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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 4, 2025

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 152 333 365
Feeder cattle 131 266 328
Slaughter cattle 13 43 31
Replacement cattle 8 24 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,710 —
555 555 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,832 —
805–810 808 2 290.00–315.00 $302.46 $2,444 —
875 875 1 313.00 $313.00 $2,739 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,528 -20.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 615.00 $615.00 $892 —
345 345 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 —
380–395 387 3 283.00–300.00 $294.36 $1,139 —
415–445 428 4 272.50–290.00 $281.28 $1,204 -38.72
450–485 465 3 315.00–357.00 $331.25 $1,540 -9.55
510 510 2 335.00–345.00 $340.00 $1,734 +28.28
572–598 588 5 221.00–320.00 $281.45 $1,655 -37.85
615–625 618 3 289.00–300.00 $292.71 $1,809 -30.29
715–725 720 2 272.50–281.00 $276.72 $1,992 -21.28
755–790 773 2 247.00–268.00 $257.26 $1,989 +7.26
880 880 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,354 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,358 -2.05
430 430 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,602 +7.74
450–460 452 5 380.00–382.50 $380.51 $1,720 +23.55
505–535 523 6 351.00–367.50 $362.68 $1,897 +7.88
565 565 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 -27.62
642 642 2 308.00 $308.00 $1,977 -27.14
663 663 3 311.00 $311.00 $2,062 —
710 710 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,077 —
821 821 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,463 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232–240 235 3 401.00–427.00 $418.14 $983 -56.86
295 295 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,210 —
310 310 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,224 -30.63
350–370 360 2 362.50–387.50 $375.35 $1,351 -29.14
365 fancy 365 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,478 —
400–410 403 4 350.00–370.00 $363.66 $1,466 -37.95
475 475 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,532 -76.26
510–522 516 4 355.00–370.00 $365.68 $1,887 -43.43
585 585 2 343.00 $343.00 $2,007 -9.54
603–615 605 6 319.00–323.00 $319.68 $1,934 -9.52
693 693 6 314.00 $314.00 $2,176 -9.95
745 745 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,062 —
390–395 392 3 362.50–371.00 $365.36 $1,432 +39.24
435 435 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,422 -83.00
465–485 472 6 320.00–350.00 $329.38 $1,555 +94.38
523–540 527 4 305.00–323.00 $318.39 $1,678 +27.80
570 570 3 285.00–327.00 $313.00 $1,784 +9.19
605–635 619 4 285.00–307.00 $299.33 $1,853 -19.67
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 +35.00
795 795 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 -31.00
835 835 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,213 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,955 —
1175–1465 1328 80-85% 3 138.00–145.00 $140.80 $1,870 -8.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1080 1063 85-90% 2 117.00–131.00 $124.12 $1,319 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,198 —
1910–1940 1925 2 191.00–205.00 $197.95 $3,811 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,048

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1050–1165 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,875.00–1,900.00 $1,888.15
1605 1605 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,391 —

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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.