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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.15/cwt -9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 793 lb · 79 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.75/cwt ≈ $2,929/hd at 891 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $402.72/cwt -27.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,691/hd at 668 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 728 696 677
Feeder cattle 536 647 640
Slaughter cattle 122 24 28
Replacement cattle 70 25 9

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 565.00–575.00 $571.67 $1,829 +16.67
355 355 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,952 —
420–440 430 2 520.00–535.00 $527.33 $2,268 +20.79
435–445 fancy 443 10 540.00–550.00 $548.04 $2,428 +28.23
460 fancy 460 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,484 +27.20
475 475 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,328 ±0.00
510 value added 510 7 497.00 $497.00 $2,535 —
505–515 512 3 482.50–490.00 $487.53 $2,496 +33.01
565 565 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,542 -17.50
597 value added 597 5 468.50 $468.50 $2,797 -9.53
616 value added 616 9 457.00 $457.00 $2,815 -8.32
610–630 620 4 421.00–441.00 $428.84 $2,659 -9.47
653–673 660 9 380.50–384.00 $381.69 $2,519 -28.47
650–675 value added 673 16 407.50–415.00 $414.55 $2,790 -17.45
705–745 742 14 360.00–370.00 $366.66 $2,721 +1.66
796 796 9 350.50 $350.50 $2,790 -3.23
891 value added 891 28 328.75 $328.75 $2,929 —
940 940 12 319.50 $319.50 $3,003 —
1055 1055 1 285.00 $285.00 $3,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 530.00–535.00 $532.55 $1,907 —
498 498 5 463.00 $463.00 $2,306 -7.00
560–575 571 5 430.00–432.00 $431.41 $2,463 —
635 635 1 371.00 $371.00 $2,356 -31.92
791 791 4 343.00 $343.00 $2,713 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 —
480 480 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,088 —
585–590 588 2 400.00–417.00 $408.54 $2,402 -2.23
650 650 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 -27.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–190 183 3 620.00–700.00 $675.27 $1,236 +50.74
235–240 238 2 540.00–550.00 $544.95 $1,297 +14.95
325–345 337 6 500.00–520.00 $509.00 $1,715 +28.54
367–390 382 16 500.00–517.50 $508.57 $1,943 +37.85
400–420 407 10 445.00–462.50 $451.46 $1,837 -9.09
415–420 fancy 418 2 490.00–492.50 $491.26 $2,053 +6.26
450–491 475 13 442.50–465.00 $449.94 $2,137 -1.85
510–543 529 7 400.00–420.00 $411.87 $2,179 -0.25
517–541 value added 531 11 427.00–433.00 $430.50 $2,286 +0.75
550–571 567 15 390.00–412.00 $409.36 $2,321 +5.56
610–620 615 4 355.00–372.50 $367.54 $2,260 -12.46
603–636 value added 627 20 371.00–380.00 $374.54 $2,348 -52.71
650 650 14 359.00 $359.00 $2,334 -2.56
740–745 743 2 310.00–315.00 $312.51 $2,322 -20.97
770–795 783 2 300.00–310.00 $305.08 $2,389 -34.53
750–799 value added 793 77 329.25–340.00 $330.80 $2,623 —
805 value added 805 2 328.00 $328.00 $2,640 —
860 860 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,571 -12.74
941 941 6 298.00 $298.00 $2,804 —
1080 1080 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,175 +25.00
365 365 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,734 +30.00
495 495 1 427.50 $427.50 $2,116 -2.82
542 542 4 381.00 $381.00 $2,065 —
593 593 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,253 ±0.00
645 645 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,193 —
661–675 665 6 320.00–335.00 $327.00 $2,175 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 —
400 400 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,520 -34.74
475 475 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,948 -5.11
555 555 1 369.00 $369.00 $2,048 +7.73
655–695 673 4 300.00–317.00 $307.49 $2,069 -22.99
905 905 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,285 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1345 1295 2 222.00–225.00 $223.44 $2,894 —
1190–1550 1370 2 240.50–261.00 $249.40 $3,417 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,155 —
215 215 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,247 -21.31
227 fancy 227 2 700.00 $700.00 $1,589 +35.00
305–322 316 3 557.50–590.00 $567.95 $1,795 -27.05
415–435 fancy 426 11 525.00–555.00 $537.58 $2,290 +25.11
415–435 427 3 480.00–510.00 $496.91 $2,122 +11.91
448 value added 448 3 580.00 $580.00 $2,598 —
452 fancy 452 5 522.50 $522.50 $2,362 +26.24
450–471 466 4 500.00–510.00 $502.42 $2,341 +36.84
500–546 524 16 400.00–437.00 $426.46 $2,235 +11.94
512–545 fancy 534 8 447.50–457.50 $452.24 $2,415 +4.41
585–598 595 4 387.50–395.00 $393.16 $2,339 -13.15
605–640 618 3 391.00–397.50 $395.38 $2,443 +12.42
620–645 fancy 635 6 400.00–410.00 $403.97 $2,565 —
652–690 659 8 373.00–387.00 $381.70 $2,515 +18.70
707 707 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,262 -21.00
750–795 773 2 320.00–339.00 $329.22 $2,545 -10.78
800–840 827 3 309.00–331.00 $316.10 $2,614 —
850 850 3 313.00–323.00 $316.33 $2,689 —
915 915 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,699 —
950 950 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,660 —
1060 1060 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,809 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,777 -30.00
390 390 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,028 -5.00
400 400 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,840 —
485 485 1 462.50 $462.50 $2,243 —
605–630 627 8 356.50–365.00 $357.53 $2,242 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,540 -7.85
420 420 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,900 +37.50
455–490 473 2 432.50–437.50 $435.09 $2,058 +4.24
785 785 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1395 1395 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1445 1228 80-85% 7 172.00–180.00 $175.33 $2,153 +26.33
1080–1625 1298 80-85% 48 181.00–210.00 $191.83 $2,490 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–965 892 85-90% 3 134.00–145.00 $138.33 $1,234 -32.33
755–1195 929 85-90% 8 152.00–164.00 $156.27 $1,452 —
905–1390 1097 85-90% 29 168.00–189.00 $177.19 $1,944 +17.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,533 —
1450–1825 1580 75-80% 13 181.00–194.00 $187.48 $2,962 -6.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1985 1626 5 213.00–219.00 $216.86 $3,526 —
2245 2245 1 225.00 $225.00 $5,051 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 251.00 $251.00 $2,686

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1065–1365 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,725.00 $2,538.73
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00
1110–1312 1245 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,925.00–3,000.00 $2,977.70
1145–1520 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,100.00–3,775.00 $3,319.78
1187–1485 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,575.00–3,050.00 $2,759.36
1040–1475 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,769.67
1292–1555 1364 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,800.00–3,250.00 $2,910.22
1295–1575 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,700.00–3,600.00 $3,210.36
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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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
1035 1035 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,075.00 $3,075.00 —
1082 1082 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1235–1335 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 3,075.00–3,375.00 $3,294.00 —
1130–1525 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 3,275.00–4,100.00 $3,836.63 —
1202–1492 1333 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 3,675.00–4,025.00 $3,843.89 —
1340–1440 1415 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,500.00–4,025.00 $3,624.29 -850.71
1705 1705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,375.00 $4,375.00 -25.00

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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.