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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 22, 2025

754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.06/cwt -8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 725 lb · 89 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.17/cwt -11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 737 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $271.09/cwt -5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 629 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 754 1,735 808
Feeder cattle 706 1,702 690
Slaughter cattle 31 31 108
Replacement cattle 17 2 10

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 fancy 335 2 377.00 $377.00 $1,263 -40.50
462 462 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,571 +1.00
491 fancy 491 8 356.00 $356.00 $1,748 -0.41
520–530 525 2 311.00–322.50 $316.80 $1,663 -3.48
510–533 value added 527 18 342.00–348.50 $345.03 $1,818 +6.54
550–560 value added 557 6 335.00–347.50 $338.43 $1,885 +8.78
555–590 573 8 310.00–330.00 $324.24 $1,858 +20.17
600–632 value added 625 25 300.00–338.00 $330.30 $2,064 +18.31
635 635 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,784 -9.59
680 value added 680 12 295.00 $295.00 $2,006 —
685–698 688 34 270.00–290.00 $279.57 $1,923 -9.03
706–743 value added 737 40 277.00–279.00 $278.03 $2,049 -11.61
710–743 737 20 275.00–275.50 $275.45 $2,030 +9.81
752–790 767 29 253.00–270.50 $266.91 $2,047 +2.29
805–830 813 3 250.00–256.00 $253.96 $2,065 +4.99
818 value added 818 24 267.00 $267.00 $2,184 +6.03
850 850 2 242.50 $242.50 $2,061 -3.95
915 915 2 231.00 $231.00 $2,114 —
1000 1000 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,200 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,333 +3.68
496 496 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,523 +4.50
560 560 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 +3.91
640–645 643 2 260.00–268.00 $264.02 $1,698 —
730–735 733 2 251.00–252.00 $251.50 $1,843 —
760–785 773 2 240.00–243.00 $241.48 $1,867 -4.43
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 +16.09
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 -20.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,748 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 315.00 $315.00 $740 +8.14
320–342 fancy 335 3 352.50–357.50 $354.09 $1,186 -6.91
360–390 fancy 384 5 355.00–357.50 $357.03 $1,371 +9.29
380–390 385 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,299 —
420–440 427 3 310.00–327.00 $320.44 $1,368 +4.83
430 fancy 430 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,466 -4.15
450–495 487 16 318.00–327.00 $320.32 $1,560 +3.74
512 value added 512 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,572 +5.49
500–545 533 12 270.00–290.00 $281.74 $1,502 -3.17
560–592 576 40 270.00–290.00 $284.21 $1,637 +0.69
611–637 value added 628 14 275.00–277.50 $275.46 $1,730 -7.52
610–649 630 41 255.00–272.00 $269.60 $1,698 +13.97
650–685 673 14 252.00–266.00 $261.70 $1,761 +0.31
702 value added 702 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,790 -5.00
710–742 726 85 241.00–249.00 $246.69 $1,791 -1.75
761–786 775 7 238.00–240.00 $238.84 $1,851 -5.46
800–817 value added 812 14 238.00–240.00 $238.57 $1,937 +3.82
843 843 16 229.00 $229.00 $1,930 +4.00
922 922 4 225.00 $225.00 $2,074 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 277.50 $277.50 $708 —
470 470 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,340 +15.00
570–577 574 4 240.00–261.00 $250.75 $1,439 —
655 655 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,513 +17.05
877 877 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,658 -26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 302.50 $302.50 $953 —
436–440 437 5 305.00–306.00 $305.80 $1,336 —
485 485 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 +14.34
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1650 1520 2 180.00–191.00 $185.97 $2,827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 320.00 $320.00 $784 —
345 fancy 345 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,294 —
400–420 408 5 332.50–345.00 $337.65 $1,378 -4.79
486 486 10 325.50 $325.50 $1,582 -7.45
520–540 530 2 314.00–320.00 $316.94 $1,680 -1.89
527–537 fancy 534 7 324.00–329.00 $325.41 $1,738 -0.56
565 565 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,678 -11.35
605–630 609 6 279.00–294.00 $286.62 $1,746 +16.62
676 676 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,859 -2.47
715–735 730 4 230.00–245.00 $235.29 $1,718 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 21 270.50 $270.50 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,290 ±0.00
565 565 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,605 —
698 698 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,815 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 2 307.50 $307.50 $652 —
460 460 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,403 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1430 1270 80-85% 6 140.00–157.50 $147.71 $1,876 +17.95
1200–1415 1311 80-85% 5 132.00–139.00 $136.24 $1,786 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–940 903 85-90% 2 146.00–148.00 $147.04 $1,328 —
980–1320 1093 85-90% 3 124.00–129.00 $126.99 $1,388 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,235 —
1670 1670 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,238 -12.32
1980 1980 75-80% 1 118.00 $118.00 $2,336 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1575 1508 2 169.00–172.00 $170.57 $2,572 +7.57
1925 1925 1 157.00 $157.00 $3,022 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–985 949 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 160.00–178.00 $167.33 $1,588

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645–855 716 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,050.00–1,500.00 $1,264.61
805 805 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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
1535 1535 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,825.00 $2,825.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 value added 1005 56 209.00 $209.00 $2,100 —

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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.