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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 18, 2026

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.68/cwt +43.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,536/hd at 703 lb · 84 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $356.64/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,385/hd at 669 lb · 34 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $341.14/cwt +35.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,613/hd at 766 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 487 625
Feeder cattle 281 443 582
Slaughter cattle 17 29 36
Replacement cattle 4 15 7

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 3 567.50 $567.50 $1,646 —
390 fancy 390 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,184 —
410–415 413 2 501.00–525.00 $513.07 $2,119 —
455 455 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,389 +57.87
465 fancy 465 6 548.00 $548.00 $2,548 +35.00
500 500 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,375 —
515–520 value added 518 2 481.00–500.00 $490.45 $2,541 +22.95
565–587 580 3 447.50–453.00 $451.21 $2,617 +16.12
615 value added 615 1 432.50 $432.50 $2,660 +17.00
645 645 1 403.00 $403.00 $2,599 +1.30
710 710 1 349.00 $349.00 $2,478 -21.00
778 778 5 349.00 $349.00 $2,715 +10.85
965 965 1 320.00 $320.00 $3,088 —
1000 1000 1 307.00 $307.00 $3,070 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 623.00 $623.00 $1,371 +73.00
298 298 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,609 +65.00
333 333 3 477.50 $477.50 $1,590 -28.77
345 fancy 345 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,828 +7.38
400 400 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,720 —
435 fancy 435 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,044 -1.61
451–453 fancy 452 8 469.00–475.00 $472.01 $2,133 +14.01
451–495 466 6 417.00–440.00 $424.74 $1,979 +2.47
525 value added 525 1 443.00 $443.00 $2,326 +31.38
505–540 528 3 387.50–409.00 $394.35 $2,082 +1.07
581–593 588 7 370.00–395.00 $384.41 $2,260 -13.73
603–608 value added 606 6 361.00–377.00 $368.97 $2,236 +0.36
630 630 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 -10.06
660 660 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,079 -26.62
665–670 value added 669 33 356.00–363.00 $357.90 $2,394 +2.90
700 value added 700 74 364.85 $364.85 $2,554 +37.85
717–745 726 10 320.00–338.00 $329.80 $2,394 +16.80
760 760 3 327.00 $327.00 $2,485 +21.05
767 value added 767 18 343.50 $343.50 $2,635 —
800–807 805 10 311.00–332.00 $317.26 $2,554 +9.71
851–885 860 4 316.00–331.00 $327.14 $2,813 +20.88
1040 1040 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,444 —
1065 1065 2 238.00 $238.00 $2,535 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 —
730 730 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,898 —
810 810 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,171 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,951 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 655.00 $655.00 $1,212 +115.00
255 fancy 255 1 623.00 $623.00 $1,589 —
362 362 2 512.50 $512.50 $1,855 -12.06
395 fancy 395 1 551.00 $551.00 $2,176 +4.00
406–410 fancy 407 4 557.00–565.00 $562.99 $2,291 +63.73
430 430 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,279 +64.18
462 462 2 477.00 $477.00 $2,204 +36.02
557 fancy 557 2 451.00 $451.00 $2,512 +8.00
560–565 563 2 400.00–425.00 $412.44 $2,322 +4.76
637 637 2 403.00 $403.00 $2,567 +30.35
665–696 688 4 373.00–395.00 $378.31 $2,603 +8.81
730–731 731 5 353.00–364.00 $361.80 $2,645 —
750 750 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,542 +12.00
815 815 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,763 +51.50
937 937 2 303.00 $303.00 $2,839 —
980 980 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,695 +24.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,533 —
522 522 2 387.50 $387.50 $2,023 +107.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,876 -2.50
420 420 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,659 —
455 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 -1.43

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1125 935 85-90% 3 100.00–109.00 $105.39 $985 —
995 995 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,294 +12.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 2 145.00–149.00 $147.00 $1,646 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 75-80% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,697 +25.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1780 1523 2 198.00–202.00 $199.66 $3,041 —
1485–1835 1660 2 181.00–184.00 $182.34 $3,027 +20.18
1750–1925 1810 3 207.00–215.00 $209.58 $3,793 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
660–900 767 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 151.00–219.00 $198.84 $1,525

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00

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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.