Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-02

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 2
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 266 vs last sale 342▼ 407 vs year ago 483 · −84.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 48 vs year ago 65 · −73.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 14▼ 13 vs year ago 15 · −86.7%
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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 $316.11/cwt on 18 head, down $13.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −72.72 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$316.11
▼ 13.08 vs prior sale
18 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$101
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.06
vs KY average
−15.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531317.051,68417thin
Medium and Large 2-3595300.001,7851thin
One grade step is worth $17.05/cwt here — about −$101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd
316.11
—
KY average26 barns · 482 hd
326.16
−10.06
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−15.41
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−72.72
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

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—Average1,578189.502,9892thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,300143.331,8643thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,663140.512,3372thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,072127.841,3706thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,480157.002,3241thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,627131.932,1463thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,4001thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,9064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,7821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613338.53/cwt336.00–341.002,0754
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2160430.00/cwt430.00–430.006881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy202422.50/cwt422.50–422.508532
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225385.00/cwt385.00–385.008661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268395.96/cwt390.00–402.501,0612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,4411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472346.40/cwt346.00–347.001,6355
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510319.35/cwt310.00–323.001,62911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570312.84/cwt307.00–320.001,7836
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,8912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638282.00/cwt280.00–283.001,7993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718266.73/cwt260.00–270.001,9153
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2731
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,2371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285443.75/cwt440.00–447.501,2652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,5441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,7061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2506371.93/cwt327.50–380.001,8827
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575337.90/cwt335.00–341.001,9432
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,8821
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710292.01/cwt291.00–293.002,0732
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7771
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,1521
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,3161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,300181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,3531
Bulls——1,855198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,6731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953127.55/cwt127.00–128.001,2162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090117.58/cwt114.00–120.001,2822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,173138.40/cwt136.00–141.001,6232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,435150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,663140.51/cwt140.00–141.002,3372
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,480157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,3241
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,600126.90/cwt119.00–134.002,0302
Dairy Steers—Select1,680142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,3861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6331

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.