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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 22, 2025

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $313.00/cwt ≈ $2,085/hd at 666 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 904 294
Feeder cattle 154 821 232
Slaughter cattle 61 44 49
Replacement cattle 18 39 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Average to plain quality feeders sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand for feeders was uneven.. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 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
370 370 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,450 —
440 440 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 —
535 535 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,760 —
562 562 7 336.00 $336.00 $1,888 -34.00
680 680 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,156 -11.00
850 850 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,644 —
1135 1135 2 22.00 $22.00 $250 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,589 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 333.00–339.00 $335.84 $1,102 -99.16
355–370 363 2 340.00–347.50 $343.67 $1,248 -68.83
418–430 422 6 340.00–347.00 $344.62 $1,454 -12.25
490 490 6 300.00–317.00 $314.17 $1,539 -36.83
510 510 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,637 -37.00
550–553 553 7 327.00–331.00 $330.43 $1,827 +13.99
666 666 10 313.00 $313.00 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 390.00 $390.00 $994 +20.00
355 355 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 +16.80
420–445 431 6 247.50–310.00 $280.89 $1,211 -68.68
455–475 463 8 220.00–314.00 $285.21 $1,321 -20.31
575–580 579 4 285.00–307.50 $292.13 $1,691 -26.56
705–712 710 3 275.00–290.00 $285.03 $2,024 -1.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 400.00 $400.00 $780 —
280 280 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,071 -46.39
330 330 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,130 -90.20
360–378 374 8 355.00–395.00 $376.34 $1,408 -68.15
432–440 435 3 357.50–373.00 $367.77 $1,600 -17.77
450–475 467 8 347.50–351.00 $350.08 $1,635 -9.49
552–593 577 7 295.00–329.00 $320.59 $1,850 -30.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 305.00 $305.00 $747 —
265–280 273 2 310.00–335.00 $322.84 $881 +7.84
345 345 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,061 -80.74
355–375 362 3 300.00–381.00 $332.90 $1,205 -19.65
435 435 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,251 —
450–475 463 2 295.00–330.00 $312.03 $1,445 +26.08
500 500 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,562 +13.30
580–595 588 3 280.00–302.50 $291.63 $1,715 -39.47
740 740 3 283.00 $283.00 $2,094 —
857 857 2 241.00 $241.00 $2,065 —
930 930 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,790 -64.50
1055 1055 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,973 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1385 1228 80-85% 3 99.00–121.00 $113.68 $1,396 —
1015–1910 1358 80-85% 26 124.00–153.00 $139.38 $1,893 —
1495 1495 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,302 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–860 800 85-90% 2 77.50–80.00 $78.84 $631 —
820–1040 945 85-90% 5 114.00–130.00 $123.19 $1,164 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1735 1698 75-80% 2 149.00 $149.00 $2,530 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2185 1620 13 134.00–200.00 $183.22 $2,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1615 1615 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,825.00 $2,825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1011 952 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,975.00–2,500.00 $2,358.16
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1112 1112 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00 $2,850.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,141 +27.50
420 420 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,155 —
470 470 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,528 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 253.00 $253.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 235.00 $235.00 $870 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 205.00 $205.00 $916 -139.20
1115 1115 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,286 +14.00

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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.