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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 27

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 536▼ 85 vs year ago 460 · −18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 122▲ 8 vs year ago 35 · +22.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 70▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.58/cwt on 27 head, down $10.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +23.45 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.

Average price

$455.58

▼ 10.00 vs prior sale

27 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$43.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.43

vs KY average

−4.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	458.82	2,381	25
Medium and Large 2-3	525	415.00	2,179	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.82/cwt here — about $203 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 sale27 hd

455.58

—

KY average16 barns · 613 hd

470.01

−14.43

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−4.79

This barn, trailing median29 sales

432.12

+23.45

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,411	207.52	2,928	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	184.12	2,329	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	179.49	2,699	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	159.25	1,591	10

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,662	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,763	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,770	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,185	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	509.44/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,180	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,404	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	465.50/cwt	465.50–465.50	2,393	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	437.68/cwt	433.00–441.00	2,342	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	422.39/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,602	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	449.83/cwt	435.00–453.00	2,816	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	385.78/cwt	375.00–391.00	2,585	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,533	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,748	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	341.66/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,778	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,014	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,296	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,398	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	581.70/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,542	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	331	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	1,811	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	510.74/cwt	502.50–520.00	1,920	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	487.62/cwt	462.50–492.50	2,024	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	447.73/cwt	442.50–452.50	1,912	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	434.74/cwt	421.00–442.00	2,091	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	430.20/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,181	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	401.37/cwt	392.00–412.50	2,059	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	384.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,180	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	325.67/cwt	319.00–340.00	2,052	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	372.54/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,384	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,168	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	371.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,450	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,428	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,441	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,885	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,832	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	501.24/cwt	500.00–502.50	1,970	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	536.28/cwt	535.00–537.50	2,263	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	508.15/cwt	497.00–517.50	2,160	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	514.91/cwt	502.50–523.00	2,374	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	440.75/cwt	437.50–447.00	2,124	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	420.42/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,165	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	562	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,495	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	418.06/cwt	417.00–432.00	2,467	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	405.69/cwt	403.00–407.00	2,495	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,495	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,303	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	686	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,428	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,594	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,581	2
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,362	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	310	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,248	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	785	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,672	1
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	985	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,256	1
Dairy Steers	1100–1150	Large 3Value Added	1,135	249.10/cwt	249.10–249.10	2,827	46
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,150	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,128	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,265	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	985	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,496	213.22/cwt	206.00–219.00	3,190	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	146.41/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,373	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	161.25/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,577	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	174.90/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,962	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	173.57/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,093	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	187.96/cwt	181.00–199.00	2,417	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,714	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	177.99/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,693	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,662.18/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,662	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	191.98/cwt	170.00–202.00	1,956	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,262	1

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 536Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 122Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 70Year 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
2	350–400	393	500.00–502.50	501.24
3	400–450	425	497.00–517.50	508.15
5	450–500	461	502.50–523.00	514.91
10	500–550	515	410.00–427.00	420.42
15	550–600	590	417.00–432.00	418.06
2	600–650	627	398.00	398.00
8	650–700	690	376.00	376.00
2	750–800	787	328.00	328.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	482	437.50–447.00	440.75
1	600–650	645	357.00	357.00
3	650–700	686	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	422	535.00–537.50	536.28
5	550–600	562	444.00	444.00
3	600–650	615	403.00–407.00	405.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	555.00–600.00	581.70
2	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	376	502.50–520.00	510.74
13	400–450	427	442.50–452.50	447.73
29	450–500	481	421.00–442.00	434.74
8	500–550	513	392.00–412.50	401.37
11	550–600	567	380.00–400.00	384.46
4	600–650	640	365.00–375.00	372.54
4	650–700	660	360.00–375.00	371.28
1	750–800	790	309.00	309.00
1	850–900	885	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	507	430.00–431.00	430.20
3	700–750	710	342.00	342.00
3	800–850	846	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	630	319.00–340.00	325.67
2	650–700	657	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	331	547.00	547.00
6	400–450	415	462.50–492.50	487.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	545.00	545.00
1	450–500	460	522.50	522.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	542.50	542.50
4	400–450	428	500.00–512.50	509.44
1	450–500	450	480.00	480.00
6	500–550	535	433.00–441.00	437.68
9	600–650	616	410.00–430.00	422.39
3	650–700	670	375.00–391.00	385.78
1	700–750	730	347.00	347.00
2	750–800	785	350.00	350.00
6	800–850	813	340.00–342.00	341.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	514	465.50	465.50
10	600–650	626	435.00–453.00	449.83
54	1000–1050	1,014	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	442.50	442.50
2	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	402.50	402.50
1	750–800	785	213.00	213.00
1	950–1000	985	229.00	229.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	1100–1150	1,135	249.10	249.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	377.50	377.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,122	168.00–178.00	174.90
4	—	978	157.00–164.00	161.25
2	—	938	144.00–149.00	146.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,286	181.00–199.00	187.96
4	—	1,206	165.00–178.00	173.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,513	175.00–180.00	177.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	179.00	179.00
5	—	1,496	206.00–219.00	213.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,019	170.00–202.00	191.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	216.00	216.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	985	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,662.18

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.