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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $354.00/cwt ≈ $2,906/hd at 821 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $433.56/cwt +38.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,314/hd at 534 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $430.46/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,708/hd at 629 lb · 36 head
Campbellsville 8-weight steers sold at $354/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$6/cwt above the KY average ($348) but $20/cwt under Lexington, KY ($374). KY 8-weight steers are down $20 from the early May peak of $366. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 275 455
Feeder cattle 437 251 403
Slaughter cattle 37 19 48
Replacement cattle 13 5 4

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,732 -25.00
360 360 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,016 +17.50
405 405 1 457.50 $457.50 $1,853 +20.00
465–480 474 7 440.00–452.50 $444.63 $2,108 -12.40
512 value added 512 2 471.00 $471.00 $2,412 +27.06
519–541 526 16 454.00–458.00 $455.29 $2,395 +37.29
555–595 582 11 430.00–451.00 $442.58 $2,576 +37.70
610–640 621 4 407.00–412.00 $410.26 $2,548 +3.96
602–647 value added 630 32 427.00–437.00 $432.99 $2,728 -6.78
668 value added 668 8 418.00 $418.00 $2,792 —
655–690 674 4 373.00–380.00 $377.60 $2,545 -3.40
705 705 1 379.00 $379.00 $2,672 +24.00
821 value added 821 61 354.00 $354.00 $2,906 —
910 value added 910 1 337.00 $337.00 $3,067 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,159 —
605–622 616 3 350.00–351.00 $350.67 $2,160 -30.33
850 850 4 269.00 $269.00 $2,286 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,550 —
380 380 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 —
465–466 466 4 420.00–430.00 $422.50 $1,969 —
570 570 1 411.00 $411.00 $2,343 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 228.00 $228.00 $2,793 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,380 —
265–280 273 2 595.00–605.00 $600.14 $1,638 —
315 315 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,685 +7.46
350–375 363 4 495.00–510.00 $500.82 $1,818 +7.32
420–430 427 7 431.00–445.00 $440.66 $1,882 -8.11
425–445 fancy 432 6 450.00–451.00 $450.34 $1,945 -13.38
455–490 468 9 426.00–430.00 $428.53 $2,006 -8.95
530 value added 530 17 457.00 $457.00 $2,422 —
500–549 537 19 401.00–416.00 $412.58 $2,216 +17.23
562–581 572 12 381.00–394.00 $386.97 $2,213 +8.97
600–625 603 9 362.50–373.00 $364.71 $2,199 +6.26
620–638 value added 634 12 389.00 $389.00 $2,466 +4.00
655–680 668 2 337.50–349.00 $343.36 $2,294 -21.64
673 value added 673 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,456 -35.00
725 725 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,320 —
730 value added 730 31 349.50 $349.50 $2,551 +20.80
750 750 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,452 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,436 —
320 320 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,448 —
410 410 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,712 —
480–490 485 2 407.00–415.00 $410.96 $1,993 +18.96
590 590 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,165 +9.34
615–620 618 2 330.00–337.50 $333.77 $2,063 —
680 680 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,454 —
390 390 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,872 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,858 +95.00
315–345 333 3 527.50–552.50 $542.04 $1,805 +7.04
335 fancy 335 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,926 +18.26
357–370 361 3 500.00–505.00 $503.29 $1,817 —
405–440 428 4 440.00–462.50 $452.36 $1,936 -34.58
460–493 478 6 440.00–450.00 $443.23 $2,119 -29.89
483 fancy 483 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,415 —
500–540 512 11 424.00–435.00 $427.33 $2,188 +25.48
515–525 fancy 520 2 453.00–467.00 $459.93 $2,392 —
565 fancy 565 8 469.00 $469.00 $2,650 +69.00
568–590 580 10 427.00–448.00 $440.38 $2,554 +64.13
602–625 fancy 609 4 409.00–421.00 $415.05 $2,528 —
645 645 2 365.00–382.00 $373.50 $2,409 +4.14
700–725 708 5 364.00–373.00 $369.15 $2,614 +31.15
750 750 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,662 —
835 835 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,647 —
1050 1050 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,415 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 —
452–490 469 4 422.50–435.00 $426.92 $2,002 —
560–570 565 2 400.00–402.50 $401.24 $2,267 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,684 +47.50
510–540 526 5 380.00–395.00 $384.45 $2,022 —
550 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 +40.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1295 1203 80-85% 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,925 -3.53
1110–1470 1279 80-85% 11 168.00–179.00 $174.98 $2,238 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1085 992 85-90% 3 150.00–152.00 $150.71 $1,495 -0.29
1090–1275 1153 85-90% 3 166.00–175.00 $171.43 $1,977 —
910–1480 1199 85-90% 4 133.00–145.00 $139.11 $1,668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1580 1560 75-80% 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,652 -9.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1505 1408 2 200.00–210.00 $205.35 $2,891 —
1840–2100 1970 2 223.00–228.00 $225.34 $4,439 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–835 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 186.00–196.00 $190.36 $1,580

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00
1225 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,125.00 $3,125.00
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00
1247–1345 1296 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,500.00–3,100.00 $2,788.66
1525 1525 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,135.00 $3,135.00
1610 1610 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,807 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,230 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 1 243.00 $243.00 $2,029 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,226 —

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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.