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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, May 9

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

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Feeder Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 152▲ 82 vs year ago 126 · +65.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 31▲ 37 vs year ago 30 · +123.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 25▲ 85 vs year ago 7 · +1,214.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm on a high quality offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.40/cwt on 8 head, up $1.88 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +21.70 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$391.40

▲ 1.88 vs prior sale

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$33.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.10

vs KY average

−36.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	412.06	2,218	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	379.01	2,119	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.05/cwt here — about $99 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 sale8 hd

391.40

—

KY average25 barns · 955 hd

412.50

−21.10

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−36.50

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

+21.70

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.11, low $312.72, median $369.70 across 25 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,815	220.97	4,011	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	177.05	2,761	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,371	174.92	2,399	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	137.54	1,389	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,439	$3,986	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,449	$2,809	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,691	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,507	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$3,963	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$5,013	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$4,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,573	$4,323	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

72 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,240	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	458.78/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,110	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,455	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	353.75/cwt	310.00–397.50	2,211	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,794	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,727	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,846	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,654	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,503	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,899	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,882	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,936	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	311	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,244	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	521.97/cwt	515.00–537.50	1,712	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	441.36/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,620	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	530.13/cwt	505.00–580.00	2,004	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	420.92/cwt	385.00–447.50	1,759	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	467.31/cwt	464.50–470.00	1,986	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,160	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	429.75/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,028	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	424.34/cwt	421.00–427.50	2,207	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,111	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	564	376.01/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,121	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,228	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	345.19/cwt	320.00–356.00	2,144	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	682	290.95/cwt	232.50–320.00	1,984	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,438	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,512	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,409	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	752.70/cwt	690.00–790.00	1,581	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	665.57/cwt	600.00–710.00	1,837	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	291	552.21/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,607	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	601.16/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,002	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	357	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,651	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	622.50/cwt	610.00–635.00	2,334	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	525.61/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,255	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	410.27/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,879	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	446.13/cwt	441.00–457.50	2,275	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	511	421.14/cwt	417.00–429.00	2,152	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	412.55/cwt	380.00–421.00	2,356	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	390.32/cwt	369.00–412.00	2,303	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	395.31/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,486	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	378.96/cwt	361.00–397.50	2,406	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	791	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,713	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,631	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	210.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,353	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	231.09/cwt	230.00–232.00	4,714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	137.54/cwt	119.00–156.00	1,389	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	151.36/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,791	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	173.06/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,350	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,446	184.69/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,671	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	175.20/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,716	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	183.52/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,923	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	3,962.63/head	3,875.00–4,100.00	3,963	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	212.43/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,954	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	765	2,506.93/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,507	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,691.34/head	2,525.00–2,875.00	2,691	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,439	3,986.12/head	2,925.00–4,750.00	3,986	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,449	2,808.80/head	2,550.00–3,175.00	2,809	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	935	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	5,012.74/head	5,000.00–5,025.00	5,013	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,550.00/head	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,573	4,323.39/head	4,100.00–4,450.00	4,323	8

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat May 9, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 152Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 31Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 25Year ago 7

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm on a high quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	515.00–537.50	521.97
3	350–400	378	505.00–580.00	530.13
2	400–450	425	464.50–470.00	467.31
8	450–500	462	467.50	467.50
2	500–550	520	421.00–427.50	424.34
1	550–600	575	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	730	334.00	334.00
4	750–800	767	327.50	327.50
5	800–850	803	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	367	425.00–450.00	441.36
6	400–450	418	385.00–447.50	420.92
7	450–500	472	410.00–442.50	429.75
1	500–550	540	391.00	391.00
4	550–600	564	350.00–390.00	376.01
7	600–650	621	320.00–356.00	345.19
3	650–700	682	232.50–320.00	290.95
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	457.50–460.00	458.78
2	600–650	625	310.00–397.50	353.75
1	650–700	685	387.50	387.50
1	850–900	850	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	700.00	700.00
1	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
2	550–600	575	427.00	427.00
1	600–650	635	440.00	440.00
2	650–700	670	407.00	407.00
2	700–750	700	357.50	357.50
4	800–850	812	357.00	357.00
2	850–900	895	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	676	421.00	421.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	515.00–570.00	552.21
2	350–400	357	462.50	462.50
5	450–500	458	400.00–450.00	410.27
5	500–550	511	417.00–429.00	421.14
6	550–600	571	380.00–421.00	412.55
2	600–650	635	361.00–397.50	378.96
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	791	343.00	343.00
1	900–950	915	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	210	690.00–790.00	752.70
4	250–300	276	600.00–710.00	665.57
4	300–350	333	600.00–605.00	601.16
2	350–400	375	610.00–635.00	622.50
8	400–450	429	500.00–580.00	525.61
4	500–550	510	441.00–457.50	446.13
2	550–600	590	369.00–412.00	390.32
6	600–650	629	390.00–407.50	395.31
1	750–800	780	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,010	119.00–156.00	137.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	182.00–185.00	183.52
7	—	1,550	168.00–183.00	175.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,446	180.00–194.00	184.69
22	—	1,358	165.00–180.00	173.06
2	—	1,183	148.00–155.00	151.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,040	230.00–232.00	231.09
2	—	1,590	200.00–220.00	210.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	200.00–225.00	212.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	765	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,506.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	2,525.00–2,875.00	2,691.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,439	2,925.00–4,750.00	3,986.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,449	2,550.00–3,175.00	2,808.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,573	4,100.00–4,450.00	4,323.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	5,000.00–5,025.00	5,012.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,500	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,470	3,875.00–4,100.00	3,962.63

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.