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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $318.77/cwt ≈ $2,676/hd at 839 lb · 62 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.25/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,904/hd at 882 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.36/cwt +20.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 572 lb · 20 head
Campbellsville, KY 8-weight heifers brought $319/cwt. The class is down $21/cwt from its early July peak of $329. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 349 233 777
Feeder cattle 322 190 740
Slaughter cattle 23 24 33
Replacement cattle 4 19 4

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,515 —
415–445 fancy 424 4 500.00–515.00 $509.83 $2,162 —
465–488 482 4 459.00–470.00 $461.65 $2,225 +5.36
530 value added 530 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,385 —
545 545 1 429.00 $429.00 $2,338 +29.00
555–581 value added 566 12 433.00–435.00 $434.15 $2,457 —
557–595 566 6 411.00–429.00 $417.60 $2,364 +34.80
620 value added 620 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,573 —
605–645 625 2 375.00–377.00 $376.03 $2,350 -5.64
658–681 674 10 372.50–382.00 $380.75 $2,566 +15.36
705 value added 705 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,623 —
720–736 732 4 340.00–357.00 $352.82 $2,583 +14.50
750 750 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,542 —
820 820 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,706 —
882 value added 882 60 329.25 $329.25 $2,904 —
944 944 5 313.00 $313.00 $2,955 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,851 -22.44
560–590 572 5 349.00–360.00 $351.48 $2,010 +1.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,968 —
565–580 575 3 381.00–392.50 $387.49 $2,228 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–322 321 3 420.00–442.50 $435.03 $1,396 +80.03
350–375 368 4 400.00–420.00 $409.33 $1,506 +24.64
400–425 413 2 422.50–435.00 $428.56 $1,770 +24.04
450–495 478 9 414.00–423.00 $419.60 $2,006 +13.34
500–535 516 5 339.00–357.50 $345.38 $1,782 -5.13
560 value added 560 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 —
552–588 573 19 347.50–365.00 $358.27 $2,053 +18.27
600–615 608 3 335.00–349.00 $339.60 $2,065 +8.10
670–695 676 5 319.00–329.00 $323.36 $2,186 -5.64
735 735 1 316.00 $316.00 $2,323 —
765 765 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,402 —
800 800 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,440 —
840 value added 840 61 319.00 $319.00 $2,680 —
980 980 1 273.00 $273.00 $2,675 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,330 +52.50
450–495 468 5 352.50–370.00 $360.82 $1,689 -19.18
520 520 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,664 -2.50
575–590 583 2 320.00–331.00 $325.43 $1,897 —
630 630 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,953 —
695 695 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,222 —
277–295 283 3 515.00–520.00 $516.74 $1,462 +61.49
315 315 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,575 +27.33
367–395 376 3 502.50–505.00 $503.37 $1,893 +20.87
400–425 fancy 420 10 517.50–530.00 $524.76 $2,204 +57.26
450 fancy 450 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,228 —
470–482 478 3 463.00–470.00 $467.71 $2,236 +75.05
500 fancy 500 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,125 +5.00
545 545 2 413.00 $413.00 $2,251 +68.02
565–580 573 4 380.00–391.00 $382.99 $2,195 +36.82
581 fancy 581 4 412.00 $412.00 $2,394 —
605–640 623 2 367.50–399.00 $382.81 $2,385 +41.56
665 665 1 371.00 $371.00 $2,467 —
705–725 719 4 345.00–353.00 $350.98 $2,524 +15.98
772 772 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,393 -15.07
850 850 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–411 411 4 372.50 $372.50 $1,531 -12.50
480 480 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,824 +20.00
545–548 547 5 348.00–352.50 $349.30 $1,911 —
580–590 585 2 340.00–360.00 $349.91 $2,047 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 2 437.00 $437.00 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1080 917 85-90% 5 150.00–164.00 $157.45 $1,444 —
950 950 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,235 -37.00
990 990 85-90% 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,742 +9.00
1075–1315 1195 85-90% 2 143.00–148.00 $145.75 $1,742 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 80-85% 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,324 —
1370–1445 1398 80-85% 3 187.00–193.00 $189.65 $2,651 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1640 1585 75-80% 3 187.00–199.00 $191.64 $3,037 —
1705 1705 75-80% 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,103 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1580 1460 2 211.00–224.00 $216.97 $3,168 —
1745–1925 1840 3 234.00–243.00 $238.28 $4,384 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,710

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1100 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,050.00 $1,973.96

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,786 —

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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.