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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report, Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 18, 2025

1,061 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $274.63/cwt ≈ $1,689/hd at 615 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.13/cwt ≈ $1,548/hd at 629 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $294.83/cwt ≈ $1,692/hd at 574 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,061 109 239
Feeder cattle 958 — 196
Slaughter cattle 76 105 43
Replacement cattle 27 4 0

No trends available on feeders due to no comparison from last Saturday. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,365 —
410–448 436 6 320.00–360.00 $332.54 $1,450 —
455–480 474 4 312.50–321.00 $318.96 $1,512 —
500 500 5 295.00–306.00 $297.20 $1,486 —
567–577 574 10 285.00–298.00 $294.83 $1,692 —
611–620 614 6 283.00–290.00 $287.64 $1,766 —
650 650 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,814 —
880 880 1 241.00 $241.00 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–492 483 3 257.50–287.00 $277.53 $1,340 —
500–532 521 3 266.00–305.00 $278.47 $1,451 —
565 565 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,582 —
670 670 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,655 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,063 —
370–385 378 2 302.00–305.00 $303.47 $1,147 —
415–431 427 4 290.00–309.00 $294.62 $1,258 —
470–480 475 2 282.50–296.00 $289.18 $1,374 —
511–530 520 7 260.00–271.00 $268.96 $1,399 —
572 572 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,493 —
581 value added 581 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,662 —
602–630 619 8 239.00–247.00 $243.40 $1,507 —
645 value added 645 5 250.50 $250.50 $1,616 —
685 685 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,610 —
715 715 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 —
765 765 2 220.00–230.00 $225.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 285.00 $285.00 $684 —
350 350 1 285.00 $285.00 $998 —
450–495 477 9 262.00–302.00 $274.17 $1,308 —
525–540 537 5 247.50–254.00 $250.28 $1,344 —
565–575 572 6 215.00–240.00 $231.83 $1,326 —
620 620 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,432 —
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 —
770 770 4 200.00–206.00 $204.50 $1,575 —
870–875 873 2 201.00–212.00 $206.52 $1,803 —
940 940 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,726 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 315.00 $315.00 $756 —
302–345 316 8 320.00–360.00 $344.38 $1,088 —
395 395 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,347 —
406–421 414 8 315.00–329.00 $321.87 $1,333 —
455–480 465 3 310.00–322.00 $314.26 $1,461 —
510 value added 510 4 320.00–321.00 $320.75 $1,636 —
515–520 518 2 291.00–293.00 $292.00 $1,513 —
555–577 571 5 281.00–290.00 $286.17 $1,634 —
605–645 615 15 250.00–284.00 $274.63 $1,689 —
665–695 673 5 228.00–262.00 $238.85 $1,607 —
735 735 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,676 —
765–770 768 5 238.00–241.00 $239.80 $1,842 —
885 885 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,894 —
945 945 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,947 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 427 3 250.00–289.00 $273.30 $1,167 —
465 465 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,400 —
502–510 505 3 270.00–274.00 $271.35 $1,370 —
563–572 569 9 257.00–294.00 $270.77 $1,541 —
625 625 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,300 —
790 790 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,746 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1920 1319 80-85% 7 91.00–117.00 $103.74 $1,368 -34.71
915–1785 1331 80-85% 24 120.00–144.00 $134.53 $1,791 -3.92
1360–1845 1556 80-85% 13 147.00–163.00 $153.58 $2,390 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1835 1606 75-80% 5 145.00–162.00 $153.01 $2,457 —
1635–1955 1773 75-80% 5 135.50–141.00 $138.04 $2,447 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1015 975 85-90% 3 90.00–108.00 $97.57 $951 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $905 +15.00

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1990 1990 1 155.00 $155.00 $3,084 —

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Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,860.00 $1,860.00
1300–1465 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,125.00–2,500.00 $2,323.69

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–805 803 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,620.00 $1,610.03

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 200.00 $200.00 $700 —
1000 1000 12 172.50 $172.50 $1,725 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,035 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,544 —
653–667 659 5 195.00–235.00 $211.20 $1,392 —
800 800 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,440 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,632 —
824 824 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,681 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,495 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1301 1301 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1470 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00 —
1565 1565 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1825 1825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,525.00 $3,525.00 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–676 674 9 175.00–188.00 $186.60 $1,258 —
867 867 12 178.00 $178.00 $1,543 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,000 —
1450 1450 5 164.00 $164.00 $2,378 —

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 211.00 $211.00 $675 —
353 353 12 251.00 $251.00 $886 —
400–425 417 29 219.00–300.00 $251.98 $1,051 —
450–496 477 37 237.50–272.00 $258.29 $1,232 —
515–547 524 33 237.50–269.00 $260.59 $1,365 —
551–570 564 10 271.00–282.00 $278.78 $1,572 —
613–645 623 63 221.00–250.50 $242.83 $1,513 —
625 value added 625 26 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 —
665–682 673 22 222.00–254.00 $247.15 $1,663 —
705–745 726 52 223.50–240.00 $232.91 $1,691 —
755–789 760 46 219.00–240.00 $234.21 $1,780 —
815–825 815 64 210.00–222.25 $221.33 $1,804 —
850–898 892 8 155.00–187.00 $158.81 $1,417 —
1001–1018 1016 35 187.50–196.50 $195.49 $1,986 —
1183 1183 3 179.00 $179.00 $2,118 —
1300 1300 10 164.50 $164.50 $2,138 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,232 —
1100–1476 1350 23 160.50–175.00 $163.99 $2,214 —

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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.