Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-11

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 11
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 161▲ 176 vs year ago 160 · +110.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 41▲ 26 vs year ago 31 · +83.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $426.88/cwt on 21 head, down $14.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 23 comparable sales and sits +13.69 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$426.88
▼ 14.08 vs prior sale
21 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,317
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542442.292,39810thin
Medium and Large 2-3543412.872,24211thin
One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd
426.88
—
KY average26 barns · 544 hd
453.74
−26.87
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
+13.69
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—High1,964222.234,3667thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,504189.582,8514thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,309179.402,34829
CowsLean 85-90%Average966145.331,4048thin

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)1,153$2,3382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,8001thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,0791
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398592.50/cwt592.50–592.502,3588
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7354
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,2401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523430.95/cwt420.00–442.002,2542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3575
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,7301
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,7624
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,6622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,4651
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245695.00/cwt695.00–695.001,7034
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305665.00/cwt665.00–665.002,0283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318506.77/cwt460.00–550.001,6122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323604.59/cwt595.00–620.001,9533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383482.71/cwt450.00–515.001,8492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413447.58/cwt400.00–475.001,8493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9105
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,3041
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2475432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,0521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480419.38/cwt390.00–450.002,0132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518422.28/cwt412.50–437.502,1879
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581367.57/cwt352.00–377.502,1365
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750445.00/cwt445.00–445.003,3381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3165570.00/cwt570.00–570.009411
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2180600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,0801
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,6051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,7811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322607.90/cwt600.00–625.001,9573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372565.81/cwt555.00–580.002,1054
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3372508.25/cwt460.00–525.001,8915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405506.70/cwt487.50–540.002,0523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413568.46/cwt555.00–575.002,3483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,5623
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3482424.27/cwt380.00–487.502,04514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520471.98/cwt442.50–500.002,4544
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3524419.52/cwt410.00–430.002,1986
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557422.49/cwt420.00–430.002,3536
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3566404.89/cwt382.50–417.502,2925
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3663348.94/cwt325.00–372.002,3132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674371.27/cwt347.50–382.502,5025
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5581
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2782330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5812
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3947267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,5332
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3427451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,92632
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3458445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0385
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3507443.86/cwt395.00–446.002,25048
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3629387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4375
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 3837280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3442
Beef/Dairy Steers900–950Large 3940252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3693
Beef/Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3955242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3161
Beef/Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,055257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,7171
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3715267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,805214.82/cwt212.00–217.003,8782
Bulls——1,885185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,4871
Bulls——2,064235.24/cwt225.00–248.004,8554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928129.17/cwt126.00–134.001,1993
Cows—Lean 85-90%989155.02/cwt150.00–162.001,5335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138160.24/cwt158.00–162.001,8242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298177.32/cwt156.00–189.002,30223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,4551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,456200.94/cwt194.00–208.002,9264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540194.11/cwt190.00–199.002,9893
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,337.96/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.