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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 5, 2025

66 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 66 509 435
Feeder cattle 52 425 340
Slaughter cattle 10 68 75
Replacement cattle 4 16 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Low receipts due to heavy rains and severe flooding.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,568 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 482 3 212.50–260.00 $244.39 $1,178 -24.60
500–532 521 3 230.00–260.00 $250.41 $1,305 +4.41
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 -58.72
755 755 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,729 +29.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,400 -33.53
740 740 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,709 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 321.00–340.00 $331.20 $894 -98.80
375 375 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,238 -38.94
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 +20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,529 +10.49
610 610 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,464 -5.43
925 925 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1475 1368 80-85% 3 127.00–137.00 $133.06 $1,820 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 85-90% 1 71.00 $71.00 $831 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,694 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1700 1560 2 154.00–156.00 $155.09 $2,419 —
1940 1940 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,376 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–985 948 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 130.00–181.00 $154.49 $1,465
1270 1270 (<2 yrs)Open 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,638

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,832 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 230.00 $230.00 $586 —
330 330 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,147 —
368 368 5 359.00 $359.00 $1,321 —
464–487 468 13 299.00–344.00 $336.79 $1,576 —
628 628 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,583 —
682 682 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,678 —

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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.