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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 15, 2025

85 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 85 269 253
Feeder cattle 67 232 205
Slaughter cattle 16 27 35
Replacement cattle 2 10 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to light test of feeders and slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,386 —
465 465 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,465 —
666 666 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,745 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 270.00 $270.00 $688 —
365–387 380 3 281.00–284.00 $283.04 $1,076 -6.96
415–445 430 2 273.00–286.00 $279.27 $1,201 -30.73
470 470 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,297 -8.45
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 -31.81
640 640 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,510 —
805 805 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 285.00 $285.00 $826 +35.00
440–445 441 6 251.00–274.00 $269.51 $1,189 -0.49
455 455 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,092 -47.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 287.00 $287.00 $847 —
360–375 368 2 321.00–325.00 $323.04 $1,189 -4.46
412–417 415 3 315.00–328.00 $323.70 $1,343 +22.70
527–545 533 3 280.00–292.00 $287.91 $1,535 +5.97
575 575 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,558 —
603 603 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,640 +18.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–520 518 2 264.00–277.00 $270.47 $1,401 —
595 595 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,517 +22.12
930 930 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,674 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
1205 1205 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,795 —
1055–1555 1353 80-85% 8 135.50–146.50 $141.81 $1,919 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 143.00 $143.00 $2,002 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1610 1398 2 158.00–159.00 $158.58 $2,217 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,155 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 200.00 $200.00 $950 —
657–691 670 8 175.00–211.00 $197.07 $1,320 —

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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.