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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $357.50/cwt ≈ $3,078/hd at 861 lb · 63 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.25/cwt +21.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,625/hd at 795 lb · 61 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.75/cwt ≈ $3,047/hd at 924 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 426 348
Feeder cattle 484 375 316
Slaughter cattle 22 43 28
Replacement cattle 1 8 4

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,079 —
460–465 463 2 452.50–455.00 $453.74 $2,101 -26.26
511 value added 511 8 471.00 $471.00 $2,407 +5.50
520–545 533 2 409.00–427.50 $418.03 $2,228 -19.65
550–573 568 5 400.00–405.00 $404.03 $2,295 —
618 value added 618 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,719 -9.83
625 625 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,625 -2.39
650 650 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,454 -8.28
653 value added 653 3 447.00 $447.00 $2,919 —
700 value added 700 2 369.00 $369.00 $2,583 —
726 726 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,614 +13.00
790 790 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,686 -10.00
842 842 8 336.50 $336.50 $2,833 -5.16
861 value added 861 63 357.50 $357.50 $3,078 —
924 value added 924 60 329.75 $329.75 $3,047 —
969 value added 969 53 317.10 $317.10 $3,073 —
1017 value added 1017 55 309.90 $309.90 $3,152 -15.10
1150 1150 3 270.00 $270.00 $3,105 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 —
515 515 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,034 -20.00
565 565 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,189 —
825 825 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,475 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1475 1293 2 221.00–229.00 $225.56 $2,916 —
1325 1325 1 240.00 $240.00 $3,180 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 500.00–530.00 $514.85 $1,303 -66.85
315–318 317 4 482.50–495.00 $485.60 $1,539 -44.40
355–374 371 7 455.00–475.00 $459.87 $1,706 -50.87
435 435 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,838 -25.23
455 fancy 455 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,945 —
475–480 478 2 400.00–401.00 $400.50 $1,914 -34.24
520–521 521 6 367.50–390.00 $386.26 $2,012 -15.11
540 value added 540 5 409.00 $409.00 $2,209 -21.20
555–570 565 4 370.00–385.00 $379.99 $2,147 -4.47
576–595 value added 584 7 403.00–408.00 $405.82 $2,370 —
625 value added 625 1 369.00 $369.00 $2,306 —
625–635 630 2 340.00–347.50 $343.78 $2,166 -28.76
665 value added 665 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,477 —
665–688 681 6 329.00–335.00 $332.17 $2,262 -39.11
795 value added 795 61 330.25 $330.25 $2,625 —
800–840 827 3 282.50–303.00 $289.11 $2,391 —
878 878 4 286.00 $286.00 $2,511 -34.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 368 3 395.00–405.00 $401.79 $1,479 —
497 497 2 377.00 $377.00 $1,874 -13.00
500–515 508 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,727 —
570–585 580 3 330.00–333.00 $330.98 $1,920 —
610 610 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 -25.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,633 -42.50
455 455 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,774 —
585 585 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,062 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1465 1355 2 200.00–211.00 $205.05 $2,778 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,541 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,568 —
280 280 1 537.50 $537.50 $1,505 —
340 fancy 340 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,887 —
388 388 3 512.50 $512.50 $1,988 +11.26
403 fancy 403 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,015 -36.28
400–435 416 5 460.00–480.00 $469.30 $1,952 -38.85
450 450 1 462.50 $462.50 $2,081 -52.41
550–590 571 4 385.00–393.00 $389.13 $2,222 -28.93
620–635 629 4 365.00–380.00 $376.30 $2,367 -21.70
655 655 1 369.00 $369.00 $2,417 -7.00
893 893 3 279.00 $279.00 $2,491 —
960 960 1 239.00 $239.00 $2,294 —
1095 1095 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,354 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,583 —
480 480 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,848 -55.75
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —
670–685 680 4 320.00–345.00 $335.44 $2,281 -18.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–472 471 3 405.00–410.00 $408.34 $1,923 —
530 530 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1140 1120 80-85% 2 167.00–168.00 $167.49 $1,876 —
1090–1440 1279 80-85% 7 182.00–192.00 $186.34 $2,383 -1.62
1670 1670 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,472 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–955 885 85-90% 2 139.00–143.00 $140.84 $1,246 —
1060–1135 1098 85-90% 2 174.00–179.00 $176.41 $1,937 —
1260 1260 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,016 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1950–2120 2035 2 244.00–255.00 $249.73 $5,082 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,310.00 $2,310.00

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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.