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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $332.89/cwt +37.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,442/hd at 733 lb · 83 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $363.11/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,238/hd at 616 lb · 74 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $311.83/cwt ≈ $2,532/hd at 812 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 677 741 326
Feeder cattle 640 682 301
Slaughter cattle 28 48 24
Replacement cattle 9 11 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 -5.00
435 435 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 -32.05
495 495 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,782 -35.21
507–532 value added 520 4 385.00–387.00 $386.02 $2,007 -11.03
500–530 523 7 357.50–362.00 $360.42 $1,885 -13.91
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 -24.30
602–635 value added 616 73 340.00–365.50 $363.55 $2,239 -5.45
645 645 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,135 -6.75
651–675 655 9 310.00–333.50 $329.41 $2,158 +17.19
706–735 714 6 300.00–302.00 $300.34 $2,144 +5.34
725–736 value added 735 77 318.00–337.50 $335.43 $2,465 —
753 value added 753 54 313.25 $313.25 $2,359 —
780 780 1 293.00 $293.00 $2,285 +1.68
812 value added 812 65 313.25 $313.25 $2,544 —
813 813 3 281.00 $281.00 $2,285 —
859 value added 859 60 293.75 $293.75 $2,523 —
860–870 863 3 280.00–283.00 $281.99 $2,434 —
910 value added 910 58 291.00 $291.00 $2,648 —
1020 1020 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,417 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 —
470–475 473 2 330.00–342.50 $336.28 $1,591 -13.72
545 545 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,894 —
570–585 575 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,840 —
668–695 677 6 300.00–309.00 $305.87 $2,071 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 340.00 $340.00 $901 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 412.50 $412.50 $990 —
262 262 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,107 -12.50
353 thin fleshed 353 5 427.00 $427.00 $1,507 —
355 355 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,260 -39.20
400–430 fancy 415 10 375.00–410.00 $386.91 $1,606 -1.71
450–473 fancy 467 6 365.00–370.00 $366.22 $1,710 —
455–495 481 10 340.00–352.50 $344.86 $1,659 -6.41
502–527 value added 510 24 350.00–363.00 $357.74 $1,824 +0.63
505–547 531 14 322.00–343.00 $337.55 $1,792 -0.75
550 value added 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 +8.50
550–585 566 10 320.00–339.00 $335.33 $1,898 +3.61
600–630 value added 620 3 305.00–308.00 $307.03 $1,904 -18.97
600–645 631 14 285.00–304.00 $295.96 $1,868 -8.36
650–681 673 4 288.00–289.00 $288.24 $1,940 —
720–730 value added 725 3 277.00–283.00 $279.68 $2,028 —
725–740 733 2 257.50–271.00 $264.32 $1,937 -2.51
785 785 2 267.00 $267.00 $2,096 -12.00
820 820 2 247.50–257.00 $252.25 $2,068 +9.41
850 850 1 244.00 $244.00 $2,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 330.00–337.50 $333.65 $1,561 +4.89
540 540 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,701 —
615–645 623 4 277.50–279.00 $278.61 $1,736 —
670 670 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,849 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 +13.00
515–527 524 4 277.50–292.50 $288.06 $1,509 +3.06
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 +20.00
825 825 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,741 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,153 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 2 447.50 $447.50 $1,096 -31.34
350–386 377 4 420.00–430.00 $427.68 $1,612 +19.71
410 fancy 410 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 -4.62
440 440 2 381.00 $381.00 $1,676 +10.29
453 thin fleshed 453 8 412.00 $412.00 $1,866 —
455–475 465 2 352.50–382.50 $367.18 $1,707 -12.82
515–520 fancy 518 2 380.00–387.50 $383.73 $1,988 -6.18
522 522 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,918 +19.89
555–595 571 5 323.00–352.50 $335.30 $1,915 -0.30
625 fancy 625 4 342.50 $342.50 $2,141 —
615–640 628 2 321.00–331.00 $325.90 $2,047 -1.67
718 718 3 311.00 $311.00 $2,233 +25.32
850 850 1 238.00 $238.00 $2,023 —
1017 1017 2 218.00 $218.00 $2,217 +7.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–396 385 4 353.00–367.50 $356.30 $1,372 -31.30
452 452 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,469 —
515–530 523 2 309.00–320.00 $314.42 $1,644 -2.27
577 577 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,818 —
610 610 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,836 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 -2.76
640 640 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,888 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,554 -16.94
1025–1655 1330 80-85% 11 157.00–182.00 $165.58 $2,202 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1135 1000 85-90% 4 132.00–138.00 $136.44 $1,364 +9.26
1115 1115 85-90% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,661 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,440 —
1740 1740 75-80% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1980 1542 3 188.00–201.00 $193.94 $2,991 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810–1895 1853 2 213.00–225.00 $219.14 $4,061 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–835 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,612

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1383 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,660.00 $1,660.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,960.00 $1,960.00

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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.