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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $303.00/cwt ≈ $2,897/hd at 956 lb · 46 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.38/cwt -15.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 654 lb · 34 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $321.79/cwt -9.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,327/hd at 723 lb · 25 head
Campbellsville 9-weight steers sold at $304/cwt, in line with the state average—$2/cwt below the KY average ($306) and $10/cwt under Stanford, KY (Thursday) ($314). KY 9-weight steers are down $36/cwt from the early August peak of $333. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 376 836
Feeder cattle 342 347 747
Slaughter cattle 23 24 61
Replacement cattle 14 5 28

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,583 —
400 fancy 400 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,690 —
405 405 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,448 —
480 480 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,694 -109.50
535 535 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 -22.50
542 value added 542 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,005 —
580 580 2 325.00–330.00 $327.50 $1,900 -46.64
606 value added 606 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,127 —
610–630 616 7 327.00–340.00 $337.54 $2,079 -36.22
652–660 657 6 322.00–340.00 $332.98 $2,188 -46.70
659 value added 659 18 358.00 $358.00 $2,359 —
700–727 723 25 316.00–330.00 $321.79 $2,327 -9.97
785 785 3 311.00 $311.00 $2,441 -23.50
823 value added 823 18 321.75 $321.75 $2,648 -18.00
825 825 2 298.00 $298.00 $2,458 -19.50
935 value added 935 7 308.00 $308.00 $2,880 —
956 value added 956 46 303.00 $303.00 $2,897 —
1055 1055 1 236.00 $236.00 $2,490 —
1168 1168 3 238.00 $238.00 $2,780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 487 3 330.00–340.00 $334.62 $1,630 -35.38
530 530 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 —
610 610 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,891 —
695 695 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,203 +1.86
770 770 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 375.00–380.00 $377.66 $1,031 —
345 345 1 409.00 $409.00 $1,411 —
357–390 368 6 402.50–417.00 $413.15 $1,520 -1.62
400–405 fancy 401 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,704 -17.50
415 415 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,608 -12.79
455–488 484 10 330.00–347.50 $337.08 $1,631 -47.36
508–545 520 6 325.00–330.00 $327.17 $1,701 -9.56
550–585 565 22 320.00–342.00 $334.60 $1,890 -3.26
605–645 623 6 300.00–317.00 $309.28 $1,927 -15.72
650 650 2 290.00–299.00 $294.50 $1,914 -12.50
653–656 value added 654 32 317.00–326.25 $323.06 $2,113 -16.94
712 712 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,118 -17.50
752 752 2 287.00 $287.00 $2,158 -29.21
800–810 805 2 271.00–273.00 $272.01 $2,190 -25.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,410 -28.33
502–525 510 3 300.00–313.00 $308.54 $1,574 -3.38
565–585 575 2 300.00–313.00 $306.61 $1,763 +0.56
655 655 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 -16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 5 417.50–437.50 $424.94 $1,445 —
396–398 397 6 417.00–426.00 $421.51 $1,673 —
400 fancy 400 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,520 —
435–440 438 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,489 -114.54
450–485 468 5 340.00–361.00 $349.12 $1,634 -81.66
510–530 520 4 330.00–341.00 $332.80 $1,731 -14.58
552–577 568 13 330.00–340.00 $338.64 $1,923 +1.84
601–617 607 7 311.00–333.00 $323.80 $1,965 -27.82
655 655 5 331.00 $331.00 $2,168 +18.50
730–735 733 2 290.00–296.00 $292.99 $2,148 -22.01
895 895 1 258.00 $258.00 $2,309 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,509 —
445 445 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,468 -65.00
470–475 473 3 320.00–330.00 $326.69 $1,545 -48.31
522–530 525 3 290.00–301.00 $297.30 $1,561 —
555–575 565 2 311.00–319.00 $315.07 $1,780 —
720 720 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,335 —
960–1150 1043 85-90% 6 140.00–152.00 $145.13 $1,514 +3.63
1070–1135 1103 85-90% 4 129.00–135.00 $132.03 $1,456 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1455 1205 80-85% 3 148.00–154.00 $150.05 $1,808 -2.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1600 1545 75-80% 2 149.00–154.00 $151.59 $2,342 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1815 1543 2 193.00–196.00 $194.76 $3,005 —
1545 1545 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,642 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,320
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,803

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
957 957 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,775.00 $2,775.00
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1150–1330 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,875.00–3,125.00 $3,009.07
1345 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1170–1760 1492 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,613.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–895 798 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,550.00 $1,517.08

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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.