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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 10, 2025

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 163 218 260
Feeder cattle 126 157 161
Slaughter cattle 30 51 85
Replacement cattle 7 10 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady with some gains in light weight feeders. 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
190 190 1 500.00 $500.00 $950 —
495 495 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,559 -86.63
565–595 580 2 320.00–346.00 $332.66 $1,929 —
602–620 value added 608 3 339.00–344.00 $340.70 $2,071 —
635 635 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,937 -20.00
665–675 672 3 310.00–333.00 $325.41 $2,187 +17.34
775 775 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,286 —
955 955 1 247.00 $247.00 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,348 —
305–331 325 4 415.00–485.00 $431.45 $1,402 +41.33
355–395 380 4 355.00–380.00 $369.10 $1,403 -11.04
410–430 420 4 315.00–340.00 $326.28 $1,370 -4.85
462–495 474 5 325.00–347.00 $339.70 $1,610 -2.27
505–540 520 5 320.00–340.00 $332.53 $1,729 +11.40
563–580 567 4 305.00–320.00 $316.17 $1,793 —
630 630 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,953 +13.00
680 680 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,856 —
812 812 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,233 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 387.50 $387.50 $988 —
340 340 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,513 +123.18
380 380 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,226 —
435 435 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,488 +109.50
460–495 480 3 282.50–322.50 $305.83 $1,468 -8.10
550–580 565 2 297.00–322.50 $309.41 $1,748 +9.41
605–625 613 3 275.50–293.00 $286.23 $1,755 —
780 780 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,903 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 343.00–400.00 $371.93 $1,246 —
355–395 377 3 300.00–405.00 $338.77 $1,277 -27.73
435–440 438 2 324.00–365.00 $344.62 $1,509 —
510 510 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,454 +20.00
555–580 576 6 300.00–307.00 $301.12 $1,734 -21.38
675 675 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,613 —
700–740 713 6 220.00–279.00 $263.24 $1,877 —
790 790 2 213.00–241.00 $227.00 $1,793 -40.00
865 865 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,903 -27.01
945 945 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,082 —
240–242 241 3 515.00–550.00 $538.40 $1,298 —
275 275 2 450.00–515.00 $482.50 $1,327 +39.90
345 345 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,466 —
370 370 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,536 +13.91
435–441 440 4 365.00–405.00 $374.90 $1,650 -9.46
470–487 481 3 350.00–351.00 $350.67 $1,687 -13.75
525 525 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 -51.76
560–565 563 2 337.50–342.50 $339.99 $1,914 -1.68
625 625 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,969 +2.79
735–745 740 2 256.00–287.00 $271.60 $2,010 —
782 782 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,150 —
810 810 1 257.00 $257.00 $2,082 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1200 1093 80-85% 2 116.00–123.00 $119.16 $1,302 —
985–1525 1250 80-85% 10 130.00–156.00 $147.34 $1,842 +2.09
1455–1525 1490 80-85% 2 164.50–175.00 $169.87 $2,531 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–890 850 85-90% 2 119.00–129.00 $124.24 $1,056 —
970–980 975 85-90% 2 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $1,350 +23.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1755 1558 75-80% 4 140.00–151.00 $148.35 $2,311 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770 1770 1 189.00 $189.00 $3,345 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–980 858 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 161.00–227.50 $189.50 $1,626

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1220 1138 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,775.00–1,950.00 $1,856.15
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
1025–1065 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,625.00 $1,551.44

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 —

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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.