Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-14

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 168▲ 22 vs year ago 157 · +14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 22▲ 2 vs year ago 47 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 6▼ 11 vs year ago 29 · −37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $434.73/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 21 of 23 comparable sales and sits +21.54 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$434.73
15 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540439.112,37013thin
Medium and Large 2-3548406.252,2242thin
One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $145 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 sale15 hd
434.73
—
KY average26 barns · 498 hd
431.73
+3.01
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
+21.54
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—High1,622193.713,1429thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,813170.503,0902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,240154.071,91125
CowsLean 85-90%High1,019121.731,2409thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,5551thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,5243thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$2,8853thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$2,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,362$3,2055

Every lot

74 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413500.02/cwt495.00–510.002,0653
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,1872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,3771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5092
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5741
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,005277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,7841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175540.00/cwt540.00–540.009451
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205480.00/cwt480.00–480.009841
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235548.32/cwt525.00–585.001,2896
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265330.00/cwt330.00–330.008751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365338.60/cwt327.50–350.001,2362
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 2-3395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420320.95/cwt300.00–340.001,3482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430418.70/cwt402.50–450.001,8003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464415.40/cwt412.50–417.001,9274
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473376.69/cwt330.00–407.501,7824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2194
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524361.79/cwt300.00–385.001,8964
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569359.73/cwt310.00–421.002,0475
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570376.77/cwt352.50–421.002,1489
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618347.69/cwt332.50–357.502,1493
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668271.10/cwt220.00–355.001,8113
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3713292.23/cwt287.50–297.002,0842
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4512
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,020228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,3261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1341
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4082
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285503.27/cwt500.00–510.001,4343
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2312511.66/cwt500.00–532.501,5964
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345467.25/cwt447.50–487.001,6122
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350507.00/cwt507.00–507.001,7751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360424.31/cwt400.00–450.001,5282
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2404506.94/cwt502.00–515.002,0488
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3411419.63/cwt350.00–487.501,7255
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459466.27/cwt462.50–475.002,1406
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475387.05/cwt270.00–455.001,8386
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535444.16/cwt433.00–447.502,37611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565411.35/cwt400.00–422.502,3242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2271
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3784
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630369.68/cwt350.00–390.002,3292
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671373.21/cwt355.00–382.502,5043
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3590197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1651
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0982
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3942210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9782
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8841
Bulls——1,643191.16/cwt179.00–205.003,1416
Bulls——1,785217.71/cwt213.00–223.003,8862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960131.86/cwt125.00–140.001,2664
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06389.35/cwt80.00–100.009503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070150.02/cwt148.00–152.001,6052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181134.83/cwt116.00–150.001,5928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234161.45/cwt154.00–170.001,99215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,523175.62/cwt173.00–178.002,6752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,8551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,895176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,3351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3623,204.88/head3,125.00–3,275.003,2055
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29002,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,555.00/head2,555.00–2,555.002,5551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,523.18/head1,800.00–3,050.002,5232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28802,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28922,884.58/head2,850.00–2,950.002,8853

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.