Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-05-13

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 13
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 331 vs last sale 316▼ 35 vs year ago 682 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 24 vs year ago 48 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 14▲ 14 vs year ago 11 · +127.3%
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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 $416.47/cwt on 78 head, down $1.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +27.65 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$416.47
▼ 1.05 vs prior sale
78 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.08
vs KY average
−0.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539421.002,26970
Medium and Large 2517382.981,9825thin
Medium and Large 2-3559366.682,0493thin
One grade step is worth $54.32/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale78 hd
416.47
—
KY average26 barns · 1,142 hd
409.39
+7.08
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−0.64
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
+27.65
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—High1,535216.573,3245thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,602180.532,8913thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,152175.052,0175thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average961152.011,4608thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170219.002,5621thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,520$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$2,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,2932thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$2,1882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)962$2,8143thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)715$1,9782thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,402$4,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,640$4,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,805$4,4251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,702$4,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,527$4,3603thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$4,3251thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409519.81/cwt512.50–523.002,12614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420441.12/cwt430.00–452.501,8532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436506.54/cwt505.00–507.502,2098
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466512.80/cwt512.50–515.002,3908
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3282
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526454.52/cwt451.00–469.002,3916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,3411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578478.03/cwt476.00–493.002,76353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581410.77/cwt402.50–415.002,3873
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,7821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615465.32/cwt464.00–468.002,86212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638402.92/cwt392.50–405.002,5716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639438.31/cwt427.00–441.002,8015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,87767
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670377.28/cwt370.00–385.002,5282
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679410.16/cwt405.00–411.002,7857
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727390.21/cwt384.00–394.002,83721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6902
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780353.73/cwt350.00–357.502,7592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2160624.53/cwt610.00–640.009992
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2901
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1661
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0931
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268515.05/cwt510.00–520.001,3802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280443.10/cwt430.00–450.001,2413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,6301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330480.46/cwt469.00–487.501,5865
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385500.26/cwt490.00–510.001,9262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388470.72/cwt452.50–475.001,8266
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7081
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423414.74/cwt410.00–419.001,7542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427460.55/cwt457.50–462.501,96713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427432.73/cwt430.00–435.001,84813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464430.32/cwt430.00–432.501,9978
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469451.79/cwt440.00–460.002,11915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471415.11/cwt400.00–420.001,9558
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503383.73/cwt380.00–390.001,9304
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519412.12/cwt400.00–425.002,13913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,9631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525429.75/cwt429.00–430.002,25636
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573403.80/cwt397.50–412.502,31413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1851
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578361.27/cwt360.00–362.502,0882
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,4558
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606427.25/cwt427.25–427.252,58943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3606
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658373.98/cwt372.50–377.002,4619
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670330.48/cwt327.00–335.002,2144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675361.56/cwt347.00–363.002,44111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722333.48/cwt321.00–339.002,4088
Heifers700–750Large 1-2735297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,1832
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773339.61/cwt339.00–339.752,62531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860311.74/cwt308.00–313.002,6814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220601.31/cwt600.00–602.501,3232
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,5961
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,9041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325507.85/cwt500.00–515.001,6517
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3359508.57/cwt500.00–515.001,8264
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368551.17/cwt547.50–555.002,0282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0741
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405512.47/cwt510.00–520.002,0764
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443447.51/cwt445.00–450.001,9822
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463496.26/cwt490.00–497.502,2986
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3467430.85/cwt425.00–437.502,0123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470465.58/cwt460.00–480.002,18810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529447.83/cwt447.00–452.502,36913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2541414.52/cwt409.00–421.002,2434
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569406.31/cwt401.00–417.002,3126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614382.96/cwt381.00–387.252,3515
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,4253
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5773
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,5691
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,170219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2291
Bulls——1,340216.47/cwt216.00–217.002,9012
Bulls——1,895232.46/cwt228.00–236.004,4052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%893170.66/cwt170.00–171.001,5243
Cows—Lean 85-90%960138.37/cwt135.00–144.001,3283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088170.97/cwt165.00–176.001,8602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185192.15/cwt190.00–194.002,2772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,0751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610173.79/cwt170.00–178.002,7982
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27251,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3504,325.00/head4,325.00–4,325.004,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4024,475.00/head4,475.00–4,475.004,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5274,360.02/head4,000.00–4,675.004,3603
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6404,475.00/head4,475.00–4,475.004,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7024,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8054,425.00/head4,425.00–4,425.004,4251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2555236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27151,977.80/head1,875.00–2,075.001,9782
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29622,814.30/head2,350.00–3,175.002,8143

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.