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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 16, 2025

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $423.04/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 437 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 243 279
Feeder cattle 196 171 196
Slaughter cattle 46 53 83
Replacement cattle 6 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter 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
360 360 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,548 -15.00
645 645 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,174 —
695 695 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,328 —
730 730 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,008 -56.60
940–945 942 3 302.50–316.00 $311.48 $2,934 —
1075 1075 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,881 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 371.00 $371.00 $1,892 +61.00
730 730 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 +17.06
760 760 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,356 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,215 +43.73
370–380 375 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 +70.00
410–445 426 5 300.00–393.00 $352.74 $1,503 -24.40
490–495 493 2 340.00–345.00 $342.49 $1,688 -6.46
530–545 535 3 300.00–319.00 $312.55 $1,672 -25.43
610–635 619 4 275.00–321.00 $305.23 $1,889 +9.05
655–670 663 2 313.00–315.00 $313.99 $2,082 —
720–745 739 4 280.00–295.00 $283.65 $2,096 —
785–798 792 2 272.50–281.00 $276.78 $2,192 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,254 -30.00
365–380 374 4 390.00–393.00 $392.01 $1,466 +0.70
405–430 418 2 365.00–373.00 $369.12 $1,543 -20.66
460–470 467 3 340.00–367.00 $348.87 $1,629 -11.07
522–535 528 5 337.00–360.00 $344.04 $1,817 -9.82
550–585 565 4 330.00–340.00 $333.93 $1,887 -10.61
805 805 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,656 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,197 —
443 443 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,462 —
532 532 2 319.00 $319.00 $1,697 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,186 -27.50
300 300 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,395 +10.16
355–395 375 2 432.50–447.00 $439.36 $1,648 -15.64
420–448 437 11 405.00–431.00 $423.04 $1,849 +10.54
455–475 464 5 370.00–400.00 $388.31 $1,802 +1.98
510–545 532 3 335.00–375.00 $356.25 $1,895 +10.81
575 575 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,995 -8.36
600–621 617 5 325.00–330.00 $329.03 $2,030 -12.75
650 650 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,086 —
980 980 1 223.00 $223.00 $2,185 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,296 —
465–490 482 3 335.00–337.00 $336.36 $1,621 -14.64
505–540 530 5 257.50–370.00 $330.39 $1,751 +9.84
590 590 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,752 —
660 660 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,864 -38.50
785 785 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,120 -37.50
810 810 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,511 —
920 920 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,769 —
970 970 1 223.00 $223.00 $2,163 —
1040 1040 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,049 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 2 447.50 $447.50 $1,195 —
330 330 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,345 —
485 485 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,746 —
560 560 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,786 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1585 1281 80-85% 7 128.00–158.00 $145.76 $1,867 -29.39
1110–1660 1313 80-85% 15 159.00–175.00 $169.14 $2,221 —
1250–1485 1338 80-85% 3 179.00–181.00 $180.05 $2,409 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1165 1005 85-90% 6 131.00–155.00 $140.63 $1,413 —
1215 1215 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,264 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1392–1795 1526 75-80% 3 169.00–170.00 $169.39 $2,585 +8.02
1570 1570 75-80% 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,920 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 174.50 $174.50 $2,914 —
1745–2385 2080 5 193.00–204.00 $197.61 $4,110 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,394

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
936 936 19 264.25 $264.25 $2,473 —
1038 1038 52 261.60 $261.60 $2,715 —
1090 1090 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,169 —

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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.