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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 15, 2025

904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $351.22/cwt +30.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,009/hd at 572 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $359.57/cwt +22.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 467 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $327.08/cwt +22.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 625 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 904 186 243
Feeder cattle 821 155 151
Slaughter cattle 44 24 55
Replacement cattle 39 7 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Plain quality feeders saw the most losses. demand varied along with quality. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 4 427.50 $427.50 $1,077 —
300 300 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,260 —
550 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 +32.50
615 615 2 320.00–330.00 $325.00 $1,999 -5.28
665 665 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,181 +16.47
747 747 4 324.00 $324.00 $2,420 +24.00
900 900 3 293.00 $293.00 $2,637 —
1185 1185 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,571 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,502 —
500 500 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 +35.00
557 557 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,643 -10.00
620 620 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,052 —
955 955 1 269.00 $269.00 $2,569 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 350.00 $350.00 $700 —
270 270 1 370.00 $370.00 $999 +37.50
305–340 326 4 285.00–340.00 $321.97 $1,050 +2.97
360–390 375 2 265.00–300.00 $283.20 $1,062 —
405–440 424 6 300.00–397.50 $349.57 $1,482 +42.07
470–475 473 2 301.00–310.00 $305.52 $1,445 —
515–520 518 2 290.00–310.00 $300.05 $1,554 +15.05
550–577 561 8 275.00–367.00 $318.69 $1,788 +29.96
600–645 623 2 290.00–297.00 $293.37 $1,828 —
657–665 660 3 295.00–297.00 $295.67 $1,951 —
705 705 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,023 —
835 835 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 +95.00
300 300 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,305 —
352 352 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,452 +67.60
400–440 409 5 325.00–367.50 $356.87 $1,460 +32.29
495 495 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,737 —
513 513 5 358.00 $358.00 $1,837 +38.48
570–580 575 2 310.00–323.00 $316.44 $1,820 +3.15
630–637 635 3 299.00–300.00 $299.33 $1,901 -6.06
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 210.00 $210.00 $3,129 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 430.00 $430.00 $860 —
250–290 270 2 415.00–445.00 $428.89 $1,158 —
310–320 315 2 420.00–445.00 $432.70 $1,363 —
358–365 360 4 443.00–445.00 $444.49 $1,600 +91.99
430 fancy 430 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,742 —
405–445 433 4 380.00–390.00 $385.54 $1,669 +43.79
459–490 467 11 340.00–365.00 $359.57 $1,679 +22.07
510–515 513 2 357.50–360.00 $358.76 $1,840 +40.72
552–578 572 14 349.00–360.00 $351.22 $2,009 +30.78
621–630 625 11 326.00–328.00 $327.08 $2,044 +22.57
670 670 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,124 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 315.00 $315.00 $788 —
302–340 310 5 350.00–399.00 $388.24 $1,204 —
350–355 353 2 345.00–360.00 $352.55 $1,245 —
470–485 478 5 259.00–317.50 $285.95 $1,367 —
500–545 526 11 210.00–330.00 $299.20 $1,574 +21.13
550–585 567 7 310.00–397.50 $331.10 $1,877 +54.26
600–640 615 4 283.00–301.00 $291.81 $1,795 +2.81
665 665 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,108 +44.50
755 755 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,257 —
935 935 1 257.00 $257.00 $2,403 —
955 955 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,378 +74.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1450 1303 80-85% 5 105.00–138.00 $127.74 $1,664 -7.26
1115–1575 1347 80-85% 12 137.00–155.00 $145.76 $1,963 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1960 1738 75-80% 9 136.00–156.00 $146.99 $2,555 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–915 883 85-90% 2 80.00–89.00 $84.33 $745 —
934–1230 1060 85-90% 6 90.00–164.00 $124.83 $1,323 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,618 —
1405–2145 1761 5 180.00–190.00 $185.83 $3,272 —

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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 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,370

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1127 1127 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1090–1335 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,250.00–2,025.00 $1,555.08
1125–1425 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–2,800.00 $2,215.44
1020–1470 1286 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,150.00–2,500.00 $2,340.96
1205–1390 1298 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,625.00 $2,474.08
1435 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145–1310 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,625.00–2,075.00 $1,865.12

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–900 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,325.00 $2,079.59

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 300.00 $300.00 $900 —
355 355 2 265.00 $265.00 $941 —
560–585 577 6 299.00–320.00 $313.20 $1,807 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 3 353.00 $353.00 $770 —
312 312 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,030 —
356 356 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,182 —
526 526 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,525 —
630 630 4 298.00 $298.00 $1,877 —
660 660 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,947 —
710 710 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,109 —
780 780 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,950 —
956 956 3 267.50 $267.50 $2,557 —
1030 1030 4 247.00 $247.00 $2,544 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–421 416 2 165.00–180.00 $172.40 $717 —
525 525 3 180.00 $180.00 $945 —
567–578 571 11 160.00–180.00 $167.36 $956 —
670–697 678 18 160.00–186.00 $167.43 $1,135 —
765 765 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,538 —
930 930 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,479 —
995 995 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,781 —
1100 1100 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,837 —
1180 1180 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,006 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 3 340.00–355.00 $349.69 $1,136 —
405–445 428 32 310.00–377.00 $344.20 $1,473 —
460–490 483 4 285.00–323.00 $298.82 $1,443 —
512–530 523 13 302.50–321.00 $318.98 $1,668 —
575–585 583 12 287.00–301.00 $290.45 $1,693 —
604–637 617 69 277.00–300.00 $287.75 $1,775 —
684–690 685 11 262.50–270.00 $269.31 $1,845 —
702–747 725 50 221.00–270.00 $252.97 $1,834 —
775–782 781 12 221.00–259.00 $224.14 $1,751 —
832–838 836 106 249.50–251.00 $250.06 $2,091 —
868–882 882 120 244.75–246.00 $244.79 $2,159 —
939 939 8 220.00 $220.00 $2,066 —
970 970 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,988 —
1042 1042 2 197.00 $197.00 $2,053 —
1113 1113 3 191.00 $191.00 $2,126 —
1172 1172 2 189.00 $189.00 $2,215 —
1220–1243 1225 19 179.50 $179.50 $2,199 —
1375 1375 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,379 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 6 193.00 $193.00 $3,059 —

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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.