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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 27, 2026

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $434.74/cwt -15.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 481 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $458.82/cwt -35.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,381/hd at 519 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $424.54/cwt +31.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 583 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 728 497
Feeder cattle 375 536 460
Slaughter cattle 43 122 35
Replacement cattle 8 70 2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 542.50 $542.50 $1,763 -29.17
401 fancy 401 4 545.00 $545.00 $2,185 —
420–431 428 4 500.00–512.50 $509.44 $2,180 -17.89
450 450 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,160 -10.00
460 fancy 460 1 522.50 $522.50 $2,404 -17.50
514 value added 514 19 465.50 $465.50 $2,393 -31.50
525–537 535 6 433.00–441.00 $437.68 $2,342 -49.85
600–635 616 9 410.00–430.00 $422.39 $2,602 -6.45
615–628 value added 626 10 435.00–453.00 $449.83 $2,816 -7.17
655–677 670 3 375.00–391.00 $385.78 $2,585 +4.09
730 730 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,533 -19.66
785 785 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,748 -0.50
811–825 813 6 340.00–342.00 $341.66 $2,778 —
1014 value added 1014 54 325.00 $325.00 $3,296 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,770 —
525 525 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,179 —
665 665 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,398 —
255–280 265 3 555.00–600.00 $581.70 $1,542 —
331 fancy 331 3 547.00 $547.00 $1,811 —
340 340 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,802 +21.00
365–385 376 4 502.50–520.00 $510.74 $1,920 +2.17
405–417 fancy 415 6 462.50–492.50 $487.62 $2,024 -3.64
415–430 427 13 442.50–452.50 $447.73 $1,912 -3.73
455–497 481 29 421.00–442.00 $434.74 $2,091 -15.20
506–510 value added 507 5 430.00–431.00 $430.20 $2,181 -0.30
506–530 513 8 392.00–412.50 $401.37 $2,059 -10.50
550–585 567 11 380.00–400.00 $384.46 $2,180 -24.90
630–643 640 4 365.00–375.00 $372.54 $2,384 +5.00
655–661 660 4 360.00–375.00 $371.28 $2,450 +12.28
710 value added 710 3 342.00 $342.00 $2,428 —
790 790 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,441 +3.92
846 value added 846 3 341.00 $341.00 $2,885 —
885 885 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,832 +21.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 —
485 485 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,892 -20.00
600–645 630 3 319.00–340.00 $325.67 $2,052 —
657 657 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,168 +22.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,936 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 500.00–502.50 $501.24 $1,970 —
413–431 fancy 422 8 535.00–537.50 $536.28 $2,263 -1.30
400–440 425 3 497.00–517.50 $508.15 $2,160 +11.24
455–465 461 5 502.50–523.00 $514.91 $2,374 +12.49
500–545 515 10 410.00–427.00 $420.42 $2,165 -6.04
562 fancy 562 5 444.00 $444.00 $2,495 —
550–595 590 15 417.00–432.00 $418.06 $2,467 +24.90
605–620 fancy 615 3 403.00–407.00 $405.69 $2,495 +1.72
627 627 2 398.00 $398.00 $2,495 +2.62
690 690 8 376.00 $376.00 $2,594 -5.70
787 787 2 328.00 $328.00 $2,581 -1.22
1130 1130 1 209.00 $209.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 482 8 437.50–447.00 $440.75 $2,124 +5.66
645 645 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,303 —
686 686 3 354.00 $354.00 $2,428 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925–1045 985 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 2,450.00–2,850.00 $2,662.18 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1290 1206 80-85% 4 165.00–178.00 $173.57 $2,093 -1.76
1155–1490 1286 80-85% 11 181.00–199.00 $187.96 $2,417 -3.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 —
905–970 938 85-90% 2 144.00–149.00 $146.41 $1,373 -9.86
815–1070 978 85-90% 4 157.00–164.00 $161.25 $1,577 —
915–1290 1122 85-90% 3 168.00–178.00 $174.90 $1,962 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,714 +14.00
1490–1525 1513 75-80% 3 175.00–180.00 $177.99 $2,693 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,763 —
1280–1740 1496 5 206.00–219.00 $213.22 $3,190 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975–1070 1019 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 170.00–202.00 $191.98 $1,956
1510 1510 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 216.00 $216.00 $3,262

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,265 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,248 —
785 785 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,672 —
985 985 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,256 —
1135 value added 1135 46 249.10 $249.10 $2,827 —
1150 1150 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,128 —

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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.