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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 28, 2026

412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $474.47/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,353/hd at 496 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $482.32/cwt -10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 383 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $422.43/cwt -14.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,242/hd at 531 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 412 306 326
Feeder cattle 326 197 241
Slaughter cattle 70 55 74
Replacement cattle 16 54 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on plain quality offering .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,792 -10.00
386 386 3 537.50 $537.50 $2,075 -2.50
462 462 4 487.50 $487.50 $2,252 -5.00
502–510 505 3 423.00–430.00 $425.36 $2,148 -20.03
517 value added 517 4 489.00 $489.00 $2,528 —
657 657 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,661 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,328 -41.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,510 -16.38
356–395 383 12 480.00–495.00 $482.32 $1,847 -10.73
407–410 value added 408 3 482.50–487.50 $485.83 $1,982 —
415–420 417 3 460.00–480.00 $473.28 $1,974 +40.28
455 455 1 457.00 $457.00 $2,079 +26.51
505–510 508 2 382.50–391.00 $386.73 $1,965 -37.61
625 625 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 -45.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 450.00–465.00 $457.62 $1,487 +7.62
358–390 372 6 355.00–460.00 $420.85 $1,566 -24.15
405–430 418 2 375.00–420.00 $398.17 $1,664 —
466–485 470 5 429.00–435.00 $430.24 $2,022 +45.24
540–545 543 2 357.00–375.00 $366.04 $1,988 -3.96
630 630 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 +40.00
945 945 1 263.00 $263.00 $2,485 —
995 995 1 233.00 $233.00 $2,318 +14.00
1010 1010 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,515 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,923 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,139 —
265 265 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,338 -17.56
302 302 2 517.50 $517.50 $1,563 —
380–395 386 8 500.00–535.00 $519.13 $2,004 —
405–430 420 5 470.00–487.50 $480.03 $2,016 -13.39
465–499 493 6 460.00–470.00 $468.43 $2,309 -5.01
498 value added 498 8 479.00 $479.00 $2,385 —
505–542 527 8 395.00–431.00 $415.46 $2,189 -13.61
541 value added 541 3 441.00 $441.00 $2,386 —
550–560 559 7 402.50–425.00 $421.84 $2,358 +4.07
577 value added 577 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,510 —
600 600 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,310 -15.00
657 657 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,477 -3.50
737–741 739 5 341.00–347.50 $344.91 $2,549 -10.09
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,218 —
335 335 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,348 -102.50
360–367 365 3 475.00–485.00 $481.71 $1,758 +31.71
420–430 425 2 370.00–402.00 $385.81 $1,640 -64.19
450–485 471 5 420.00–451.00 $436.15 $2,054 -21.35
520–525 523 2 347.00–375.00 $360.93 $1,888 +8.43
550 550 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,131 -2.48
635 635 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,222 —
655–685 667 3 317.50–350.00 $337.64 $2,252 —
715 715 2 291.00 $291.00 $2,081 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1260 1118 80-85% 8 105.00–149.00 $131.46 $1,470 —
870–1410 1230 80-85% 8 150.00–165.00 $155.66 $1,915 —
1240–1315 1278 80-85% 2 177.00 $177.00 $2,262 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1290 1038 85-90% 11 108.00–160.00 $134.40 $1,395 +34.40
1075 1075 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,075 —
875–1480 1178 85-90% 2 162.50–170.00 $167.21 $1,970 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1780 1652 75-80% 3 158.00–167.00 $163.56 $2,702 +23.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,974 —
1140–1995 1553 6 181.00–196.00 $188.18 $2,922 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985 985 (<2 yrs)Open 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,561
1015–1185 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 189.00–272.50 $230.20 $2,505

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1255 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,275.00–2,950.00 $2,668.36
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,000 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–733 717 132 316.25–318.25 $317.23 $2,275 —

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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.