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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 4, 2025

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $286.25/cwt ≈ $2,213/hd at 773 lb · 70 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.70/cwt -10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 676 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $368.79/cwt ≈ $1,759/hd at 477 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 497 461
Feeder cattle 316 460 421
Slaughter cattle 28 35 39
Replacement cattle 4 2 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Active trading on feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 425.00 $425.00 $999 —
250 250 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,062 —
360–390 375 2 380.00–400.00 $389.60 $1,461 —
415 415 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,878 +57.50
455 value added 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 —
480 480 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,728 —
525–545 531 5 345.00–370.00 $357.59 $1,899 -4.95
543 value added 543 11 388.00 $388.00 $2,107 +1.52
550–592 571 4 348.00–350.00 $348.96 $1,993 -6.42
625 625 12 347.50 $347.50 $2,172 +11.62
660–664 663 13 307.50–320.00 $317.97 $2,108 -11.76
655–690 value added 686 17 320.50–330.00 $321.03 $2,202 —
702 value added 702 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,246 —
710–741 733 4 301.00–307.00 $305.55 $2,240 +6.55
995 995 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,587 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 2 326.00 $326.00 $2,021 —
670 670 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,976 —
730 730 1 296.00 $296.00 $2,161 —
845 845 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,434 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 477.50 $477.50 $1,179 —
310 310 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,093 -12.91
350–380 364 5 380.00–401.00 $392.57 $1,429 +42.57
405–441 434 7 347.00–375.00 $370.71 $1,609 +15.63
488–497 492 5 340.00–353.00 $345.26 $1,699 -9.49
500 value added 500 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,800 +4.96
502–530 510 6 330.00–349.00 $340.48 $1,736 +17.98
560–585 576 8 331.00–346.00 $337.75 $1,945 +3.82
601–640 611 4 311.00–323.00 $319.86 $1,954 +18.12
650 650 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,840 -14.99
730 730 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,949 —
773 value added 773 70 286.25 $286.25 $2,213 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,054 —
380–397 390 5 300.00–373.00 $344.82 $1,345 +9.82
405–435 422 6 307.50–377.00 $339.64 $1,433 +27.14
450–489 479 8 331.00–363.00 $339.16 $1,625 +30.16
505–545 535 4 275.00–331.00 $317.79 $1,700 —
560–590 569 4 265.00–342.00 $307.87 $1,752 +40.80
630–645 638 2 269.00–283.00 $275.92 $1,760 +10.92
845 845 1 254.00 $254.00 $2,146 +57.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,299 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,318 —
355–385 370 2 397.50–401.00 $399.18 $1,477 —
410–435 424 6 285.00–398.00 $347.89 $1,475 —
475–485 477 18 367.50–380.00 $368.79 $1,759 —
510–525 514 5 301.00–381.00 $339.16 $1,743 +40.16
560–595 577 5 290.00–371.00 $322.87 $1,863 —
620 620 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,052 —
685 685 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,932 -8.00
720–730 724 5 263.00–271.00 $266.23 $1,928 —
966 966 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,942 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 500.00–517.50 $508.43 $1,058 —
305–310 308 2 429.00–435.00 $431.98 $1,330 —
365–395 380 2 410.00–417.50 $413.60 $1,572 +7.75
418–420 418 5 393.00–399.00 $397.80 $1,663 +10.90
470–490 480 2 345.00–360.00 $352.66 $1,693 -20.22
504 fancy 504 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,016 +19.40
505 505 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,919 +50.54
550–590 571 7 340.00–369.00 $352.81 $2,015 +5.50
600–605 603 5 336.00–340.00 $337.59 $2,036 +26.06
715 715 1 291.00 $291.00 $2,081 -1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1450 1259 80-85% 4 117.00–137.00 $127.71 $1,608 —
1135–1775 1396 80-85% 8 144.00–157.00 $151.79 $2,119 —
1560 1560 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,652 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1945 1575 75-80% 2 158.00–162.00 $160.47 $2,527 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,226 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2185 1635 3 181.00–201.00 $192.40 $3,146 —
1510–1960 1707 3 202.00–217.00 $209.19 $3,571 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–800 798 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 202.00–217.00 $209.48 $1,672

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,350 —

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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.