Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-22

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 22
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 173▼ 179 vs year ago 306 · −58.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 42▼ 18 vs year ago 45 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 12 · +41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Volatile market news continues to pressure markets down. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $375.41/cwt on 24 head, down $37.51 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −28.84 against this barn's trailing median of $404.25.
Average price
$375.41
▼ 37.51 vs prior sale
24 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.61
vs KY average
−21.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552387.552,14115thin
Medium and Large 2591369.072,1816thin
Medium and Large 2-3575327.411,8833thin
One grade step is worth $60.14/cwt here — about $258 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd
375.41
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KY average23 barns · 405 hd
402.02
−26.61
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
−21.37
This barn, trailing median8 sales
404.25
−28.84
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

8 sales
473427382337median 404.2504/1806/1308/2209/2610/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $458.75, low $350.56, median $404.25 across 8 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—Average1,770199.743,5354thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,554149.042,3177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,965141.002,7711thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,074131.211,4107thin

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)1,390$2,7833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,331$2,7274thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$2,1093thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,370$2,9001thin

Every lot

56 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 1-2295530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514390.83/cwt380.00–393.002,0096
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575327.41/cwt300.00–346.001,8833
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578385.36/cwt381.00–389.002,2279
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591369.07/cwt357.00–378.002,1816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639352.98/cwt342.50–355.002,2566
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3987
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2661353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,3333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4141
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,5221
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,090257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,8071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3871
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427388.00/cwt385.00–390.001,6575
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,9383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531331.84/cwt280.00–340.001,7627
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572354.23/cwt340.00–359.002,0264
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,0711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0641
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,1761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205430.00/cwt430.00–430.008821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485409.40/cwt400.00–419.001,9862
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508383.53/cwt377.00–390.001,9482
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533353.53/cwt347.00–360.001,8842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665267.64/cwt263.00–272.501,7802
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4551
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,3211
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,085198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,1481
Feeder Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows450–500Medium 3495400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9801
Cows1050–1100Small and Medium 1-21,070140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4981
Cows1300–1350Small and Medium 1-21,340144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3614320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,96515
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3716300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,14811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,770199.74/cwt189.00–211.003,5354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033118.47/cwt110.00–130.001,2242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091136.30/cwt130.00–147.001,4875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,519140.92/cwt136.00–147.002,1415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,643169.35/cwt163.00–177.002,7822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,965141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,7711
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0031,914.15/head1,700.00–2,075.001,9142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3312,727.49/head1,900.00–3,150.002,7274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,783.48/head2,750.00–2,825.002,7833
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0441

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.