Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

1,654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.97/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 773 lb · 156 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $271.13/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 620 lb · 137 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $292.05/cwt +8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 663 lb · 110 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,654	754	1,049
Feeder cattle	1,585	706	980
Slaughter cattle	57	31	62
Replacement cattle	12	17	7

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335 fancy	335	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	+23.00
350–375	368	6	330.00–350.00	$343.86	$1,265	—
406–410	407	4	320.00–340.00	$334.96	$1,363	—
400–447 fancy	427	4	385.00–400.00	$390.33	$1,667	—
453–498	471	15	325.00–340.00	$329.32	$1,551	-10.68
490–495 fancy	493	4	351.00–358.00	$354.52	$1,748	-1.48
500–530 value added	510	34	340.50–361.50	$349.61	$1,783	+4.58
505–545	528	7	317.00–331.00	$326.47	$1,724	+9.67
551–560 value added	553	5	336.00–340.00	$339.19	$1,876	+0.76
555–593	570	25	309.00–330.00	$320.67	$1,828	-3.57
600–640	616	32	269.00–289.00	$279.54	$1,722	-1.46
600–646 value added	633	51	291.00–326.00	$307.82	$1,949	-22.48
651–667 value added	653	64	296.00–301.00	$298.65	$1,950	+3.65
660–697	677	46	270.00–289.50	$282.86	$1,915	+3.29
709–745	713	38	265.00–274.00	$271.55	$1,936	-3.90
700–736 value added	720	60	275.00–294.50	$287.16	$2,068	+9.13
754 value added	754	70	275.75	$275.75	$2,079	—
761–795	788	86	260.00–272.00	$267.08	$2,105	+0.17
815–840	828	2	243.00–253.00	$247.92	$2,053	-6.04
859–870	865	16	255.00–259.50	$256.95	$2,223	+14.45
908–917	911	13	237.50–238.50	$237.81	$2,166	+6.81
1065	1065	2	223.00	$223.00	$2,375	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–490	483	3	305.00–310.00	$308.31	$1,489	+1.31
505–540	511	9	285.00–300.00	$291.06	$1,487	—
550–595	566	23	290.00–305.00	$293.18	$1,659	+13.18
625	625	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,656	+0.98
672	672	4	263.00	$263.00	$1,767	—
720	720	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,786	-3.50
750–795	765	6	247.50–250.00	$249.01	$1,905	+7.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	292.50	$292.50	$848	—
455	455	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,320	+20.00
515	515	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,339	—
655	655	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,638	—
715	715	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,709	—
895	895	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,978	—
1000	1000	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,910	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–296	290	4	320.00–321.00	$320.77	$930	—
315–340 fancy	325	4	353.00–365.00	$359.12	$1,167	+5.03
310–337	330	10	310.00–332.50	$318.44	$1,051	—
352–395 fancy	367	22	337.50–367.50	$347.47	$1,275	-9.56
350–395	378	12	315.00–332.50	$321.76	$1,216	-15.74
400–445	424	16	300.00–325.00	$316.84	$1,343	-3.60
405–441 fancy	432	8	332.50–359.00	$348.41	$1,505	+7.41
460–465 fancy	463	2	339.00–342.50	$340.74	$1,578	—
460–495	475	20	300.00–320.00	$312.89	$1,486	-7.43
502–532 value added	519	54	300.00–316.00	$310.30	$1,610	+3.30
500–547	522	53	270.00–293.00	$279.20	$1,457	-2.54
558 value added	558	8	296.00	$296.00	$1,652	—
550–597	568	32	270.00–291.00	$276.30	$1,569	-7.91
600–603 value added	603	35	275.00–286.50	$286.17	$1,726	+10.71
600–646	626	102	250.00–271.00	$265.97	$1,665	-3.63
655–690	668	45	250.00–265.00	$257.65	$1,721	-4.05
700–730 value added	722	8	251.00–254.50	$253.13	$1,828	-1.87
725–740	730	4	224.00–231.00	$227.00	$1,657	-19.69
760–785	776	5	226.00–240.00	$232.86	$1,807	-5.98
802–815	806	12	235.00–239.00	$236.35	$1,905	—
855 value added	855	1	248.00	$248.00	$2,120	—
1035	1035	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,018	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	315	5	302.50–310.00	$303.95	$957	+1.45
355–390	371	7	297.50–305.00	$300.08	$1,113	—
405–445	429	10	282.50–295.00	$289.49	$1,242	-16.31
450–492	474	13	280.00–298.00	$288.09	$1,366	-11.91
500–545	519	5	260.00–265.00	$261.20	$1,356	—
558–593	578	22	260.00–269.00	$264.47	$1,529	—
655–695	679	7	240.00–249.00	$243.37	$1,652	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	270.00–287.00	$278.43	$899	—
365–386	381	7	270.00–282.50	$271.71	$1,035	—
405–425	415	2	260.00–270.00	$264.88	$1,099	—
460–495	478	6	242.50–277.50	$267.27	$1,278	-17.73
510–540	531	4	230.00–255.00	$243.60	$1,294	—
575–595	591	6	240.00–250.00	$245.87	$1,453	-4.88
640	640	2	213.00–232.50	$222.75	$1,426	—
660–695	677	6	212.00–235.00	$228.99	$1,550	-2.01
720	720	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,505	—
750–792	780	4	206.00–217.00	$213.60	$1,666	—
825	825	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,650	—
865	865	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,816	+21.00
910	910	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,729	—
1025	1025	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,753	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,489	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	284	4	330.00–332.50	$330.62	$939	—
300–340	323	6	325.00–340.00	$330.93	$1,069	—
325 fancy	325	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,365	+45.00
360–375	371	4	330.00–347.50	$343.26	$1,273	—
366–394 fancy	380	12	395.00–432.00	$411.25	$1,563	—
423–425 fancy	423	11	390.00–392.50	$390.46	$1,652	—
400–448	433	15	320.00–340.00	$328.89	$1,424	-8.76
450–470 fancy	457	3	371.00–387.00	$381.51	$1,744	—
450–495	472	18	320.00–345.00	$326.97	$1,543	+1.47
500–525 fancy	512	8	335.00–347.00	$340.99	$1,746	+15.58
500–535	522	30	310.00–331.00	$324.57	$1,694	+7.63
550–596	592	53	296.00–316.00	$303.12	$1,794	+6.12
602–640	613	14	274.00–295.00	$283.61	$1,739	-3.01
600–631 fancy	628	11	306.00–316.00	$306.87	$1,927	—
650–695	669	30	275.00–297.00	$283.13	$1,894	+8.13
702–737 fancy	729	9	262.00–282.50	$266.39	$1,942	—
759–795	765	9	231.00–252.00	$244.17	$1,868	—
965	965	1	219.00	$219.00	$2,113	—
1040	1040	3	203.00	$203.00	$2,111	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	300.00–310.00	$304.88	$939	—
365–385	377	3	300.00–320.00	$307.53	$1,159	—
460–495	476	8	300.00–318.00	$310.43	$1,478	+5.43
500–513	510	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,530	—
575–595	579	9	290.00–291.00	$290.11	$1,680	—
655–690	682	8	260.00–270.00	$268.80	$1,833	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	310.00	$310.00	$884	—
350–365	358	2	260.00–267.50	$263.83	$945	—
415	415	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,204	—
495	495	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,460	—
525–535	530	2	280.00–285.00	$282.48	$1,497	+28.48
592	592	7	273.00–285.00	$281.57	$1,667	-2.43
650–655	653	2	250.00–256.00	$252.99	$1,652	—
795	795	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,789	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1305	1177	80-85%	7	129.00–139.50	$136.06	$1,601	—
1140–1585	1311	80-85%	5	118.00–126.00	$123.31	$1,617	-12.93
1190–1465	1330	80-85%	14	141.00–147.50	$144.05	$1,916	+7.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1415	1025	85-90%	6	105.00–113.00	$108.09	$1,108	—
1035–1140	1088	85-90%	2	125.00–127.00	$126.05	$1,371	-0.94
1000–1230	1115	85-90%	2	74.00–89.00	$80.73	$900	—
1195–1245	1220	85-90%	2	131.00–136.00	$133.55	$1,629	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1810	1675	75-80%	3	135.00–139.00	$137.03	$2,295	+3.03
1620–1840	1749	75-80%	4	141.00–161.00	$148.30	$2,594	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1765	1518	3	154.50–160.00	$157.66	$2,393	-12.91
1450–1775	1650	4	136.00–149.00	$145.64	$2,403	—
2025	2025	1	171.00	$171.00	$3,463	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
980–1210	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,985.00	$1,661.78
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–735	676	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,085.00–1,400.00	$1,273.73

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—
885	885	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,761	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,807	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,750	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,200	—
622	622	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,400	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	1	137.00	$137.00	$2,014	—

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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.