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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 12, 2026

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $368.20/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,118/hd at 575 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $421.42/cwt -18.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 537 lb · 21 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $364.30/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,599/hd at 713 lb · 21 head
Campbellsville 5-weight heifers brought $373/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$14/cwt below the KY average ($387) and $41/cwt under Lexington, KY ($414). KY 5-weight heifers are down $37/cwt from their early July peak of $416. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 321 349 422
Feeder cattle 302 322 364
Slaughter cattle 15 23 50
Replacement cattle 4 4 8

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,705 —
408–430 fancy 413 5 525.00–551.00 $540.42 $2,232 +30.59
420 420 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,142 —
470 470 1 483.00 $483.00 $2,270 +21.35
520–538 value added 537 20 421.00–435.00 $422.79 $2,270 -27.21
540 540 1 394.00 $394.00 $2,128 -35.00
550–560 value added 557 3 420.00–427.00 $422.31 $2,352 -11.84
565–590 579 4 380.00–405.00 $386.10 $2,236 -31.50
622 value added 622 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,488 -15.00
630 630 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,394 +3.97
660–690 678 4 372.00–380.00 $374.94 $2,542 -5.81
706–710 708 5 342.00–363.00 $355.57 $2,517 +2.75
712–725 value added 715 16 365.00–373.00 $367.03 $2,624 -4.97
805 value added 805 16 339.00 $339.00 $2,729 —
830 830 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,656 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 —
490 490 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,936 +15.00
555 555 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,040 +16.02
660 660 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,251 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 440.00–450.00 $445.00 $2,114 +35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,100 —
310–345 331 4 420.00–447.50 $433.91 $1,436 -1.12
395 fancy 395 2 469.00 $469.00 $1,853 —
420 420 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,806 +1.44
415–425 fancy 424 18 460.00–477.00 $476.08 $2,019 —
450 fancy 450 4 441.00 $441.00 $1,984 —
460–480 474 5 389.00–403.00 $397.65 $1,885 -21.95
505–517 513 3 352.50–361.00 $355.29 $1,823 +9.91
505–536 value added 523 16 381.00–395.00 $389.56 $2,037 —
556–570 value added 562 18 374.00–383.00 $378.48 $2,127 -21.52
550–597 585 24 352.00–369.00 $360.49 $2,109 +2.22
600–630 612 7 345.00–349.00 $347.85 $2,129 +8.25
620–622 value added 622 5 361.00–367.00 $365.80 $2,275 —
655–685 670 11 329.00–347.00 $338.19 $2,266 +14.83
705 705 3 315.00–325.00 $321.67 $2,268 +5.67
785 785 4 308.00 $308.00 $2,418 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 -30.00
505–515 510 2 316.00–317.50 $316.74 $1,615 -3.26
630 630 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,035 +13.00
675–690 683 2 300.00–311.00 $305.56 $2,087 -3.44
795 795 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 —
470–480 475 2 363.00–370.00 $366.54 $1,741 —
510 510 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,734 —

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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 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,512 —
290 290 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,450 -16.74
310–325 318 2 510.00–545.00 $527.09 $1,676 +27.09
362–372 fancy 368 5 557.50–575.00 $566.09 $2,083 —
440 fancy 440 3 512.50 $512.50 $2,255 -12.26
441 441 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,205 —
450 450 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,182 +17.29
500 500 1 412.50 $412.50 $2,062 —
500–538 fancy 517 13 425.00–435.00 $431.01 $2,228 +6.01
570–593 582 11 370.00–393.00 $381.55 $2,221 -1.44
605–647 626 7 350.00–375.00 $362.94 $2,272 -19.87
655 655 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,260 -26.00
755 755 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,514 +23.00
925 925 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 403.00 $403.00 $1,773 +30.50
490 490 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,046 +37.50
590 590 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 -19.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 449.00 $449.00 $2,110 +12.00
535 535 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,980 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,590 —
785–1260 1046 85-90% 5 137.00–149.00 $143.10 $1,497 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,793 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,969 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675 1675 75-80% 1 186.00 $186.00 $3,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1790 1790 1 234.00 $234.00 $4,189 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 247.00 $247.00 $2,458
1045 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,414

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,875.00 $2,875.00

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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.