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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.00/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,520/hd at 722 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $400.62/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,704/hd at 425 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $359.41/cwt -13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 516 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 222 937 275
Feeder cattle 180 882 243
Slaughter cattle 37 43 24
Replacement cattle 5 12 8

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 fancy 473 2 449.00–465.00 $457.38 $2,163 +5.19
512 value added 512 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,253 +15.50
520 520 1 399.00 $399.00 $2,075 +14.23
552–592 575 11 373.00–391.00 $382.52 $2,199 +4.46
620–635 622 8 353.00–361.00 $354.02 $2,202 +0.25
621–622 value added 622 8 370.00–380.00 $373.75 $2,325 -14.77
655 655 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,234 -9.50
722 value added 722 19 349.00 $349.00 $2,520 +2.50
760 760 2 326.00 $326.00 $2,478 -2.00
1133 1133 3 278.00 $278.00 $3,150 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 350.00–372.50 $361.49 $1,717 +1.49
550 550 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 +41.00
630 630 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,079 +15.00
775 775 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,402 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 380.00 $380.00 $931 —
375 375 3 383.00 $383.00 $1,436 -16.53
421–425 fancy 422 12 400.00–423.00 $414.89 $1,751 +15.99
420–445 435 4 351.00–375.00 $357.82 $1,557 -27.80
490 fancy 490 4 382.50–399.00 $394.88 $1,935 -3.55
495 495 1 371.00 $371.00 $1,836 +2.62
505–512 value added 508 7 366.00–379.00 $368.15 $1,870 -15.67
501–542 522 9 340.00–359.00 $352.62 $1,841 -5.74
565–575 570 2 327.00–330.00 $328.51 $1,873 -25.18
615–645 638 16 311.00–325.00 $322.61 $2,058 +2.38
665 665 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,022 -15.82
725–730 727 3 294.00–306.00 $298.02 $2,167 -4.55
890 890 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,358 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,040 +15.00
340 340 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,224 ±0.00
355 355 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,216 -22.50
445 445 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,544 +17.00
528–530 528 6 323.00–329.00 $328.00 $1,732 +2.00
580–585 583 2 313.00–319.00 $315.99 $1,842 -14.01
600 600 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,746 +7.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 6 206.00 $206.00 $2,657 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 317 3 380.00–400.00 $387.16 $1,227 —
390 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 —
395 fancy 395 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 +34.97
415–447 fancy 431 4 451.00–471.00 $460.63 $1,985 +9.89
462 462 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,779 -25.34
480 fancy 480 1 463.00 $463.00 $2,222 +14.00
540 540 2 363.00 $363.00 $1,960 +6.65
555 fancy 555 4 381.00–387.00 $384.00 $2,131 +2.99
570 570 2 351.00–371.00 $361.00 $2,058 +22.17
615–636 628 5 327.00–339.00 $330.92 $2,078 -9.14
855 855 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,138 +7.50
995 995 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,318 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,023 +23.64
645 645 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,006 —
650 650 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,996 +32.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1440 1303 80-85% 3 122.00–128.00 $124.93 $1,628 -17.98
1075–1850 1361 80-85% 8 150.00–165.00 $156.18 $2,126 —
1155–1565 1395 80-85% 6 137.00–147.00 $143.25 $1,998 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1360 1160 85-90% 2 106.00–115.00 $109.72 $1,273 —
1015–1465 1240 85-90% 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,488 —
1175–1390 1304 85-90% 4 125.00–131.00 $127.91 $1,668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770 1770 75-80% 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,708 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1870 1870 1 213.00 $213.00 $3,983 —
1875 1875 1 163.00 $163.00 $3,056 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
1355–1410 1383 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,625.00–2,775.00 $2,701.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1120 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,585.00 $1,541.33

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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.