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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 18, 2025

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $295.05/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,090/hd at 708 lb · 73 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.95/cwt +10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,418/hd at 861 lb · 65 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $311.00/cwt +14.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,569/hd at 826 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 678 388
Feeder cattle 403 607 319
Slaughter cattle 48 55 68
Replacement cattle 4 16 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,646 -17.50
410–435 fancy 431 6 400.00–415.00 $412.62 $1,778 -17.14
430–445 438 2 380.00–399.00 $389.66 $1,707 -10.34
505 value added 505 1 371.00 $371.00 $1,874 -23.09
510–545 529 5 347.50–360.00 $353.19 $1,868 -21.87
581–595 586 14 347.00–356.00 $350.41 $2,053 -19.29
630 630 5 346.00 $346.00 $2,180 -6.00
660–691 681 6 332.00–334.00 $332.65 $2,265 -27.35
740 740 2 319.00 $319.00 $2,361 +9.39
826 value added 826 57 311.00 $311.00 $2,569 —
860–882 875 3 285.00–287.00 $286.34 $2,505 —
1000 1000 1 253.00 $253.00 $2,530 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 488 2 342.50–363.00 $352.91 $1,722 —
608 608 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,915 +15.00
680 680 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,162 —
710 710 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,244 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 fancy 208 4 477.50 $477.50 $993 —
240 240 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,032 +25.00
300–320 312 3 360.00–377.50 $371.03 $1,158 —
365–380 373 2 370.00–381.00 $375.61 $1,401 -24.65
410–420 415 5 362.50–365.00 $363.01 $1,506 -6.76
467–496 486 10 343.00–359.00 $352.10 $1,711 -17.19
500–545 515 4 321.00–331.00 $325.92 $1,678 -48.08
520 value added 520 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,898 +9.54
558–562 560 5 329.00–344.00 $337.97 $1,893 +0.80
597 value added 597 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,155 —
605–610 value added 606 4 314.00–321.00 $315.76 $1,914 -17.74
615–630 622 3 281.00–303.00 $291.69 $1,814 -31.25
671 value added 671 8 328.00 $328.00 $2,201 —
678–687 682 5 291.00–310.00 $302.34 $2,062 -16.17
705–744 value added 708 71 294.85–304.00 $295.53 $2,092 -26.01
710–735 723 2 271.00–285.00 $277.88 $2,009 -1.11
765–796 783 6 261.00–279.00 $269.54 $2,110 -27.46
859 value added 859 60 282.25 $282.25 $2,425 —
880–883 882 5 259.00–267.00 $265.40 $2,341 -4.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 302.50 $302.50 $832 +2.50
370 370 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,121 —
425 425 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,286 -45.00
450 450 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,426 -5.10
550–575 563 2 251.00–265.00 $258.16 $1,453 -13.41
630 630 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,581 -21.50
815 815 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,712 -7.50
855–880 868 2 202.50–221.00 $211.88 $1,839 —
970–990 980 2 219.00–225.00 $222.03 $2,176 -5.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,532 -24.16
665 665 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,829 —
790 790 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,014 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,342 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 490.00 $490.00 $858 —
225–247 fancy 240 6 501.00–502.50 $501.47 $1,204 —
282 282 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,227 —
305–340 fancy 320 3 432.50–442.50 $436.58 $1,397 -11.11
330 330 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,411 -2.50
365–370 368 2 403.00–407.00 $404.99 $1,490 -5.01
410 410 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,650 +10.00
405–417 fancy 413 3 407.00–430.00 $414.52 $1,712 -0.13
450 fancy 450 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,800 —
480–495 488 2 365.00–379.00 $371.89 $1,815 -12.35
500–545 517 8 351.00–366.00 $363.42 $1,879 +2.19
590 590 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,988 -18.93
613–620 fancy 614 5 317.00–323.00 $318.21 $1,954 -35.79
640 640 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 -41.34
660 660 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,947 -11.58
740 740 1 274.00 $274.00 $2,028 -17.55
860 860 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 —
995 995 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,189 —
1005 1005 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 —
515–525 520 2 327.00–327.50 $327.25 $1,702 —
585–590 588 2 315.00–320.00 $317.51 $1,867 -15.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1470 1211 80-85% 5 154.00–163.00 $158.90 $1,924 +4.39
1035–1495 1245 80-85% 13 163.00–175.00 $169.41 $2,109 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1250 1024 85-90% 6 140.00–148.00 $144.00 $1,475 +0.16
990–1255 1123 85-90% 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,707 —
980–1585 1267 85-90% 3 101.00–113.00 $105.72 $1,339 —
1495 1495 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,899 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1490 1467 75-80% 3 169.00–173.00 $171.65 $2,518 -2.36
1460–1655 1553 75-80% 3 153.00–164.00 $159.64 $2,479 —
2005 2005 75-80% 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1495 1310 2 179.00–188.00 $184.14 $2,412 —
1960 1960 1 209.00 $209.00 $4,096 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 170.00–203.00 $186.50 $1,651

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–880 793 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–2,000.00 $1,666.40

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,384 —

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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.