Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-05-20

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 20
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
536 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 647▼ 104 vs year ago 640 · −16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 24▲ 94 vs year ago 28 · +335.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 25▲ 61 vs year ago 9 · +677.8%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.56/cwt on 41 head, down $6.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +20.74 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$409.56
▼ 6.91 vs prior sale
41 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.12
vs KY average
−8.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547416.942,28033
Medium and Large 2564380.572,1467thin
Medium and Large 2-3555369.002,0481thin
One grade step is worth $47.94/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale41 hd
409.56
—
KY average29 barns · 1,678 hd
410.68
−1.12
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
−8.70
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
+20.74
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—High1,729218.223,7736thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,289189.732,44655
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,574186.232,93014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,048170.091,78340
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,333236.423,1504thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$3,3204thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,398$3,2107
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,245$2,9783thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,364$2,9106
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,405$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$2,7703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$2,7599
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$2,5392thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,333$3,8447
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$3,71113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,304$3,5836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$3,0751thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320571.67/cwt565.00–575.001,8293
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358532.55/cwt530.00–535.001,9072
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430527.33/cwt520.00–535.002,2682
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443548.04/cwt540.00–550.002,42810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3283
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2498463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,3065
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,5357
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512487.53/cwt482.50–490.002,4963
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571431.41/cwt430.00–432.002,4635
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588408.54/cwt400.00–417.002,4022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597468.50/cwt468.50–468.502,7975
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,8159
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620428.84/cwt421.00–441.002,6594
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,3561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660381.69/cwt380.50–384.002,5199
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673414.55/cwt407.50–415.002,79016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742366.66/cwt360.00–370.002,72114
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2791343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,7134
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2796350.50/cwt350.50–350.502,7909
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891328.75/cwt328.75–328.752,92928
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940319.50/cwt319.50–319.503,00312
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,0071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2183675.27/cwt620.00–700.001,2363
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238544.95/cwt540.00–550.001,2972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337509.00/cwt500.00–520.001,7156
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382508.57/cwt500.00–517.501,94316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2407451.46/cwt445.00–462.501,83710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418491.26/cwt490.00–492.502,0532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475449.94/cwt442.50–465.002,13713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,1161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529411.87/cwt400.00–420.002,1797
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531430.50/cwt427.00–433.002,28611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,0654
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,0481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567409.36/cwt390.00–412.002,32115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615367.54/cwt355.00–372.502,2604
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627374.54/cwt371.00–380.002,34820
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,33414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665327.00/cwt320.00–335.002,1756
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673307.49/cwt300.00–317.002,0694
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743312.51/cwt310.00–315.002,3222
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783305.08/cwt300.00–310.002,3892
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793330.80/cwt329.25–340.002,62377
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,6402
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,5711
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2851
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2941298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,8046
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2165700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,1551
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2471
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy227700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5892
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3308500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2316567.95/cwt557.50–590.001,7953
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,9011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426537.58/cwt525.00–555.002,29011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427496.91/cwt480.00–510.002,1223
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,5983
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,3625
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466502.42/cwt500.00–510.002,3414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473435.09/cwt432.50–437.502,0582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,2431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524426.46/cwt400.00–437.002,23516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy534452.24/cwt447.50–457.502,4158
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595393.16/cwt387.50–395.002,3394
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618395.38/cwt391.00–397.502,4433
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627357.53/cwt356.50–365.002,2428
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635403.97/cwt400.00–410.002,5656
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659381.70/cwt373.00–387.002,5158
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2622
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773329.22/cwt320.00–339.002,5452
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3941
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2827316.10/cwt309.00–331.002,6143
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850316.33/cwt313.00–323.002,6893
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6991
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6601
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,8091
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,295223.44/cwt222.00–225.002,8942
Heifers—Select and Choice1,370249.40/cwt240.50–261.003,4172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,626216.86/cwt213.00–219.003,5265
Bulls——2,245225.00/cwt225.00–225.005,0511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%892138.33/cwt134.00–145.001,2343
Cows—Lean 85-90%929156.27/cwt152.00–164.001,4528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097177.19/cwt168.00–189.001,94429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228175.33/cwt172.00–180.002,1537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298191.83/cwt181.00–210.002,49048
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580187.48/cwt181.00–194.002,96213
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,538.73/head2,300.00–2,725.002,5392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2353,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,977.70/head2,925.00–3,000.002,9783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2883,319.78/head3,100.00–3,775.003,3204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2922,759.36/head2,575.00–3,050.002,7599
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,769.67/head2,400.00–2,900.002,7703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3642,910.22/head2,800.00–3,250.002,9106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3983,210.36/head2,700.00–3,600.003,2107
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0823,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,294.00/head3,075.00–3,375.003,2944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,836.63/head3,275.00–4,100.003,8378
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3333,843.89/head3,675.00–4,025.003,8447
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,624.29/head3,500.00–4,025.003,6244
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7054,375.00/head4,375.00–4,375.004,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,6861

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.