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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) Market Report, Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 30, 2026

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $323.11/cwt ≈ $2,937/hd at 909 lb · 61 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $302.35/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,147/hd at 710 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.09/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 636 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 529 432 438
Feeder cattle 507 388 400
Slaughter cattle 17 40 30
Replacement cattle 5 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
295 295 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,342 —
375 fancy 375 1 467.50 $467.50 $1,753 —
410 fancy 410 1 479.00 $479.00 $1,964 —
415 415 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,536 -73.22
450–480 465 2 381.00–387.50 $384.15 $1,786 +9.15
455–471 fancy 469 10 440.00–465.00 $462.58 $2,170 —
510 510 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,821 -13.24
572–576 value added 574 17 393.00–401.50 $397.99 $2,284 —
587 587 2 368.00 $368.00 $2,160 -8.41
600 600 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,085 -20.50
636 value added 636 7 382.50 $382.50 $2,433 +8.43
677 677 4 369.00 $369.00 $2,498 +30.00
708 value added 708 31 357.50 $357.50 $2,531 —
720 720 3 342.00 $342.00 $2,462 +15.00
762 762 4 343.00 $343.00 $2,614 +22.27
803 value added 803 8 334.50 $334.50 $2,686 —
815–845 830 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,490 -38.00
868 868 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,604 -13.50
907 value added 907 56 325.00 $325.00 $2,948 —
932 932 5 302.00 $302.00 $2,815 —
1070 1070 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,461 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–520 510 3 330.00–335.00 $332.52 $1,696 -0.48
560–575 568 2 320.00–337.00 $328.61 $1,867 -16.39
645 645 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,096 -2.00
650–695 677 3 300.00–330.00 $318.03 $2,153 —
795 795 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,504 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 415.00 $415.00 $830 +15.00
283 283 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,132 ±0.00
307–320 311 3 380.00–409.00 $399.06 $1,241 -0.94
335 fancy 335 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 —
351–375 360 6 380.00–405.00 $384.17 $1,383 -12.07
415–440 433 6 380.00–385.00 $382.42 $1,656 +12.52
455 fancy 455 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,752 —
455–480 465 5 350.00–375.00 $357.11 $1,661 -10.37
474 value added 474 5 422.00 $422.00 $2,000 —
510–540 527 20 319.00–339.00 $330.39 $1,741 -6.54
550–585 564 24 318.00–341.00 $330.40 $1,863 +5.56
600–642 626 13 300.00–318.00 $312.44 $1,956 +1.15
642–647 value added 643 21 337.00–345.00 $341.01 $2,193 +4.55
690 690 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,215 -3.65
702–731 710 35 285.00–306.00 $302.35 $2,147 +1.32
820 820 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,337 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,147 —
350 350 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,260 +10.00
400–430 422 6 320.00–340.00 $335.18 $1,414 —
495 495 2 310.00–325.00 $317.50 $1,572 -0.04
540 540 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,674 —
580–590 585 3 300.00–309.00 $305.35 $1,786 +4.35
670 670 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,923 -4.32
750 750 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,428 +13.40
490 490 4 340.00–345.00 $341.25 $1,672 -3.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 212 4 495.00–525.00 $507.90 $1,077 —
285 285 1 467.50 $467.50 $1,332 +46.38
300–305 fancy 303 2 465.00–485.00 $474.92 $1,439 +45.92
335 335 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 +25.00
350 fancy 350 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,732 —
375–390 383 2 410.00–422.50 $416.13 $1,594 -0.08
400–420 410 4 375.00–400.00 $383.20 $1,571 -13.23
400–448 fancy 430 5 420.00–449.00 $441.86 $1,900 -6.88
460–465 fancy 463 9 450.00–451.00 $450.44 $2,086 +35.44
457–485 470 11 370.00–400.00 $386.58 $1,817 +6.37
500–540 518 6 335.00–353.00 $340.18 $1,762 -9.47
517–535 fancy 525 4 357.00–365.00 $360.94 $1,895 -24.06
563–590 573 22 330.00–353.50 $345.41 $1,979 -3.65
599 fancy 599 6 357.00 $357.00 $2,138 -10.69
600–645 621 7 320.00–339.00 $332.00 $2,062 -5.45
686–691 688 10 321.00–329.00 $323.61 $2,226 -1.08
705–740 720 3 303.00–315.00 $310.89 $2,238 +9.88
760 760 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 +42.02
970 970 1 239.00 $239.00 $2,318 -23.50
1050 1050 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,284 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,526 +5.50
490 490 2 335.00–349.00 $342.00 $1,676 +10.41
515–535 523 3 329.00–333.00 $330.97 $1,731 +29.97
550–595 578 6 300.00–325.00 $313.35 $1,811 -6.68
615 615 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,020 —
390–397 395 3 390.00–392.50 $390.82 $1,544 -2.18
455–460 458 2 360.00–365.00 $362.49 $1,660 +2.64
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,411 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 80-85% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,092 —
1255–1450 1378 80-85% 3 141.00–145.00 $142.75 $1,967 —
1440 1440 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,771 -31.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $970 —
995–1320 1158 85-90% 2 111.00–116.00 $113.85 $1,318 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,168 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1765–2115 1955 4 180.00–191.00 $186.83 $3,653 +6.83

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–1055 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 181.00–222.00 $199.02 $2,010

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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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.