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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 1, 2025

241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 241 310 0
Feeder cattle 157 239 0
Slaughter cattle 74 50 0
Replacement cattle 10 21 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder offering was mostly unweaned and plainer quality making comparisons difficult. Demand was moderate to good relative to recent market volatility. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
470 470 1 381.00 $381.00 $1,791 +19.76
525 525 4 401.00 $401.00 $2,105 +38.26
657 657 2 346.00 $346.00 $2,273 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,606 —
560 560 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,725 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,690 -8.61
535 535 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,717 -42.10
587 587 4 316.00 $316.00 $1,855 -21.00
620 620 2 319.00 $319.00 $1,978 -2.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,472 +0.93
585 585 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,761 +26.00
645 645 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 +10.00
655 655 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,900 -2.25

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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 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,292 +61.00
435 435 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,686 +47.10
485 485 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,770 +1.68
550 550 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,952 —
635–645 637 6 312.00–324.00 $321.97 $2,051 +2.86
741 741 3 329.00 $329.00 $2,438 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,006 -50.00
386 386 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,270 -37.00
435–442 440 3 300.00–360.00 $319.79 $1,407 +7.40
477–480 478 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,661 -1.83
555 555 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,873 +30.24
655 655 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,814 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,798 —
1070–1335 1232 80-85% 9 125.00–148.00 $135.72 $1,672 -7.41
1215–1660 1384 80-85% 13 150.00–166.00 $158.85 $2,198 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1030 908 85-90% 3 80.00–107.00 $95.74 $869 —
935–1205 1075 85-90% 6 110.00–129.00 $118.32 $1,272 —
1095–1105 1100 85-90% 2 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $1,507 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,265 —
1340–1885 1638 75-80% 7 151.00–164.00 $158.89 $2,603 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,900 —
1370–2030 1702 3 169.00–204.00 $193.02 $3,285 —
1410–2150 1746 7 180.00–199.00 $189.30 $3,305 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1835 1835 1 178.00 $178.00 $3,266 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1312 1312 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1067 1067 5 195.00 $195.00 $2,081 —

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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.