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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report, Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2026

439 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $334.11/cwt ≈ $2,438/hd at 730 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.01/cwt +35.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 582 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.55/cwt +19.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 521 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 616 692
Feeder cattle 409 551 657
Slaughter cattle 25 40 29
Replacement cattle 5 25 6

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–330 fancy 325 3 555.00–562.50 $559.96 $1,820 —
375 375 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,819 +5.00
423–440 427 4 435.00–445.00 $442.43 $1,889 +4.93
452–460 fancy 454 6 457.50–495.00 $481.20 $2,185 -12.31
475–490 482 3 421.00–435.00 $428.99 $2,068 -16.01
520–537 value added 531 12 421.00–431.00 $428.33 $2,274 +11.83
567 567 2 392.00 $392.00 $2,223 +21.89
650–672 661 5 340.00–359.00 $348.13 $2,301 +8.14
677–678 value added 678 7 368.00–371.00 $368.86 $2,501 -0.64
730–740 735 2 313.00–326.00 $319.54 $2,349 -3.42
804–812 808 13 320.00–325.00 $322.30 $2,604 —
902 902 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,760 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,330 —
545 545 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 —
590 590 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,080 +11.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 535.00 $535.00 $829 —
260 260 2 445.00–447.00 $446.00 $1,160 —
305 305 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,319 +39.53
340 fancy 340 1 457.50 $457.50 $1,556 —
365 fancy 365 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,679 +31.00
350–390 370 5 405.00–430.00 $414.81 $1,535 +35.97
415–435 423 5 395.00–412.50 $402.85 $1,704 +20.90
460–488 481 7 382.50–392.50 $390.05 $1,876 +20.87
505–518 value added 511 7 359.00–362.00 $360.27 $1,841 +10.60
500–537 527 13 335.00–352.00 $345.31 $1,820 +21.75
550–598 577 22 317.00–337.00 $327.09 $1,887 +9.32
553–590 value added 585 48 347.00–367.75 $364.89 $2,135 —
613 value added 613 6 343.00 $343.00 $2,103 -7.00
620–645 629 9 300.00–315.00 $305.00 $1,918 -13.49
658–690 661 14 317.00–326.00 $324.90 $2,148 +10.68
729 value added 729 71 345.85 $345.85 $2,521 —
726–740 733 19 280.00–300.00 $290.24 $2,127 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 3 380.00–400.00 $390.55 $1,066 —
455–490 478 3 350.00–360.00 $353.17 $1,688 +20.11
525–545 535 2 300.00–320.00 $310.19 $1,660 +10.19
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 -1.34
655–690 673 2 270.00–281.00 $275.36 $1,853 -4.57
730 730 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,971 —
995 995 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,114 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 fancy 258 2 550.00–600.00 $575.73 $1,485 +21.44
280 280 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,127 -37.50
350 fancy 350 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,838 +5.00
390 390 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,814 —
405 405 1 461.00 $461.00 $1,867 +3.53
420 fancy 420 2 532.50 $532.50 $2,236 +43.43
457 fancy 457 5 472.50 $472.50 $2,159 +11.48
450–475 462 3 449.00–465.00 $458.06 $2,116 +66.39
500 fancy 500 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,250 +46.17
525–545 533 7 383.00–397.00 $389.69 $2,077 +27.37
558–572 fancy 562 10 390.00–394.00 $392.78 $2,207 +12.87
560–595 581 5 351.00–360.00 $355.14 $2,063 +3.11
657–695 672 10 321.00–337.00 $331.47 $2,227 +14.01
770 770 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 +12.40
800 800 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 +4.91
880–895 888 3 280.00–290.00 $285.82 $2,538 —
945 945 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,292 -26.50
1045 1045 2 217.00 $217.00 $2,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,159 -20.00
495 495 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,918 +22.41
505 505 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 +13.00
647 647 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,947 -2.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 417.00–425.00 $420.90 $1,768 -8.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,737 —
1140 1140 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,254 —
1250–1455 1358 80-85% 6 120.00–132.00 $126.56 $1,719 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
1075–1105 1090 85-90% 2 91.00–95.00 $93.03 $1,014 -1.15
1200–1350 1258 85-90% 3 110.00–114.00 $111.43 $1,402 +0.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1855 1680 75-80% 5 120.00–127.00 $124.21 $2,087 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,410 —
1760 1760 1 175.00 $175.00 $3,080 +0.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1285–1645 1465 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,450.00 $2,428.07

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 —

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Price trend

high 457.38 low 320.00 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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