590 583 2 107.00–113.00 $109.96 $641 -0.04
607–620 612 4 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $658 —
655–670 660 3 101.00 $101.00 $667 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 101.00 $101.00 $523 —
613 613 4 101.00 $101.00 $619 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 158.00 $158.00 $427 —
305–322 316 3 146.00–148.00 $146.64 $463 —
362 362 2 156.00 $156.00 $565 —
405–440 420 4 142.00–158.00 $149.34 $627 +0.34
450–485 462 13 135.00–147.00 $138.21 $639 —
510–520 fancy 515 4 143.00–146.00 $144.49 $744 —
505–535 529 5 130.00–139.00 $132.20 $699 -2.80
557–595 580 13 121.00–126.00 $123.48 $716 —
615–640 625 17 116.00–121.00 $116.47 $728 -6.90
651 651 3 120.00 $120.00 $781 —
865 865 1 98.00 $98.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 141.00 $141.00 $430 —
410–440 425 2 140.00–142.00 $140.96 $599 —
450–467 461 3 135.00–140.00 $138.37 $638 —
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 +13.00
590 590 1 116.00 $116.00 $684 -0.02
610–640 621 6 105.00–113.50 $109.49 $680 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1675 1468 75-80% 9 52.00–58.00 $55.87 $820 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1315 1235 80-85% 5 50.50–55.00 $52.91 $653 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $625 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $489 —
900–1190 1045 85-90% 2 36.00–40.00 $38.28 $400 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 75.00 $75.00 $874 —
1675–1680 1678 2 84.00–85.00 $84.50 $1,418 —
1570–2265 1918 2 90.00–94.00 $91.64 $1,758 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–800 795 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 710.00–760.00 $735.16
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1070–1225 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 830.00–850.00 $840.68
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1410 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 100.00 $100.00 $297 —
536 536 20 104.75 $104.75 $561 —
690 690 1 95.00 $95.00 $656 —
720–730 725 6 85.50–95.00 $90.28 $655 —
788–789 788 30 87.50–90.60 $89.88 $708 —
823 823 76 95.50 $95.50 $786 —
862 862 80 95.50 $95.50 $823 —

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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.