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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 1, 2025

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $297.83/cwt ≈ $1,421/hd at 477 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.00/cwt ≈ $1,574/hd at 463 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.17/cwt +58.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 214 342
Feeder cattle 241 89 273
Slaughter cattle 74 110 68
Replacement cattle 11 15 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 1.00/CWT feeder heifer deleted. 2.00/CWT feeder bull deleted** Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and 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
230 230 1 420.00 $420.00 $966 —
285 285 2 322.00–382.50 $352.25 $1,004 —
335 335 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,231 —
387 387 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,364 —
410–415 413 2 352.50–355.00 $353.76 $1,461 —
463 463 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,574 —
515–537 529 10 312.00–338.00 $326.17 $1,725 +58.67
760–765 762 3 245.00–258.00 $253.65 $1,933 +16.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 314.00 $314.00 $1,240 —
467 467 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,331 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 327.50 $327.50 $917 —
295 fancy 295 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,150 —
337 337 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,222 +51.50
360–365 364 4 320.00–335.00 $328.23 $1,195 —
408 value added 408 3 336.00 $336.00 $1,371 —
405–445 419 6 297.50–337.50 $309.99 $1,299 +31.85
450–496 477 16 287.00–305.00 $297.83 $1,421 —
520–530 527 3 287.00–299.00 $295.05 $1,555 —
555 fancy 555 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 —
570–598 595 8 270.00–274.00 $270.48 $1,609 +21.08
682 682 4 241.50 $241.50 $1,647 —
718 718 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 317.50 $317.50 $778 —
257 257 2 312.50 $312.50 $803 —
375–395 385 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,155 —
415–425 420 2 290.00–301.00 $295.57 $1,241 —
460–475 468 2 274.00–286.00 $280.10 $1,311 —
510–535 523 3 260.00–275.00 $269.55 $1,410 —
555–597 576 7 240.00–266.00 $255.93 $1,474 —
720–745 726 4 138.00–238.00 $163.65 $1,188 —
765 765 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,714 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,334 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 420.00 $420.00 $525 —
240 240 1 410.00 $410.00 $984 —
277–285 282 6 312.00–387.50 $350.36 $988 —
300–345 323 2 355.00–377.50 $367.03 $1,186 —
360–395 385 6 335.00–392.50 $365.59 $1,408 +35.52
405–427 420 3 332.50–342.50 $339.28 $1,425 —
453–467 457 8 311.00–351.00 $338.46 $1,547 +40.46
510–540 521 7 299.00–320.00 $314.10 $1,636 +30.62
550 550 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,683 +31.00
648 648 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,750 —
712–725 719 4 250.00–253.00 $251.49 $1,808 +21.49
795 795 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,844 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 287.50–365.00 $325.94 $1,036 —
467–475 469 5 285.00–300.00 $288.04 $1,351 +19.91
515 515 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,576 +55.00
580 580 1 207.20 $207.20 $1,202 -32.80
615–640 628 2 241.00–260.00 $250.31 $1,572 —
715 715 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,816 —
875 875 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1445 1151 80-85% 11 90.00–127.00 $119.29 $1,373 —
975–1795 1301 80-85% 26 129.00–141.00 $136.70 $1,778 —
1290–1540 1411 80-85% 10 141.00–157.00 $148.56 $2,096 +23.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,050 —
1065 1065 85-90% 2 119.00–122.00 $120.50 $1,283 +30.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,921 —
1540 1540 75-80% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,894 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–2005 1665 4 153.00–156.00 $154.53 $2,573 —
1790 1790 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,184 —
1740–2140 1928 4 165.00–178.00 $170.80 $3,293 +9.22

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1120–1250 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,785.00–1,900.00 $1,845.65
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,785.00 $1,785.00

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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
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,304 —
580 580 16 233.00 $233.00 $1,351 —
630 630 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,474 +10.00
650 650 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,287 —
705 705 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 +4.50
825 825 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,526 —

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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.