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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 19, 2025

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 195 609
Feeder cattle 167 160 362
Slaughter cattle 117 31 200
Replacement cattle 46 4 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher on high quality offering . Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 465.00 $465.00 $860 —
330 330 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,436 —
405–445 425 2 400.00–425.00 $411.91 $1,751 —
651 651 3 311.00 $311.00 $2,025 +18.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–580 568 3 230.00–287.70 $256.79 $1,459 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 495.00 $495.00 $866 —
235 235 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,016 —
252–265 256 3 395.00–415.00 $408.11 $1,045 —
320 320 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,264 +27.50
355–370 363 2 380.00–400.00 $390.21 $1,416 +33.63
412 value added 412 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,524 —
422 422 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,435 -0.24
457–487 472 4 329.00–333.00 $331.06 $1,563 +21.06
500–540 516 8 313.00–332.00 $323.10 $1,667 +13.05
625 625 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,869 +31.63
940 940 2 217.00 $217.00 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 400.00 $400.00 $960 —
310 310 1 297.50 $297.50 $922 —
375–390 383 2 232.50–320.00 $275.39 $1,055 —
535 535 2 252.00–286.00 $269.00 $1,439 -1.00
550–590 568 3 263.00–275.00 $269.23 $1,529 —
638 638 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,761 +51.00
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 +17.42
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,050 —
315 315 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,205 —
385 385 2 427.50 $427.50 $1,646 +53.67
400 400 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 +23.42
453–490 458 9 412.00–427.00 $425.22 $1,948 —
500–540 521 7 362.50–399.00 $387.67 $2,020 +26.39
550–560 557 3 347.00–348.00 $347.67 $1,937 —
657 657 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,938 —
890 890 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,896 —
900 900 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,917 +6.99
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,183 —
450–495 475 6 307.00–383.00 $348.32 $1,655 —
795 795 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1615 1615 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1795 1292 80-85% 37 131.00–157.00 $148.87 $1,923 —
1015–1625 1362 80-85% 19 158.00–170.00 $163.23 $2,223 +28.37
1025–1975 1364 80-85% 5 93.00–129.00 $120.75 $1,647 -14.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1850 1564 75-80% 10 142.00–156.00 $151.49 $2,369 —
1520–1990 1755 75-80% 2 161.00–168.00 $164.97 $2,895 —
2140 2140 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,140 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1125 1002 85-90% 3 130.00–137.00 $132.55 $1,328 —
815–1360 1079 85-90% 7 91.00–133.00 $117.79 $1,271 -8.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1725 1333 4 148.00–155.00 $150.55 $2,007 —
1380 1380 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,973 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,210

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
707 707 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1035–1200 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,710.00–1,820.00 $1,769.06
1015–1195 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,750.00–1,825.00 $1,802.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1218 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,771 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,076 —
485 485 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,086 —
542 542 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,295 —

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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
1156–1257 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 2,300.00–3,500.00 $3,277.33 —
1196 1196 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00 —
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 220.00 $220.00 $913 —
465 465 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,046 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–445 436 4 300.00–341.00 $330.54 $1,441 +18.04
450 450 11 333.00 $333.00 $1,498 —
505 505 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,540 —
555 555 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,651 —
632 632 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,523 —
660–683 677 4 225.00–232.00 $230.29 $1,559 —
851 851 6 211.00 $211.00 $1,796 —
922 922 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,807 —

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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.