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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.82/cwt -6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 618 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.59/cwt -11.86 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 535 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.91/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 469 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 666 1,365 533
Feeder cattle 563 1,318 479
Slaughter cattle 81 34 40
Replacement cattle 22 13 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply 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
348 value added 348 3 190.00 $190.00 $661 —
420 420 1 146.00 $146.00 $613 +0.11
430 value added 430 1 165.00 $165.00 $710 —
452 452 2 154.00 $154.00 $696 +8.58
458–473 value added 467 7 157.00–161.00 $158.68 $741 —
510–515 514 11 140.00–150.00 $146.55 $753 +7.43
577 577 2 133.00 $133.00 $767 -2.04
605 value added 605 15 135.00 $135.00 $817 —
600–639 627 20 120.00–126.50 $122.44 $768 -11.99
652–696 681 18 120.00–127.00 $122.05 $831 -9.81
721 721 14 123.00 $123.00 $887 -2.16
760–776 775 13 122.00–124.50 $124.31 $963 -0.36
813 813 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,000 -3.40
865 865 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
906–920 911 6 116.00–117.00 $116.34 $1,060 -0.66
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 129.00 $129.00 $703 +4.00
580–596 592 4 125.00–126.00 $125.76 $744 -1.15
630 630 2 116.00–122.00 $119.00 $750 -0.86
745 745 1 118.00 $118.00 $879 +1.17
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 -5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 3 111.00 $111.00 $778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 124.00 $124.00 $428 -5.59
445–448 447 13 124.00–130.00 $126.30 $565 -3.80
450–495 469 23 120.00–129.00 $126.91 $595 +0.80
515–544 535 25 120.00–130.00 $124.59 $667 -0.15
573 value added 573 4 130.00 $130.00 $745 -3.00
560–590 579 10 118.00–122.00 $119.39 $691 -7.89
605–608 606 7 109.00–116.00 $112.01 $679 -8.66
650–677 673 6 106.00–118.00 $107.93 $726 -11.74
713–720 714 19 102.50–112.00 $109.98 $785 -13.08
881 881 3 106.00 $106.00 $934 —
903 903 3 99.00 $99.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 338 8 115.00–120.00 $117.15 $396 —
355–395 379 5 110.00–121.00 $115.62 $438 -6.28
427–445 433 3 110.00 $110.00 $476 -11.00
452–492 469 15 110.00–119.00 $114.05 $535 -6.93
500–530 513 3 106.00–110.00 $107.30 $550 -8.21
557–593 576 10 106.00–115.00 $111.63 $643 +1.67
625–641 638 5 104.00–107.00 $106.41 $679 -1.07
655–670 665 3 102.50–105.00 $103.32 $687 +2.32
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 537 11 114.00–119.00 $114.92 $617 +13.92
595 595 1 105.00 $105.00 $625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 169.00 $169.00 $406 —
265–295 278 3 170.00–181.00 $175.53 $488 +17.53
332–345 337 4 164.00–172.00 $168.70 $569 +22.06
350–395 378 7 159.00–175.00 $167.92 $635 +11.92
432 fancy 432 2 164.00 $164.00 $708 —
440–445 442 6 145.00–158.00 $148.68 $657 -0.66
447 value added 447 7 162.00 $162.00 $724 —
457–470 465 11 142.50–158.00 $151.08 $703 +12.87
501 value added 501 8 149.00 $149.00 $746 —
500–543 530 10 125.00–143.00 $135.11 $716 +2.91
555–585 574 11 120.00–132.00 $124.72 $716 +1.24
574 value added 574 9 146.00 $146.00 $838 —
600–631 618 13 111.00–120.00 $116.73 $721 +0.26
655–678 672 4 117.00 $117.00 $786 -3.00
730–745 738 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $757 —
770–790 777 3 95.00–111.00 $100.42 $780 —
905 905 1 97.00 $97.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
360–392 374 5 138.00–158.00 $142.74 $534 —
405–416 413 4 130.00–142.00 $132.94 $549 -8.02
485 485 6 132.00–140.00 $136.50 $662 -1.87
542 542 4 124.00 $124.00 $672 +1.00
597 597 2 120.50 $120.50 $719 +4.50
600–647 635 4 111.00–112.00 $111.51 $708 +2.02
652–660 655 8 101.00–119.50 $113.52 $744 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 128.00 $128.00 $608 —
586 586 4 108.50 $108.50 $636 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1260 1130 80-85% 3 47.00–49.50 $48.57 $549 —
955–1370 1196 80-85% 14 50.00–56.00 $53.06 $635 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $785 +12.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1765 1426 75-80% 11 52.50–57.00 $55.01 $784 —
1425–1760 1557 75-80% 3 58.50–59.50 $59.19 $922 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 34.50 $34.50 $336 —
955–1110 1052 85-90% 6 42.00–48.00 $43.94 $462 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1780 1458 2 67.00–70.00 $68.83 $1,004 —
1435–2095 1713 5 79.00–88.00 $84.51 $1,448 —
1615–1905 1760 2 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 $
1330–1495 1418 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 760.00–820.00 $787.33

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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.