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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 3, 2026

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 163 157 377
Feeder cattle 111 79 323
Slaughter cattle 37 63 48
Replacement cattle 15 15 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to Christmas Holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 333.00–353.00 $343.00 $1,818 +4.00
585 585 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,033 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 427.00–477.50 $452.10 $1,890 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 419.00 $419.00 $964 —
302–345 317 4 400.00–427.00 $414.74 $1,315 +84.74
360–395 380 7 415.00–465.00 $431.48 $1,640 —
420–440 433 3 384.00–392.50 $386.75 $1,675 +43.87
455–485 478 4 370.00–397.50 $388.41 $1,857 +29.41
550 550 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,815 +16.00
602–623 616 6 316.00–327.00 $319.58 $1,969 -9.42
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 302.50 $302.50 $635 —
270–295 283 2 275.00–370.00 $324.60 $919 —
305–325 315 2 322.00–390.00 $354.92 $1,118 +74.92
420 420 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —
455–492 480 3 350.00–364.00 $359.57 $1,726 +22.57
545 545 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,706 —
555 555 1 331.00 $331.00 $1,837 +40.00
680–685 683 2 271.00–275.00 $272.99 $1,865 —
700 700 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,065 —
765 765 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,073 —
810 810 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,126 —
885 885 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,146 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 400.00 $400.00 $640 —
205 205 1 350.00 $350.00 $718 —
295 295 1 432.00 $432.00 $1,274 —
300 300 1 439.00 $439.00 $1,317 —
350–385 372 3 419.00–427.50 $423.78 $1,576 +43.78
400–448 440 7 419.00–435.00 $431.68 $1,899 +76.68
455 455 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,752 —
511–535 518 8 353.00–365.00 $358.20 $1,855 +39.20
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 -32.50
615–630 625 3 329.00–331.00 $330.34 $2,065 —
677 677 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,200 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 420.00 $420.00 $966 +72.45
305 305 1 217.00 $217.00 $662 —
400 400 1 381.00 $381.00 $1,524 —
455 455 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,774 —
547 547 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,816 —
590 590 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 —
600 600 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 +0.75
835 835 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,275 +41.50
950 950 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,470 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1200 1160 80-85% 2 169.00–175.00 $171.90 $1,994 +47.41
1070–1520 1241 80-85% 15 129.00–167.00 $150.88 $1,872 —
1185–1485 1272 80-85% 6 128.00–140.00 $133.77 $1,702 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1055 993 85-90% 4 100.00–129.00 $117.37 $1,165 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,739 +26.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1955–2055 2003 3 203.00–208.00 $205.69 $4,120 —
1915–2115 2010 3 182.00–208.00 $196.59 $3,951 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,033

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1025–1395 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,075.00 $2,043.23
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,825.00 $2,825.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,224 —

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —

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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.