Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-25

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
758 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 1,012▲ 86 vs year ago 672 · +12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 37▼ 44 vs year ago 74 · −59.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%
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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 $458.20/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 22 of 29 comparable sales and sits +26.08 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$458.20
52 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$32.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.25
vs KY average
−28.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558459.452,56350
Medium and Large 2548427.002,3382thin
One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about $225 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 sale52 hd
458.20
—
KY average25 barns · 1,204 hd
471.45
−13.25
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−28.82
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
+26.08
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—Average1,915200.003,8301thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,578161.052,5412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,303155.032,02014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,064136.091,4478thin

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)1,510$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,4612thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$3,8501thin

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413567.00/cwt566.00–575.002,3429
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450543.00/cwt543.00–543.002,4441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487502.50/cwt495.00–517.502,4476
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511459.51/cwt455.00–460.002,34810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516483.73/cwt472.50–492.502,4965
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,3171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577448.71/cwt442.00–462.502,58928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,8037
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,3941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620459.92/cwt455.00–463.002,8528
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643426.32/cwt425.00–433.002,7416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674414.60/cwt414.60–414.602,79470
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681408.01/cwt395.00–411.002,7797
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720381.77/cwt381.00–382.502,7492
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735398.23/cwt398.00–399.002,92717
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753376.00/cwt375.00–377.002,8312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6791
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6971
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814368.59/cwt366.00–370.203,000106
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877347.25/cwt347.25–347.253,04559
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2889339.00/cwt339.00–339.003,0146
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added988329.95/cwt329.95–329.953,26052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325504.77/cwt500.00–510.001,6412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7446
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376524.70/cwt519.00–526.001,9735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405508.05/cwt500.00–517.002,05816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,8624
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427486.32/cwt480.00–492.502,0774
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469446.06/cwt431.00–450.002,0927
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487416.97/cwt415.00–421.002,0313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515433.79/cwt427.00–441.002,23424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530408.62/cwt400.00–417.002,16611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0791
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0727
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578417.86/cwt417.00–418.002,41521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579399.00/cwt377.50–404.502,31014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,9691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621368.22/cwt362.50–371.002,2873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640319.00/cwt315.00–323.002,0422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686345.84/cwt333.00–349.002,3727
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,3321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3343
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810325.22/cwt323.00–326.002,63412
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3878282.84/cwt275.00–291.002,4832
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4181
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,4871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,9641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333638.05/cwt630.00–675.002,12513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367591.02/cwt581.00–610.002,1693
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377541.35/cwt530.00–567.002,0417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,4802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436541.60/cwt541.00–550.002,36117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461516.35/cwt510.00–532.502,3807
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480503.81/cwt500.00–507.502,4184
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3484465.48/cwt450.00–475.002,2538
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2952
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526496.00/cwt496.00–496.002,60921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3538406.61/cwt392.50–415.002,1884
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy552438.32/cwt435.00–440.002,4203
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562412.51/cwt410.00–423.002,3188
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,2961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625421.02/cwt419.00–423.002,6312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631407.50/cwt400.00–410.002,5714
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2684389.38/cwt385.00–392.502,6634
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778324.37/cwt315.00–337.002,5243
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3540297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6071
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 3Value Added1,029257.90/cwt257.90–257.902,65451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,915200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,8301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030174.10/cwt172.00–176.001,7932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048107.70/cwt105.00–110.001,1292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083141.57/cwt141.00–142.001,5332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273139.55/cwt133.00–147.001,7763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293173.46/cwt167.00–185.002,2434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324156.31/cwt151.00–162.002,0706
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578161.05/cwt160.00–162.002,5412
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,461.03/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28053,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501

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.