Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

1,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $431.57/cwt +12.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,697/hd at 625 lb · 122 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $412.52/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,787/hd at 676 lb · 83 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $386.95/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,410/hd at 623 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,058	1,017
Feeder cattle	1,012	975
Slaughter cattle	37	35
Replacement cattle	9	7

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,075	—
290	290	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,450	—
295 fancy	295	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,682	—
375–392 fancy	381	6	585.00	$585.00	$2,229	—
390	390	2	535.00–540.00	$537.50	$2,096	-17.50
407 value added	407	6	600.00	$600.00	$2,442	—
410–420	415	2	495.00–500.00	$497.47	$2,065	+6.44
405–430 fancy	420	7	560.00–590.00	$577.34	$2,425	+37.02
450–490	467	6	480.00–505.00	$489.47	$2,286	-6.11
460–495 fancy	483	3	540.00–545.00	$543.41	$2,625	+23.73
495 value added	495	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,871	—
501 fancy	501	4	532.50	$532.50	$2,668	—
500–547 value added	528	11	460.00–490.00	$473.24	$2,499	-2.67
505–545	532	8	430.00–450.00	$441.72	$2,350	+4.93
552–594 value added	575	34	460.00–495.00	$468.32	$2,693	+8.17
550–581	576	26	435.00–455.00	$442.14	$2,547	+8.62
600–637	619	49	410.00–427.00	$415.59	$2,573	+7.29
605–644 value added	629	73	431.00–457.00	$442.29	$2,782	+2.29
652–658 value added	656	23	427.00–431.00	$430.14	$2,822	-9.50
650–695	683	60	400.00–419.00	$405.76	$2,771	+1.96
707–732 value added	718	53	397.00–401.00	$399.65	$2,869	+9.23
705–742	737	9	375.00–387.50	$385.06	$2,838	—
759 value added	759	11	392.00	$392.00	$2,975	+22.00
750–792	772	42	363.00–380.00	$374.94	$2,895	+24.52
800–847	825	9	325.00–349.00	$344.37	$2,841	+11.68
828 value added	828	13	356.00	$356.00	$2,948	—
855	855	1	347.00	$347.00	$2,967	+13.09
960–995	978	2	310.00–312.00	$310.98	$3,041	—
1010	1010	1	300.00	$300.00	$3,030	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,016	—
550–590	565	6	400.00–419.00	$410.15	$2,317	-0.18
610–640	625	2	391.00–402.50	$396.89	$2,481	—
665–685	678	5	390.00–395.00	$392.61	$2,662	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,496	—
520–525	523	2	365.00–430.00	$397.34	$2,078	—
595	595	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,261	-5.00
670–690	675	4	362.50–382.50	$371.50	$2,508	+10.50
725	725	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,574	+25.00
795	795	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,802	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,144	+60.00
260 fancy	260	2	570.00	$570.00	$1,482	+21.41
270–285	278	2	495.00–520.00	$507.84	$1,412	-19.98
320–325	323	2	510.00–520.00	$515.04	$1,664	+20.13
355–377	369	6	495.00–510.00	$505.90	$1,867	+5.07
365–390 fancy	385	9	530.00–542.50	$540.62	$2,081	+10.62
410–420	415	9	475.00–490.00	$476.67	$1,978	+52.31
400–447 fancy	427	23	495.00–520.00	$508.06	$2,169	+26.87
455–490	473	6	445.00–467.00	$455.81	$2,156	+15.06
455–498 fancy	481	26	470.00–500.00	$479.44	$2,306	+16.66
501–547	522	12	410.00–429.00	$420.58	$2,195	+8.34
500–538 value added	524	49	431.00–455.00	$444.32	$2,328	-6.65
557–588 value added	572	14	447.00–450.00	$449.34	$2,570	+23.90
560–591	586	20	392.50–415.00	$410.17	$2,404	+13.25
600–624 value added	612	34	392.00–411.00	$398.35	$2,438	+2.25
603–647	632	41	367.50–383.00	$377.49	$2,386	+19.95
650–682	666	12	343.00–360.00	$353.85	$2,357	+9.06
706–725 value added	714	30	346.00–359.00	$356.35	$2,544	+15.33
705–740	724	8	323.00–343.00	$332.94	$2,410	—
768–783 value added	773	12	344.00–347.00	$345.01	$2,667	+5.01
790–792	792	6	325.00–332.00	$330.84	$2,620	+4.87
810	810	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,641	—
905	905	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,738	—
1095	1095	1	247.00	$247.00	$2,705	-20.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,292	-40.00
465–490	475	8	400.00–422.50	$412.10	$1,957	+28.32
530–545	541	5	365.00–370.00	$368.02	$1,991	—
555–595	581	13	351.00–379.00	$365.89	$2,126	+20.27
600–630	620	8	335.00–355.00	$343.74	$2,131	+11.24
650–655	653	2	335.00–337.50	$336.25	$2,196	+16.25
730–745	738	2	295.00–300.00	$297.53	$2,196	—
775	775	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,364	—
825	825	1	293.00	$293.00	$2,417	—
1090	1090	1	207.00	$207.00	$2,256	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,520	—
360–385	373	2	460.00–470.00	$465.17	$1,735	+2.33
400–445	423	2	430.00–450.00	$440.53	$1,863	—
465–490	482	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,097	+35.00
515–535	522	5	385.00–395.00	$389.98	$2,036	—
565	565	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,147	+16.30

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1442	1442	9	235.00	$235.00	$3,389	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,612	—
270–290	280	2	550.00–565.00	$557.23	$1,560	+52.23
340–345 fancy	343	2	580.00–585.00	$582.52	$1,998	+12.52
350–380 fancy	361	10	590.00–625.00	$603.83	$2,180	+74.96
380–392	390	6	545.00–570.00	$550.74	$2,148	+58.48
400–438 fancy	419	7	580.00–590.00	$583.67	$2,446	+56.72
420–435	428	2	530.00–540.00	$534.91	$2,289	+62.70
455–490	470	6	490.00–520.00	$509.83	$2,396	+40.55
470–480 fancy	473	3	545.00–585.00	$558.52	$2,642	+58.52
500–512 fancy	506	5	495.00–550.00	$522.92	$2,646	+54.13
547	547	6	475.00	$475.00	$2,598	+50.07
562 fancy	562	6	479.00	$479.00	$2,692	+19.00
550–590	570	10	431.00–463.00	$445.14	$2,537	+42.64
602–630 fancy	610	5	410.00–427.00	$421.10	$2,569	—
610–645	628	2	360.00–391.00	$375.93	$2,361	+0.93
650–665	657	6	365.00–405.00	$395.46	$2,598	+26.33
700–740	720	2	330.00–331.00	$330.51	$2,380	-6.49
725–740 fancy	729	5	370.00–377.50	$375.50	$2,737	—
790	790	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,627	—
825	825	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,475	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,829	+30.00
410–420	415	2	425.00–450.00	$437.35	$1,815	+2.35
455	455	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,048	+95.00
515–540	530	3	392.50–429.00	$408.14	$2,163	—
560–580	573	3	385.00–429.00	$401.19	$2,299	—
605	605	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	480	4	470.00–485.00	$481.33	$2,310	+36.60

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	80-85%	1	183.00	$183.00	$2,342	+8.75
1095–1815	1340	80-85%	8	154.00–169.00	$160.14	$2,146	+3.39

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1075	962	85-90%	3	107.00–112.00	$109.83	$1,057	—
985–1025	1005	85-90%	2	122.00–126.00	$124.04	$1,247	+18.57
1050	1050	85-90%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,564	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1545	1535	75-80%	2	174.00–182.00	$178.03	$2,733	—
1540	1540	75-80%	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,556	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,608	—
1920	1920	1	204.00	$204.00	$3,917	-4.57

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–850	828	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	207.50–242.50	$225.48	$1,867

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1290	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,700.00	$2,525.40
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00

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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.