Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-29

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 29
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 238▲ 117 vs year ago 73 · +160.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 27▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 4▲ 15 vs year ago 4 · +375.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $376.40/cwt on 10 head, down $28.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −55.72 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$376.40
▼ 28.51 vs prior sale
10 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−40.60
vs KY average
−22.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569385.672,1956thin
Medium and Large 2-3575362.502,0834thin
One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $113 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 sale10 hd
376.40
—
KY average25 barns · 455 hd
417.00
−40.60
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
−22.89
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
−55.72
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—Average1,385203.002,8122thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,537197.283,0334thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197187.562,24515
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,014166.251,6854thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240220.002,7281thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,428$2,9003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,246$2,4877
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$2,3751thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260525.38/cwt505.00–535.001,3663
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,3351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9153
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442453.69/cwt440.00–459.002,0059
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475456.29/cwt443.00–465.002,1675
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492402.44/cwt400.00–410.001,9804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580382.80/cwt382.50–383.002,2205
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613381.67/cwt377.00–385.002,34010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660365.39/cwt352.50–367.002,4129
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713338.32/cwt335.00–340.002,4123
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,7451
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2963297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,86015
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy155620.00/cwt620.00–620.009611
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235402.50/cwt402.50–402.509461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009451
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3342357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,2232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382384.69/cwt372.50–390.001,4705
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,4101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406424.44/cwt420.00–429.001,7238
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434404.52/cwt400.00–410.001,7564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465406.26/cwt405.00–407.501,8892
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527350.51/cwt347.50–360.001,8479
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617331.50/cwt320.00–338.002,0457
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,1813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,0341
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,3161
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,3301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy185610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,1291
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2267455.25/cwt450.00–465.001,2163
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323472.67/cwt465.00–480.001,5272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7851
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,6891
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365417.53/cwt415.00–420.001,5242
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,8931
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5981
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438427.95/cwt425.00–431.001,8742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486392.66/cwt385.00–401.001,9084
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1135
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518344.98/cwt340.00–350.001,7872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572346.17/cwt340.00–352.501,9805
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600341.25/cwt340.00–342.502,0482
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy632373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,3572
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9882
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2764325.07/cwt310.00–329.002,4845
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3700283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,9811
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,240220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,7281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,3341
Bulls——1,535217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,3311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6371
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015159.49/cwt159.00–160.001,6192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124175.75/cwt173.00–179.001,9754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220184.52/cwt180.00–188.002,2516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227200.65/cwt196.00–206.002,4625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,7691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548201.71/cwt196.00–208.003,1223
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2462,487.10/head2,275.00–2,700.002,4877
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4282,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003

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.