Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-15

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 15
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
516 head
▼ 285 vs last sale 801▼ 42 vs year ago 558 · −7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 47▲ 7 vs year ago 34 · +20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 12▼ 6 vs year ago 18 · −33.3%
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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 $457.61/cwt on 23 head, down $34.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +25.48 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$457.61
▼ 34.39 vs prior sale
23 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,514
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.01
vs KY average
−30.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548458.632,51422
Medium and Large 2575435.002,5011thin
One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $13 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 sale23 hd
457.61
—
KY average25 barns · 1,186 hd
485.62
−28.01
National average180 barns · 13,019 hd
488.35
−30.74
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
+25.48
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—Low1,823220.114,0128thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,818189.853,4513thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246181.672,26410
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024154.031,57814

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)1,160$2,5832thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)905$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)660$1,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)910$2,2501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$3,3502thin

Every lot

102 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,4631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,7151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332675.38/cwt665.00–680.002,2423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358686.77/cwt670.00–692.502,4594
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376634.59/cwt617.50–645.002,38610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428572.26/cwt565.00–582.502,4495
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,6335
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,5221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,4621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506468.22/cwt455.00–475.002,3693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,5681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556455.85/cwt450.00–462.502,53518
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631419.49/cwt413.00–424.002,6478
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663411.91/cwt409.00–417.502,7316
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4661
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728379.50/cwt379.00–380.002,7632
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753386.75/cwt386.75–386.752,91230
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848366.00/cwt366.00–366.003,10449
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865370.95/cwt370.95–370.953,20965
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290569.91/cwt565.00–575.001,6532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318556.96/cwt550.00–565.001,7716
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324533.73/cwt520.00–540.001,7297
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328510.19/cwt505.00–515.001,6732
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367504.84/cwt500.00–515.001,8533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378529.69/cwt525.00–540.002,0023
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386487.18/cwt470.00–495.001,8815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408457.05/cwt445.00–467.501,8657
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423485.89/cwt477.50–487.502,0556
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469452.06/cwt442.50–460.002,12016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475431.77/cwt427.50–435.002,0513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483468.12/cwt467.50–470.002,26116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520410.19/cwt400.00–420.002,1332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525438.14/cwt425.00–447.502,30014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561420.95/cwt415.00–431.002,3629
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3596384.50/cwt380.00–387.502,2925
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627391.56/cwt387.50–395.002,4556
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665372.46/cwt367.50–377.502,4772
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670336.76/cwt329.00–345.002,2562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732329.72/cwt320.00–340.002,4143
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750336.43/cwt327.00–338.002,5237
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy207712.50/cwt712.50–712.501,4752
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2267611.59/cwt600.00–635.001,6333
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315647.50/cwt647.50–647.502,0401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317576.63/cwt555.00–595.001,8283
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328627.63/cwt625.00–630.002,0592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3328515.53/cwt505.00–525.001,6912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358672.52/cwt667.50–675.002,4083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377636.62/cwt627.50–642.502,4009
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385587.21/cwt565.00–610.002,2612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,2451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,1011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421596.99/cwt572.50–615.002,51323
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457571.47/cwt560.00–590.002,6128
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483534.22/cwt530.00–540.002,5803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510415.15/cwt400.00–422.502,1173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532444.28/cwt442.50–453.002,36413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,7024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2556432.57/cwt427.50–442.502,4055
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583408.83/cwt402.50–413.002,3836
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2632409.60/cwt395.00–415.002,58918
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674389.40/cwt380.00–394.002,6255
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728370.42/cwt357.50–376.002,6977
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,7912
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810335.77/cwt332.50–339.002,7202
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868293.53/cwt290.00–297.002,5482
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5761
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1772
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Small and Medium 3310285.00/cwt285.00–285.008841
Dairy Steers350–400Small and Medium 3370275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0181
Dairy Steers900–950Small and Medium 3930225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,8731
Bulls——1,853232.23/cwt229.00–235.004,3035
Bulls——1,873208.36/cwt200.00–218.003,9032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1381
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023159.33/cwt151.00–165.001,6308
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050134.72/cwt130.00–140.001,4153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065173.81/cwt170.00–178.001,8512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227174.85/cwt170.00–179.002,1455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265188.48/cwt181.00–193.002,3845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,818189.85/cwt184.00–196.003,4513
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948204.94/cwt193.00–229.001,9434
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26601,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28552,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,582.76/head2,525.00–2,625.002,5832
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.