Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 15, 2026

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $374.44/cwt -65.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,966/hd at 525 lb · 11 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $358.02/cwt -11.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 561 lb · 11 head

Campbellsville 5-weight heifers brought $366/cwt, near the bottom of the state — $20/cwt below the KY average ($386) and $48/cwt under Lexington, KY ($414). The class is down $40 from its early July peak of $416. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	224	138	248
Feeder cattle	173	102	196
Slaughter cattle	42	32	46
Replacement cattle	9	4	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

▼ Feeder bulls: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower
→ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers sold steady
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold steady
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	2	453.00	$453.00	$2,048	+13.00
585	585	1	351.00	$351.00	$2,053	—
624	624	8	361.00	$361.00	$2,253	—
665	665	4	338.00	$338.00	$2,248	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	273	4	405.00–475.00	$449.08	$1,226	-50.92
315	315	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,386	—
350–367	361	3	415.00–427.00	$423.13	$1,527	+3.13
425–440	433	2	375.00–384.00	$379.42	$1,643	-25.58
460–481	476	4	361.00–378.00	$373.89	$1,780	-26.11
503–533	525	11	370.00–387.00	$374.44	$1,966	-65.56
555–585	561	11	350.00–375.00	$358.02	$2,008	-11.98
678 value added	678	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,373	—
908	908	4	326.00	$326.00	$2,960	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,061	—
450–495	469	4	331.00–371.00	$353.94	$1,660	—
502–520	508	3	329.00–410.00	$356.64	$1,812	+23.02
563–585	570	8	320.00–346.00	$334.76	$1,908	+32.26
610	610	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,891	—
650	650	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,145	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,534	—
325	325	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,528	-85.61
350–357	355	3	417.50–490.00	$466.15	$1,655	-104.39
405	405	2	457.00–457.50	$457.25	$1,852	-77.75
470–495	480	7	372.50–438.00	$412.79	$1,981	-44.21
505–545	525	5	381.00–447.00	$407.99	$2,142	-5.01
570–598	592	8	341.00–351.00	$349.25	$2,068	-30.75
627–645	636	7	327.00–340.00	$336.43	$2,140	-57.62
650–655	654	4	320.00–341.00	$335.78	$2,196	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	450.00–465.00	$457.62	$1,396	—
375–397	390	3	405.00–437.50	$427.07	$1,666	-33.49
440	440	1	442.50	$442.50	$1,947	+33.73
470–490	486	5	395.00–403.00	$401.45	$1,951	-12.69
525	525	4	341.00	$341.00	$1,790	+1.00
555–570	560	3	270.00–340.00	$315.26	$1,765	-44.74
710	710	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,130	-5.00
950	950	1	291.00	$291.00	$2,764	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1510	1245	80-85%	4	120.00–158.00	$140.67	$1,751	—
1180–1400	1290	80-85%	2	180.00–184.00	$181.83	$2,346	—
1055–1650	1406	80-85%	14	162.00–175.00	$167.97	$2,362	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	106.00	$106.00	$965	-48.92
970	970	85-90%	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,474	—
840–1120	980	85-90%	2	129.00–140.00	$135.29	$1,326	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705–2065	1885	75-80%	2	167.00–178.00	$171.97	$3,242	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1960–2295	2128	2	228.00–237.00	$232.15	$4,940	—
2240	2240	1	200.00	$200.00	$4,480	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1355	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,675.00–3,300.00	$2,613.97
1325	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1525	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–825	798	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,432.76

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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.