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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $409.24/cwt -5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,725/hd at 666 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $444.62/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 464 lb · 38 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $357.78/cwt ≈ $2,946/hd at 823 lb · 32 head
Campbellsville 6-weight steers sold at $412/cwt, mid-pack for the state and $18/cwt below the KY average ($430), with 587 head on the day. KY 6-weight steers are down $3/cwt from their late June peak of $426. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 581 1,035
Feeder cattle 550 527 964
Slaughter cattle 32 50 62
Replacement cattle 5 4 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the 4th of July Holiday.

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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 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,918 +20.00
365–380 375 3 557.50–570.00 $563.34 $2,113 -3.40
430–435 431 10 441.00–445.00 $441.40 $1,902 -51.64
498 498 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,291 -17.50
505–548 538 26 410.00–435.00 $422.66 $2,274 -34.68
552–570 557 25 396.00–427.00 $405.54 $2,259 -54.89
611 value added 611 5 421.00 $421.00 $2,572 -30.80
625–645 642 19 395.00–418.00 $415.87 $2,670 +14.23
652 value added 652 10 423.00 $423.00 $2,758 —
661–682 669 44 387.00–416.00 $406.11 $2,717 +1.64
705–710 708 2 349.00–357.00 $353.01 $2,499 -25.40
750–775 771 14 350.00–372.50 $370.42 $2,856 -6.34
814 value added 814 22 365.00 $365.00 $2,971 —
830–845 844 10 341.00–350.00 $341.89 $2,886 —
1039 value added 1039 19 310.00 $310.00 $3,221 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,792 —
487 487 4 431.00 $431.00 $2,099 -19.00
540 540 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,174 -35.29
640 640 2 387.00–387.50 $387.25 $2,478 +7.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,755 —
510 510 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,938 —
600 600 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,250 —
675 675 2 371.00 $371.00 $2,504 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,288 —
270 270 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,512 -44.38
316 fancy 316 3 557.50 $557.50 $1,762 +22.50
365–368 368 8 480.00–486.00 $485.26 $1,786 -3.72
373 fancy 373 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,902 —
435 fancy 435 1 457.00 $457.00 $1,988 -7.21
405–448 440 12 418.00–439.00 $421.08 $1,853 -32.63
459 fancy 459 12 475.00 $475.00 $2,180 +12.83
455–486 467 26 425.00–440.00 $430.60 $2,011 -3.40
508 value added 508 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,286 +11.03
503–545 527 16 390.00–412.50 $399.32 $2,104 -6.87
550–590 574 10 371.00–400.00 $380.86 $2,186 -30.26
600–606 value added 605 7 397.50–401.00 $400.50 $2,423 +4.71
610–645 626 14 350.00–371.00 $353.50 $2,213 -17.19
650–675 656 27 352.50–369.50 $365.92 $2,400 +11.52
728 value added 728 8 342.00 $342.00 $2,490 —
740 740 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 +3.63
760 value added 760 14 340.00 $340.00 $2,584 —
885 885 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,434 —
990 990 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,401 -32.50
1075 1075 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,602 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,425 —
400 400 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,650 —
475–495 482 11 413.00–419.00 $414.19 $1,996 -15.81
520 520 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,989 +20.00
571–580 571 19 360.00–365.00 $360.27 $2,057 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 422.00–430.00 $425.81 $1,363 —
415–440 428 2 382.50–385.00 $383.79 $1,643 —
510 510 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 —
605 605 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,951 —
670–695 684 5 335.00–345.00 $337.98 $2,312 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1285 1225 2 245.00–247.50 $246.19 $3,016 —
1370 1370 1 207.50 $207.50 $2,843 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,460 —
325–345 335 2 550.00–560.00 $555.15 $1,860 -15.85
355–375 365 2 550.00–557.50 $553.85 $2,022 -17.55
405–440 fancy 417 3 492.50–498.00 $496.06 $2,069 -11.44
415–447 438 8 475.00–485.00 $480.01 $2,102 +1.19
460 fancy 460 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,162 -28.87
450–495 471 8 444.00–457.50 $449.31 $2,116 -10.47
505–540 531 7 419.00–431.00 $425.55 $2,260 -10.85
563 fancy 563 3 424.00 $424.00 $2,387 -41.00
557–598 574 12 392.00–411.00 $395.43 $2,270 -46.30
610 610 3 371.00–380.00 $374.67 $2,285 -16.12
651–667 659 13 369.00–384.00 $378.42 $2,494 -4.89
705–715 710 2 343.00–357.00 $350.05 $2,485 -19.95
1015 1015 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,436 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,788 +90.00
410 410 2 400.00–405.00 $402.50 $1,650 —
515 515 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,942 —
590–595 593 3 366.00–380.00 $373.65 $2,216 -19.28
625 625 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,188 -17.50
720 720 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,369 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 510.00–515.00 $512.40 $1,870 —
425 425 1 437.50 $437.50 $1,859 —
490 490 2 425.00–431.00 $428.00 $2,097 -18.26
520 520 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,106 -24.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1220 1170 80-85% 2 180.00 $180.00 $2,106 +4.00
1050–1435 1270 80-85% 12 185.00–216.00 $199.71 $2,536 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1005 895 85-90% 3 123.00–132.00 $127.95 $1,145 -14.89
915–990 953 85-90% 2 139.00–146.00 $142.36 $1,357 -16.17
1040 1040 85-90% 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,934 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,633 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1615 1595 75-80% 2 191.00–199.00 $195.05 $3,111 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1360 1330 2 210.00–219.00 $214.60 $2,854 —
1495–1735 1615 2 228.00–240.00 $233.55 $3,772 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,272

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00
1175–1310 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,550.00–3,425.00 $2,963.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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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.