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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 8

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

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Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 174▼ 69 vs year ago 171 · −40.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 33▼ 21 vs year ago 53 · −39.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 15 vs year ago 19 · −78.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $382.17/cwt on 6 head, up $20.34 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −31.02 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.

Average price

$382.17

▲ 20.34 vs prior sale

6 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$57.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	411.00	2,219	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	567	353.33	2,002	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.67/cwt here — about $217 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 sale6 hd

382.17

—

KY average26 barns · 421 hd

389.34

−7.17

This barn, trailing median23 sales

413.19

−31.02

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,575	224.93	3,543	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	182.41	2,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	172.50	2,150	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	156.94	1,520	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	207.00	2,695	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	978	$1,425	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,950	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,400	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,392	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,312	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,573	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,888	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	333.62/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,795	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,042	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,096	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,475	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,330	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	205	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,087	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	555.61/cwt	531.00–565.00	1,834	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	341	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,432	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	570.54/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,094	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	460.56/cwt	430.00–502.50	1,755	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,204	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	408.77/cwt	307.50–460.00	1,745	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,157	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	414.14/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,009	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,148	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	394.05/cwt	385.00–399.00	2,467	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	215.90/cwt	208.00–221.00	3,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	4,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	154.92/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,421	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,830	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	158.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,792	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	178.83/cwt	166.00–188.00	2,330	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,597	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,684	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	178.12/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,704	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,302	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,695	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1

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 Aug 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 174Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 33Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 19

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	150.00–161.00	154.92
1	—	1,123	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	190.00–191.00	190.51
7	—	1,132	150.00–165.00	158.32
10	—	1,303	166.00–188.00	178.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	171.00–186.00	178.12
1	—	1,405	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	208.00–221.00	215.90
1	—	1,860	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,302	207.00	207.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	472	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	552	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	604	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	379.00	379.00
4	500–550	538	320.00–342.00	333.62
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
2	900–950	900	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	665.00	665.00
4	300–350	330	531.00–565.00	555.61
6	350–400	367	550.00–585.00	570.54
2	400–450	412	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	472	457.00	457.00
1	500–550	520	413.00	413.00
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	626	385.00–399.00	394.05
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	341	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	381	430.00–502.50	460.56
3	400–450	427	307.50–460.00	408.77
4	450–500	485	390.00–437.50	414.14
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	700.00	700.00
2	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
1	800–850	810	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	368.00	368.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.