Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-19

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 19
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 155▼ 749 vs year ago 1,038 · −72.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 44▼ 45 vs year ago 57 · −78.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 20▼ 14 vs year ago 16 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. No trends on slaughter cattle due to low receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $350.56/cwt on 10 head, down $24.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −53.69 against this barn's trailing median of $404.25.
Average price
$350.56
▼ 24.85 vs prior sale
10 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$69.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−36.96
vs KY average
−52.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514364.451,8738thin
Medium and Large 2-3597295.001,7612thin
One grade step is worth $69.45/cwt here — about $112 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 sale10 hd
350.56
—
KY average25 barns · 780 hd
387.52
−36.96
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
−52.80
This barn, trailing median8 sales
404.25
−53.69
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—Average1,562186.482,9133thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,628148.002,4092thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,160144.501,6762thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,070106.031,1344thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$2,4501thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3362290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514364.45/cwt357.00–369.001,8738
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3597295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613339.89/cwt335.00–350.002,0843
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622324.43/cwt309.00–339.002,0188
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0262
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1871
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,5761
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5181
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,148231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,6523
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,215230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,7951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0081
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428354.63/cwt330.00–361.001,5185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,5611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487329.53/cwt319.00–339.001,6053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521334.07/cwt311.00–341.001,7417
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539303.06/cwt285.00–320.001,6338
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,6472
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612295.35/cwt293.00–300.001,8083
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,0514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205460.00/cwt460.00–460.009431
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2268443.17/cwt430.00–450.001,1883
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365420.97/cwt419.00–425.001,5373
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,5951
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470322.64/cwt312.50–333.001,5162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520306.33/cwt287.00–316.001,5933
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521355.74/cwt345.00–360.001,8537
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,7661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568256.19/cwt215.00–300.001,4552
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618330.32/cwt324.00–337.002,0412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0031
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0661
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9351
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers200–250Large 2-3205460.00/cwt460.00–460.009431
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2-3495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2381
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 2-3686277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,9003
Beef/Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 2-31,048279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,9243
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers17 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3270392.87/cwt365.00–420.001,0613
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3317335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0622
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3390320.00/cwt300.00–340.001,2482
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3421223.00/cwt223.00–223.009393
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3463287.43/cwt275.00–300.001,3312
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3526314.36/cwt250.00–341.001,65413
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3567335.44/cwt325.00–340.001,90210
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3629302.33/cwt247.00–311.001,90226
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3663301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,99611
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3741286.61/cwt286.00–291.002,12425
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3755252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9061
Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,0461
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3828223.40/cwt210.00–230.001,8503
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3895239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,1391
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3936250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3408
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3988229.65/cwt225.00–232.002,2693
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,074207.25/cwt207.00–207.502,2262
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 1-2302220.00/cwt220.00–220.006642
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2372211.00/cwt211.00–211.007852
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7976
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Large 31,120215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4081
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Large 2-3367290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,562186.48/cwt185.00–188.002,9133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025113.70/cwt102.50–122.001,1653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,7121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.