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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 26

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212

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Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 347▼ 405 vs year ago 747 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 24▼ 38 vs year ago 61 · −62.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 5▼ 14 vs year ago 28 · −50.0%

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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 $349.44/cwt on 9 head, down $37.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −82.68 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.

Average price

$349.44

▼ 37.32 vs prior sale

9 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$55.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.23

vs KY average

−21.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	355.63	1,958	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	300.00	1,590	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.63/cwt here — about $368 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

349.44

—

KY average24 barns · 464 hd

381.67

−32.23

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−21.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

432.12

−82.68

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	—	Average	1,544	186.84	2,884	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	151.59	2,342	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	150.05	1,808	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	141.54	1,482	11

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,009	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,492	$2,614	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	907	$1,945	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,583	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,690	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,448	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,694	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	334.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,630	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,005	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,900	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,127	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	337.54/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,079	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	332.98/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,188	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,359	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,203	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	321.79/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,327	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,441	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	321.75/cwt	321.75–321.75	2,648	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,459	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	935	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,880	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	956	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,897	46
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,490	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,780	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	377.66/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,031	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,411	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	413.15/cwt	402.50–417.00	1,520	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,704	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,608	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	337.08/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,631	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	308.54/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,574	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	327.17/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,701	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	334.60/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,890	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	306.61/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,763	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	309.28/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,927	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	294.50/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,914	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	323.06/cwt	317.00–326.25	2,113	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,118	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,158	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	272.01/cwt	271.00–273.00	2,190	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	424.94/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,445	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	421.51/cwt	417.00–426.00	1,673	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	397	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,509	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	349.12/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,634	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	326.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,545	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	332.80/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,731	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	297.30/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,561	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	315.07/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,780	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	338.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,923	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	323.80/cwt	311.00–333.00	1,965	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,168	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	292.99/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,148	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,309	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	194.76/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,642	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,335	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	145.13/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,514	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	132.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,456	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	150.05/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,808	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	151.59/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,342	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	1,517.08/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,517	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,009.07/head	2,875.00–3,125.00	3,009	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,492	2,613.63/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,614	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,320	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,803	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 347Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	375.00–380.00	377.66
1	300–350	345	409.00	409.00
6	350–400	368	402.50–417.00	413.15
1	400–450	415	387.50	387.50
10	450–500	484	330.00–347.50	337.08
6	500–550	520	325.00–330.00	327.17
22	550–600	565	320.00–342.00	334.60
6	600–650	623	300.00–317.00	309.28
2	650–700	650	290.00–299.00	294.50
2	700–750	712	297.50	297.50
2	750–800	752	287.00	287.00
2	800–850	805	271.00–273.00	272.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	510	300.00–313.00	308.54
2	550–600	575	300.00–313.00	306.61
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	650–700	654	317.00–326.25	323.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	472.50	472.50
1	400–450	405	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	480	353.00	353.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	580	325.00–330.00	327.50
7	600–650	616	327.00–340.00	337.54
6	650–700	657	322.00–340.00	332.98
25	700–750	723	316.00–330.00	321.79
3	750–800	785	311.00	311.00
2	800–850	825	298.00	298.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	236.00	236.00
3	1150–1200	1,168	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	370.00	370.00
8	600–650	606	351.00	351.00
18	650–700	659	358.00	358.00
18	800–850	823	321.75	321.75
7	900–950	935	308.00	308.00
46	950–1000	956	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	330.00–340.00	334.62
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	417.50–437.50	424.94
6	350–400	397	417.00–426.00	421.51
2	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	468	340.00–361.00	349.12
4	500–550	520	330.00–341.00	332.80
13	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	338.64
7	600–650	607	311.00–333.00	323.80
5	650–700	655	331.00	331.00
2	700–750	733	290.00–296.00	292.99
1	850–900	895	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	473	320.00–330.00	326.69
3	500–550	525	290.00–301.00	297.30
2	550–600	565	311.00–319.00	315.07
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,043	140.00–152.00	145.13
4	—	1,103	129.00–135.00	132.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	149.00–154.00	151.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	148.00–154.00	150.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	193.00–196.00	194.76
1	—	1,545	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,492	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,613.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	957	2,775.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	2,875.00–3,125.00	3,009.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	798	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,517.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	166.00	166.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	197.00	197.00

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.