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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 28, 2025

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.28/cwt +26.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,283/hd at 820 lb · 73 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.50/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,505/hd at 812 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.96/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 515 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 677 592
Feeder cattle 460 640 510
Slaughter cattle 35 28 63
Replacement cattle 2 9 19

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 fancy 342 5 427.50–452.50 $447.54 $1,531 —
400–405 fancy 403 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,652 —
430 430 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,698 +20.00
515–535 value added 530 14 380.00–389.00 $386.48 $2,048 +0.46
535–543 540 5 355.00–367.50 $362.54 $1,958 +2.12
560–572 567 5 349.00–365.00 $355.38 $2,015 +5.38
600–636 value added 629 10 349.00–363.00 $360.33 $2,266 -3.22
610–648 633 8 330.00–341.00 $335.88 $2,126 +4.88
655–673 669 4 329.00–332.00 $329.73 $2,206 +0.32
722 722 2 299.00 $299.00 $2,159 -1.34
755 755 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,310 +13.00
812 value added 812 64 308.50 $308.50 $2,505 -4.75
900 900 7 278.00 $278.00 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 —
450–480 465 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,604 +8.72
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–570 568 2 280.00–285.00 $282.51 $1,605 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 value added 200 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,060 —
240 fancy 240 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,104 —
280 280 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,113 -25.00
320–345 333 3 357.50–377.50 $365.41 $1,217 —
347 fancy 347 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,327 —
385 fancy 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 —
390 390 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 -5.00
400–446 429 6 340.00–362.50 $355.08 $1,523 —
420–438 fancy 432 7 365.00–370.00 $366.41 $1,583 -20.50
450–497 473 8 345.00–362.50 $354.75 $1,678 +9.89
460–487 fancy 478 3 365.00–367.50 $365.80 $1,749 -0.42
505 505 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,629 -15.05
505–545 value added 515 29 350.00–359.00 $355.04 $1,828 -2.70
571–580 value added 575 5 347.00–349.00 $348.19 $2,002 -1.81
550–592 577 15 320.00–343.00 $333.93 $1,927 -1.40
610 value added 610 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,940 +10.97
611–635 617 4 301.00–302.00 $301.74 $1,862 +5.78
655–690 669 11 289.00–304.00 $297.99 $1,994 +9.75
680 value added 680 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,101 —
720–721 value added 721 7 290.00–295.50 $293.93 $2,119 +14.25
820 value added 820 67 278.85 $278.85 $2,287 —
825–830 826 6 265.00–274.50 $271.92 $2,246 +19.67
854 854 9 273.50 $273.50 $2,336 +29.50
1015 1015 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,069 —
335 335 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,172 —
390 390 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,326 —
420–430 423 3 332.50–335.00 $334.15 $1,413 —
455–475 462 3 330.00–339.00 $335.91 $1,552 +2.26
515 515 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,560 -12.00
590 590 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 —
675 675 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,897 +5.00
830 830 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,273 —
430 430 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,344 -7.50
460 460 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,421 —
570–590 584 4 219.00–307.00 $267.07 $1,560 —
645 645 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,709 —
655–675 665 2 255.00–267.50 $261.16 $1,737 —
845 845 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,665 -14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 fancy 238 2 465.00–505.00 $484.79 $1,154 +37.29
256–270 fancy 259 5 485.00–505.00 $500.83 $1,297 —
280–295 288 2 402.50–430.00 $415.89 $1,198 —
355–382 372 6 402.50–422.50 $405.85 $1,510 -21.83
375–386 fancy 382 7 427.50–445.00 $436.05 $1,666 —
415–435 425 4 380.00–395.00 $386.90 $1,644 +5.90
430–435 fancy 433 2 400.00–410.00 $405.03 $1,754 +5.03
460–497 476 7 360.00–387.00 $372.88 $1,775 +5.70
510–530 fancy 516 17 371.00–387.50 $380.60 $1,964 -3.13
500–540 524 5 320.00–342.50 $329.46 $1,726 -38.04
555–560 fancy 558 3 370.00–379.00 $376.02 $2,098 —
550–597 580 14 333.00–362.50 $347.31 $2,014 +12.01
602 fancy 602 2 353.00 $353.00 $2,125 +10.50
630–635 633 2 303.00–320.00 $311.53 $1,972 -14.37
660 660 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,039 —
705 705 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,062 -18.50
800 800 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,387 +8.70
495 495 2 352.50–355.00 $353.75 $1,751 —
530 530 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,670 +0.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,540 —
675 675 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 —
760 760 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,892 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,005 —
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,802 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,041 —
980–1175 1050 85-90% 6 130.00–142.00 $136.07 $1,429 —
1050–1415 1270 85-90% 3 105.00–114.00 $110.45 $1,403 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1310 1233 80-85% 3 164.00–171.00 $167.96 $2,071 —
1150–1355 1246 80-85% 7 145.00–159.50 $153.97 $1,918 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,572 —
1500–1540 1520 75-80% 2 140.00–143.00 $141.52 $2,151 —
1515–1540 1527 75-80% 3 146.00–150.00 $148.34 $2,265 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,912 —
1255–1430 1343 2 180.00–184.00 $182.13 $2,446 —
1550–1905 1693 4 204.00–220.00 $211.73 $3,585 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,604
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,949

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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.