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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 13, 2025

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 348 395
Feeder cattle 114 293 299
Slaughter cattle 110 38 65
Replacement cattle 30 17 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday no comparison for feeders due to low receipts of like classes. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 —
450–485 468 2 300.00–330.00 $314.44 $1,472 -6.56
515 515 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,622 +14.00
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,059 —
305 305 1 220.00 $220.00 $671 -102.50
390 390 2 340.00–380.00 $360.00 $1,404 +52.75
458–490 469 4 320.00–352.50 $338.74 $1,589 —
525–540 535 3 302.00–323.00 $308.87 $1,652 +3.87
550–575 561 5 300.00–320.00 $309.96 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,098 +5.57
406 406 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,563 +33.53
460 460 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,644 +11.12
500–515 508 2 332.50–345.00 $338.66 $1,720 +7.02
550 550 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,801 +5.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,000 —
395 395 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 -10.00
495 495 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,832 -7.87
537 537 2 357.00 $357.00 $1,917 +10.01
565–595 575 6 329.00–346.00 $337.52 $1,941 -13.48
615 615 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 +1.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 277.50–360.00 $316.21 $1,028 —
407 407 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,465 +50.00
450–476 466 6 285.00–340.00 $327.62 $1,527 +6.14
565–595 585 3 271.00–340.00 $309.31 $1,809 +4.35
755 755 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,106 +39.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1500 1283 80-85% 16 100.00–147.00 $129.11 $1,656 —
975–1735 1351 80-85% 29 145.00–162.00 $151.14 $2,042 —
1435–1660 1547 80-85% 3 165.00–167.00 $166.02 $2,568 -2.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1025 916 85-90% 4 60.00–90.00 $70.50 $646 —
930–1120 1015 85-90% 5 122.00–138.00 $126.46 $1,284 —
1195 1195 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,076 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 75-80% 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,473 -11.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1750 1475 6 170.00–198.00 $180.51 $2,663 +20.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,090

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–995 977 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,710.00–2,000.00 $1,860.35
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
965–1260 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,975.00 $1,706.01
1180–1260 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,075.00–2,350.00 $2,207.99
1095–1540 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,350.00–2,825.00 $2,524.40
1065–1625 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–840 808 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,025.00 $1,958.56
765–945 888 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,700.00–2,500.00 $2,271.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 319.00 $319.00 $1,372 —
497 497 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,392 —
730 730 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,847 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,386 —
506 506 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,341 —

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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
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,442 —

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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.