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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 2, 2026

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $547.22/cwt +29.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,036/hd at 372 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $441.72/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,354/hd at 533 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 364 218
Feeder cattle 152 280 157
Slaughter cattle 31 64 51
Replacement cattle 25 20 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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
315–332 326 3 600.00–640.00 $627.13 $2,044 —
575–595 578 7 427.00–457.00 $452.59 $2,616 —
635 635 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,508 -14.58
652 652 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,657 +21.50
730 730 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,738 —
915 915 1 335.00 $335.00 $3,065 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 440.00 $440.00 $946 —
330 330 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,666 +69.29
395 395 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,659 -10.02
410–423 420 4 400.00–428.00 $421.16 $1,769 +5.40
475–485 480 2 427.00–429.00 $428.01 $2,054 +39.85
505–510 507 3 345.00–415.00 $391.51 $1,985 +20.17
561–570 563 4 300.00–392.50 $369.10 $2,078 +14.04
715 715 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,788 -53.00
805 805 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,355 —
865 865 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,249 —
925 925 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,636 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,485 —
375 375 2 484.00 $484.00 $1,815 +11.48
400–435 416 8 450.00–465.00 $459.27 $1,911 -5.43
470–495 480 3 432.50–442.50 $435.94 $2,093 +5.55
520–530 525 2 417.00–439.00 $427.90 $2,246 +15.98
580 580 2 389.00 $389.00 $2,256 +4.00
630 630 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,142 -13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 520.00–595.00 $558.48 $1,608 -13.86
305–330 316 5 530.00–645.00 $585.08 $1,849 +27.92
352–398 372 14 520.00–610.00 $547.22 $2,036 +29.53
425–440 433 2 465.00–500.00 $482.20 $2,088 -27.00
450–495 468 5 435.00–450.00 $446.83 $2,091 -23.17
516–548 533 10 420.00–459.00 $441.72 $2,354 +2.87
740 740 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,627 -5.78
755 755 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,620 -18.00
815 815 2 303.00 $303.00 $2,469 —
850 850 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,525 -18.63
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 —
495 495 1 417.00 $417.00 $2,064 -37.80
515–540 525 3 350.00–425.00 $397.50 $2,087 -14.30
555–560 558 2 400.00–432.50 $416.18 $2,322 +19.79
880 880 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,200 —
1080 1080 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,495 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,200 —
277 277 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,122 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1670 1285 80-85% 11 150.00–180.00 $169.29 $2,175 +24.91
1205–1420 1313 80-85% 2 181.00 $181.00 $2,377 +9.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–920 900 85-90% 2 90.00–100.00 $94.89 $854 —
590–1110 961 85-90% 9 120.00–151.00 $136.41 $1,311 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,800 —
1775 1775 75-80% 1 183.00 $183.00 $3,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 188.00 $188.00 $3,027 —
1800 1800 1 216.00 $216.00 $3,888 —
1845–1885 1865 2 224.00–230.00 $227.03 $4,234 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1270 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,775.00 $2,300.92
1155–1692 1432 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,878.75

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00

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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
1425 1425 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,400.00 $4,400.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,048 —
635 635 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,505 —
765 765 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,587 —

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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.