Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-22

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 22
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 383▲ 73 vs year ago 165 · +44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 14 vs year ago 13 · +107.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%
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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 $404.91/cwt on 26 head, down $28.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.22 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$404.91
▼ 28.54 vs prior sale
26 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$554
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$62.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.72
vs KY average
−14.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583409.692,38724
Medium and Large 2-3528347.501,8332thin
One grade step is worth $62.19/cwt here — about $554 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 sale26 hd
404.91
—
KY average22 barns · 598 hd
435.62
−30.72
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−14.13
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
−27.22
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—High1,893222.344,2086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,301178.492,32311
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125147.041,6547thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$3,0183thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0862
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,3896
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,3235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592407.92/cwt390.00–409.502,41518
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5077
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628370.50/cwt370.00–371.002,3274
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678369.30/cwt367.50–371.002,5042
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821318.25/cwt318.25–318.252,61359
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,2401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,7334
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,5671
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463431.32/cwt429.00–432.501,9973
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472368.66/cwt360.00–378.001,7403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490394.52/cwt393.00–397.501,9333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492407.30/cwt400.00–408.002,00412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540376.29/cwt360.00–385.002,0328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567365.19/cwt357.50–375.002,0715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,32610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,2442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1084
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638319.24/cwt317.50–321.002,0372
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3109
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712301.42/cwt287.50–310.002,1463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,4181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332543.07/cwt540.00–550.001,8033
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2361540.61/cwt540.00–542.501,9524
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,6101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427521.55/cwt510.00–532.502,2273
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3484418.98/cwt410.00–421.002,0286
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531395.97/cwt385.00–413.002,1035
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8002
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631351.11/cwt341.00–362.502,2165
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665334.30/cwt325.00–339.002,2233
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718323.28/cwt319.00–330.002,3213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4191
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7672
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,6591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,120198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,2181
Bulls——1,998222.54/cwt220.00–225.004,4462
Bulls——2,080230.31/cwt227.00–235.004,7903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104140.06/cwt135.00–145.001,5465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273175.17/cwt165.00–179.002,2305
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363187.10/cwt181.00–199.002,5505
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,017.71/head2,650.00–3,475.003,0183

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.