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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.08/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,585/hd at 805 lb · 67 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.23/cwt ≈ $3,046/hd at 922 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $406.56/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,115/hd at 520 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 741 888 754
Feeder cattle 706 792 706
Slaughter cattle 27 86 31
Replacement cattle 8 10 17

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,622 -42.50
380–395 388 2 457.50 $457.50 $1,775 -12.75
410–425 418 2 420.00–423.00 $421.47 $1,762 -12.81
430–442 fancy 440 6 450.00–465.00 $452.45 $1,991 -72.03
460–487 478 3 431.00–437.00 $432.92 $2,069 +3.51
515–525 520 2 405.00–415.00 $409.95 $2,132 -5.06
522–538 value added 531 9 430.00–462.00 $443.98 $2,358 -7.02
550–590 573 4 395.00–400.00 $398.54 $2,284 -18.62
588–595 value added 590 7 426.00–431.00 $427.44 $2,522 -6.25
605–607 value added 607 18 416.00–427.00 $425.78 $2,584 +9.26
610–640 625 2 377.50–385.00 $381.16 $2,382 +0.53
665–683 676 41 360.00–382.00 $368.88 $2,494 -13.33
700–717 value added 711 42 363.00–370.00 $367.37 $2,612 -3.61
735 735 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,550 +7.00
756 value added 756 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,722 —
780–795 791 16 331.00–355.00 $352.38 $2,787 -3.11
825 825 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,731 +6.39
877 877 2 316.50 $316.50 $2,776 -2.74
921 value added 921 59 332.75 $332.75 $3,065 —
925–938 936 6 305.50 $305.50 $2,859 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 359.00 $359.00 $1,867 -6.45
590 590 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,006 -13.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,196 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 415.00 $415.00 $892 —
320–325 323 2 412.00–419.00 $415.53 $1,342 —
338–343 fancy 342 13 463.00–466.00 $465.32 $1,591 —
350–380 fancy 361 5 449.00–467.00 $459.72 $1,660 -14.22
370–395 380 3 407.50–430.00 $420.27 $1,597 -10.73
400–440 426 5 400.00–419.00 $410.90 $1,750 -18.52
400–445 fancy 429 18 432.50–463.00 $455.47 $1,954 -12.39
455–470 fancy 462 6 421.00–439.00 $428.91 $1,982 -8.62
465–495 483 7 387.00–410.00 $391.44 $1,891 -8.66
503–531 value added 518 44 399.75–423.00 $410.01 $2,124 -2.21
525–545 533 8 385.00–388.00 $387.56 $2,066 +9.22
554 value added 554 21 391.00 $391.00 $2,166 —
552–585 566 16 367.00–387.00 $378.99 $2,145 +4.04
610–615 615 15 330.00–347.00 $345.34 $2,124 -0.33
655 value added 655 16 351.00–356.00 $351.94 $2,305 -12.38
667–695 680 17 319.00–340.00 $329.41 $2,240 -1.37
725 725 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,226 -74.00
757–780 760 10 295.00–298.00 $296.70 $2,255 -13.42
804 value added 804 64 322.50 $322.50 $2,593 +1.55
815–830 825 3 282.50–295.00 $290.88 $2,400 —
910 910 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,161 —
995 995 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,438 -4.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,251 —
370 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 —
520 520 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,664 -15.00
570–595 579 5 332.50–341.00 $339.05 $1,963 +3.95
635 635 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 -20.00
687 687 2 309.00 $309.00 $2,123 -10.00
720 720 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,009 -14.00
790 790 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,074 —
955–990 973 2 207.50–220.50 $214.12 $2,083 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 400.00–401.00 $400.52 $1,302 —
490 490 1 381.00 $381.00 $1,867 —
570–590 580 2 351.00–360.00 $355.58 $2,062 +6.84
605 605 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,942 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 585.00 $585.00 $702 —
255 255 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,186 —
250–265 fancy 258 2 495.00–535.00 $514.42 $1,327 —
310 310 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,442 —
320–345 fancy 323 11 487.50–530.00 $498.98 $1,612 —
400–445 432 10 412.50–435.00 $427.71 $1,848 +7.04
425–443 fancy 442 12 437.00–450.00 $438.04 $1,936 —
455–460 458 2 419.00–431.00 $424.97 $1,946 +4.62
460–490 fancy 483 5 439.00–441.00 $440.62 $2,128 -4.38
505–547 523 13 392.50–415.00 $407.75 $2,133 +33.01
547 fancy 547 6 427.00 $427.00 $2,336 +24.00
555 fancy 555 33 423.25 $423.25 $2,349 +22.61
550–585 566 11 387.50–407.00 $398.93 $2,258 +24.19
600–615 fancy 608 12 392.50–409.00 $404.09 $2,457 +1.77
612–645 626 7 353.00–367.50 $362.50 $2,269 -5.72
650–690 670 2 347.00–375.00 $360.58 $2,416 —
707–742 725 14 349.00–351.00 $350.65 $2,542 —
785 785 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,536 ±0.00
800–840 827 3 297.00–300.00 $297.97 $2,464 —
895 895 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,394 —
900 900 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,327 —
580 580 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,562 -35.00
770 770 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,272 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1420 1268 80-85% 4 152.00–160.00 $156.94 $1,990 -9.06
1150–1480 1303 80-85% 3 134.00–146.00 $140.20 $1,827 +2.03
1405–1725 1565 80-85% 2 171.00–172.00 $171.45 $2,683 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1085 1044 85-90% 4 112.00–129.00 $121.07 $1,264 -30.64
1045 1045 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,568 -1.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1675 1578 75-80% 2 160.00–165.00 $162.35 $2,562 —
1710–1760 1735 75-80% 2 166.00–173.00 $169.55 $2,942 +12.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1820 1545 4 179.00–194.00 $184.33 $2,848 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,920

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1715 1715 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–890 788 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,625.00 $2,266.75
825 825 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1253 1253 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,842 —

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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.