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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 14, 2026

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $444.16/cwt +24.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,376/hd at 535 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 246 196 233
Feeder cattle 179 168 157
Slaughter cattle 49 22 47
Replacement cattle 18 6 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–415 413 3 495.00–510.00 $500.02 $2,065 +19.02
455–460 458 2 477.50 $477.50 $2,187 +38.50
612 612 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,509 —
685 685 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,603 —
715 715 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,574 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 -147.00
425 425 1 482.50 $482.50 $2,051 —
455 455 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,888 —
570 570 1 417.00 $417.00 $2,377 +22.00
1005 1005 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 540.00 $540.00 $945 —
200–247 235 6 525.00–585.00 $548.32 $1,289 -21.68
365 365 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,716 +5.60
425–440 430 3 402.50–450.00 $418.70 $1,800 -13.80
455–472 464 4 412.50–417.00 $415.40 $1,927 +0.40
516 516 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,219 +32.19
555–597 570 9 352.50–421.00 $376.77 $2,148 -4.66
605–635 618 3 332.50–357.50 $347.69 $2,149 —
925 925 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,451 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 480.00 $480.00 $984 —
265 265 1 330.00 $330.00 $874 -95.96
340 340 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,224 -36.73
360–370 365 2 327.50–350.00 $338.60 $1,236 -83.90
400–440 420 2 300.00–340.00 $320.95 $1,348 -82.94
460–485 473 4 330.00–407.50 $376.69 $1,782 -28.85
505–545 524 4 300.00–385.00 $361.79 $1,896 +5.99
550–585 569 5 310.00–421.00 $359.73 $2,047 +9.73
655–685 668 3 220.00–355.00 $271.10 $1,811 —
710–715 713 2 287.50–297.00 $292.23 $2,084 —
1020 1020 1 228.00 $228.00 $2,326 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,659 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,134 +15.00
220 fancy 220 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,408 +40.00
280–290 285 3 500.00–510.00 $503.27 $1,434 -1.73
302–325 312 4 500.00–532.50 $511.66 $1,596 -7.42
350 350 1 507.00 $507.00 $1,774 -1.15
400–410 404 8 502.00–515.00 $506.94 $2,048 +13.69
455–465 459 6 462.50–475.00 $466.27 $2,140 +21.10
515–545 535 11 433.00–447.50 $444.16 $2,376 +24.66
560–570 565 2 400.00–422.50 $411.35 $2,324 +12.86
630 630 4 377.50 $377.50 $2,378 +8.70
667–680 671 3 355.00–382.50 $373.21 $2,504 +0.71
705 705 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,288 +25.00
345 345 2 447.50–487.00 $467.25 $1,612 -27.75
350–370 360 2 400.00–450.00 $424.31 $1,528 —
400–440 411 5 350.00–487.50 $419.63 $1,725 -36.49
455–496 475 6 270.00–455.00 $387.05 $1,838 —
505 505 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,197 +40.00
590 590 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,227 +25.00
620–640 630 2 350.00–390.00 $369.68 $2,329 —
770 770 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,341 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1330 1181 80-85% 8 116.00–150.00 $134.83 $1,592 —
980–1710 1234 80-85% 15 154.00–170.00 $161.45 $1,992 +6.18
1450–1595 1523 80-85% 2 173.00–178.00 $175.62 $2,675 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1120 960 85-90% 4 125.00–140.00 $131.86 $1,266 —
895–1290 1063 85-90% 3 80.00–100.00 $89.35 $950 —
1060–1080 1070 85-90% 2 148.00–152.00 $150.02 $1,605 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730 1730 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,854 —
1895 1895 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $3,335 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,884 —
1320–1885 1643 6 179.00–205.00 $191.16 $3,141 —
1680–1890 1785 2 213.00–223.00 $217.71 $3,886 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,555.00 $2,555.00
1100–1510 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–3,050.00 $2,523.18
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00
850–925 892 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,850.00–2,950.00 $2,884.58
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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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
1195–1485 1362 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 3,125.00–3,275.00 $3,204.88 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,165 -37.50
610 610 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 —
942 942 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,978 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 —

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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.