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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 6

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 304 vs last sale 620▼ 443 vs year ago 759 · −58.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 43▼ 7 vs year ago 28 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.53/cwt on 46 head, down $15.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +28.70 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.

Average price

$417.53

▼ 15.49 vs prior sale

46 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$33.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs KY average

−10.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	422.58	2,261	39
Medium and Large 2-3	565	389.41	2,200	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.17/cwt here — about $61 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 sale46 hd

417.53

—

KY average25 barns · 994 hd

412.97

+4.55

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−10.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

388.82

+28.70

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,143	196.75	2,248	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	187.62	2,914	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	179.69	2,522	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	141.00	1,269	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	231.00	2,864	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$3,804	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,385	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$4,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

79 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,320	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,556	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,788	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,277	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,163	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	474.79/cwt	472.50–477.00	2,056	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	497.28/cwt	487.50–515.00	2,402	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	478.42/cwt	460.00–479.50	2,316	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	453.43/cwt	447.00–460.00	2,430	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,736	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,610	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,543	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,538	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	404.70/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,570	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,505	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	385.09/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,657	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,632	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	170	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,207	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,638	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	533.06/cwt	527.00–542.50	1,738	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	494.86/cwt	490.00–497.50	1,781	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	530.96/cwt	527.00–535.00	1,933	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	469.07/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,984	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	431.22/cwt	427.00–440.00	1,876	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	483.09/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,111	8
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,236	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	455.46/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,255	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,074	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	422.67/cwt	410.00–433.00	2,244	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,130	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	421.75/cwt	411.00–433.00	2,404	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	387.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,227	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	370.64/cwt	365.00–382.00	2,309	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	365.75/cwt	335.00–386.00	2,436	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,877	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	603.49/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,998	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,294	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,272	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	552.58/cwt	550.00–557.50	2,116	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,940	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	492.18/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,097	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,989	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,216	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	428.00/cwt	427.00–429.00	2,324	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,447	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	418.34/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,418	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	608	416.51/cwt	414.00–419.00	2,532	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	405.72/cwt	403.00–407.00	2,552	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,562	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,654	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	997	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,742	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,043	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,295	11
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	257	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	938	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,864	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,070	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,479	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,321	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,212	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	174.07/cwt	170.50–177.00	2,402	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	188.12/cwt	183.00–196.00	2,707	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	187.62/cwt	181.00–198.00	2,914	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,539	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 3	1,005	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,385.00/head	3,385.00–3,385.00	3,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	3,804.47/head	2,875.00–3,975.00	3,804	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed May 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 620Year ago 759

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 43Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	600.00–605.00	603.49
3	350–400	368	617.50	617.50
8	400–450	426	480.00–500.00	492.18
2	500–550	543	427.00–429.00	428.00
6	550–600	578	410.00–427.00	418.34
11	600–650	629	403.00–407.00	405.72
3	650–700	676	379.00	379.00
5	800–850	819	324.00	324.00
1	850–900	855	310.00	310.00
3	950–1000	997	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	665.00	665.00
1	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	560	437.00	437.00
2	600–650	608	414.00–419.00	416.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	550.00–557.50	552.58
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	497.50	497.50
2	400–450	442	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	487	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	550.00	550.00
8	400–450	437	480.00–485.00	483.09
3	450–500	461	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	710.00	710.00
1	250–300	280	585.00	585.00
4	300–350	326	527.00–542.50	533.06
4	350–400	364	527.00–535.00	530.96
5	400–450	423	460.00–475.00	469.07
15	450–500	495	455.00–462.50	455.46
35	500–550	531	410.00–433.00	422.67
4	550–600	570	411.00–433.00	421.75
4	600–650	623	365.00–382.00	370.64
10	650–700	666	335.00–386.00	365.75
1	850–900	865	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	490.00–497.50	494.86
1	450–500	495	419.00	419.00
2	500–550	542	393.00	393.00
5	550–600	574	385.00–395.00	387.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	427.00–440.00	431.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	576	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	600	423.00	423.00
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	635.00	635.00
1	250–300	275	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	395	547.50	547.50
2	400–450	433	472.50–477.00	474.79
19	450–500	484	460.00–479.50	478.42
7	500–550	536	447.00–460.00	453.43
5	550–600	580	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	635	400.00–407.00	404.70
22	650–700	690	370.00–392.50	385.09
1	700–750	725	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	345	660.00	660.00
24	450–500	483	487.50–515.00	497.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	590	431.00	431.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,043	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	170.50–177.00	174.07
4	—	1,439	183.00–196.00	188.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	131.00	131.00
1	—	875	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	181.00–198.00	187.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	189.50	189.50
1	—	1,215	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	209.00	209.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	3,385.00	3,385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,173	2,875.00–3,975.00	3,804.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,122	4,175.00	4,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	2,825.00	2,825.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.