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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 30, 2025

99 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $390.81/cwt +27.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,653/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 99 179 307
Feeder cattle 73 165 253
Slaughter cattle 22 13 49
Replacement cattle 4 1 5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 396.00 $396.00 $1,948 —
595 595 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,008 —
840 840 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,352 -27.00
1091 1091 3 264.00 $264.00 $2,880 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 379.00 $379.00 $1,118 —
340–345 343 2 372.50–375.00 $373.74 $1,282 —
370 370 2 352.50–365.00 $358.75 $1,327 -8.04
380 fancy 380 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,454 —
405 405 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,428 -3.21
403–448 fancy 425 9 390.00–400.00 $395.07 $1,679 +12.57
470–480 475 2 340.00–350.00 $344.95 $1,639 +2.68
487 fancy 487 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,851 —
515 value added 515 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,906 +16.99
550–560 557 3 340.00–346.00 $344.02 $1,916 +13.83
655 655 1 326.00 $326.00 $2,135 +1.00
930 930 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,674 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 340.00 $340.00 $935 —
450 450 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,384 —
520 520 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,469 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 380.00 $380.00 $893 +7.50
256 fancy 256 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,050 -12.50
320 fancy 320 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,368 —
330 330 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,328 —
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 +2.12
435 435 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,686 +11.77
445 fancy 445 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,813 —
450–465 458 4 380.00–382.50 $381.24 $1,746 +3.60
505 fancy 505 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,780 —
515–545 532 3 330.00–340.00 $335.74 $1,786 +4.74
555–575 566 4 327.50–345.00 $337.61 $1,911 +3.63
645 645 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,016 +9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,305 -2.50
595 595 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,589 +21.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1350 1287 80-85% 5 166.00–181.00 $170.79 $2,198 —
1035–1455 1304 80-85% 6 150.00–161.00 $156.90 $2,046 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1580 1488 75-80% 3 155.00–166.00 $161.32 $2,400 —
1485–1555 1520 75-80% 2 174.00–176.00 $174.98 $2,660 —
1565 1565 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,269 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1070 1058 85-90% 2 141.00–149.00 $144.95 $1,534 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,611 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 197.00 $197.00 $3,152 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
965 965 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1060 1060 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,230 —

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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.