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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 28

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 197▲ 85 vs year ago 241 · +35.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 55▼ 4 vs year ago 74 · −5.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 54▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on plain quality offering .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $416.47/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 13 of 23 comparable sales and sits +3.28 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.

Average price

$416.47

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$53.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.66

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	423.48	2,309	20
Medium and Large 2-3	532	369.79	1,967	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.69/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd

416.47

—

KY average25 barns · 562 hd

439.14

−22.66

This barn, trailing median23 sales

413.19

+3.28

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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $413.19 across 23 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,515	183.15	2,776	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	163.56	2,702	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	147.28	1,746	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	136.63	1,449	14

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,614	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

65 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,792	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,075	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,252	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	425.36/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,148	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,528	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,661	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,328	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	457.62/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,487	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	420.85/cwt	355.00–460.00	1,566	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	482.32/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,847	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	485.83/cwt	482.50–487.50	1,982	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	473.28/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,974	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	398.17/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,664	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,079	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	430.24/cwt	429.00–435.00	2,022	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,923	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	386.73/cwt	382.50–391.00	1,965	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	366.04/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,988	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,485	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,318	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	170	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,139	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,338	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,563	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,348	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	481.71/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,758	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	519.13/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,004	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	480.03/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,016	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	385.81/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,640	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	436.15/cwt	420.00–451.00	2,054	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	468.43/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,309	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,385	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	360.93/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,888	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	415.46/cwt	395.00–431.00	2,189	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,386	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,131	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	421.84/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,358	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,510	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,477	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	337.64/cwt	317.50–350.00	2,252	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,081	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	344.91/cwt	341.00–347.50	2,549	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	717	317.23/cwt	316.25–318.25	2,275	132
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 2-3	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,974	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	188.18/cwt	181.00–196.00	2,922	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	134.40/cwt	108.00–160.00	1,395	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,075	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	131.46/cwt	105.00–149.00	1,470	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	167.21/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,970	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	155.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,915	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,262	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	163.56/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,702	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,561	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	230.20/cwt	189.00–272.50	2,505	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	805	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,668.36/head	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,668	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Feb 28, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 197Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 55Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 54Year ago 11

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on plain quality offering .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	450.00–465.00	457.62
6	350–400	372	355.00–460.00	420.85
2	400–450	418	375.00–420.00	398.17
5	450–500	470	429.00–435.00	430.24
2	500–550	543	357.00–375.00	366.04
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	945	263.00	263.00
1	950–1000	995	233.00	233.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	495.00	495.00
12	350–400	383	480.00–495.00	482.32
3	400–450	417	460.00–480.00	473.28
1	450–500	455	457.00	457.00
2	500–550	508	382.50–391.00	386.73
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	482.50–487.50	485.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	265	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	302	517.50	517.50
8	350–400	386	500.00–535.00	519.13
5	400–450	420	470.00–487.50	480.03
6	450–500	493	460.00–470.00	468.43
8	500–550	527	395.00–431.00	415.46
7	550–600	559	402.50–425.00	421.84
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	657	377.00	377.00
5	700–750	739	341.00–347.50	344.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	498	479.00	479.00
3	500–550	541	441.00	441.00
2	550–600	577	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	335	402.50	402.50
3	350–400	365	475.00–485.00	481.71
2	400–450	425	370.00–402.00	385.81
5	450–500	471	420.00–451.00	436.15
2	500–550	523	347.00–375.00	360.93
1	550–600	550	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	667	317.50–350.00	337.64
2	700–750	715	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	386	537.50	537.50
4	450–500	462	487.50	487.50
3	500–550	505	423.00–430.00	425.36
2	650–700	657	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	517	489.00	489.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
132	700–750	717	316.25–318.25	317.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	108.00–160.00	134.40
1	—	1,075	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,178	162.50–170.00	167.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	158.00–167.00	163.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,118	105.00–149.00	131.46
8	—	1,230	150.00–165.00	155.66
2	—	1,278	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	153.00	153.00
6	—	1,553	181.00–196.00	188.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	189.00–272.50	230.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	260.00	260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,205	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,668.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,100.00	2,100.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.