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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 16

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 185▼ 242 vs year ago 359 · −67.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 24▼ 9 vs year ago 48 · −18.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $366.53/cwt on 20 head, up $23.28 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −37.64 against this barn's trailing median of $404.17.

Average price

$366.53

▲ 23.28 vs prior sale

20 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$58.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	381.26	1,998	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	322.36	1,790	5thin

One grade step is worth $58.90/cwt here — about $208 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 sale20 hd

366.53

—

KY average25 barns · 510 hd

357.45

+9.08

This barn, trailing median29 sales

404.17

−37.64

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.69, low $329.80, median $404.17 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	1,694	188.79	3,198	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	151.67	2,249	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	141.41	1,840	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	120.87	1,154	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	660	$1,610	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$2,810	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$2,713	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,987	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,935	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	388.67/cwt	381.00–390.00	2,052	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,223	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,314	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,426	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,502	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,693	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	935	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	909	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	338	330.22/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,116	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	395.73/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,472	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,615	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,701	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	311.93/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,638	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,028	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	440.04/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,487	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	422.00/cwt	417.00–427.00	1,549	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	415.76/cwt	410.00–421.00	1,746	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	417.41/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,983	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	381.26/cwt	347.50–393.00	1,998	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	327.95/cwt	313.00–345.00	1,866	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	319.28/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,967	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,127	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,694	188.79/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,198	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	120.87/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	154.38/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,783	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	132.76/cwt	104.00–140.00	1,857	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	153.61/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,218	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,401	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	660	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,809.90/head	2,200.00–3,425.00	2,810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,400	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,674	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 185Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 24Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 5

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	431.00	431.00
7	500–550	528	381.00–390.00	388.67
2	650–700	667	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	387.00	387.00
6	550–600	582	382.00	382.00
7	650–700	672	361.00	361.00
2	800–850	802	312.00	312.00
5	850–900	866	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	372	392.50–397.50	395.73
2	500–550	517	329.00	329.00
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	650	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	343.00	343.00
2	300–350	338	300.00–360.00	330.22
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	525	305.00–319.00	311.93
1	600–650	610	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	569	313.00–345.00	327.95
4	600–650	616	300.00–337.00	319.28
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	435.00–445.00	440.04
4	350–400	367	417.00–427.00	422.00
2	400–450	420	410.00–421.00	415.76
5	450–500	475	415.00–420.00	417.41
15	500–550	524	347.50–393.00	381.26
1	650–700	670	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,155	147.00–163.00	154.38
9	—	1,399	104.00–140.00	132.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	114.00–130.00	120.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,444	148.00–162.00	153.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,694	185.00–195.00	188.79

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	1,610.00	1,610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,725.00	2,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	2,200.00–3,425.00	2,809.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	185.00	185.00

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.