Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-05

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 5
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
322 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 190▼ 418 vs year ago 740 · −56.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 24▼ 10 vs year ago 33 · −30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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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 $353.75/cwt on 28 head, up $7.82 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −35.08 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$353.75
▲ 7.82 vs prior sale
28 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.30
vs KY average
−20.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561357.362,00525
Medium and Large 2-3562323.621,8193thin
One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $186 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 sale28 hd
353.75
—
KY average26 barns · 730 hd
377.05
−23.30
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−20.28
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−35.08
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—Average1,688229.763,8785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615189.233,0564thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,366187.992,5684thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low991153.861,5249thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,9742thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$3,4501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424509.83/cwt500.00–515.002,1624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482461.65/cwt459.00–470.002,2254
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,3381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566434.15/cwt433.00–435.002,45712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566417.60/cwt411.00–429.002,3646
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572351.48/cwt349.00–360.002,0105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575387.49/cwt381.00–392.502,2283
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625376.03/cwt375.00–377.002,3502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674380.75/cwt372.50–382.002,56610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,6232
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732352.82/cwt340.00–357.002,5834
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,5431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7061
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882329.25/cwt329.25–329.252,90460
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2944313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,9555
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321435.03/cwt420.00–442.501,3963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368409.33/cwt400.00–420.001,5064
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413428.56/cwt422.50–435.001,7702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468360.82/cwt352.50–370.001,6895
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478419.60/cwt414.00–423.002,0069
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516345.38/cwt339.00–357.501,7825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573358.27/cwt347.50–365.002,05319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583325.43/cwt320.00–331.001,8972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608339.60/cwt335.00–349.002,0653
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676323.36/cwt319.00–329.002,1865
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,1481
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,3231
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,4021
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,68061
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,6751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283516.74/cwt515.00–520.001,4623
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376503.37/cwt502.50–505.001,8933
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3411372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420524.76/cwt517.50–530.002,20410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478467.71/cwt463.00–470.002,2363
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2497437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,1722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,2512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3547349.30/cwt348.00–352.501,9115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573382.99/cwt380.00–391.002,1954
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy581412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,3944
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585349.91/cwt340.00–360.002,0472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623382.81/cwt367.50–399.002,3852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2719350.98/cwt345.00–353.002,5244
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2772310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3932
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3940190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460216.97/cwt211.00–224.003,1682
Bulls——1,840238.28/cwt234.00–243.004,3843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%917157.45/cwt150.00–164.001,4445
Cows—Lean 85-90%950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
Cows—Lean 85-90%990176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195145.75/cwt143.00–148.001,7422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,398189.65/cwt187.00–193.002,6513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585191.64/cwt187.00–199.003,0373
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,1031
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,973.96/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9742
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7101

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.