Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-07

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 7
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 326▼ 10 vs year ago 178 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 70▼ 16 vs year ago 38 · −42.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 16▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.66/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −15.53 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$397.66
9 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−36.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574404.492,3217thin
Medium and Large 2-3540373.752,0182thin
One grade step is worth $30.74/cwt here — about $302 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 sale9 hd
397.66
—
KY average26 barns · 632 hd
434.23
−36.57
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−15.53
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
455408361314median 413.1903/1404/2506/2009/2610/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,812196.433,5596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235148.471,8346thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,273119.361,5192thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$2,3452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$2,6501thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305532.00/cwt532.00–532.001,6231
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395487.00/cwt487.00–487.001,9241
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415481.00/cwt481.00–481.001,9961
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,1513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4575
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260425.96/cwt400.00–450.001,1072
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278475.95/cwt460.00–490.001,3232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305516.25/cwt507.50–525.001,5752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325396.73/cwt365.00–427.501,2892
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361464.40/cwt445.00–475.001,6766
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6691
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2407432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7605
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418403.89/cwt380.00–427.501,6882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481405.54/cwt399.00–420.001,9513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3503355.80/cwt315.00–397.001,7902
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513411.98/cwt411.00–415.002,1134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545397.81/cwt387.50–400.002,16812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567381.43/cwt370.00–387.502,1633
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621362.24/cwt317.00–390.002,2505
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2190530.00/cwt520.00–540.001,0072
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1551
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332519.08/cwt502.50–527.501,72311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6831
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373508.15/cwt502.50–511.001,8957
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419493.25/cwt487.50–500.002,0674
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3429456.12/cwt402.50–472.501,95713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482445.17/cwt442.50–455.002,14610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538419.50/cwt419.00–420.002,2572
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9921
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588398.49/cwt392.50–400.002,3435
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633368.80/cwt355.00–382.502,3352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650370.00/cwt365.00–375.002,4052
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3558235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,744191.12/cwt180.00–200.003,3334
Bulls——1,947207.04/cwt205.00–209.004,0312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210134.88/cwt125.00–145.001,6322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248155.27/cwt150.00–161.001,9384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,273119.36/cwt118.00–121.001,5192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,490.00/head2,490.00–2,490.002,4901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108195.07/cwt165.00–233.002,1614

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.