Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-18

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 18
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,012 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 975▲ 1,012 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 35▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 9 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 $455.69/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +23.57 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$455.69
92 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$448
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$69.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.10
vs KY average
−31.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561461.302,59083
Medium and Large 2565410.152,3176thin
Medium and Large 2-3547391.562,1423thin
One grade step is worth $69.74/cwt here — about $448 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 sale92 hd
455.69
—
KY average25 barns · 1,318 hd
466.79
−11.10
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−31.66
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
+23.57
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—High1,665194.503,2382thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,537174.022,6743thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,333162.682,1699thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average991121.101,2006thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,442235.003,3899thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$2,2324thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)745$2,4751thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2296
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390537.50/cwt535.00–540.002,0962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4426
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415497.47/cwt495.00–500.002,0652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420577.34/cwt560.00–590.002,4257
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467489.47/cwt480.00–505.002,2866
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483543.41/cwt540.00–545.002,6253
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,8713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy501532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,6684
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523397.34/cwt365.00–430.002,0782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528473.24/cwt460.00–490.002,49911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532441.72/cwt430.00–450.002,3508
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565410.15/cwt400.00–419.002,3176
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575468.32/cwt460.00–495.002,69334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576442.14/cwt435.00–455.002,54726
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619415.59/cwt410.00–427.002,57349
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625396.89/cwt391.00–402.502,4812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629442.29/cwt431.00–457.002,78273
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656430.14/cwt427.00–431.002,82223
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675371.50/cwt362.50–382.502,5084
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678392.61/cwt390.00–395.002,6625
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683405.76/cwt400.00–419.002,77160
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718399.65/cwt397.00–401.002,86953
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737385.06/cwt375.00–387.502,8389
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,97511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772374.94/cwt363.00–380.002,89542
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,8021
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825344.37/cwt325.00–349.002,8419
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,94813
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,9671
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2978310.98/cwt310.00–312.003,0412
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278507.84/cwt495.00–520.001,4122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323515.04/cwt510.00–520.001,6642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369505.90/cwt495.00–510.001,8676
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373465.17/cwt460.00–470.001,7352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385540.62/cwt530.00–542.502,0819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415476.67/cwt475.00–490.001,9789
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423440.53/cwt430.00–450.001,8632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427508.06/cwt495.00–520.002,16923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473455.81/cwt445.00–467.002,1566
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475412.10/cwt400.00–422.501,9578
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481479.44/cwt470.00–500.002,30626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0973
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522420.58/cwt410.00–429.002,19512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522389.98/cwt385.00–395.002,0365
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524444.32/cwt431.00–455.002,32849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3541368.02/cwt365.00–370.001,9915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1471
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572449.34/cwt447.00–450.002,57014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581365.89/cwt351.00–379.002,12613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586410.17/cwt392.50–415.002,40420
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612398.35/cwt392.00–411.002,43834
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620343.74/cwt335.00–355.002,1318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632377.49/cwt367.50–383.002,38641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3653336.25/cwt335.00–337.502,1962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666353.85/cwt343.00–360.002,35712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714356.35/cwt346.00–359.002,54430
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724332.94/cwt323.00–343.002,4108
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3738297.53/cwt295.00–300.002,1962
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773345.01/cwt344.00–347.002,66712
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3641
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792330.84/cwt325.00–332.002,6206
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,6411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,4171
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,7381
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,090207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,2561
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,7051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280557.23/cwt550.00–565.001,5602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343582.52/cwt580.00–585.001,9982
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361603.83/cwt590.00–625.002,18010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8292
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390550.74/cwt545.00–570.002,1486
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415437.35/cwt425.00–450.001,8152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419583.67/cwt580.00–590.002,4467
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428534.91/cwt530.00–540.002,2892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470509.83/cwt490.00–520.002,3966
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473558.52/cwt545.00–585.002,6423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480481.33/cwt470.00–485.002,3104
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy506522.92/cwt495.00–550.002,6465
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530408.14/cwt392.50–429.002,1633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2547475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,5986
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562479.00/cwt479.00–479.002,6926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570445.14/cwt431.00–463.002,53710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573401.19/cwt385.00–429.002,2993
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610421.10/cwt410.00–427.002,5695
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628375.93/cwt360.00–391.002,3612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657395.46/cwt365.00–405.002,5986
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720330.51/cwt330.00–331.002,3802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy729375.50/cwt370.00–377.502,7375
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6271
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4752
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,442235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,3899
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,6091
Bulls——1,920204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,9171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%962109.83/cwt107.00–112.001,0573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005124.04/cwt122.00–126.001,2472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340160.14/cwt154.00–169.002,1468
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535178.03/cwt174.00–182.002,7332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,5561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,525.40/head2,150.00–2,700.002,5253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2828225.48/cwt207.50–242.501,8672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27452,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751

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.