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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

82 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.66/cwt -30.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 634 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 82 733 545
Feeder cattle 67 662 459
Slaughter cattle 13 61 85
Replacement cattle 2 10 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,087 -12.50
365–392 388 6 325.00–329.00 $328.37 $1,274 —
425 425 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,288 -29.15
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 -47.26
580–585 583 2 280.00–288.00 $283.98 $1,656 -25.85
615–620 617 3 260.00–270.00 $264.02 $1,629 —
642 value added 642 7 283.50 $283.50 $1,820 -24.50
800 800 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,792 -14.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $861 —
490 490 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,343 -13.50
555 555 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,493 +26.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 300.00 $300.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 388 8 280.00–290.00 $284.96 $1,106 -0.23
470–490 480 2 281.00–282.50 $281.73 $1,352 -11.80
580–585 583 2 250.00–257.00 $253.48 $1,478 -14.91
622–642 630 8 240.00–245.00 $243.23 $1,532 -1.67
705–735 720 2 215.00–221.00 $218.06 $1,570 -4.58
780 780 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,693 -11.64
920 920 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 271.00 $271.00 $583 —
300 300 1 250.00 $250.00 $750 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 301.00–311.00 $306.00 $949 -21.50
375–385 380 2 289.00–294.00 $291.53 $1,108 -38.47
560–575 568 2 260.00–262.50 $261.23 $1,484 -29.25
620 620 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,544 +4.34
750 750 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,655 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1075 978 85-90% 2 74.00–78.00 $75.80 $741 -34.37
920–1205 1110 85-90% 4 120.00–123.00 $121.01 $1,343 +0.01
1430 1430 85-90% 1 118.50 $118.50 $1,695 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1240 1188 80-85% 2 121.00–124.00 $122.43 $1,454 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–1635 1600 75-80% 2 128.00–131.00 $129.47 $2,072 +1.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,216 —
1990 1990 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,985 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.