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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 1, 2025

393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $263.62/cwt +16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 562 lb · 13 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.17/cwt +30.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 306 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 393 343 510
Feeder cattle 256 215 400
Slaughter cattle 129 111 72
Replacement cattle 8 17 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–590 570 2 290.00–310.00 $300.35 $1,712 -15.35
600 600 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,860 —
656 656 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,968 +23.20
965–970 968 2 225.00–238.00 $231.52 $2,241 —
1035 1035 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,070 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,822 —
720 720 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,771 —
890 890 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,002 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 352.50 $352.50 $952 —
303–313 306 10 321.00–340.00 $334.17 $1,023 +30.57
360 360 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,116 +15.69
440 440 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,397 +19.43
467–490 475 3 293.00–300.00 $297.59 $1,414 +9.36
545 545 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,526 +7.53
555 555 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,526 -1.82
627 627 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,611 -5.42
802 802 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,081 —
560–562 562 13 263.50–265.00 $263.62 $1,482 +16.62
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 367.00 $367.00 $734 —
250 250 2 362.50 $362.50 $906 +16.71
320–335 328 7 352.50–395.00 $385.31 $1,264 +35.31
380 380 5 332.50–382.50 $372.50 $1,416 +26.47
400–445 420 6 300.00–322.50 $313.50 $1,317 -16.50
465 fancy 465 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,521 -17.60
450–495 471 5 298.00–320.00 $303.89 $1,431 -16.96
505–545 534 7 290.00–306.00 $301.58 $1,610 —
561–595 574 5 283.00–290.00 $285.68 $1,640 -4.26
607–625 616 8 235.00–306.00 $289.11 $1,781 +7.60
830 830 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,826 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 342.50 $342.50 $959 —
436 436 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,295 +27.00
495 495 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,436 —
535 535 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,396 —
585 585 2 254.00–261.00 $257.50 $1,506 -18.55
790 790 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,928 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1460 1239 80-85% 9 96.00–128.00 $113.72 $1,409 —
1000–1580 1253 80-85% 50 121.00–145.00 $138.04 $1,730 -17.81
1050–1770 1473 80-85% 29 145.00–164.00 $151.37 $2,230 +46.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1665 1527 75-80% 5 131.00–136.00 $133.99 $2,046 —
1315–1745 1534 75-80% 8 140.00–159.00 $151.60 $2,326 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–980 873 85-90% 3 120.00–125.00 $123.44 $1,078 +44.44
910 910 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $737 —
845–1390 1046 85-90% 6 86.00–110.00 $96.45 $1,009 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2120 1735 2 165.00 $165.00 $2,863 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,528

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00
1305 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,080 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,287 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,885.00 $1,885.00 -15.00
1290 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1066 1066 5 165.50 $165.50 $1,764 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 27 289.50 $289.50 $1,112 —
418 418 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,150 —
464 464 11 307.00 $307.00 $1,424 —
512 512 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,254 —
566 566 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,387 +7.00
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 —
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 —
987 987 10 185.00 $185.00 $1,826 —

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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.