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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 16, 2026

769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 769 367 1,219
Feeder cattle 696 208 1,156
Slaughter cattle 42 67 48
Replacement cattle 31 92 15

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 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,242 —
420 420 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,596 —
620 620 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,232 +6.25
780 780 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,504 —
835 835 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,588 —
866 866 3 262.50 $262.50 $2,273 -76.50
970 970 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,837 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,485 —
515 515 2 439.00 $439.00 $2,261 —
837 837 2 339.00 $339.00 $2,837 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–387 386 6 450.00–465.00 $461.67 $1,782 -68.46
420 420 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,974 +2.69
465–490 478 2 427.50–442.50 $434.80 $2,078 -32.70
507–535 516 3 407.50–410.00 $409.14 $2,111 -15.20
570 570 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,252 +7.50
620 620 1 349.00 $349.00 $2,164 +9.00
695 695 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,432 -20.00
817 817 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,574 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,080 —
347 347 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,110 —
370–375 373 2 462.50–555.00 $509.06 $1,899 +67.70
400 400 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 -20.92
455–475 467 5 350.00–397.50 $363.24 $1,696 -66.51
515 515 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,944 -13.50
620 620 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,844 -47.69
825 825 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,207 -32.50
855 855 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,907 —
915 915 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,516 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,592 -102.70
345 345 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,898 -51.16
350–380 fancy 365 2 550.00–575.00 $561.99 $2,051 —
385–398 395 4 500.00–510.00 $502.44 $1,985 -120.06
405–420 414 7 520.00–545.00 $535.78 $2,218 +10.17
470–485 475 3 480.00–510.00 $490.21 $2,328 —
510 510 4 437.50–441.00 $438.38 $2,236 -7.75
608–615 611 6 365.00–414.00 $388.84 $2,376 -6.47
730 730 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,537 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 413 4 335.00–500.00 $441.36 $1,823 —
467 467 4 427.00 $427.00 $1,994 +16.73
515 515 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,163 -1.14
555–592 579 6 360.00–415.00 $393.05 $2,276 -19.50
600 600 3 350.00–355.00 $353.33 $2,120 -25.63
655 655 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,407 —
705–735 715 3 320.00–337.00 $331.17 $2,368 +81.17
780 780 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,535 -18.00
970 970 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,047 —
1010 1010 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,702 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 580.00 $580.00 $870 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1435 1186 80-85% 8 160.00–175.00 $169.40 $2,009 +18.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–985 890 85-90% 2 120.00–140.00 $131.07 $1,167 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,161 —
1020–1175 1098 85-90% 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,647 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,630 —
1865 1865 75-80% 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,357 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,667 —
1170–1960 1628 5 180.00–229.00 $210.64 $3,429 —
1840–2070 1955 2 231.00–233.00 $231.94 $4,534 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1105–1270 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,675.00 $2,263.48
1145–1285 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00–2,975.00 $2,908.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
831 831 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 465 6 377.50–425.00 $408.83 $1,901 —
760 760 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,592 —
908 908 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,887 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,394 —

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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
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,675.00 $4,675.00 —
1225–1530 1408 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,500.00–3,900.00 $3,646.42 —
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,585.00 $3,585.00 -965.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 2 303.00 $303.00 $1,863 —
1015 1015 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,182 —
1110 1110 4 223.00 $223.00 $2,475 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,230 —
265–285 272 3 380.00–515.00 $467.79 $1,272 —
348 value added 348 44 534.00 $534.00 $1,858 —
390 390 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,072 —
400–445 426 16 265.00–490.00 $415.10 $1,768 —
428 value added 428 72 476.00 $476.00 $2,037 —
456 value added 456 4 495.00 $495.00 $2,257 —
460 460 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,840 —
520 520 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,132 —
575 575 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,168 —
605–636 625 28 250.00–389.00 $365.56 $2,285 —
658–697 679 40 305.00–348.00 $341.39 $2,318 —
700–726 722 58 220.00–339.00 $325.44 $2,350 —
760–790 783 27 280.00–327.50 $311.86 $2,442 —
825 825 8 314.50 $314.50 $2,595 —
828 value added 828 52 291.00 $291.00 $2,409 —
870 value added 870 96 291.00 $291.00 $2,532 —
864–896 871 28 277.50–305.00 $292.38 $2,547 —
905 905 14 284.00 $284.00 $2,570 —

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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.