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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $388.64/cwt -20.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,010/hd at 517 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 422 567
Feeder cattle 169 364 515
Slaughter cattle 38 50 47
Replacement cattle 4 8 5

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,710 —
460 460 1 411.00 $411.00 $1,891 +6.82
507–515 512 5 381.00–385.00 $382.58 $1,959 -7.42
520 value added 520 9 392.00 $392.00 $2,038 -18.44
551–582 569 7 364.00–371.00 $368.09 $2,094 -1.95
601–615 608 6 360.00–364.00 $362.15 $2,202 +19.15
660–675 662 7 338.00–354.00 $350.96 $2,323 +4.71
700 700 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,373 +9.00
755 755 2 339.00 $339.00 $2,559 +20.00
810 810 2 328.00 $328.00 $2,657 —
855 855 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 -14.00
745 745 2 317.00 $317.00 $2,362 +11.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 430.00 $430.00 $946 —
295 295 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,165 —
320–345 fancy 332 5 410.00–420.00 $413.89 $1,374 -26.11
335 335 2 379.00–402.50 $390.75 $1,309 -10.50
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 +15.00
400 fancy 400 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,650 +4.95
405–425 418 5 385.00–396.00 $391.71 $1,637 +5.47
462–485 467 5 377.50–394.00 $390.57 $1,824 +2.39
502–510 value added 506 4 377.50–381.00 $379.62 $1,921 -4.21
540–545 543 2 343.00–356.00 $349.53 $1,898 -0.48
552–593 578 8 342.00–363.00 $352.25 $2,036 +15.25
608 value added 608 4 357.00 $357.00 $2,171 +8.49
670 670 2 325.00–328.00 $326.50 $2,188 -2.87
700 value added 700 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,275 +4.71
720–745 728 3 311.00–318.00 $315.61 $2,298 —
920 920 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,131 —
433 433 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,546 +4.79
495 495 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,827 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,394 —
498 498 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,718 —
550 550 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 560.00 $560.00 $784 —
235 235 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,010 —
245 fancy 245 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,102 +9.00
295 295 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,268 —
325–340 330 4 427.50–437.50 $432.43 $1,427 -2.57
355 355 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,447 -27.50
418 fancy 418 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,756 -41.31
435–440 438 2 381.00–400.00 $390.55 $1,711 —
515–545 532 3 363.00–375.00 $368.89 $1,962 +6.39
570–595 583 7 367.00–375.00 $372.01 $2,169 +19.01
607 607 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,018 +1.26
653–667 660 6 324.00–331.00 $329.15 $2,172 +12.57
717–730 721 3 320.00–321.00 $320.34 $2,310 -0.99
815 815 1 256.00 $256.00 $2,086 —
970 970 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,221 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 390.00 $390.00 $858 —
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —
725 725 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,066 —
925 925 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 —
615 615 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,722 —
735–745 740 2 287.50–294.00 $290.73 $2,151 —
780 780 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,184 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,801 +18.50
560 560 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,921 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1170 1105 80-85% 2 127.00–130.00 $128.59 $1,421 —
1120–1410 1265 80-85% 2 177.00 $177.00 $2,239 +15.91
1250–1735 1390 80-85% 11 159.00–175.00 $166.66 $2,317 —
1015–1905 1395 80-85% 4 142.00–150.00 $146.09 $2,038 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $838 —
1260 1260 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,550 —
1045–1565 1266 85-90% 5 142.00–155.00 $148.21 $1,876 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1790 1571 75-80% 4 155.00–172.00 $163.88 $2,575 -14.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1880 1795 2 215.00–218.00 $216.57 $3,887 —
1660–2155 1908 2 200.00–210.00 $205.65 $3,924 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,700

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 —
885 885 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,779 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,608 —

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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.