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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $339.85/cwt ≈ $2,671/hd at 786 lb · 65 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $298.00/cwt ≈ $2,903/hd at 974 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $366.46/cwt +27.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 571 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 567 412 332
Feeder cattle 542 359 285
Slaughter cattle 22 48 39
Replacement cattle 3 5 8

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 3 378.00 $378.00 $1,157 -27.00
355 355 1 389.00 $389.00 $1,381 -11.00
415–445 429 8 380.00–381.00 $380.48 $1,632 +2.42
465–480 473 2 385.00–387.50 $386.27 $1,827 —
485 fancy 485 7 418.00 $418.00 $2,027 -13.80
520 value added 520 5 401.00–402.50 $401.60 $2,088 -3.40
526 526 3 387.00 $387.00 $2,036 +11.43
574 574 7 377.50 $377.50 $2,167 -2.69
621 621 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,049 -28.66
625 value added 625 7 373.00 $373.00 $2,331 +0.50
665 665 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,294 +5.52
703–740 712 4 331.00–351.00 $345.81 $2,462 +12.09
750–760 755 2 327.00–335.00 $330.97 $2,499 +20.97
900 900 1 308.00 $308.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,824 —
560–595 577 3 323.00–350.00 $336.10 $1,939 +23.10
660 660 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 fancy 222 6 417.50 $417.50 $927 -15.00
300–334 329 11 350.00–375.00 $368.44 $1,212 +14.54
355 355 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 +4.74
391 fancy 391 4 412.50 $412.50 $1,613 —
410–440 425 4 340.00–347.50 $343.19 $1,459 -6.93
445 fancy 445 4 392.50 $392.50 $1,747 —
453–489 fancy 470 19 372.50–402.50 $391.85 $1,842 +12.60
470–480 475 7 340.00–362.50 $358.25 $1,702 +7.20
500 fancy 500 17 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 —
515–518 value added 517 8 365.00–373.00 $371.01 $1,918 +5.01
515–542 527 7 340.00–360.00 $354.00 $1,866 +26.26
557–578 value added 563 24 365.00–380.00 $375.51 $2,114 +17.83
573–595 588 11 339.00–357.00 $346.72 $2,039 +26.04
610–645 626 7 323.00–337.00 $330.08 $2,066 +9.08
650–660 658 9 315.00–325.50 $323.85 $2,131 -15.41
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 +9.00
786 value added 786 65 339.85 $339.85 $2,671 —
800–841 837 10 287.50–300.00 $298.81 $2,501 -0.19
925 925 12 286.00 $286.00 $2,646 +1.00
974 value added 974 55 298.00 $298.00 $2,903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,046 —
350–390 369 6 340.00–347.50 $345.92 $1,276 +4.84
405–435 420 2 323.00–332.50 $327.58 $1,376 -0.74
455–490 473 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,561 -0.02
500–536 528 13 315.00–335.00 $329.88 $1,742 +24.85
550–595 575 3 310.00–325.00 $315.17 $1,812 -0.49
600–640 620 2 312.50–313.00 $312.74 $1,939 -0.26
680 680 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–345 335 4 322.50–329.00 $327.32 $1,097 +9.82
365 365 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,168 -7.50
455–465 457 5 315.00–319.00 $315.81 $1,443 +10.38
520–540 530 2 280.00–290.00 $284.91 $1,510 -6.34
685–690 688 2 280.00–291.00 $285.52 $1,964 -4.48
745 745 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,012 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 257.00 $257.00 $2,981 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 490.00 $490.00 $882 -63.71
266–290 279 8 385.00–410.00 $402.54 $1,123 +8.34
310–345 328 2 381.00–390.00 $385.74 $1,265 -14.26
375–393 386 9 367.00–385.00 $373.51 $1,442 -10.97
400–447 429 10 370.00–387.00 $381.45 $1,636 -7.55
453–497 fancy 475 16 400.00–407.00 $404.48 $1,921 -30.52
450–495 479 5 372.50–390.00 $380.66 $1,823 -11.83
516–535 fancy 519 9 390.00–408.00 $405.06 $2,102 +11.68
505–547 536 8 365.00–387.50 $372.21 $1,995 -12.84
553 fancy 553 4 397.50 $397.50 $2,198 +7.50
550–567 559 8 357.50–367.50 $359.96 $2,012 +3.68
612 612 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,081 +9.51
650–698 671 7 312.00–329.00 $316.99 $2,127 -12.01
730 730 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,949 -28.65
775–785 780 2 273.00–275.00 $273.99 $2,137 -16.07
845 845 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,049 —
865 865 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,119 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 392 3 350.00–360.00 $353.28 $1,385 +3.28
430 430 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,548 —
575–593 590 7 333.00–342.50 $334.32 $1,972 +17.50
665 665 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,995 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 315.00–333.00 $323.78 $1,327 +18.78
450–480 469 4 342.50 $342.50 $1,606 +51.48
645 645 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,822 -3.50
660 660 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,832 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,197 —
1500–1770 1595 75-80% 5 150.00–163.00 $158.53 $2,529 +1.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,106 —
1150–1230 1200 85-90% 3 130.00–139.00 $133.37 $1,600 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1465 1372 80-85% 3 153.00–158.00 $156.32 $2,145 -0.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1965 1965 1 205.00 $205.00 $4,028 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 198.00 $198.00 $2,099

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —
805 805 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,342 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,874 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,653 —

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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
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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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.