Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-28

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 28
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▼ 396 vs last sale 783▼ 38 vs year ago 425 · −8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 72▼ 12 vs year ago 68 · −17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 81▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Compared to last Saturday feeders sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $440.96/cwt on 25 head, up $16.47 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 23 comparable sales and sits +27.77 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$440.96
▲ 16.47 vs prior sale
25 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,346
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529451.432,38712thin
Medium and Large 2-3535431.292,30813thin
One grade step is worth $20.14/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale25 hd
440.96
—
KY average26 barns · 645 hd
447.13
−6.17
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
+27.77
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—High1,529212.913,2569thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,559183.842,8669thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,329168.932,24522
CowsLean 85-90%High1,040133.711,3914thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$2,2182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,028$2,0882thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2,125$5,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,690$5,1751thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added245745.00/cwt745.00–745.001,8251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6671
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added298680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,0264
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added346650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,2496
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,5594
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,4754
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2571
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,5073
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616447.79/cwt441.00–452.502,7584
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625411.50/cwt400.00–423.002,5722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,8931
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,7091
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,9051
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,8651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3292460.60/cwt360.00–565.001,3453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7053
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381499.16/cwt450.00–595.001,9027
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386519.10/cwt490.00–525.002,0046
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420471.24/cwt470.00–472.501,9794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,0483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482435.42/cwt427.50–460.002,0994
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,0001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513363.66/cwt360.00–367.501,8662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518411.03/cwt400.00–417.502,1293
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580382.21/cwt377.50–387.002,2172
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3606348.73/cwt344.00–367.502,1135
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639359.89/cwt342.00–367.502,3006
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659345.19/cwt342.00–352.502,2757
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,4681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2190720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,3681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3283552.61/cwt540.00–565.001,5642
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,0572
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added307645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,9802
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345587.50/cwt570.00–600.002,0274
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3363496.79/cwt495.00–500.001,8033
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,3183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374589.31/cwt555.00–600.002,2044
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420468.99/cwt420.00–487.501,9705
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427532.18/cwt500.00–555.002,27214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465477.98/cwt455.00–490.002,2235
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466487.05/cwt464.00–495.002,27010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511468.64/cwt467.50–472.002,3954
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520441.93/cwt430.00–467.502,2989
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527448.12/cwt420.00–460.002,3626
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3569407.36/cwt375.00–445.002,3184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570426.94/cwt420.00–434.002,4342
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608410.04/cwt407.00–413.002,4932
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5921
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3215480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,368201.15/cwt189.00–210.002,7523
Bulls——1,610218.79/cwt214.00–223.003,5236
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990129.28/cwt120.00–138.001,2803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130148.48/cwt147.00–150.001,6782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,342165.50/cwt140.00–179.002,22114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365183.76/cwt179.00–194.002,5086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559183.84/cwt178.00–189.002,8669
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28402,217.86/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,087.53/head1,975.00–2,225.002,0882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6905,175.00/head5,175.00–5,175.005,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-22,1255,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,3591

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.