Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 25, 2025

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.12/cwt +34.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 562 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.56/cwt +20.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 616 lb · 16 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $294.31/cwt -9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 370 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	343	1,061	434
Feeder cattle	215	958	342
Slaughter cattle	111	76	72
Replacement cattle	17	27	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady, heifers over 500lbs sold sharply higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,168	-49.00
415–420	417	3	327.50–342.50	$332.54	$1,387	±0.00
468	468	3	328.00	$328.00	$1,535	+9.04
510–520	515	2	310.00–330.00	$319.90	$1,647	+22.70
535 value added	535	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,792	—
550–575	556	14	299.00–323.00	$315.70	$1,755	+20.87
572 value added	572	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,002	—
670 value added	670	5	317.50	$317.50	$2,127	—
667–690	675	3	271.00–288.00	$276.80	$1,868	-2.20
710–730	720	2	258.00–262.00	$260.03	$1,872	—
805–840	817	3	238.00–241.00	$239.97	$1,961	—
863	863	3	248.00	$248.00	$2,140	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	292.00	$292.00	$1,445	—
595	595	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,726	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	269.00	$269.00	$1,157	—
580	580	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,494	-22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–195	185	2	347.50–352.50	$349.86	$647	—
220–230	225	2	310.00	$310.00	$698	—
305–330	324	7	300.00–305.00	$303.60	$984	-18.40
350–382	370	10	285.00–305.00	$294.31	$1,089	-9.16
410–427	419	7	283.00–310.00	$298.07	$1,249	+3.45
465–495	479	9	282.00–292.50	$288.23	$1,381	-0.95
500–540	524	7	267.50–276.00	$272.47	$1,428	+3.51
570–575	571	6	270.00–280.00	$276.82	$1,581	+15.82
600–635	612	12	250.00–266.00	$262.42	$1,606	+19.02
626 value added	626	4	279.00	$279.00	$1,747	+28.50
696	696	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,663	+4.00
700	700	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,673	+29.00
902	902	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,795	—
1000–1010	1005	2	184.00–185.00	$184.50	$1,854	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	265.00	$265.00	$822	—
380–395	388	2	270.00–277.50	$273.82	$1,062	—
490	490	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,200	-29.17
585	585	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,445	+15.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,338	—
615–645	630	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,512	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,284	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245 fancy	245	1	375.00	$375.00	$919	—
250–272	265	3	345.00–347.50	$345.79	$916	—
300	300	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,050	+5.62
352–370	358	3	340.00–357.50	$346.03	$1,239	—
370–375 fancy	372	3	375.00–380.00	$378.34	$1,407	—
430	430	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,419	+8.13
450–480 fancy	465	2	332.50–357.50	$344.60	$1,602	—
465–480	473	3	310.00–330.00	$320.85	$1,518	+6.59
505–525 fancy	512	3	330.00–341.00	$337.24	$1,727	—
555–597	580	6	285.00–300.00	$289.94	$1,682	+3.77
605 fancy	605	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,830	—
617–640	627	5	270.00–292.00	$281.51	$1,765	+6.88
670–685	676	5	260.00–280.00	$268.58	$1,816	+29.73
720–730 fancy	725	2	253.00–255.00	$254.01	$1,842	—
835	835	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,887	—
865–870	868	2	225.00–226.00	$225.50	$1,957	+11.50
950	950	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	250.00	$250.00	$938	—
415	415	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,120	-3.30
555–585	570	2	274.00–278.00	$276.05	$1,573	+5.28
660	660	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,024	—
410–430	420	2	295.00–302.50	$298.84	$1,255	—
530	530	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,431	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	276.00	$276.00	$1,352	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1270	1192	80-85%	5	114.00–120.00	$116.98	$1,394	—
1000–1480	1274	80-85%	15	149.00–162.00	$155.85	$1,986	—
1120–1785	1333	80-85%	9	127.50–143.00	$136.83	$1,824	+2.30
1470	1470	80-85%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,544	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1780	1573	75-80%	14	133.00–153.00	$145.14	$2,283	—
1510–1940	1593	75-80%	12	155.00–165.50	$159.29	$2,537	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–940	850	85-90%	4	130.00–141.00	$133.68	$1,136	—
885	885	85-90%	1	79.00	$79.00	$699	—
720–1110	974	85-90%	7	106.00–123.00	$112.33	$1,094	+14.76
970–1190	1060	85-90%	4	98.00–102.00	$99.68	$1,057	+14.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1905	1692	6	153.00–167.00	$162.76	$2,754	—
1755–2060	1830	5	168.00–173.00	$170.60	$3,122	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1035	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	169.00–170.00	$169.57	$1,531

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Bred Cows

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–1160	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,546.93
1085–1130	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,710.00–1,900.00	$1,806.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1230	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,350.00	$2,326.11
1145–1240	1193	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,755.97

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1310	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,355.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1475	1475	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	-600.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1270	1230	2	128.00–139.00	$133.68	$1,644	—
1790	1790	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,900	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1185	1060	85-90%	6	107.00–120.00	$112.72	$1,195	—
1240–1410	1285	80-85%	5	110.00–128.00	$121.76	$1,565	—
1380–1885	1570	80-85%	11	130.00–148.00	$141.29	$2,218	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	8	238.00	$238.00	$1,399	-40.78
930	930	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,544	—

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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.