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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 12

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← Aug 29Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 131▼ 200 vs year ago 355 · −56.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 43▼ 28 vs year ago 72 · −38.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 13▼ 74 vs year ago 94 · −78.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to holiday last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.28/cwt on 20 head, down $19.49 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.41 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$326.28

▼ 19.49 vs prior sale

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$39.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs KY average

−11.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	332.25	1,822	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	578	292.48	1,691	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.77/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale20 hd

326.28

—

KY average19 barns · 532 hd

334.31

−8.03

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−11.51

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−43.41

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,560	187.15	2,920	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,383	133.47	1,845	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	130.00	2,184	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	107.57	997	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$2,568	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,555	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,430	$3,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,443	$3,262	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,613	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,536	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	349.86/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,683	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,995	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,070	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,364	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	928	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,093	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,232	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,272	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,321	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	353.27/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,332	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	386	296.58/cwt	278.00–337.00	1,145	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,602	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	303.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,465	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	331.23/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,785	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	292.48/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,691	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,998	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	307.88/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,958	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,052	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,081	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,489	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	229.00/cwt	207.00–251.00	2,095	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,638	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,093	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	404.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,450	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	339.57/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,222	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,722	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	354.72/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,561	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	329.92/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,577	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	316.32/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,664	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,895	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	349.18/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,969	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,354	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,626	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	317.71/cwt	313.00–322.50	1,970	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	293.23/cwt	285.00–299.00	2,105	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,679	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,728	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	192.23/cwt	181.00–202.00	3,235	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	98.85/cwt	95.00–103.00	962	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	123.51/cwt	107.00–135.00	1,680	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	139.87/cwt	127.00–170.00	1,954	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,184	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	2,567.81/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,568	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,555.00/head	2,555.00–2,555.00	2,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,443	3,262.05/head	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,262	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	207.10/cwt	187.00–227.00	2,071	2

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 Sep 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 131Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 43Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 94

No trends available due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	358	400.00–410.00	404.90
2	450–500	470	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	530	357.50	357.50
6	550–600	564	333.00–355.00	349.18
2	600–650	620	313.00–322.50	317.71
3	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	718	285.00–299.00	293.23
1	950–1000	985	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	407.00	407.00
5	500–550	530	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	320.00–350.00	339.57
2	400–450	440	330.00–380.00	354.72
7	450–500	478	312.50–345.00	329.92
3	500–550	526	310.00–329.00	316.32
1	550–600	570	237.50	237.50
2	600–650	600	271.00	271.00
1	700–750	735	228.50	228.50
1	850–900	870	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	412.50	412.50
1	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	342	372.00	372.00
3	350–400	377	350.00–355.00	353.27
2	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	467	343.00	343.00
14	500–550	539	320.00–339.00	331.23
3	550–600	593	337.00	337.00
5	600–650	636	300.00–312.00	307.88
1	700–750	715	287.00	287.00
1	750–800	750	277.50	277.50
2	900–950	905	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	970	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	391.00	391.00
3	350–400	386	278.00–337.00	296.58
6	450–500	483	300.00–310.00	303.39
3	550–600	578	280.00–319.00	292.48
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	915	207.00–251.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	645	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	725	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	481	330.00–369.00	349.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	487.50	487.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,600	2,555.00	2,555.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,565	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,567.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	3,475.00	3,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,443	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,262.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	187.00–227.00	207.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,360	107.00–135.00	123.51
14	—	1,397	127.00–170.00	139.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	95.00–103.00	98.85
1	—	835	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,683	181.00–202.00	192.23

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.