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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 25, 2026

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 569 148
Feeder cattle 109 534 116
Slaughter cattle 56 28 30
Replacement cattle 10 7 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,228 —
365–390 378 2 546.00–550.00 $548.07 $2,072 —
408 408 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,122 —
465 465 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,139 —
580 580 2 419.00 $419.00 $2,430 +30.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,325 —
330 330 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,238 —
315 315 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,292 -20.00
470–480 473 4 275.00–417.00 $366.02 $1,731 +5.42
505–522 519 6 320.00–360.00 $353.52 $1,835 —
590 590 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 +9.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 -0.37
478 478 3 458.00 $458.00 $2,189 +29.00
505 value added 505 1 397.00 $397.00 $2,005 —
505–515 512 4 377.50–382.50 $379.99 $1,946 +4.41
555 555 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 +19.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,847 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 525.00–605.00 $563.30 $1,324 —
300–315 310 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,643 +5.00
392 392 2 575.00 $575.00 $2,254 +77.63
402 402 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,070 +27.00
450 450 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,876 —
520 520 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,184 +31.00
561 561 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,188 +36.71
600–605 603 2 362.50–367.50 $364.99 $2,201 -8.01
650 650 1 326.00 $326.00 $2,119 -27.38
790 790 1 298.00 $298.00 $2,354 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,550 —
355–395 384 4 342.00–410.00 $376.78 $1,447 -90.25
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 -21.35
500–505 503 2 300.00–405.00 $352.76 $1,774 -7.19
590 590 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,021 -2.50
630 630 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,928 -23.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1680 1680 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1450 1240 80-85% 3 190.00–211.00 $203.21 $2,520 —
1145–1390 1307 80-85% 6 100.00–154.00 $138.29 $1,807 —
1140–1650 1346 80-85% 16 163.00–187.00 $177.39 $2,388 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1065 955 85-90% 2 160.00–169.00 $165.02 $1,576 —
920–995 955 85-90% 3 119.00–152.00 $133.80 $1,278 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1825 1542 75-80% 3 175.00–186.00 $181.74 $2,802 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1585 1350 4 207.00–223.00 $214.13 $2,891 —
1750–2000 1859 5 230.00–255.00 $237.44 $4,414 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,334

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1315 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,575.00 $2,532.94

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
716–1065 803 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,235.00–2,400.00 $2,289.69
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590 590 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,428 —
470 470 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 -22.50
515 515 2 377.00 $377.00 $1,942 +48.45
621 621 7 331.00 $331.00 $2,056 +6.95
782 782 4 279.00 $279.00 $2,182 +10.25

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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.