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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $355.43/cwt +8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,314/hd at 651 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 212 438 378
Feeder cattle 170 400 353
Slaughter cattle 38 30 25
Replacement cattle 4 8 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,194 —
445 445 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,724 —
503 value added 503 4 399.00 $399.00 $2,007 -6.80
520 520 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,898 -6.00
562 value added 562 2 397.00 $397.00 $2,231 +1.40
555–580 568 6 329.00–369.00 $348.56 $1,980 -25.23
605 value added 605 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,208 -30.26
615–645 630 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,073 —
650 650 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 -8.00
651 value added 651 13 357.00 $357.00 $2,324 -6.00
795 795 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,441 —
870 870 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,767 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,632 —
665 665 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,156 —
740 740 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,220 -7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 500.00 $500.00 $825 —
210 210 1 392.50 $392.50 $824 —
315–345 330 2 327.50–332.50 $329.89 $1,089 -21.11
371 371 3 347.00 $347.00 $1,287 -14.95
398 fancy 398 4 421.00 $421.00 $1,676 —
425–440 433 2 360.00–382.50 $371.45 $1,608 +11.45
425–443 fancy 439 4 412.50–417.00 $415.91 $1,826 +18.77
460 fancy 460 2 412.50–415.00 $413.75 $1,903 +26.47
480 480 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 -10.05
531 value added 531 5 371.00 $371.00 $1,970 -8.00
580 580 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,943 -12.59
612–640 625 4 318.00–340.00 $331.06 $2,069 +11.06
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 -5.90
705 705 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,037 —
925 925 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,451 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 320.00 $320.00 $864 ±0.00
335 335 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,069 —
370 370 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 -15.00
570 570 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,596 -12.00
620 620 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 -13.98
685 685 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,815 -23.99
785 785 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 347.00 $347.00 $1,433 +16.00
480 480 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,570 -15.75
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 315.00 $315.00 $929 —
536 536 3 288.00 $288.00 $1,544 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 265.00 $265.00 $914 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,906 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 381.00–387.50 $384.25 $1,095 -25.75
305 305 2 370.00–387.50 $378.75 $1,155 —
327 fancy 327 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,308 -11.00
350–385 fancy 373 3 402.50–429.00 $420.72 $1,569 —
380 380 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,463 +4.98
412 fancy 412 2 417.00 $417.00 $1,718 —
408–430 414 4 371.00–393.00 $387.28 $1,603 +8.93
455–496 482 5 373.00–390.00 $378.53 $1,825 +1.44
515 fancy 515 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,086 +12.66
610–622 618 3 337.00–351.00 $341.61 $2,111 +11.55
681–690 683 5 309.00–310.00 $309.80 $2,116 -12.86
730–735 731 4 295.00–305.00 $298.50 $2,182 +8.50
765 765 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,287 +46.50
820 820 1 253.00 $253.00 $2,075 +13.00
860 860 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 345.00 $345.00 $914 —
300 300 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,005 +2.00
380–385 383 2 340.00–345.00 $342.48 $1,312 +3.84
440 440 2 313.00 $313.00 $1,377 -14.50
480 480 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,512 -6.64
535–540 538 2 310.00–321.00 $315.47 $1,697 +8.55
735 735 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,764 —
860 860 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,022 -7.00
350 350 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,234 —
480–491 489 6 357.00–357.50 $357.08 $1,746 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1100 1040 85-90% 2 104.00–113.00 $108.24 $1,126 —
865–1275 1063 85-90% 4 120.00–127.00 $124.57 $1,324 —
945–1330 1081 85-90% 7 130.00–145.00 $137.94 $1,491 —
1050–1205 1128 85-90% 2 147.00–153.00 $150.21 $1,694 +9.21
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,975 —
1220–1405 1286 80-85% 4 129.00–137.00 $134.20 $1,726 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,560 —
1190–1490 1345 80-85% 6 142.00–152.00 $145.39 $1,955 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1565 1560 75-80% 2 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $2,332 -11.50
1510–1995 1753 75-80% 2 128.00–143.00 $136.54 $2,394 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770–2155 1945 3 180.00–193.00 $187.58 $3,648 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,436

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645–815 730 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–1,000.00 $911.64

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 —

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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
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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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.