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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $488.95/cwt -21.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,364/hd at 483 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $422.67/cwt -11.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,244/hd at 531 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $385.74/cwt -33.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,656/hd at 688 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 670 789
Feeder cattle 316 620 759
Slaughter cattle 21 43 28
Replacement cattle 14 7 2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,320 —
245 245 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,556 +45.00
275 275 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,788 —
345 fancy 345 2 660.00 $660.00 $2,277 —
395 395 1 547.50 $547.50 $2,163 -47.50
425–440 433 2 472.50–477.00 $474.79 $2,056 +5.91
455–490 fancy 483 24 487.50–515.00 $497.28 $2,402 -50.72
450–487 484 19 460.00–479.50 $478.42 $2,316 +2.52
535–540 536 7 447.00–460.00 $453.43 $2,430 +3.48
576 value added 576 17 475.00 $475.00 $2,736 —
580 580 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,610 -10.00
600 value added 600 1 423.00 $423.00 $2,538 -23.50
625–640 635 3 400.00–407.00 $404.70 $2,570 -11.24
655 value added 655 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,620 -37.00
663–696 690 22 370.00–392.50 $385.09 $2,657 -27.09
725 725 1 363.00 $363.00 $2,632 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,160 —
590 590 1 431.00 $431.00 $2,543 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,505 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 710.00 $710.00 $1,207 —
280 280 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,638 +20.26
310–345 326 4 527.00–542.50 $533.06 $1,738 +24.44
325–340 fancy 335 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,842 —
360–367 364 4 527.00–535.00 $530.96 $1,933 +26.24
405–431 423 5 460.00–475.00 $469.07 $1,984 +1.57
400–446 fancy 437 8 480.00–485.00 $483.09 $2,111 -20.18
461 fancy 461 3 485.00 $485.00 $2,236 -4.04
455–498 495 15 455.00–462.50 $455.46 $2,255 -3.39
500–549 531 35 410.00–433.00 $422.67 $2,244 +0.26
557–590 570 4 411.00–433.00 $421.75 $2,404 +7.39
600–640 623 4 365.00–382.00 $370.64 $2,309 -1.81
660–678 666 10 335.00–386.00 $365.75 $2,436 +1.13
865 865 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 —
1035 1035 1 278.00 $278.00 $2,877 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 360 3 490.00–497.50 $494.86 $1,781 +94.86
495 495 1 419.00 $419.00 $2,074 -6.98
542 542 2 393.00 $393.00 $2,130 —
565–580 574 5 385.00–395.00 $387.97 $2,227 +11.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 4 427.00–440.00 $431.22 $1,876 -10.40
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,606 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 331 3 600.00–605.00 $603.49 $1,998 +75.08
345 fancy 345 1 665.00 $665.00 $2,294 +61.75
368 368 3 617.50 $617.50 $2,272 +81.37
425–430 426 8 480.00–500.00 $492.18 $2,097 +19.81
520 fancy 520 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,262 —
540–545 543 2 427.00–429.00 $428.00 $2,324 +4.00
560 fancy 560 2 437.00 $437.00 $2,447 -13.00
560–597 578 6 410.00–427.00 $418.34 $2,418 -22.78
605–610 fancy 608 2 414.00–419.00 $416.51 $2,532 -15.09
623–640 629 11 403.00–407.00 $405.72 $2,552 —
676 676 3 379.00 $379.00 $2,562 -19.55
819 819 5 324.00 $324.00 $2,654 —
855 855 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,650 —
997 997 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,742 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 497.50 $497.50 $1,940 +51.19
442 442 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,989 +1.22
487 487 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,216 +16.37
515 515 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,828 -45.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–395 383 3 550.00–557.50 $552.58 $2,116 +52.58
585 585 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,282 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,825.00 $2,825.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1790 1380 80-85% 6 170.50–177.00 $174.07 $2,402 —
1240–1680 1439 80-85% 4 183.00–196.00 $188.12 $2,707 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1615 1553 75-80% 3 181.00–198.00 $187.62 $2,914 +8.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,321 —
925 925 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,212 -15.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 189.50 $189.50 $2,028 —
1215 1215 1 204.00 $204.00 $2,479 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 209.00 $209.00 $2,539

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,385.00 $3,385.00
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
825–1340 1173 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,875.00–3,975.00 $3,804.47
1435 1435 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1122 1122 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 4,175.00 $4,175.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 11 220.00 $220.00 $2,295 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 2 365.00 $365.00 $938 —

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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.