Blue Grass Stockyards market report — October 24, 2026

Campbellsville, KY · Saturday sale · USDA report published 10/24/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

191

Last week 54 (+137)
Last year 50

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$390.97† /cwt

$2,143 per head · 4 hd
vs last week +1.56

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.
USDA Market News reporter, October 24, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 24

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 17. Last year = sale of Oct 25. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
400–499 lb	2	445 lb	$462.50†	$2,058	+35.90	+75.42	—
500–599 lb	4	548 lb	$390.97†	$2,143	+1.56	+31.64	—
600–699 lb	3	602 lb	$376.27†	$2,265	—	+29.77	$350.00 (3 hd)†

Feeder heifers — Oct 24

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 17. Last year = sale of Oct 25. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	3	333 lb	$445.11†	$1,484	—	+113.58	$365.00 (3 hd)†
400–499 lb	3	449 lb	$404.95†	$1,817	+49.80	+44.98	$367.38 (2 hd)†
500–599 lb	6	542 lb	$338.86	$1,835	+8.81	−20.97	$323.43 (5 hd)
600–699 lb	4	646 lb	$325.00†	$2,100	+13.71	+3.60	—
700–799 lb	5	763 lb	$288.30	$2,201	—	−23.70	$290.62 (4 hd)†
800–899 lb	1	805 lb	$290.00†	$2,334	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 24

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	21	1,366 lb	$126.92	$113.00–$139.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	4	1,323 lb	$108.03	$100.00–$113.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	1	1,605 lb	$128.00	$128.00–$128.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	4	1,080 lb	$113.14	$110.00–$118.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	2	1,123 lb	$107.43	$104.00–$110.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $391.31/cwt
4-week average: $378.09
13-week average: $373.49
4-week vs 13-week: +1.2%

52-wk low $333.00high $478.15

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $319.54/cwt
4-week average: $327.89
13-week average: $331.73
4-week vs 13-week: −1.2%

52-wk low $313.60high $378.88

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $334.59/cwt
4-week average: $332.03
13-week average: $337.88
4-week vs 13-week: −1.7%

52-wk low $317.05high $432.73

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Apr and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.1%	57%	7
Feb	+2.4%	71%	7
Mar	+6.5%	100%	7
Apr	+5.8%	86%	7
May	+5.1%	71%	7
Jun	+4.0%	86%	7
Jul	+0.8%	43%	7
Aug	+1.1%	71%	7
Sep	−1.6%	57%	7
Oct	−4.5%	0%	7
Nov	−7.6%	0%	7
Dec	−6.1%	0%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jun and Aug and lowest in Dec and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.4%	43%	7
Feb	+1.2%	57%	7
Mar	−0.1%	43%	7
Apr	+2.1%	86%	7
May	+0.1%	57%	7
Jun	+3.3%	71%	7
Jul	+3.1%	86%	7
Aug	+3.3%	71%	7
Sep	+2.9%	71%	7
Oct	−0.2%	57%	7
Nov	−3.4%	14%	7
Dec	−5.6%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Sat Oct 24	191	$390.97†	—	$338.86
Wed Oct 21	401	$392.00†	$319.54†	$333.86
Sat Oct 17	211	$389.41	$320.00†	$330.05
Wed Oct 14	556	$371.38	$323.67	$319.27
Sat Oct 10	219	$407.00†	—	$341.65
Wed Oct 7	473	$361.98	$325.98	$339.64
Sat Oct 3	178	$378.75	—	$334.33
Wed Sep 30	507	$364.33†	$342.57	$330.40
Sat Sep 26	211	$392.34	$342.00†	$342.34
Wed Sep 23	406	$374.10	$321.25	$330.34
Sat Sep 19	289	$364.45	—	$334.07
Wed Sep 16	134	$388.67	—	$329.00†
Sat Sep 12	175	$355.00†	$326.00†	$332.25
Wed Sep 9	198	$339.37†	$310.50†	$320.79
Wed Sep 2	90	$333.00†	—	$317.05
Sat Aug 29	150	$347.50†	$316.00†	$342.67
Wed Aug 26	364	$331.67†	$320.63	$333.01
Sat Aug 22	152	$387.55	$340.00†	$359.70
Wed Aug 19	359	$370.50	$332.54	$337.53
Sat Aug 15	176	$351.00†	—	$366.23
Wed Aug 12	302	$384.06	$355.57	$359.91
Sat Aug 8	112	—	—	$412.00
Wed Aug 5	340	$419.23	$350.06	$355.58
Sat Aug 1	196	$404.60	$343.00†	$351.00†
Wed Jul 29	214	$385.67	$338.32†	$347.88
Sat Jul 25	134	$419.00†	—	$373.33

Video sales

Blue Grass Stockyards also sells cattle by video for delivery now or later. $/cwt, all delivery dates; the video page has prices by delivery month. Video sales are not in this page's weekly trend.
Video auction	Last sale	Head reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	Sales, 12 months
Bluegrass Stockyards Livestock Video Auction	Oct 21	138	—	—	—	3

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Kentucky sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Russell Co. Stockyard, Russell Springs	24 mi	Oct 21	$401.43	$342.88
Washington Co. Cattle Sale, Springfield	25 mi	Oct 20	$388.73	$335.77
Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market, Upton	31 mi	Oct 20	$370.00	—
Farmers Regional Livestock Market, Glasgow	39 mi	Oct 22	$395.88	$334.85
Blue Grass South Stockyards, Stanford	40 mi	Oct 22	$374.80	$335.01
Lake Cumberland Livestock, Somerset	44 mi	Oct 24	$363.43	$346.13†

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Saturday	October 24, 2026	191	45	AMS_2192
Wednesday	October 21, 2026	401	46	AMS_2212

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY” (AMS_2192); “Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY” (AMS_2212). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.