Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-14

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 14
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 70▲ 161 vs year ago 67 · +240.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 19▲ 33 vs year ago 16 · +206.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 13 vs year ago 2 · +650.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady on plain quality offering. Slaughter bulls sold steady on light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.71/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 14 of 25 comparable sales and sits +10.01 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$379.71
11 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.92
vs KY average
−44.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545395.002,1533thin
Medium and Large 2-3557373.972,0818thin
One grade step is worth $21.03/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale11 hd
379.71
—
KY average24 barns · 1,376 hd
404.63
−24.92
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−44.24
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
+10.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
429386342299median 369.7003/0704/2506/2709/1910/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.11, low $312.72, median $369.70 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,840197.333,6313thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,406142.652,00515
CowsLean 85-90%High1,075134.041,44114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,890127.002,4001thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,012300.003,0362thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,1083thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$3,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,630$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,6501thin

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0653
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3407400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,4701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2089
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5532
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,3881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,5591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645415.55/cwt402.50–417.002,68010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2272
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,7976
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858329.75/cwt328.90–330.002,8299
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3343413.53/cwt352.50–425.001,4186
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420464.23/cwt441.00–467.501,95012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,9761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455371.18/cwt355.00–387.001,6892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494428.50/cwt427.50–429.002,1179
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524386.72/cwt367.50–400.002,0264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3589361.22/cwt360.00–365.002,1284
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630335.12/cwt330.00–340.002,1112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3639331.37/cwt325.00–339.002,1175
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689325.53/cwt320.00–335.002,2438
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3393
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4882
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830313.00/cwt311.00–315.002,5982
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,5902
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2917321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,9441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3193447.63/cwt400.00–470.008643
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380528.33/cwt515.00–535.002,0083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2447490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3521397.27/cwt370.00–412.502,0706
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532444.50/cwt435.00–465.002,3653
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,1951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595374.34/cwt372.50–380.002,2274
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2604389.75/cwt389.00–390.002,3544
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671386.01/cwt370.00–392.502,5905
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6863
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,5361
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5311
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers1150–1200Large 2-31,155245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,8302
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3462379.90/cwt305.00–389.001,7559
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3835233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9461
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3917210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9262
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,040220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,012300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,8941
Bulls——1,895201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,8091
Bulls——2,035209.00/cwt209.00–209.004,2531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047148.43/cwt144.00–152.001,5544
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086128.29/cwt111.00–137.001,39310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301130.64/cwt101.00–146.001,7009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,524159.20/cwt152.00–165.002,4265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,755168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,9481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,890127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925240.89/cwt225.00–265.002,2282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,107.56/head2,975.00–3,375.003,1083
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6303,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.