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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.59/cwt +21.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,991/hd at 690 lb · 84 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.64/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 616 lb · 61 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $289.95/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,375/hd at 819 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 764 604 738
Feeder cattle 719 550 691
Slaughter cattle 45 45 47
Replacement cattle — 9 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and 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
300 value added 300 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,290 —
325 325 2 378.00 $378.00 $1,228 —
373 value added 373 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,753 —
375 375 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,650 +57.50
420 value added 420 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,680 —
430–449 446 6 407.00–407.50 $407.08 $1,816 —
455–475 460 8 330.00–345.00 $341.13 $1,569 -25.30
476 value added 476 19 382.50 $382.50 $1,821 —
500 value added 500 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,925 —
526–540 532 7 324.00–351.00 $335.73 $1,786 -6.10
566 value added 566 8 366.00 $366.00 $2,072 —
566–595 573 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,816 -27.06
614–623 value added 615 59 340.00–345.00 $340.69 $2,095 -6.95
645 645 2 300.00–317.50 $308.75 $1,991 +2.07
650–670 663 3 299.00–308.00 $301.94 $2,002 —
705 705 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,967 -7.00
728 value added 728 43 313.00 $313.00 $2,279 +2.50
750 750 1 278.00 $278.00 $2,085 —
819 value added 819 57 289.95 $289.95 $2,375 +9.95
923 923 4 258.00 $258.00 $2,381 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 300.00–350.00 $325.29 $1,382 —
450 450 1 383.00 $383.00 $1,724 +65.50
585 585 2 230.00–261.00 $245.50 $1,436 -44.50
615 615 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,765 +10.01
777–780 778 6 220.00–273.00 $264.14 $2,055 +36.14
800 800 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,792 -13.00
975 975 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 3 372.50 $372.50 $849 —
260 fancy 260 1 382.50 $382.50 $994 -11.31
285 285 1 322.00 $322.00 $918 -26.96
315 value added 315 2 397.00 $397.00 $1,251 —
320–345 334 4 365.00–369.00 $366.03 $1,223 +6.03
357–385 371 8 345.00–357.00 $352.23 $1,307 —
403–437 428 18 330.00–345.00 $338.71 $1,450 +21.28
405–440 value added 428 3 350.00–355.00 $353.42 $1,513 —
450–497 472 9 320.00–350.00 $331.16 $1,563 +2.18
472–477 value added 475 10 347.00–357.00 $350.97 $1,667 —
502–530 511 3 326.00–331.00 $327.73 $1,675 +12.14
507–547 value added 538 26 336.00–349.00 $338.83 $1,823 +3.77
555–585 562 9 301.00–308.00 $306.38 $1,722 +0.67
613–615 614 7 289.00–290.00 $289.43 $1,777 +8.66
690 690 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,815 -4.44
690 value added 690 83 288.90 $288.90 $1,993 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 320.00–332.50 $326.19 $923 +6.19
330–340 336 6 320.00–350.00 $336.02 $1,129 —
355–393 374 11 300.00–379.00 $338.98 $1,268 +56.48
415–448 435 7 301.00–321.00 $314.53 $1,368 —
465–495 473 4 309.00–321.00 $317.86 $1,503 +54.86
500–515 505 3 271.00–311.00 $297.40 $1,502 —
550–595 573 5 243.00–295.00 $269.24 $1,543 -1.39
635 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 —
670 670 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,588 -9.00
775–785 780 2 219.00–231.00 $225.04 $1,755 —
850 850 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,023 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–293 288 15 402.50–410.00 $408.03 $1,175 +34.39
300 300 2 411.00 $411.00 $1,233 +29.64
362–390 372 5 380.00–412.50 $397.21 $1,478 +23.43
400 fancy 400 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,720 +9.00
400–435 420 9 395.00–417.50 $407.28 $1,711 +55.11
472–485 476 4 332.50–395.00 $349.66 $1,664 +0.98
525 fancy 525 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,942 -17.10
502–545 534 32 322.00–352.00 $334.57 $1,787 +4.33
555–595 574 16 314.00–339.00 $323.88 $1,859 +28.16
608–635 621 16 300.00–310.00 $304.39 $1,890 +10.09
661 661 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,943 +14.04
702–722 716 7 280.00–285.50 $283.96 $2,033 +7.52
824 824 7 278.00 $278.00 $2,291 +52.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 213 3 380.00–405.00 $396.41 $844 —
295 295 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,038 —
310–340 325 3 300.00–380.00 $346.97 $1,128 —
375–395 382 3 371.00–395.00 $379.28 $1,449 —
400–440 427 5 270.00–392.50 $309.47 $1,321 —
475–490 482 4 275.00–351.00 $303.37 $1,462 +39.87
535 535 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,723 —
670 670 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,990 +39.00
725 725 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 —
845 845 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,682 —
850 850 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 —
1020 1020 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,969 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1215 1046 80-85% 4 91.00–121.00 $106.36 $1,113 —
970–1690 1246 80-85% 15 124.00–143.00 $134.75 $1,679 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1045 955 85-90% 3 108.00–115.00 $110.69 $1,057 —
975–1130 1050 85-90% 4 92.00–107.00 $101.32 $1,064 -27.85
1080–1130 1105 85-90% 2 71.00–89.00 $79.80 $882 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1525 1518 75-80% 2 137.00–143.00 $139.99 $2,125 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,239 —
1875 1875 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,531 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,517 —

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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.