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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $362.85/cwt +12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 426 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.19/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,932/hd at 585 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.79/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 613 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 179 606 574
Feeder cattle 165 572 455
Slaughter cattle 13 33 100
Replacement cattle 1 1 19

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,346 —
445 445 1 391.00 $391.00 $1,740 —
518–530 523 5 371.00–375.00 $373.38 $1,953 +43.38
558 558 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,992 +10.58
631 631 8 331.00 $331.00 $2,089 -8.00
735–745 738 13 309.00–310.50 $310.35 $2,290 +9.12
750 750 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,392 —
845 845 3 307.00 $307.00 $2,594 +22.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,962 +1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 3 361.00–379.00 $366.79 $1,405 -0.11
418 fancy 418 4 382.50 $382.50 $1,599 +10.50
400–445 429 11 342.50–361.00 $355.71 $1,526 +10.01
450–495 478 4 337.00–347.50 $342.27 $1,636 -0.58
522–525 value added 523 6 350.00–359.00 $353.01 $1,846 —
515–545 529 4 321.00–341.00 $330.42 $1,748 -6.00
575–589 585 14 321.00–333.00 $330.19 $1,932 -4.08
611 value added 611 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,145 +16.25
605–625 615 5 300.00–312.50 $303.66 $1,868 -22.34
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 +29.40
685 value added 685 8 337.00 $337.00 $2,308 —
710–715 713 2 292.00–295.00 $293.49 $2,093 -0.98
730 730 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,832 -43.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,020 —
360 360 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,264 +3.28
545 545 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,717 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,696 —
630 630 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 fancy 220 2 417.50–425.00 $420.91 $926 —
245 245 1 372.50 $372.50 $913 —
250 fancy 250 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,056 —
355–385 370 2 395.00–401.00 $397.88 $1,472 +1.20
410–435 422 5 373.00–377.50 $375.73 $1,586 +3.03
450–485 461 6 370.00–381.00 $377.64 $1,741 +7.91
531 531 4 331.00 $331.00 $1,758 +0.22
571–582 576 8 325.00–341.00 $333.98 $1,924 -0.56
630 630 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,909 +2.65
660–695 675 3 302.50–307.00 $304.13 $2,053 +12.91
708 fancy 708 4 303.00 $303.00 $2,145 —
900 900 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,773 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 -23.00
505 505 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,387 +12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1460 1345 80-85% 4 155.00–163.00 $158.67 $2,134 +16.63
1415 1415 80-85% 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,434 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,254 —
975–1085 1030 85-90% 2 154.00–164.00 $159.27 $1,640 +44.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1835–1935 1885 2 217.00–223.00 $219.92 $4,145 —
1965 1965 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,832 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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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.