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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.87/cwt +5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 432 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.36/cwt +9.86 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 442 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.09/cwt -5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 573 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 666 340
Feeder cattle 232 563 299
Slaughter cattle 68 81 28
Replacement cattle 15 22 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs mostly steady over 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Light supply of feeders with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter 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
330 330 5 167.00 $167.00 $551 —
390 390 1 161.00 $161.00 $628 —
405 fancy 405 1 173.00 $173.00 $701 —
422 422 2 146.00 $146.00 $616 ±0.00
446 value added 446 19 167.00 $167.00 $745 +2.00
470–495 487 3 143.00–146.00 $145.03 $706 -8.97
525–528 527 7 136.00–143.00 $142.00 $748 -4.55
555 value added 555 4 147.00 $147.00 $816 —
570–597 582 5 129.00–134.00 $131.55 $766 -1.45
600–627 608 10 122.00–131.00 $126.58 $770 +4.14
690 690 5 126.50 $126.50 $873 +4.45
700–718 712 9 120.00–125.50 $123.89 $882 +0.89
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 2 122.00 $122.00 $704 -3.76
777 777 2 111.00 $111.00 $862 +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
250–297 284 4 135.00–145.00 $140.49 $399 —
358 value added 358 7 142.00 $142.00 $508 —
370–390 380 2 124.00–127.00 $125.54 $477 —
405–416 413 6 121.00–124.00 $123.01 $508 -3.29
436 value added 436 25 134.00 $134.00 $584 —
485–495 491 7 120.00–127.00 $123.87 $608 -3.04
517–537 525 6 118.00–122.00 $119.98 $630 -4.61
560–580 573 11 114.00–119.00 $117.09 $671 -2.30
608–640 624 6 111.00–117.00 $113.92 $711 +1.91
655–672 664 10 106.00–111.00 $108.82 $723 +0.89
715 715 1 94.00 $94.00 $672 -15.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 +4.38
415 415 1 116.00 $116.00 $481 +6.00
450–495 473 2 104.00–115.00 $109.76 $519 -4.29
520 520 1 111.00 $111.00 $577 +3.70
590 590 1 108.00 $108.00 $637 -3.63
620 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 -6.41
735 735 1 82.00 $82.00 $603 —
817 817 6 74.50 $74.50 $609 —
980 980 2 79.00 $79.00 $774 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 2 109.00 $109.00 $605 —
655 655 1 96.00 $96.00 $629 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 -18.70
350 350 1 151.00 $151.00 $528 -16.92
405–440 423 2 144.00–162.00 $153.37 $649 +4.69
525–545 538 7 125.00–130.50 $128.81 $693 -6.30
565–570 566 4 120.00–133.00 $128.48 $727 +3.76
600–605 603 2 114.00–118.00 $116.01 $700 -0.72
690 690 1 104.00 $104.00 $718 -13.00
705 705 2 106.00 $106.00 $747 +3.47
762 762 2 103.00 $103.00 $785 +2.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 146.00 $146.00 $460 +6.00
630 630 1 103.00 $103.00 $649 -8.51
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 -8.52
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 137.00 $137.00 $658 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1325 1273 75-80% 2 42.50–51.50 $47.19 $601 —
1125–1715 1421 75-80% 15 50.00–54.50 $52.60 $747 -2.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1360 1218 80-85% 9 46.50–53.00 $49.15 $599 —
1210–1235 1223 80-85% 2 54.00–54.50 $54.25 $663 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 42.50 $42.50 $567 -16.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1385 1048 85-90% 3 34.00 $34.00 $356 —
1035–1155 1095 85-90% 2 43.00–45.00 $43.95 $481 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1670 1599 4 83.50–88.00 $86.58 $1,384 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1415 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00

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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.