Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 21
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 792▲ 0 vs year ago 706 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 86▼ 4 vs year ago 31 · −12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 9 vs year ago 17 · −52.9%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.22/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +4.39 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$393.22
97 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$62.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.22
vs KY average
−17.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536397.932,13589
Medium and Large 2580355.582,0622thin
Medium and Large 2-3569335.881,9126thin
One grade step is worth $62.05/cwt here — about $223 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 sale97 hd
393.22
—
KY average25 barns · 1,610 hd
385.00
+8.22
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−17.65
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
+4.39
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

33 sales
453403352302median 388.8203/0404/2906/2408/2610/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $316.11, median $388.82 across 33 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—Average1,545184.332,8484thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,657165.952,7494thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,346154.582,0809thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,044126.861,3255thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,253147.001,8423thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,715$2,9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)825$2,4751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)788$2,2674thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418421.47/cwt420.00–423.001,7622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440452.45/cwt450.00–465.001,9916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478432.92/cwt431.00–437.002,0693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520409.95/cwt405.00–415.002,1322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,8671
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531443.98/cwt430.00–462.002,3589
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573398.54/cwt395.00–400.002,2844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590427.44/cwt426.00–431.002,5227
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607425.78/cwt416.00–427.002,58418
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625381.16/cwt377.50–385.002,3822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676368.88/cwt360.00–382.002,49441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711367.37/cwt363.00–370.002,61242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,5501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7224
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791352.38/cwt331.00–355.002,78716
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,7311
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2877316.50/cwt316.50–316.502,7762
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921332.75/cwt332.75–332.753,06559
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2936305.50/cwt305.50–305.502,8596
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215415.00/cwt415.00–415.008921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323415.53/cwt412.00–419.001,3422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325400.52/cwt400.00–401.001,3022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342465.32/cwt463.00–466.001,59113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361459.72/cwt449.00–467.001,6605
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380420.27/cwt407.50–430.001,5973
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426410.90/cwt400.00–419.001,7505
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429455.47/cwt432.50–463.001,95418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462428.91/cwt421.00–439.001,9826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483391.44/cwt387.00–410.001,8917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,8671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518410.01/cwt399.75–423.002,12444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533387.56/cwt385.00–388.002,0668
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,16621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566378.99/cwt367.00–387.002,14516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579339.05/cwt332.50–341.001,9635
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580355.58/cwt351.00–360.002,0622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,9421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615345.34/cwt330.00–347.002,12415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655351.94/cwt351.00–356.002,30516
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680329.41/cwt319.00–340.002,24017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3687309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,1232
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,0091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2262
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760296.70/cwt295.00–298.002,25510
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,0741
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,59364
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825290.88/cwt282.50–295.002,4003
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1611
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3973214.12/cwt207.50–220.502,0832
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2120585.00/cwt585.00–585.007021
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258514.42/cwt495.00–535.001,3272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3271
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4421
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323498.98/cwt487.50–530.001,61211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432427.71/cwt412.50–435.001,84810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442438.04/cwt437.00–450.001,93612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458424.97/cwt419.00–431.001,9462
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483440.62/cwt439.00–441.002,1285
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523407.75/cwt392.50–415.002,13313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy547427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,3366
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555423.25/cwt423.25–423.252,34933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566398.93/cwt387.50–407.002,25811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608404.09/cwt392.50–409.002,45712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626362.50/cwt353.00–367.502,2697
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670360.58/cwt347.00–375.002,4162
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725350.65/cwt349.00–351.002,54214
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2721
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,5361
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2827297.97/cwt297.00–300.002,4643
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3941
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,545184.33/cwt179.00–194.002,8484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044121.07/cwt112.00–129.001,2644
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268156.94/cwt152.00–160.001,9904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303140.20/cwt134.00–146.001,8273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,565171.45/cwt171.00–172.002,6832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578162.35/cwt160.00–165.002,5622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,735169.55/cwt166.00–173.002,9422
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,253147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8423
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27882,266.75/head1,850.00–2,625.002,2674
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28252,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7152,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,9201

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.