Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-25

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 25
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 425 vs last sale 534▼ 7 vs year ago 116 · −6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 28▲ 26 vs year ago 30 · +86.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $372.57/cwt on 8 head, up $10.74 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −40.63 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$372.57
▲ 10.74 vs prior sale
8 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.69
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551397.502,1894thin
Medium and Large 2-3547347.631,9004thin
One grade step is worth $49.87/cwt here — about $289 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
372.57
—
KY average24 barns · 327 hd
389.25
−16.69
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−40.63
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—Average1,633227.083,7089thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,554175.062,7204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,324171.102,26525
CowsLean 85-90%Average955146.291,3975thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,5332thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)803$2,2904thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)590$1,4501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,680$3,8001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,2291
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378548.07/cwt546.00–550.002,0722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,4302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473366.02/cwt275.00–417.001,7314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,1893
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,0051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512379.99/cwt377.50–382.501,9464
Heifers500–550Medium 2-3513360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519353.52/cwt320.00–360.001,8356
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235563.30/cwt525.00–605.001,3242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3384376.78/cwt342.00–410.001,4474
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2392575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,2542
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2402515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0702
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,8771
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3503352.76/cwt300.00–405.001,7742
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2603364.99/cwt362.50–367.502,2012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,1191
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,3541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3400357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,4281
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3515377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,9422
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3621331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,0567
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3782279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,1824
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350214.13/cwt207.00–223.002,8914
Bulls——1,859237.44/cwt230.00–255.004,4145
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955165.02/cwt160.00–169.001,5762
Cows—Lean 85-90%955133.80/cwt119.00–152.001,2783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240203.21/cwt190.00–211.002,5203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307138.29/cwt100.00–154.001,8076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,346177.39/cwt163.00–187.002,38816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542181.74/cwt175.00–186.002,8023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4651
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6803,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-25901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28032,289.69/head2,235.00–2,400.002,2904
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,532.94/head2,500.00–2,575.002,5332

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.