Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 8, 2026

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.04/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $3,029/hd at 846 lb · 122 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.52/cwt +17.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,735/hd at 815 lb · 64 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $443.17/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,780/hd at 627 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	860	929	509
Feeder cattle	801	885	452
Slaughter cattle	47	37	46
Replacement cattle	12	7	11

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	585.00	$585.00	$1,696	-35.00
315	315	1	627.50	$627.50	$1,977	+12.99
335 fancy	335	1	645.00	$645.00	$2,161	-55.00
375–387 fancy	385	5	643.00	$643.00	$2,476	-16.50
395	395	1	605.00	$605.00	$2,390	-0.87
400–405 fancy	401	7	612.50–632.50	$615.39	$2,468	+35.54
457–484 fancy	474	24	562.50–595.00	$575.69	$2,729	+28.53
450–498	480	8	547.50–552.50	$550.74	$2,644	+35.47
505 value added	505	6	530.00	$530.00	$2,676	+4.69
510–540	521	4	465.00–485.00	$472.55	$2,462	-12.69
560–575	562	7	482.50–487.50	$485.35	$2,728	+10.72
553–568 value added	564	18	493.00–515.00	$498.99	$2,814	—
605–623 value added	623	43	450.00–453.00	$450.07	$2,804	-0.12
615–649	638	15	429.00–437.50	$432.15	$2,757	+7.60
642	642	2	377.50	$377.50	$2,424	-47.05
680	680	5	409.00	$409.00	$2,781	-10.49
710 value added	710	2	381.00	$381.00	$2,705	—
735	735	5	378.50	$378.50	$2,782	+1.64
764–775	766	11	362.50–378.00	$373.30	$2,859	+4.35
835	835	1	351.00	$351.00	$2,931	+10.00
846 value added	846	121	358.10	$358.10	$3,030	+2.60

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,138	+1.62
580–597	594	5	430.00–450.00	$446.09	$2,650	+15.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	483	2	500.00–515.00	$507.31	$2,450	+22.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 fancy	250	1	617.50	$617.50	$1,544	—
250–277 value added	268	3	675.00–680.00	$676.55	$1,813	—
260–287	278	3	575.00–585.00	$581.88	$1,618	+6.94
300–305 value added	303	2	630.00–650.00	$639.92	$1,939	-0.08
300–342 fancy	323	5	590.00–615.00	$603.84	$1,950	+18.69
330–345	338	2	550.00–555.00	$552.56	$1,868	+7.93
350–390 fancy	370	15	570.00–605.00	$583.55	$2,159	+0.89
365–390	370	18	541.00–565.00	$543.59	$2,011	+11.46
405 value added	405	1	570.00	$570.00	$2,308	—
400–433 fancy	411	24	480.00–537.50	$503.94	$2,071	-15.11
400–431	423	11	450.00–475.00	$461.05	$1,950	+1.58
456–460 fancy	457	19	475.00–505.00	$484.53	$2,214	-5.19
450–487	475	5	447.50–470.00	$458.55	$2,178	-6.54
504–540	519	35	407.50–432.50	$426.13	$2,212	+5.96
515–541 value added	539	13	440.00–470.00	$442.20	$2,383	-15.31
550–595	575	5	395.00–407.50	$403.60	$2,321	+3.93
555–588 value added	581	10	426.00–445.00	$429.63	$2,496	-0.37
600–640 value added	614	19	397.50–428.00	$417.70	$2,565	+30.96
600–645	625	3	340.00–345.00	$343.28	$2,145	-17.77
650 value added	650	2	402.50	$402.50	$2,616	+9.32
685	685	2	335.00–342.50	$338.75	$2,320	+4.93
720–722	722	16	339.00–347.50	$339.53	$2,451	+2.40
775–785	778	5	325.00–340.00	$334.97	$2,606	+7.49
815 value added	815	61	337.00	$337.00	$2,747	—
815–825	820	3	302.50–307.00	$305.51	$2,505	-12.08
938 value added	938	8	330.00	$330.00	$3,095	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	510.00–535.00	$523.17	$1,716	—
360–375	368	2	510.00–525.00	$517.35	$1,904	—
440–448	447	11	430.00–437.50	$435.46	$1,947	—
455–470	466	6	430.00–440.00	$434.96	$2,027	+3.46
560–575	568	2	382.50–389.00	$385.71	$2,191	+1.58

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,578	—
360–390	380	3	485.00–490.00	$486.58	$1,849	-11.22
425–430	428	2	410.00–412.50	$411.26	$1,760	-13.71
470–495	486	7	390.00–427.00	$408.94	$1,987	+11.34
530–535	533	2	392.00–399.00	$395.48	$2,108	+30.48
550–587	571	5	320.00–351.00	$339.91	$1,941	-24.26
765–785	775	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,441	+16.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1310	1228	3	204.00–225.00	$214.91	$2,639	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220 fancy	215	2	702.50	$702.50	$1,510	—
260–290	277	5	615.00–645.00	$628.50	$1,741	+17.30
292 fancy	292	2	675.00	$675.00	$1,971	+15.00
320 value added	320	1	750.00	$750.00	$2,400	—
330	330	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,980	+29.92
342 fancy	342	2	660.00	$660.00	$2,257	+45.00
355–390 fancy	373	12	635.00–677.50	$646.78	$2,412	-2.34
350–398	386	4	600.00–610.00	$607.73	$2,346	+17.73
400–440 fancy	418	18	565.00–617.50	$585.73	$2,448	+2.65
400–445	424	8	500.00–530.00	$510.94	$2,166	+1.91
452–485 fancy	464	7	555.00–575.00	$566.45	$2,628	+33.95
450–495	487	26	470.00–502.50	$475.45	$2,315	+1.50
505–536	528	17	440.00–460.00	$449.15	$2,372	+19.28
530–540 fancy	532	7	467.50–497.50	$485.36	$2,582	-14.51
550 fancy	550	1	457.50	$457.50	$2,516	—
550–595	577	8	415.00–437.00	$421.78	$2,434	-5.63
610–626	620	10	412.50–430.00	$425.08	$2,635	+7.13
680	680	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,550	-25.00
725–747	740	3	330.00–350.00	$343.47	$2,542	-14.49

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	471	4	430.00–460.00	$452.28	$2,130	+33.61
595	595	3	402.50	$402.50	$2,395	+15.00
650	650	1	352.50	$352.50	$2,291	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	505.00–555.00	$529.60	$1,642	-0.40
360–370	365	2	570.00–580.00	$574.93	$2,098	+29.93

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1130	1102	80-85%	3	163.00–174.00	$166.58	$1,836	+14.58
1160–1265	1213	80-85%	2	146.00–158.00	$151.74	$1,841	-15.13
1075–1485	1298	80-85%	14	171.00–207.00	$186.91	$2,426	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	85-90%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,114	—
770–1320	1005	85-90%	3	145.00–147.00	$145.61	$1,463	-16.91
1015–1025	1020	85-90%	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,703	+4.48
1490	1490	85-90%	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,146	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580	1580	75-80%	1	190.00	$190.00	$3,002	+15.48
1635	1635	75-80%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,616	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–2305	1645	7	193.00–210.00	$204.61	$3,366	—
1510–1950	1719	5	212.00–224.00	$219.21	$3,768	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,690

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00
1160–1175	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,149.04
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1175–1285	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,850.00–2,950.00	$2,902.24
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1455	1455	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,475.00	$3,475.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,312	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,806	—
600	600	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,980	—

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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.