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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 6, 2025

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $411.99/cwt -29.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 426 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $372.28/cwt -23.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 514 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.41/cwt -37.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 424 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 363 213
Feeder cattle 352 306 172
Slaughter cattle 46 45 36
Replacement cattle 21 12 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Labor Day Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,700 +25.00
475–485 480 2 389.00–401.00 $394.94 $1,896 -31.06
548 548 9 395.00 $395.00 $2,165 +6.00
615 615 1 388.00 $388.00 $2,386 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,387 -119.50
485 485 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,394 -112.50
615–635 628 3 360.00–392.50 $370.60 $2,327 —
730 730 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 —
805 805 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,697 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,992 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 400.00 $400.00 $940 —
270 fancy 270 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,215 —
285 285 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,154 -67.50
310–348 336 13 371.00–395.00 $381.95 $1,283 —
352–365 value added 354 7 414.00–430.00 $416.36 $1,474 —
350–397 382 8 367.50–370.00 $369.69 $1,412 -35.33
412–445 424 17 360.00–387.00 $370.41 $1,571 -37.73
460–495 476 6 375.00–379.00 $376.71 $1,793 -23.29
505–521 value added 513 6 379.00–380.00 $379.49 $1,947 —
505–535 514 15 361.00–377.50 $369.39 $1,899 -26.14
551 551 3 357.50 $357.50 $1,970 -2.77
600–645 623 16 320.00–350.00 $329.94 $2,056 -40.06
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 285.00 $285.00 $684 —
265–275 270 2 355.00–422.50 $389.38 $1,051 —
310–345 329 5 300.00–390.00 $338.59 $1,114 —
355–370 365 4 330.00–410.00 $362.04 $1,321 -32.96
400–435 410 4 323.00–362.50 $346.28 $1,420 +7.45
460–480 469 9 342.50–381.00 $365.17 $1,713 -6.27
505–547 538 8 280.00–359.00 $336.07 $1,808 -45.28
570–585 582 5 331.00–345.00 $342.26 $1,992 —
605 605 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,876 —
657 657 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,879 +34.02
790 790 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,094 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 219.00 $219.00 $3,624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 180 2 400.00–455.00 $429.03 $772 -170.97
205–215 210 3 427.00–450.00 $435.64 $915 -53.69
275–285 282 3 400.00–422.50 $412.38 $1,163 -62.62
310–340 323 6 425.00–455.00 $433.35 $1,400 -12.28
365–398 385 11 400.00–435.00 $419.42 $1,615 -8.08
400–445 426 21 360.00–435.00 $411.99 $1,755 -26.73
470–495 482 3 350.00–389.00 $370.99 $1,788 -41.87
511–535 521 12 322.50–382.00 $359.77 $1,874 -28.30
553–595 567 6 339.00–355.00 $346.40 $1,964 -22.39
610–637 625 5 330.00–345.00 $337.28 $2,108 -22.08
680 680 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,210 -17.88
705 705 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,238 —
722–735 726 3 310.00–330.00 $323.25 $2,347 —
797 797 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,311 +5.00
830 830 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,200 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,100 —
335 335 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,449 +7.50
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 -20.00
405–445 422 7 330.00–385.00 $355.63 $1,501 -17.85
465–495 475 6 252.50–380.00 $322.05 $1,530 +13.18
510–545 527 5 312.50–329.00 $323.79 $1,706 -34.22
550–570 558 4 292.00–351.00 $325.88 $1,818 -7.21
607–615 612 5 291.00–330.00 $314.52 $1,925 -22.91
665 665 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,111 +5.10
715 715 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,752 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1610 1283 80-85% 14 140.00–164.00 $154.59 $1,983 -15.33
1050–1715 1360 80-85% 7 107.00–147.00 $132.13 $1,797 -50.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,406 —
1615–1810 1727 75-80% 5 150.00–167.00 $161.16 $2,783 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,088 —
840 840 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $781 —
740–950 863 85-90% 3 90.00–128.00 $106.51 $919 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–2165 1752 6 180.00–200.00 $190.18 $3,332 —
1960 1960 1 203.00 $203.00 $3,979 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00
1160–1395 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,225.00–2,400.00 $2,320.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,592 —
760 760 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,710 —
935 935 4 226.00 $226.00 $2,113 —

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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.