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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 3, 2025

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $364.42/cwt -25.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 477 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 285 215
Feeder cattle 157 186 162
Slaughter cattle 51 90 40
Replacement cattle 10 9 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter 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
295 295 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 —
382 382 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,585 —
460–477 471 3 400.00–405.00 $401.63 $1,892 +22.71
500–507 502 7 373.00–383.50 $380.47 $1,910 +4.94
615 615 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 —
665–695 680 2 305.00–311.00 $308.07 $2,095 -0.93
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,704 +8.00
900 900 1 247.00 $247.00 $2,223 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 3 370.00–417.50 $390.12 $1,241 +0.12
351–380 fancy 357 5 400.00–405.00 $401.07 $1,432 —
360–390 370 3 370.00–385.00 $380.14 $1,407 +0.16
410–433 424 5 325.00–335.00 $331.13 $1,404 -20.65
469–490 472 8 315.00–346.00 $341.97 $1,614 -8.21
510–540 527 5 315.00–325.00 $321.13 $1,692 -12.81
605 605 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,797 +0.47
1098 1098 3 215.00 $215.00 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 327 3 260.00–390.00 $321.82 $1,052 -61.04
420 420 1 232.50 $232.50 $976 -110.01
470–480 473 3 307.00–327.50 $313.93 $1,485 +18.93
530–547 541 4 262.50–317.00 $295.06 $1,596 +1.88
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 —
680 680 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 —
800 800 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,608 —
950 950 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,185 +6.00
1203 1203 2 207.00 $207.00 $2,490 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 507.50 $507.50 $1,269 —
268–290 277 5 425.00–467.00 $442.60 $1,226 +21.35
303–315 307 6 400.00–437.50 $422.38 $1,297 -7.62
360–390 379 7 382.50–422.50 $401.09 $1,520 -4.67
410–445 432 3 370.00–410.00 $384.36 $1,660 -9.71
470–490 477 10 320.00–383.00 $364.42 $1,738 -25.03
500–548 524 8 345.00–377.50 $351.76 $1,843 +50.32
550–575 558 3 320.00–353.00 $341.67 $1,907 -9.33
600–640 618 4 293.00–340.00 $312.21 $1,929 —
945 945 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,060 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 330.00–402.52 $366.50 $1,367 +14.00
495 495 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,869 —
505 505 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,338 —
590 590 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,903 —
760 760 1 267.00 $267.00 $2,029 —
825 825 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,980 —
850–855 853 2 245.00–249.00 $247.01 $2,107 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1275 1244 80-85% 4 125.00–129.00 $127.26 $1,583 —
950–1805 1256 80-85% 19 128.00–158.00 $145.25 $1,824 —
1130–1365 1261 80-85% 4 162.00–173.00 $167.15 $2,108 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,455 +5.50
970 970 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $873 -54.50
935–1015 975 85-90% 2 115.00–116.00 $115.48 $1,126 -29.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1715 1508 75-80% 2 138.00–143.00 $140.16 $2,114 -10.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–2165 1728 3 160.00–177.00 $168.98 $2,920 —
2025–2260 2143 2 175.00–184.00 $179.75 $3,852 —

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,492
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,684

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1235–1250 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,075.00–2,400.00 $2,238.48
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–865 860 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,650.00 $1,423.69

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,000 —
597 597 2 187.58 $187.58 $1,120 —
883 883 13 210.00 $210.00 $1,854 —
1047 1047 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,963 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,225 -20.50
680 680 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,741 —

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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.