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

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 9
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 76▼ 321 vs year ago 506 · −63.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 17▼ 15 vs year ago 39 · −38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 8 · +37.5%
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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 $323.08/cwt on 22 head, up $6.97 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −65.75 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$323.08
▲ 6.97 vs prior sale
22 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.02
vs KY average
−14.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530326.841,73120
Medium and Large 2-3568285.501,6202thin
One grade step is worth $41.34/cwt here — about $111 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 sale22 hd
323.08
—
KY average17 barns · 371 hd
329.10
−6.02
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−14.71
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−65.75
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—Average1,645189.123,1115thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292148.911,9245thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,123118.991,33611

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 (2-4 yrs)1,103$2,4582thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$2,3453thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$1,8423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,5251thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373422.26/cwt420.00–423.001,5756
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,8179
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7604
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517384.54/cwt372.50–387.001,9886
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7582
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563338.73/cwt337.50–340.001,9072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710311.00/cwt310.00–312.002,2082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283418.99/cwt418.00–420.001,1862
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,1571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3327337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,5442
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388380.88/cwt379.00–392.501,47812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425372.19/cwt361.00–375.001,5826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,7137
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,7904
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512318.88/cwt315.00–320.001,6338
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,5171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557322.71/cwt316.00–325.001,7978
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628279.34/cwt270.00–285.001,7543
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725268.23/cwt265.00–273.001,9454
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,1901
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,2302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2286446.40/cwt435.00–450.001,2774
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313408.07/cwt400.00–419.001,2773
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,6131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6243
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2407357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,4552
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480356.81/cwt350.00–360.001,7133
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515378.94/cwt377.00–385.001,9524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519338.31/cwt330.00–340.001,7566
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563327.49/cwt325.00–330.001,8442
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,8481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675317.49/cwt305.00–320.002,14312
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733277.81/cwt273.00–302.002,0366
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9471
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,4021
Bulls——1,715192.40/cwt186.00–204.003,3004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073127.95/cwt126.00–130.001,3733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075119.89/cwt116.00–124.001,2896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274145.89/cwt140.00–150.001,8594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,340102.87/cwt102.00–104.001,3782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,1981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 39701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,458.05/head2,075.00–2,800.002,4582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,345.00/head2,075.00–2,800.002,3453
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6621

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.