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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 22, 2025

1,288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $306.88/cwt ≈ $1,603/hd at 522 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $392.22/cwt +63.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 428 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.71/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 576 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,288 233 1,461
Feeder cattle 1,215 157 1,264
Slaughter cattle 67 47 153
Replacement cattle 6 29 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. 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
325 325 1 462.50 $462.50 $1,503 —
375 375 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,669 +85.00
430 430 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,784 +55.00
505–535 517 7 320.00–324.00 $322.00 $1,665 +7.25
555–593 576 11 310.00–323.00 $319.71 $1,842 -2.29
640 640 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,978 -8.20
678 678 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,898 +7.00
720 720 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,750 -38.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 +85.00
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 —
672 672 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,714 +1.00
760–787 778 3 243.00–273.00 $263.23 $2,048 —
810 810 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,960 —
855 855 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,223 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1268 1268 4 210.00 $210.00 $2,663 —
1305 1305 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,284 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 367.00 $367.00 $1,237 +33.93
385–390 388 5 362.50–385.00 $379.54 $1,473 +47.31
410–438 422 9 335.00–382.50 $353.80 $1,493 +27.47
455 455 1 361.00 $361.00 $1,643 +50.68
503–548 522 11 280.00–319.00 $305.74 $1,596 —
523 value added 523 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,621 —
570–591 587 5 290.00–299.50 $297.65 $1,747 +19.65
610 610 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,604 —
650 650 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 302.50–340.00 $321.25 $1,269 —
415–435 425 6 315.00–345.00 $323.29 $1,374 +21.29
450–460 456 5 270.00–342.50 $324.56 $1,480 +41.27
515 515 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,403 +23.01
555–570 564 4 250.00–277.00 $269.17 $1,518 +1.91
630 630 2 236.00–272.00 $254.00 $1,600 +39.44
650–680 665 2 254.00–258.00 $256.05 $1,703 +4.96
930 930 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,711 -4.00
950 950 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–227 223 3 405.00–415.00 $411.79 $918 —
245 fancy 245 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,078 —
270 270 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,080 —
320 fancy 320 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,520 +64.00
325–345 333 3 412.50–470.00 $439.81 $1,465 +59.92
350–380 362 3 380.00–400.00 $391.38 $1,417 +38.91
355–388 value added 375 7 415.00–427.00 $421.02 $1,579 —
400–445 value added 428 6 407.00–427.00 $421.97 $1,806 —
405–445 428 8 320.00–405.00 $369.90 $1,583 +41.02
473 473 7 384.00 $384.00 $1,816 +82.00
505 505 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,520 -15.66
506–510 value added 507 4 320.00–321.00 $320.25 $1,624 —
557 557 2 323.00 $323.00 $1,799 +13.80
635 635 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,937 +3.51
680 680 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,979 +1.05
720 value added 720 4 286.00 $286.00 $2,059 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 363 5 337.00–370.00 $359.01 $1,303 +44.01
415–430 423 3 270.00–431.00 $328.96 $1,392 -21.04
450–455 453 3 320.00–330.00 $323.31 $1,465 +33.31
590 590 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,410 -48.50
660–670 665 2 266.00–290.00 $277.91 $1,848 —
760 760 1 266.00 $266.00 $2,022 —
820 820 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,779 —
895 895 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,826 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1210 1165 80-85% 3 121.00–139.50 $128.05 $1,492 -16.70
1115–1595 1384 80-85% 5 140.00–154.00 $147.47 $2,041 —
1065–1855 1401 80-85% 16 123.00–138.50 $132.96 $1,863 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1875 1467 75-80% 3 129.00–135.00 $131.22 $1,925 —
1530–1755 1633 75-80% 3 139.50–143.00 $141.75 $2,315 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,170 —
1160 1160 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,450 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1685 1585 2 145.00–150.00 $147.66 $2,340 —
1585 1585 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,393 —
1900–2170 2035 2 165.00–173.00 $169.27 $3,445 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00
1485 1485 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,669 —
845 845 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,817 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,112 —
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —
650–662 656 4 224.00–232.00 $227.96 $1,495 —
960 960 9 215.00 $215.00 $2,064 —
1025–1038 1031 11 214.00–217.50 $215.60 $2,223 —
1078 1078 16 219.00 $219.00 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1167 1167 2 217.50 $217.50 $2,538 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,409 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
816 816 13 196.75 $196.75 $1,605 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 215.00 $215.00 $462 —
320–335 332 15 333.00–350.00 $346.72 $1,151 —
360–393 382 6 300.00–345.00 $330.86 $1,264 —
404–430 413 30 312.00–350.00 $325.09 $1,343 —
403–445 value added 416 49 334.00–340.00 $335.97 $1,398 —
462–470 467 20 277.00–337.50 $313.16 $1,462 —
504–536 524 21 279.00–309.00 $292.25 $1,531 —
577 577 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,096 —
600–641 622 100 240.00–285.50 $280.17 $1,743 —
665–690 681 33 246.00–271.00 $258.21 $1,758 —
705 value added 705 16 242.50 $242.50 $1,710 —
704–738 720 102 214.00–275.00 $253.94 $1,828 +52.94
790–795 791 9 212.00–225.50 $221.55 $1,752 —
841 841 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,850 —
850–874 871 98 210.50–219.75 $218.26 $1,901 +28.26
874 value added 874 55 219.50 $219.50 $1,918 —
904–945 913 20 195.00–250.00 $221.74 $2,024 —
987 987 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,885 —
1023 1023 12 203.00 $203.00 $2,077 —
1071–1078 1075 26 199.50–219.00 $211.53 $2,274 —
1193 1193 56 195.00 $195.00 $2,326 —
1283 1283 13 196.50 $196.50 $2,521 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1204 1204 12 197.50 $197.50 $2,378 —

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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.