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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.92/cwt +35.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 568 lb · 60 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $331.22/cwt +18.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,848/hd at 860 lb · 60 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.16/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,521/hd at 773 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 498 742 977
Feeder cattle 445 691 903
Slaughter cattle 45 40 71
Replacement cattle 8 11 3

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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 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,208 —
310 fancy 310 1 457.00 $457.00 $1,417 —
380 380 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,520 -19.00
442 fancy 442 2 419.00 $419.00 $1,852 -9.50
467 467 2 401.00 $401.00 $1,873 +34.29
543 value added 543 19 387.00 $387.00 $2,101 +17.00
565–571 value added 570 27 384.00–388.00 $387.56 $2,209 +24.84
570–585 578 3 351.00–367.00 $359.60 $2,078 +25.62
615–635 625 2 333.00–340.00 $336.44 $2,103 +11.44
635 value added 635 6 371.00 $371.00 $2,356 +28.00
665 value added 665 9 354.00 $354.00 $2,354 —
680–690 683 3 327.00–337.00 $330.37 $2,256 +45.37
706 value added 706 15 341.50 $341.50 $2,411 +4.50
720–745 735 3 311.00–324.00 $315.58 $2,320 -1.09
758–785 769 30 307.50–325.00 $323.40 $2,487 +4.40
790 value added 790 7 338.00 $338.00 $2,670 —
815–835 823 4 293.00–309.00 $297.56 $2,449 -1.44
860 value added 860 59 332.00 $332.00 $2,855 —
860 860 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,451 -27.23
915 915 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,626 +42.00
1155 1155 4 249.00 $249.00 $2,876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 353.00 $353.00 $1,719 +15.92
560 560 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,932 +35.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 295.00–321.00 $308.00 $1,525 —
545 545 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 500.00 $500.00 $675 —
360–385 373 2 349.00–350.00 $349.52 $1,304 -19.32
365–380 fancy 376 4 415.00–425.00 $417.43 $1,570 —
415 fancy 415 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,639 +28.00
406–445 422 7 337.50–349.00 $343.92 $1,451 -2.26
466 fancy 466 3 373.00 $373.00 $1,738 +7.33
461–492 479 7 339.00 $339.00 $1,624 +6.65
510–538 529 10 335.00–340.00 $338.42 $1,790 —
534 value added 534 12 364.00 $364.00 $1,944 +8.83
558–568 value added 563 37 346.00–348.50 $347.36 $1,956 —
565–580 575 23 337.00–344.00 $343.61 $1,976 +33.27
638–643 641 6 324.00–331.00 $327.49 $2,099 +28.48
652–665 659 7 302.00–315.00 $308.81 $2,035 +18.24
700–747 724 7 287.50–307.00 $294.80 $2,134 +8.15
788 788 5 296.00 $296.00 $2,332 +3.23
830 830 1 261.00 $261.00 $2,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 335.00–337.00 $335.97 $968 -11.53
355 355 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,189 -1.00
450–480 465 2 310.00–317.00 $313.39 $1,457 +3.04
510 510 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,617 —
550–580 567 5 307.50–315.00 $312.30 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,000 -6.00
435 435 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 —
450 450 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,382 —
570 570 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 -5.81
637 637 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,854 +14.63
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 +2.50
750 750 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,718 -54.00

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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 2 455.00 $455.00 $819 —
240 fancy 240 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,008 —
255 255 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,020 +35.00
320–335 328 2 380.00–387.50 $383.66 $1,258 +33.66
365 365 1 409.00 $409.00 $1,493 +34.00
393–397 fancy 395 5 443.00–449.00 $446.59 $1,764 +31.59
410–435 fancy 423 2 415.00–427.00 $420.82 $1,780 +23.11
400–445 427 6 392.50–403.00 $397.93 $1,699 +29.18
460 460 6 379.00 $379.00 $1,743 +37.74
500–540 513 3 320.00–323.00 $321.05 $1,647 -20.62
517 fancy 517 4 351.00 $351.00 $1,815 —
555–590 576 4 307.00–313.00 $310.30 $1,787 -22.45
620–625 623 2 311.00–330.00 $320.46 $1,996 -0.73
710–745 728 2 261.00–280.00 $270.73 $1,971 -22.58
775 775 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,162 -22.29
885 885 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,097 —
965 965 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 —
475 475 1 334.00 $334.00 $1,586 +24.44
515 515 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,519 +5.25
590 590 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,764 +4.00
615 615 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,707 -9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,128 +27.50
440 440 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,527 —
610 610 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–995 865 85-90% 2 143.00–147.00 $145.30 $1,257 —
940–1080 1017 85-90% 3 122.00–124.00 $123.32 $1,254 —
990–1180 1055 85-90% 6 125.00–139.00 $131.13 $1,383 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1255 1227 80-85% 3 130.00–137.00 $133.06 $1,633 —
1105–1695 1378 80-85% 6 155.00–164.00 $159.05 $2,192 -4.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1615 1543 75-80% 2 155.00–164.00 $159.71 $2,464 —
1605–1780 1687 75-80% 3 167.00–175.00 $170.92 $2,883 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1760 1478 3 155.00–170.00 $161.81 $2,392 —
1350–1805 1631 6 175.00–195.00 $187.62 $3,060 —
1535–2110 1733 3 203.00–215.00 $210.82 $3,654 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1355–1415 1376 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,025.00–3,000.00 $2,530.04

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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.