Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-25

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 25
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 147▲ 94 vs year ago 186 · +50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 45▼ 26 vs year ago 90 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 11 vs year ago 9 · +122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder offering was mostly unweaned. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher . 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 $423.31/cwt on 26 head, down $6.47 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +10.11 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$423.31
▼ 6.47 vs prior sale
26 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542429.072,32520
Medium and Large 2-3538404.102,1746thin
One grade step is worth $24.98/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd
423.31
—
KY average27 barns · 597 hd
438.92
−15.61
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
+10.11
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—High1,650221.003,6472thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,615178.942,88915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,332168.022,23831
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,075150.361,6165thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,369211.002,8891thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,5751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$2,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,0342thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$2,1302thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,8562thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,8751thin

Every lot

77 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,9031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2356552.09/cwt544.00–560.001,9654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,2131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626409.58/cwt407.00–415.002,5643
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,6335
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,8481
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7902
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2938315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9553
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318435.71/cwt405.00–470.001,3862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375430.02/cwt360.00–530.001,61311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380472.52/cwt467.50–480.001,7963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2407464.70/cwt460.00–467.001,8913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3442415.76/cwt325.00–435.001,8387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474388.16/cwt361.00–413.001,8405
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478430.39/cwt423.00–440.002,0576
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3514371.34/cwt340.00–410.001,9097
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520411.92/cwt400.00–430.002,1425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580355.06/cwt330.00–381.002,0592
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,1712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680287.85/cwt240.00–335.001,9572
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,2571
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270572.34/cwt540.00–645.001,5454
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3293469.91/cwt460.00–480.001,3772
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3327518.63/cwt470.00–555.001,6963
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2334557.16/cwt475.00–590.001,8617
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362517.69/cwt460.00–560.001,87410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418467.19/cwt460.00–475.001,9532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419509.20/cwt490.00–540.002,13416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484470.00/cwt467.50–475.002,2757
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3486454.80/cwt452.50–457.002,2104
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2507438.85/cwt415.00–449.002,2258
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518411.80/cwt409.00–417.002,1333
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3558396.39/cwt387.00–410.002,2123
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565422.55/cwt410.00–431.002,38712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621522.99/cwt380.00–675.003,2484
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5722
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2709360.78/cwt345.00–370.002,5584
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3772319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8842
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3263448.27/cwt425.00–455.001,1795
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3343415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4235
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3436402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7555
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3788268.90/cwt245.00–281.002,1193
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3972241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,3432
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Large 3863287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,4773
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2-3455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3651
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Large 2-3555229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,0521
Bulls——1,900224.00/cwt224.00–224.004,2561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075150.36/cwt143.00–156.001,6165
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,185157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284144.38/cwt128.00–158.001,8547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338171.03/cwt145.00–190.002,28819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375189.70/cwt182.00–198.002,6085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593172.22/cwt150.00–183.002,7438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,715191.56/cwt184.00–199.003,2856
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,369211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,8891
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,856.31/head2,775.00–2,925.002,8562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27351,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,2782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0803,575.00/head3,575.00–3,575.003,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,033.73/head1,750.00–2,325.002,0342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251

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.