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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.96/cwt -16.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,122/hd at 626 lb · 34 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $379.68/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,494/hd at 657 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $373.76/cwt -22.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,340/hd at 626 lb · 23 head
Campbellsville 6-weight steers cleared at $377/cwt, near the bottom of the state — $12/cwt below the KY average ($389) and $31/cwt under Stanford, KY ($408). The class is down $43 from its early July peak of $423. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 321 211
Feeder cattle 347 302 169
Slaughter cattle 24 15 38
Replacement cattle 5 4 4

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–465 fancy 464 4 490.00–500.00 $493.13 $2,288 —
475 475 1 462.50 $462.50 $2,197 -20.50
505–545 519 5 357.50–370.00 $362.50 $1,881 -31.50
550–562 557 11 360.00–382.50 $374.14 $2,084 -11.96
567–582 value added 570 11 392.50–420.00 $414.89 $2,365 -7.42
600–649 626 23 362.50–381.00 $373.76 $2,340 -6.24
651–675 657 27 372.50–381.00 $379.68 $2,494 +4.74
720–721 721 10 324.50–339.00 $331.76 $2,392 -23.81
780 780 4 334.50 $334.50 $2,609 —
804 value added 804 13 339.75 $339.75 $2,732 +0.75
835 835 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,651 -2.50
851–887 871 10 313.50–336.00 $322.44 $2,808 —
923 923 3 309.00 $309.00 $2,852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,832 -25.00
570 570 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,924 -30.00
655–670 663 2 302.50–327.50 $315.14 $2,089 -25.86
785 785 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,355 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 478 4 410.00–437.50 $419.21 $2,004 -25.79
610 610 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,104 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 210.00 $210.00 $3,224 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–395 383 3 400.00–422.50 $414.77 $1,589 —
413 fancy 413 3 442.50 $442.50 $1,828 -33.58
410–440 425 4 387.50–410.00 $400.29 $1,701 -29.71
450 fancy 450 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,856 -28.50
450–495 478 14 379.00–390.00 $384.44 $1,838 -13.21
500–545 525 5 327.00–350.00 $336.73 $1,768 -18.56
528–529 value added 529 11 364.00–370.00 $367.82 $1,946 -21.74
556–595 572 12 330.00–350.00 $337.86 $1,933 -22.63
610 610 2 322.50–327.50 $325.00 $1,982 -22.85
617–649 value added 627 32 339.00–342.00 $339.83 $2,131 -25.97
654–665 value added 656 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,230 —
670 670 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,057 -31.19
735 value added 735 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,426 —
740 740 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,331 -6.67
780–788 787 7 316.00–317.50 $316.21 $2,489 +8.21
832–840 834 5 286.00–300.00 $297.18 $2,478 —
920 920 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,507 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,193 —
420 420 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,396 —
495 495 3 317.50–335.00 $328.33 $1,625 —
515–540 530 3 307.50–317.50 $311.92 $1,653 -4.82
565–595 580 2 304.00–308.00 $306.05 $1,775 —
610–625 618 2 302.00–306.00 $304.02 $1,879 -18.98
650 650 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,859 -19.56
715–720 718 2 277.00–290.00 $283.52 $2,036 —
755 755 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,167 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,374 —
445 445 2 357.50–361.00 $359.25 $1,599 —
470–495 478 3 350.00–362.50 $358.19 $1,712 -8.35
585–590 588 2 322.50–325.00 $323.76 $1,904 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 fancy 262 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,493 +20.00
280 280 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,442 +15.00
420–437 429 6 450.00–457.50 $454.54 $1,950 -45.46
460–475 467 3 425.00–440.00 $430.78 $2,012 -54.22
515–545 533 6 342.50–357.50 $347.38 $1,852 -65.12
555–585 574 7 332.50–342.50 $336.80 $1,933 -44.75
555–596 fancy 587 5 360.00–372.50 $363.87 $2,136 —
605–643 624 6 345.00–357.50 $351.62 $2,194 -11.32
680 680 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,125 -32.50
730 730 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,300 —
790 790 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,291 -43.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 —
350 350 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,312 —
425 425 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 -8.00
485 485 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,819 -42.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,912 -49.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,423 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,336 -28.00
1035–1040 1038 85-90% 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $1,469 -1.60
885–1150 1053 85-90% 6 145.00–160.00 $152.92 $1,610 -13.08
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,844 —
1040–1380 1269 80-85% 4 156.00–163.00 $159.49 $2,024 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,543 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1470 1386 4 186.00–195.00 $189.34 $2,624 —
1780–2015 1902 3 204.00–214.00 $209.82 $3,991 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,225.00 $3,225.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–920 860 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,800.00 $2,372.09

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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.