Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-01-07

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 7
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,212 head
▲ 1,032 vs last sale 180▲ 1,212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 37▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $423.03/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −9.10 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$423.03
61 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,365
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$76.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.70
vs KY average
−43.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560429.822,40554
Medium and Large 2560383.432,1464thin
Medium and Large 2-3549353.511,9403thin
One grade step is worth $76.32/cwt here — about $466 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale61 hd
423.03
—
KY average20 barns · 929 hd
422.32
+0.70
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−43.30
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
−9.10
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

29 sales
506455404352median 432.1203/0404/2906/1708/1210/21
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $366.47, median $432.12 across 29 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—Average1,736183.173,1806thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,668169.232,8233thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,290155.502,00725
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,039121.041,25818
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160192.692,2352thin

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)(<2 yrs)818$2,0622thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)645$1,5493thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$2,2001thin

Every lot

138 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398521.00/cwt521.00–521.002,0747
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,6321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428454.33/cwt450.00–462.501,9453
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8123
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467483.07/cwt455.00–505.002,25614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488427.98/cwt425.00–445.002,0899
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488385.03/cwt383.00–387.001,8792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,9751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521436.63/cwt429.00–440.002,27514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,9601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548420.85/cwt405.00–424.002,3066
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3553348.76/cwt347.50–350.001,9292
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573445.29/cwt429.00–451.002,55215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578380.91/cwt375.00–393.002,2023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581415.43/cwt402.00–421.002,41419
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy604419.73/cwt419.00–420.002,53530
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618369.82/cwt365.00–380.002,2859
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627399.35/cwt390.00–412.002,50411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627353.29/cwt350.00–357.002,2153
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660344.49/cwt343.00–347.502,2743
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667371.18/cwt360.00–382.502,47612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673350.66/cwt350.00–351.002,3603
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677389.40/cwt388.00–395.002,63618
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719371.56/cwt362.00–381.002,672126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735343.55/cwt337.00–360.002,5254
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,7642
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783338.29/cwt330.00–347.002,64915
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829348.82/cwt348.00–349.002,89256
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833321.64/cwt318.50–328.002,67912
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5052
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5931
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870322.56/cwt313.00–328.002,80612
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891339.95/cwt339.95–339.953,02949
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8585
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added939338.00/cwt338.00–338.003,17455
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,010240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4241
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,040295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,06855
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,0115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2173501.59/cwt500.00–505.008683
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230395.00/cwt395.00–395.009091
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265360.00/cwt360.00–360.009541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318483.92/cwt462.50–505.001,5392
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320406.83/cwt400.00–415.001,3025
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328383.89/cwt380.00–387.501,2592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365386.71/cwt380.00–390.001,4113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375420.22/cwt412.50–427.001,5764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380452.04/cwt451.00–453.001,7184
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423420.47/cwt417.50–423.001,77915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429395.99/cwt380.00–405.001,69911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,6491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478413.69/cwt409.00–425.001,97711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478324.87/cwt320.00–330.001,5532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480374.62/cwt370.00–387.501,7988
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519379.92/cwt362.50–389.001,97217
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520354.04/cwt352.50–357.501,8415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520334.52/cwt329.00–345.001,7403
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529411.40/cwt400.00–426.002,17640
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558351.50/cwt347.50–357.001,9613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561412.49/cwt405.00–414.002,31412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580381.60/cwt360.00–387.502,21323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3592334.05/cwt317.00–343.001,9786
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613327.16/cwt325.00–329.002,0053
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3624297.16/cwt291.00–315.001,8544
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626377.69/cwt363.00–392.002,36457
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630337.13/cwt330.00–350.002,1249
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663312.32/cwt310.00–317.002,0713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665364.03/cwt356.00–370.002,42127
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673325.87/cwt320.00–335.002,19312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695305.01/cwt301.00–307.002,1203
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717311.13/cwt300.00–318.002,2318
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725327.89/cwt325.50–332.002,3778
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1981
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767309.58/cwt300.00–318.002,37414
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3797285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2712
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813285.48/cwt283.00–287.002,3214
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814325.25/cwt325.25–325.252,64850
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3491
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3973239.98/cwt239.00–241.002,3352
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2180521.04/cwt505.00–540.009382
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,0191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0973
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330514.76/cwt505.00–519.001,6993
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373521.81/cwt500.00–530.001,9469
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385433.46/cwt422.50–445.001,6692
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2402412.44/cwt390.00–420.001,6584
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420365.12/cwt357.50–375.001,5344
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425473.36/cwt450.00–515.002,0128
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6193
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460379.91/cwt375.00–385.001,7483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480419.40/cwt390.00–433.002,0138
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489458.70/cwt450.00–487.502,24313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516380.64/cwt367.50–399.001,9647
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519414.56/cwt400.00–430.002,15210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8503
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,27812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569377.14/cwt365.00–390.002,14611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3581344.28/cwt335.00–348.002,0005
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593358.33/cwt355.00–360.002,1256
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3609315.39/cwt310.00–320.001,9215
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613374.28/cwt360.00–383.002,2945
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622346.36/cwt331.00–357.002,15414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,3792
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,1711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2681347.10/cwt331.00–350.002,3648
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4721
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728325.89/cwt317.50–329.002,3727
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2803308.98/cwt301.00–317.002,4812
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2751
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,2481
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,160192.69/cwt185.00–200.002,2352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,642166.52/cwt164.00–170.002,7343
Bulls——1,733191.24/cwt186.00–196.003,3142
Bulls——2,025217.00/cwt217.00–217.004,3941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%991120.82/cwt117.00–124.001,1976
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041107.37/cwt97.00–114.001,1186
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046131.33/cwt129.00–134.001,3745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181141.12/cwt134.00–149.001,6676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,285153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306157.57/cwt150.00–164.002,05815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,396169.32/cwt166.00–171.002,3644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,5991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680174.85/cwt170.00–180.002,9372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26451,549.37/head1,510.00–1,600.001,5493
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28182,062.37/head1,760.00–2,325.002,0622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.