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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 26, 2025

148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.72/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,909/hd at 572 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 148 844 902
Feeder cattle 116 776 828
Slaughter cattle 30 58 65
Replacement cattle 2 10 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 399.00 $399.00 $1,556 —
400–432 422 6 400.00–412.50 $404.87 $1,709 —
455–480 468 2 391.00–395.00 $393.05 $1,839 +2.05
500 500 1 381.00 $381.00 $1,905 —
640 640 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,131 —
705 705 3 337.00–340.00 $339.00 $2,390 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,188 -45.00
370 370 1 386.00 $386.00 $1,428 -15.01
400–440 413 3 373.00–379.00 $376.87 $1,556 +3.53
466 466 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,794 +5.00
500–530 515 5 341.00–357.00 $348.08 $1,793 +14.47
555–585 572 10 329.00–339.00 $333.72 $1,909 +4.22
661 661 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,990 -28.28
805 805 1 259.00 $259.00 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 250.00–370.00 $305.64 $841 +55.64
335–345 340 2 320.00–334.00 $326.90 $1,111 -44.90
355–385 373 6 250.00–345.00 $307.50 $1,147 -46.79
405–430 413 3 379.00–382.50 $381.29 $1,575 +14.26
490 490 2 349.00 $349.00 $1,710 —
510 510 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,364 —
580 580 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,798 —
617 617 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,820 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,377 -45.00
375 375 1 401.00 $401.00 $1,504 -10.95
400–425 407 4 410.00–415.00 $412.99 $1,681 +15.44
495 495 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,807 -22.58
562 562 5 349.00 $349.00 $1,961 -31.00
625 625 1 344.00 $344.00 $2,150 —
650–690 684 7 316.00–328.00 $317.63 $2,173 +10.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 367.50–419.00 $392.85 $1,277 +34.86
360 360 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,105 -67.93
455–475 465 3 245.00–380.00 $327.51 $1,523 -52.49
545 545 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 -4.68
555–560 558 2 320.00–334.00 $327.03 $1,825 -3.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1330 1232 80-85% 3 139.00–146.00 $142.79 $1,759 —
1085–1550 1240 80-85% 14 148.00–177.00 $158.62 $1,967 —
1390–1530 1460 80-85% 2 164.50–175.00 $169.50 $2,475 -7.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,186 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,974 —
1610 1610 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,962 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,345
855 855 (<2 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,454

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1460 1460 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,888 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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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.