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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 13, 2025

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $399.66/cwt +15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,317/hd at 580 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.18/cwt -8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,376/hd at 675 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $364.00/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,917/hd at 527 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 777 671
Feeder cattle 364 740 621
Slaughter cattle 50 33 50
Replacement cattle 8 4 0

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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 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,058 —
235 fancy 235 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,210 —
410 fancy 410 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 -11.37
465–485 475 2 401.00–407.50 $404.18 $1,920 +23.50
470–498 fancy 493 6 415.00–424.00 $422.57 $2,083 -1.43
500 500 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,950 +32.50
500–526 value added 518 14 404.00–415.00 $410.44 $2,126 +9.93
550–575 568 7 367.00–385.00 $370.04 $2,102 +16.38
575–584 value added 582 35 391.00–410.50 $405.58 $2,360 +5.58
610 610 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,092 -0.34
600–630 value added 615 2 360.00–377.00 $368.71 $2,268 -6.56
658–664 value added 662 10 365.00–377.00 $369.38 $2,445 +1.88
672–694 679 29 329.00–352.00 $346.25 $2,351 +16.25
730 730 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 +9.16
760 760 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,424 -2.96
830 value added 830 23 320.75 $320.75 $2,662 -26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 364.00 $364.00 $1,747 -5.08
525 525 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,824 +7.50
580 580 1 349.00 $349.00 $2,024 +19.17
685 685 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,226 —
715–745 730 2 303.00–307.50 $305.20 $2,228 +5.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 400.00–402.50 $401.25 $1,304 —
335 fancy 335 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,474 +34.80
370–375 fancy 373 2 415.00–445.00 $429.90 $1,604 —
380 380 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,463 +3.29
420–425 423 2 385.00–387.50 $386.24 $1,634 +7.24
415–446 fancy 429 8 400.00–415.00 $407.55 $1,748 +12.94
450–491 fancy 471 6 399.00–403.00 $400.91 $1,888 —
472–498 486 10 375.00–395.00 $388.18 $1,887 +15.23
503–525 value added 515 12 381.00–385.00 $383.83 $1,977 +15.02
510–545 535 17 344.50–365.00 $350.01 $1,873 +5.02
562 value added 562 9 376.00 $376.00 $2,113 +9.40
586 586 4 337.00 $337.00 $1,975 -14.59
605–637 622 9 327.00–341.00 $336.62 $2,094 +3.76
605–638 value added 623 18 347.00–350.00 $348.51 $2,171 -3.75
667–686 674 17 320.00–335.50 $329.37 $2,220 +1.88
707–725 value added 713 3 315.00–323.00 $320.29 $2,284 +0.29
772 772 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,239 -16.00
816 816 16 290.00 $290.00 $2,366 —
895 895 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,506 —
975 975 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,311 —
1050 1050 1 224.00 $224.00 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 2 340.00–365.00 $352.21 $1,497 +14.35
500 500 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,660 +0.79
585 585 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,930 +3.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 —
705–740 723 2 250.00–280.00 $265.36 $1,919 —
1095 1095 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,971 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 441.00 $441.00 $970 +8.50
275 fancy 275 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,265 —
303 value added 303 8 505.00 $505.00 $1,530 —
305 305 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,327 +35.00
310–345 fancy 330 8 457.50–485.00 $472.62 $1,560 +12.62
385 385 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,675 +35.34
390 fancy 390 2 460.00–467.50 $463.75 $1,809 -16.25
400–420 fancy 407 3 440.00–472.50 $461.31 $1,878 +29.33
460–485 472 5 385.00–398.00 $388.16 $1,832 —
505 505 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,831 +13.02
530 fancy 530 1 372.00 $372.00 $1,972 -5.42
578–580 578 9 353.00 $353.00 $2,040 +8.86
635–640 639 4 330.00–335.00 $331.24 $2,117 +11.24
660–690 675 2 313.00–320.00 $316.58 $2,137 +6.10
710–730 722 3 317.00–324.00 $321.33 $2,320 +32.33
1065 1065 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,450 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,159 -11.41
535–540 538 2 310.00–315.00 $312.49 $1,681 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 349.00 $349.00 $1,658 -11.00
570 570 1 339.00 $339.00 $1,932 +4.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,599 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1160 1088 80-85% 4 140.00–154.00 $148.57 $1,616 —
1055–1495 1261 80-85% 10 155.00–168.00 $161.09 $2,031 -2.08
1115–1445 1309 80-85% 4 172.00–177.00 $174.05 $2,278 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1005 897 85-90% 3 116.00–118.00 $117.08 $1,050 —
975–1025 1000 85-90% 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,280 —
1040–1305 1127 85-90% 5 146.00–151.00 $148.43 $1,673 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1640 1570 75-80% 5 155.00–165.00 $158.29 $2,485 -24.09
1540–1600 1570 75-80% 2 150.00–151.00 $150.49 $2,363 -31.89
1460–1690 1572 75-80% 3 174.00–181.00 $178.47 $2,806 -3.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1715 1648 2 190.00–203.00 $196.77 $3,243 —
1480–1850 1716 5 214.00–224.00 $219.33 $3,764 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–975 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 226.00–236.00 $230.95 $2,229

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1265 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,625.00–2,500.00 $2,225.44
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580 580 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,375.00 $3,375.00 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1985 1738 4 154.00–169.00 $162.69 $2,828 —

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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.