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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.33/cwt ≈ $2,711/hd at 801 lb · 81 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $300.00/cwt ≈ $2,436/hd at 812 lb · 63 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.00/cwt +28.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,854/hd at 870 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 606 1,035 440
Feeder cattle 572 964 388
Slaughter cattle 33 62 38
Replacement cattle 1 9 14

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,132 -2.50
445 fancy 445 1 393.00 $393.00 $1,749 —
490–495 493 2 360.00–370.00 $364.97 $1,799 -10.45
535 535 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 -14.98
570–598 592 24 345.00–352.00 $346.42 $2,051 -6.46
570–599 value added 594 27 364.00 $364.00 $2,162 —
647 647 5 339.00 $339.00 $2,193 +3.67
700–720 714 5 290.00–305.00 $301.23 $2,151 -21.77
801 value added 801 80 339.00 $339.00 $2,715 —
820 820 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,337 —
870 value added 870 59 328.00 $328.00 $2,854 +20.00
930 930 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,558 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–692 681 3 301.00–311.00 $304.23 $2,072 -5.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,756 +1.00
740 740 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,005 —
795 795 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,087 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–243 235 4 357.50–367.50 $365.26 $858 —
301–340 311 4 387.00–399.00 $390.28 $1,214 +37.78
325–331 fancy 330 4 410.00–427.50 $423.18 $1,396 +6.96
355 fancy 355 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,429 +0.29
350–390 373 6 360.00–382.50 $366.90 $1,369 -13.07
411 fancy 411 4 372.00 $372.00 $1,529 -5.71
410–445 427 17 340.00–362.50 $345.70 $1,476 -9.17
455–497 472 21 335.00–353.00 $342.85 $1,618 -16.41
500–545 520 19 331.00–340.00 $336.42 $1,749 +15.61
550–597 576 19 329.00–344.00 $334.27 $1,925 +7.03
606–628 value added 617 16 334.00–335.00 $334.75 $2,065 -2.19
625 625 1 326.00 $326.00 $2,038 +1.83
655–682 674 4 286.00–301.00 $295.60 $1,992 -13.36
715–740 728 2 293.00–296.00 $294.47 $2,144 +15.10
785 785 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,190 -15.26
812 value added 812 63 300.00 $300.00 $2,436 —
855 855 1 243.00 $243.00 $2,078 -29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 341.00–355.00 $347.72 $1,287 +16.18
425–440 435 4 321.00–337.00 $329.21 $1,432 -4.75
450–485 464 4 325.00–333.00 $329.17 $1,527 +5.77
500 500 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,562 +8.75
560 560 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 327.50–340.00 $334.10 $902 —
305–310 308 2 310.00–331.00 $320.59 $987 —
410 410 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,234 -2.00
462 462 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,432 —
505–525 515 2 300.00–303.00 $301.53 $1,553 +17.91
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,664 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 fancy 140 1 520.00 $520.00 $728 —
152–160 155 3 470.00–495.00 $486.38 $754 —
255–282 276 6 393.00–401.00 $395.40 $1,091 +27.76
297 fancy 297 4 432.00 $432.00 $1,283 +27.83
310–320 fancy 318 5 427.50–428.00 $427.90 $1,361 +23.90
350 fancy 350 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,418 -4.62
360–390 376 8 380.00–402.50 $396.68 $1,492 +17.94
425–435 430 3 360.00–383.00 $372.70 $1,603 +10.69
415–445 fancy 432 3 385.00–387.50 $386.53 $1,670 +4.38
450 fancy 450 1 387.00 $387.00 $1,742 —
450–481 469 22 363.50–380.00 $369.73 $1,734 +7.82
500–515 fancy 508 2 346.00–351.00 $348.54 $1,771 -10.35
500–530 512 8 321.00–341.00 $330.78 $1,694 -2.58
550–595 579 9 328.00–338.00 $334.54 $1,937 -1.39
605 fancy 605 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,942 -16.00
620–642 635 3 299.00–301.00 $300.35 $1,907 -14.07
650–682 665 21 279.00–300.00 $291.22 $1,937 -7.52
710–735 723 2 270.00–271.00 $270.51 $1,956 -23.48
760 760 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,976 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,251 -7.50
415–425 420 2 340.00–345.00 $342.53 $1,439 +9.90
475–495 489 6 350.00–358.00 $355.56 $1,739 +31.81
585 585 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,828 -1.75
655 655 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 332.50 $332.50 $981 —
470 470 1 323.00 $323.00 $1,518 —
560 560 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,652 +6.33
690 690 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,801 —
895 895 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1400 1268 80-85% 3 161.00–166.00 $162.96 $2,066 —
1200–1350 1276 80-85% 5 145.00–150.00 $147.74 $1,885 —
1215–1480 1315 80-85% 3 139.00–144.00 $142.04 $1,868 -15.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,202 -44.00
950–1260 1090 85-90% 3 137.00–138.50 $137.58 $1,500 —
1305 1305 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,436 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1855 1680 75-80% 2 151.00–154.00 $152.66 $2,565 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1570 1462 5 180.00–199.00 $194.35 $2,841 —
1540–1790 1667 3 202.00–205.00 $203.38 $3,390 +5.24
1270–2155 1713 2 174.00–176.00 $174.74 $2,993 -39.47

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,097

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,596 —

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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.