Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-12

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 322▼ 62 vs year ago 364 · −17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 23▼ 35 vs year ago 50 · −70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%
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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 $370.89/cwt on 64 head, up $17.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −17.94 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$370.89
▲ 17.14 vs prior sale
64 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$468
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.19
vs KY average
+4.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558373.172,08461
Medium and Large 2510340.001,7341thin
Medium and Large 2-3510316.741,6152thin
One grade step is worth $56.43/cwt here — about $468 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale64 hd
370.89
—
KY average27 barns · 856 hd
379.07
−8.19
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
+4.24
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−17.94
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—High1,790234.004,1891thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,675186.003,1161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,145172.001,9691thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044148.641,5527thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,8751thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413540.42/cwt525.00–551.002,2325
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470483.00/cwt483.00–483.002,2701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475445.00/cwt440.00–450.002,1142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537422.79/cwt421.00–435.002,27020
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,1281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557422.31/cwt420.00–427.002,3523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579386.10/cwt380.00–405.002,2364
Steers550–600Large 1-2592375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4884
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3941
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678374.94/cwt372.00–380.002,5424
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708355.57/cwt342.00–363.002,5175
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715367.03/cwt365.00–373.002,62416
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,72916
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331433.91/cwt420.00–447.501,4364
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395469.00/cwt469.00–469.001,8532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8061
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424476.08/cwt460.00–477.002,01918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,9854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474397.65/cwt389.00–403.001,8855
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475366.54/cwt363.00–370.001,7412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510316.74/cwt316.00–317.501,6152
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513355.29/cwt352.50–361.001,8233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523389.56/cwt381.00–395.002,03716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562378.48/cwt374.00–383.002,12718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585360.49/cwt352.00–369.002,10924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612347.85/cwt345.00–349.002,1297
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622365.80/cwt361.00–367.002,2755
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,0351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670338.19/cwt329.00–347.002,26611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683305.56/cwt300.00–311.002,0872
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705321.67/cwt315.00–325.002,2683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,4184
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,3611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318527.09/cwt510.00–545.001,6762
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368566.09/cwt557.50–575.002,0835
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,2553
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,7731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2441500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2053
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,1101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517431.01/cwt425.00–435.002,22813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582381.55/cwt370.00–393.002,22111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626362.94/cwt350.00–375.002,2727
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5141
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,790234.00/cwt234.00–234.004,1891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046143.10/cwt137.00–149.001,4975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,1161
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,4581
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,4141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28602,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39251,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.