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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

744 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.96/cwt +7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,281/hd at 821 lb · 141 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.11/cwt +22.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 787 lb · 69 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $356.19/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 428 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 744 610 490
Feeder cattle 679 558 438
Slaughter cattle 55 34 52
Replacement cattle 10 18 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 fancy 340 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,513 +28.41
420 fancy 420 2 429.00 $429.00 $1,802 +14.05
440 440 1 389.00 $389.00 $1,712 +2.35
450–499 488 9 351.00–365.00 $358.35 $1,749 —
481–498 fancy 493 13 400.00–434.00 $410.21 $2,022 -4.57
515–530 value added 518 7 385.00–400.00 $391.41 $2,028 +6.41
520–536 533 5 345.00–367.00 $362.71 $1,933 —
570–598 584 18 344.00–361.00 $355.59 $2,077 +4.30
615 value added 615 8 344.00 $344.00 $2,116 +15.00
655–682 670 9 315.00–335.00 $322.14 $2,158 +12.14
725–745 738 10 292.00–299.00 $296.61 $2,189 +5.30
755–775 762 3 291.00–293.00 $292.01 $2,225 +11.01
830 value added 830 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,324 —
862 862 2 269.00 $269.00 $2,319 -17.84
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 335.00–343.00 $339.04 $1,627 +65.29
565–595 580 2 337.00–340.00 $338.46 $1,963 +48.46
673 673 4 281.50 $281.50 $1,894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 410.00 $410.00 $820 —
318 318 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,177 +41.19
342 fancy 342 2 427.00 $427.00 $1,460 +23.89
350–395 373 6 351.00–362.50 $355.81 $1,327 +25.81
351–391 fancy 374 9 405.00–429.00 $415.71 $1,555 +26.89
400–445 423 15 325.00–350.00 $335.55 $1,419 +1.19
415–448 fancy 431 21 358.00–379.00 $370.94 $1,599 +3.06
452–465 fancy 454 11 359.00–382.50 $363.37 $1,650 +9.04
450–490 478 13 327.00–345.00 $335.10 $1,602 +3.67
500–535 513 5 300.00–319.00 $309.38 $1,587 +3.29
528–536 value added 533 19 332.00–348.00 $341.26 $1,819 +1.87
550–595 572 14 297.00–319.00 $307.52 $1,759 +9.31
582–592 value added 586 9 330.00–340.00 $336.65 $1,973 +6.17
603–646 621 17 277.00–294.00 $282.97 $1,757 +22.97
605–640 value added 621 11 298.00–328.00 $309.23 $1,920 +12.21
670–685 677 8 270.00–283.00 $274.14 $1,856 +1.48
707 707 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,640 -11.89
705–720 value added 717 9 268.00–281.00 $278.26 $1,995 +13.26
750–780 765 2 242.00–245.00 $243.53 $1,863 -12.06
788–795 value added 788 67 279.10–282.00 $279.14 $2,200 —
800 800 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,840 —
802 802 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,406 +25.00
805–839 value added 821 138 266.00–282.00 $277.99 $2,282 +8.89
855 855 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,180 +17.50
915 915 1 273.00 $273.00 $2,498 —
920–935 928 2 237.00–257.00 $246.92 $2,291 —
955 955 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,770 —
1035 1035 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 345.00 $345.00 $862 —
315–340 330 3 322.50–345.00 $330.23 $1,090 +17.73
390–395 393 2 335.00–340.00 $337.48 $1,326 —
460–488 476 7 320.00–325.00 $323.13 $1,538 +11.93
515 515 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 302.50–315.00 $308.67 $1,173 —
415 415 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,266 —
460–465 463 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,435 —
505 505 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,419 -3.45
585 585 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 -24.00
745 745 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,020 +30.00
320 320 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,296 +27.26
340 fancy 340 3 441.00 $441.00 $1,499 +25.31
350 350 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,348 -7.06
365–397 fancy 387 17 427.50–445.00 $433.97 $1,679 -8.74
405–436 425 14 387.50–402.50 $392.75 $1,669 +22.75
400–441 fancy 435 16 417.00–448.00 $426.58 $1,856 +4.37
450–480 465 7 359.00–380.00 $366.94 $1,706 -20.76
487–495 fancy 489 12 403.00–407.00 $405.99 $1,985 -10.43
526 fancy 526 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,946 -16.53
540 540 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,841 +7.07
553 fancy 553 12 369.50 $369.50 $2,043 —
570–585 579 8 322.00–332.00 $329.27 $1,906 -4.20
600–640 617 12 289.00–319.00 $304.12 $1,876 -11.76
650–685 670 3 289.00–314.00 $298.79 $2,002 -1.21
700–710 705 2 287.00–289.00 $287.99 $2,030 —
700–717 fancy 711 3 295.00–297.00 $295.66 $2,102 —
815–835 820 4 235.00–242.00 $238.48 $1,956 +3.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,466 —
480–490 485 2 345.00–350.00 $347.47 $1,685 -2.53
510–530 523 3 313.00–315.00 $314.35 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,586 —
565 565 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,740 —
670 670 2 277.50–278.00 $277.75 $1,861 +11.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1390 1175 80-85% 10 135.00–148.00 $142.93 $1,679 —
920–1460 1181 80-85% 14 150.00–164.00 $155.01 $1,831 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,531 +8.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1035 925 85-90% 5 137.00–150.00 $143.94 $1,331 —
935–1065 1027 85-90% 5 121.00–134.00 $126.26 $1,297 —
975–1170 1073 85-90% 2 109.00–118.00 $113.09 $1,213 -34.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1710 1531 75-80% 4 152.00–154.00 $152.73 $2,338 —
1695 1695 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,492 -1.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,988 —
1220–1725 1529 7 158.00–174.00 $166.03 $2,539 —
1650–1840 1745 2 176.00–183.50 $179.95 $3,140 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,529
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,920

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1220 997 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,975.00–2,025.00 $2,004.60
1125–1360 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–2,185.00 $1,988.07
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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
1397 1397 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —

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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.