Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-04

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 4
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 226 vs last sale 387▲ 109 vs year ago 52 · +209.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 56▲ 31 vs year ago 10 · +310.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady on average to plain quality offering . Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter 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 $423.03/cwt on 7 head, down $17.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +9.84 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$423.03
▼ 17.93 vs prior sale
7 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543425.622,3096thin
Medium and Large 2-3540407.502,2011thin
One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $108 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 sale7 hd
423.03
—
KY average25 barns · 627 hd
453.71
−30.68
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
+9.84
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—High1,438217.123,1225thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,612177.222,8573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233171.502,11425
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,085138.881,5074thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,331224.002,98111
SteersChoiceAverage1,389207.152,8774thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,7342thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,018$2,4632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$4,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,203$2,7382thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,4575
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655373.75/cwt370.00–377.502,4482
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,6102
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,7491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380522.50/cwt520.00–525.001,9862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413445.40/cwt425.00–460.001,8403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429466.89/cwt465.50–470.002,0036
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3514374.75/cwt365.00–417.001,9268
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515441.08/cwt432.50–450.002,2722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613349.29/cwt327.00–372.502,1412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2643
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,1911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3737329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,4252
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,5261
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3371
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875275.01/cwt273.00–277.002,4062
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220637.92/cwt600.00–655.001,4033
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,7423
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3292524.71/cwt460.00–565.001,5323
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,8381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333577.59/cwt565.00–590.001,9232
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335558.36/cwt555.00–560.001,8713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370512.40/cwt490.00–532.501,8962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379527.15/cwt507.50–550.001,99810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422486.48/cwt480.00–495.002,0533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490483.00/cwt483.00–483.002,3672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510444.51/cwt420.00–457.502,2673
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,2011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575406.73/cwt400.00–412.502,3393
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621383.33/cwt382.50–385.002,3803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660352.50/cwt342.50–362.502,3272
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3820297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,4402
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3900272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4531
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2906297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,6954
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,050243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,5521
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Large 2-3295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,389207.15/cwt205.00–209.002,8774
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,331224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,98111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,237231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,8572
Bulls——1,572207.86/cwt197.00–214.003,2683
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085138.88/cwt126.00–152.001,5074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,8801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234188.16/cwt184.00–194.002,3224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234168.94/cwt162.00–182.002,08520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,612177.22/cwt172.00–180.002,8573
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,734.27/head2,625.00–2,850.002,7342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,0052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1104,975.00/head4,975.00–4,975.004,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251

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.