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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 1, 2026

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 212 175 270
Feeder cattle 174 109 225
Slaughter cattle 33 56 35
Replacement cattle 5 10 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test. 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
400 400 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,000 -20.00
510 510 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,116 —
595 595 2 389.00 $389.00 $2,315 -30.00
713 713 3 343.00 $343.00 $2,446 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 —
610 610 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,239 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,120 —
300 300 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 —
385 385 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,704 —
435 435 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 +5.00
480 480 1 402.51 $402.51 $1,932 -55.49
500–530 515 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,854 -19.99
585 585 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,948 -27.00
715–735 725 2 300.00–302.00 $300.99 $2,182 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 -10.00
410 410 2 423.00 $423.00 $1,734 —
450–485 470 3 342.50–380.00 $360.36 $1,694 -5.66
530 530 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 -33.52
585 585 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,819 -9.00
625 625 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,081 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 -100.00
350–390 371 4 400.00–500.00 $471.31 $1,749 +94.53
410–430 421 4 370.00–495.00 $441.07 $1,857 +41.07
465–480 473 3 380.00–447.00 $408.70 $1,933 —
515–530 523 2 350.00–380.00 $364.78 $1,908 +12.02
605–640 624 4 312.50–343.00 $334.82 $2,089 +28.82
660 660 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,492 —
705–740 723 2 311.00–357.50 $333.69 $2,413 —
840 840 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,436 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,308 +36.70
275 275 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,471 —
320 320 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,360 -105.00
365 365 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,989 -30.00
410 410 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,091 -5.00
460 460 1 407.00 $407.00 $1,872 -10.00
520–522 521 3 362.00–389.00 $380.02 $1,980 -39.98
560–580 572 3 362.50–380.00 $370.73 $2,121 -19.27
645 645 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 —
710 710 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,838 -53.21
1005–1405 1275 80-85% 11 163.00–188.00 $175.48 $2,237 —
1655 1655 80-85% 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,144 —
1010 1010 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,616 —
985–1175 1055 85-90% 3 115.00–183.00 $149.66 $1,579 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,222 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1835 1553 6 200.00–226.00 $210.99 $3,277 —
1550–1585 1582 12 224.00–229.00 $228.59 $3,616 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,730

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,810.00 $2,810.00
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,125.00 $3,125.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,624 —
485 485 4 371.00 $371.00 $1,799 +36.00
508 508 3 363.00 $363.00 $1,844 -14.00
576 576 7 347.00 $347.00 $1,999 —
901–949 928 18 211.00–240.00 $223.52 $2,074 —
1041 1041 12 178.00 $178.00 $1,853 —
1066–1080 1066 36 205.00–242.50 $241.45 $2,574 —
1380 1380 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,829 —

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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.