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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $390.15/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 578 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $397.58/cwt -17.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 465 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $376.42/cwt -21.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 528 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 553 563 581
Feeder cattle 506 483 540
Slaughter cattle 39 65 37
Replacement cattle 8 15 4

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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 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 +27.50
375 375 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,688 +23.49
445 fancy 445 1 467.50 $467.50 $2,080 +0.86
460 fancy 460 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,093 +0.51
450–490 471 23 417.00–437.50 $422.35 $1,989 +10.98
502–505 value added 503 3 417.00–422.00 $420.33 $2,114 —
517–540 525 3 380.00–391.00 $387.23 $2,033 -0.27
553–595 578 32 381.00–393.50 $390.15 $2,255 -0.07
625 value added 625 1 377.00 $377.00 $2,356 -19.56
646 646 5 367.00 $367.00 $2,371 -13.48
660–680 670 2 349.00–367.50 $358.39 $2,401 -19.99
658–682 value added 672 7 370.50–372.00 $371.13 $2,494 —
711–732 value added 723 9 360.00–369.00 $363.94 $2,631 -6.06
710–745 728 2 354.00 $354.00 $2,577 +15.53
830–831 831 12 336.00–344.00 $341.34 $2,837 —
860 860 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,540 —
494 494 10 382.00 $382.00 $1,887 -4.67
560–580 570 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 —
610 610 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 —
650–685 673 3 300.00–341.00 $322.59 $2,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,932 -26.00
970 970 1 273.00 $273.00 $2,648 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,034 +2.50
285 285 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,112 -10.00
320 320 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,352 +32.16
345 fancy 345 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,484 -22.50
367–395 384 5 400.00–420.00 $411.97 $1,582 +22.41
401–445 fancy 413 14 409.00–415.00 $410.60 $1,696 -12.84
420–430 427 3 382.50–387.50 $384.14 $1,640 -19.36
450–468 fancy 459 11 407.00–417.00 $411.63 $1,889 -10.87
450–490 469 19 382.00–401.00 $389.45 $1,827 -21.11
515–535 value added 523 12 387.50–390.00 $389.54 $2,037 -14.03
505–547 532 18 360.00–382.50 $367.67 $1,956 -23.52
550–585 575 24 360.00–379.00 $367.70 $2,114 -1.25
600–610 608 13 340.00–358.00 $353.24 $2,148 +4.44
634–635 value added 634 17 367.50–369.00 $368.29 $2,335 —
650–683 676 5 330.00–342.50 $337.86 $2,284 -8.19
710–745 728 5 301.00–321.00 $315.46 $2,297 -11.00
765 765 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,318 —
818 value added 818 13 315.00 $315.00 $2,577 —
825–830 827 3 274.00–287.50 $278.52 $2,303 -11.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,068 +15.00
350–355 353 2 340.00–360.00 $349.93 $1,235 +7.43
405–420 415 3 319.00–320.00 $319.33 $1,325 -25.67
453–490 461 22 304.00–352.50 $319.35 $1,472 -11.65
503–515 508 6 300.00–327.50 $312.96 $1,590 -16.04
582 582 4 319.00 $319.00 $1,857 +4.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,092 -5.00
320–340 325 8 360.00–387.50 $367.08 $1,193 +9.75
350–395 373 4 385.00–392.50 $388.98 $1,451 +20.81
440–445 442 4 369.00–375.00 $371.01 $1,640 +7.34
480–495 490 3 360.00–372.50 $365.84 $1,793 -4.16
545 545 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 -10.13
550–580 565 2 351.00–352.50 $351.73 $1,987 —
615–630 623 2 319.00–320.00 $319.49 $1,990 +5.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,144 +25.00
265 265 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,113 —
315–330 322 3 420.00–437.50 $429.22 $1,382 +16.72
350–380 fancy 370 3 467.50–475.00 $472.64 $1,749 -24.24
365–392 385 7 420.00–440.00 $431.88 $1,663 +6.82
410–430 fancy 421 8 437.00–447.00 $442.66 $1,864 -39.71
415–445 431 5 410.00–429.00 $421.70 $1,818 -15.25
458 fancy 458 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,015 +4.60
450–497 480 10 400.00–418.00 $412.82 $1,982 +20.10
508–540 515 16 351.00–380.00 $361.93 $1,864 -9.00
510–537 fancy 517 8 398.50–415.00 $410.71 $2,123 -0.76
551 fancy 551 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,232 +16.00
550–592 564 10 357.50–382.50 $368.03 $2,076 +2.95
600–640 616 8 329.00–350.00 $340.22 $2,096 -1.76
710–740 716 7 305.00–330.00 $322.06 $2,306 +2.45
755–775 765 2 291.00–317.00 $303.83 $2,324 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,109 ±0.00
310–335 320 4 380.00–410.00 $394.60 $1,263 —
395 395 1 407.00 $407.00 $1,608 +7.00
432 432 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,663 -15.00
475–485 483 5 370.00–376.00 $372.19 $1,798 +1.44
505 505 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,717 -2.50
550–575 568 9 331.00–342.50 $337.29 $1,916 -4.51
620–625 623 2 300.00–302.50 $301.24 $1,877 —
760 760 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,151 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 478 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,721 —
570–590 578 3 320.00–325.00 $321.70 $1,859 —
615 615 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,814 —
685 685 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,911 -21.00
790 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1370 1225 80-85% 2 167.00–171.00 $168.76 $2,067 —
1180–1480 1322 80-85% 12 152.00–162.00 $156.35 $2,067 +10.91
1195–1575 1408 80-85% 5 143.00–149.00 $145.56 $2,049 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1110 1070 85-90% 3 138.00–144.00 $140.41 $1,502 +23.41
1090 1090 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,352 +7.00
1000–1295 1098 85-90% 4 127.00–134.00 $129.58 $1,423 +12.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1675 1590 75-80% 4 153.00–163.00 $155.74 $2,476 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,857 —
1535 1535 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,625 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 185.00–198.00 $191.50 $1,953

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1845 1845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–855 790 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,975.00–2,325.00 $2,164.40

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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
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,025.00 $4,025.00 —

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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.