Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-29

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 29
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 127▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 27▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trends available on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.22/cwt on 6 head, down $33.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −89.97 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$323.22
▼ 33.97 vs prior sale
6 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555332.361,8465thin
Medium and Large 2-3555277.501,5401thin
One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $306 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 sale6 hd
323.22
—
KY average25 barns · 433 hd
346.89
−23.68
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−89.97
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

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—Low1,669184.093,0728thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,618153.582,4852thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235148.671,83614
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,087136.471,4837thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$2,2632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$2,1752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)868$1,6834thin

Every lot

60 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 2-3Source/Aged475285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618342.90/cwt335.00–351.002,1192
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,2912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,1631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384353.96/cwt340.00–372.501,3596
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472357.47/cwt351.00–367.501,6875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475336.23/cwt305.00–360.001,5978
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523325.13/cwt310.00–341.001,7002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,9614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621323.81/cwt323.00–325.002,01110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0952
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2491
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,3831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275473.75/cwt462.50–485.001,3032
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3379394.61/cwt357.50–420.001,4964
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2397431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,7112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418401.90/cwt378.00–425.001,6807
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487391.04/cwt373.00–399.001,9046
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568335.45/cwt327.50–355.001,9054
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618322.91/cwt320.00–329.001,9963
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3626335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0974
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,0834
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2941
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3873225.01/cwt220.00–230.001,9642
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0701
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3917220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0172
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6012
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3616322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9844
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,172162.07/cwt130.00–180.001,8993
Bulls——1,890194.63/cwt184.00–205.003,6794
Bulls——2,275208.00/cwt208.00–208.004,7321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053140.29/cwt119.00–170.001,4774
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148123.07/cwt110.00–134.001,4132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255147.87/cwt137.00–160.001,85612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,618153.58/cwt150.00–157.002,4852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27451,476.68/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4772
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,889.39/head1,850.00–1,925.001,8892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965208.93/cwt198.00–217.002,0162

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.