Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-15

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 15
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 102▼ 23 vs year ago 196 · −11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 32▼ 4 vs year ago 46 · −8.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.73/cwt on 33 head, down $11.97 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −11.97 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$357.73
▼ 11.97 vs prior sale
33 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.72
vs KY average
−8.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543366.231,98922
Medium and Large 2-3553340.731,88511thin
One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $104 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 sale33 hd
357.73
—
KY average29 barns · 905 hd
375.45
−17.72
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−8.92
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−11.97
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
429386342299median 369.7003/0704/2506/2709/1910/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low2,165221.434,7953thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,885171.973,2422thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,362163.902,23320
CowsLean 85-90%Average960132.141,2694thin

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)1,325$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,5593thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)798$2,4332thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,0482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,2538
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,2484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273449.08/cwt405.00–475.001,2264
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,0611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361423.13/cwt415.00–427.001,5273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433379.42/cwt375.00–384.001,6432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469353.94/cwt331.00–371.001,6604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476373.89/cwt361.00–378.001,7804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508356.64/cwt329.00–410.001,8123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525374.44/cwt370.00–387.001,96611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561358.02/cwt350.00–375.002,00811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570334.76/cwt320.00–346.001,9088
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3739
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2908326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,9604
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305457.62/cwt450.00–465.001,3962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355466.15/cwt417.50–490.001,6553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390427.07/cwt405.00–437.501,6663
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405457.25/cwt457.00–457.501,8522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9471
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480412.79/cwt372.50–438.001,9817
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3486401.45/cwt395.00–403.001,9515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525407.99/cwt381.00–447.002,1425
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,7904
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560315.26/cwt270.00–340.001,7653
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592349.25/cwt341.00–351.002,0688
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2636336.43/cwt327.00–340.002,1407
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2654335.78/cwt320.00–341.002,1964
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,7651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,128232.15/cwt228.00–237.004,9402
Bulls——2,240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,4801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910106.00/cwt106.00–106.009651
Cows—Lean 85-90%970152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4741
Cows—Lean 85-90%980135.29/cwt129.00–140.001,3262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245140.67/cwt120.00–158.001,7514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290181.83/cwt180.00–184.002,3462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,406167.97/cwt162.00–175.002,36214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,885171.97/cwt167.00–178.003,2422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,613.97/head1,675.00–3,300.002,6142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,5252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27982,432.76/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4332

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.