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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 8, 2026

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 212 243
Feeder cattle 102 174 171
Slaughter cattle 32 33 53
Replacement cattle 4 5 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
200 200 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,400 —
470 470 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,068 —
810 810 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,584 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 368.00 $368.00 $2,392 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,312 +80.00
270 270 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 —
375 375 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 -22.50
420 420 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,701 -20.00
472 472 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,888 -2.51
525 525 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,310 +80.00
552 552 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,042 +37.00
600–605 604 4 347.00 $347.00 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 379.00 $379.00 $1,573 -44.00
530–545 538 4 320.00–342.00 $333.62 $1,795 +13.62
570 570 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,724 -8.50
900 900 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,475 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 665.00 $665.00 $1,330 +65.00
305–340 330 4 531.00–565.00 $555.61 $1,834 +130.61
350–392 367 6 550.00–585.00 $570.54 $2,094 +25.54
412 412 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,204 +25.00
472 472 2 457.00 $457.00 $2,157 +50.00
515 fancy 515 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,266 —
520 520 1 413.00 $413.00 $2,148 +32.98
585 585 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,223 +9.27
605–647 626 4 385.00–399.00 $394.05 $2,467 +44.05
730 730 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,482 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,086 —
260 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 —
341 341 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,432 +20.00
375–387 381 5 430.00–502.50 $460.56 $1,755 -10.75
425–430 427 3 307.50–460.00 $408.77 $1,745 -32.30
475–495 485 4 390.00–437.50 $414.14 $2,009 +5.44
520 520 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,768 -24.78
590 590 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,124 —
625 625 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,188 +15.18
700 700 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,135 -28.69

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1265 1132 80-85% 7 150.00–165.00 $158.32 $1,792 —
1130–1510 1303 80-85% 10 166.00–188.00 $178.83 $2,330 —
1340–1385 1363 80-85% 2 190.00–191.00 $190.51 $2,597 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–985 917 85-90% 3 150.00–161.00 $154.92 $1,421 —
1123 1123 85-90% 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,830 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 75-80% 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,684 —
1440–1595 1518 75-80% 2 171.00–186.00 $178.12 $2,704 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1740 1433 2 208.00–221.00 $215.90 $3,094 —
1860 1860 1 243.00 $243.00 $4,520 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1030 978 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1302 1302 4 207.00 $207.00 $2,695 —

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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.