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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $444.54/cwt +28.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,271/hd at 511 lb · 93 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.04/cwt -31.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,432/hd at 790 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $437.56/cwt +14.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,350/hd at 537 lb · 20 head
Campbellsville 5-weight heifers sold at $439/cwt, among the strongest in the state—$22/cwt above the KY average ($417) and $3/cwt under Owensboro, KY ($442). With 411 head through the ring, these cattle are holding firm in a competitive market. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 587 606
Feeder cattle 383 550 572
Slaughter cattle 20 32 33
Replacement cattle 8 5 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 595.00 $595.00 $2,082 +31.66
415–421 fancy 420 6 502.50–507.00 $506.26 $2,126 —
440 440 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,980 +8.60
465–475 467 6 457.50–467.50 $465.80 $2,175 +5.80
515–542 537 20 422.50–441.00 $437.56 $2,350 +14.90
550–595 581 9 417.00–442.50 $424.30 $2,465 +18.76
613 value added 613 7 457.00 $457.00 $2,801 +36.00
625 625 2 391.00 $391.00 $2,444 -24.87
680–695 683 9 404.00–409.00 $407.87 $2,786 +1.76
707–722 709 14 363.00–368.00 $367.27 $2,604 +14.26
764 value added 764 11 378.00 $378.00 $2,888 —
910–915 913 2 312.00–317.00 $314.51 $2,871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 —
490 490 1 427.50 $427.50 $2,095 -3.50
668 668 3 379.00 $379.00 $2,532 —
745 745 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 343 3 450.00–470.00 $456.71 $1,567 —
375–395 390 4 452.50–467.50 $463.89 $1,809 -21.37
400–418 413 5 420.00–435.00 $427.46 $1,765 +6.38
427 fancy 427 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,922 -7.00
457 457 2 439.00 $439.00 $2,006 +8.40
508 value added 508 84 448.85 $448.85 $2,280 -1.15
520–545 537 9 402.50–412.50 $404.30 $2,171 +4.98
565–581 570 10 375.00–393.00 $388.93 $2,217 +8.07
610–637 value added 628 3 401.00 $401.00 $2,518 +0.50
629 629 15 362.00 $362.00 $2,277 +8.50
660–680 667 3 349.00–360.00 $356.26 $2,376 -9.66
725 725 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,302 -12.50
760 value added 760 5 346.00 $346.00 $2,630 +6.00
765–794 793 44 303.00–303.75 $303.73 $2,409 —
865 865 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,552 +20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 350.00–363.00 $356.50 $1,462 -27.29
485–490 488 2 352.50–390.00 $371.15 $1,811 —
535 535 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,926 ±0.00
575–585 582 3 340.00–352.50 $344.12 $2,003 —
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 -22.50
660 660 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 -17.98
776 776 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,212 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 430.00–440.00 $434.83 $1,622 —
430–440 435 3 410.00–417.00 $412.64 $1,795 +0.14
465–485 475 2 410.00–417.50 $413.83 $1,966 -0.36
580 580 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,132 +7.23
630 630 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,142 —
670 670 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,261 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,340 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 315 3 565.00–570.00 $566.61 $1,785 +11.46
355 355 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,059 +26.15
420–445 fancy 428 3 497.50–510.00 $502.40 $2,150 +6.34
440 440 3 477.50 $477.50 $2,101 -2.51
450 fancy 450 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,228 +25.00
525–540 533 2 420.00–439.00 $429.63 $2,290 +4.08
560 560 1 434.00 $434.00 $2,430 +38.57
630 630 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,284 -12.17
675–685 683 4 355.00–362.50 $359.87 $2,458 -18.55
720–740 734 7 321.00–341.00 $335.40 $2,462 -14.65
775 775 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–397 385 3 507.50–515.00 $509.84 $1,963 -2.56
520 520 1 411.00 $411.00 $2,137 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,778 -40.00
440 440 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,969 +45.00
460 460 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 —
735 735 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,076 -46.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1405 1298 80-85% 3 173.00–179.00 $176.35 $2,289 -23.36
1120–1715 1320 80-85% 4 185.00–205.00 $196.39 $2,592 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,336 —
860–1610 1090 85-90% 5 154.00–163.00 $158.14 $1,724 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1580 1525 75-80% 2 204.00–205.00 $204.52 $3,119 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1515 1463 2 206.00–220.00 $212.75 $3,113 —
1570–1985 1778 2 235.00–243.00 $239.47 $4,258 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,553

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,275.00 $2,275.00
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,585.00 $1,585.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–900 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,675.00 $2,546.45

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792 792 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,138 —

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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
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,485.00 $3,485.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 233.00 $233.00 $874 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,328 —

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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.