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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, May 16

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← May 9May 16May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▲ 488 vs last sale 208▼ 460 vs year ago 1,156 · −39.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 67▼ 6 vs year ago 48 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 92▲ 16 vs year ago 15 · +106.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

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 $411.98/cwt on 11 head, down $8.38 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −1.21 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.

Average price

$411.98

▼ 8.38 vs prior sale

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$41.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.83

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	510	438.38	2,236	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	396.90	2,262	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.48/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale11 hd

411.98

—

KY average26 barns · 439 hd

433.82

−21.83

This barn, trailing median23 sales

413.19

−1.21

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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $413.19 across 23 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	1,693	212.01	3,588	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	176.50	2,987	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	169.40	2,009	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	134.03	1,354	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	221.00	2,740	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,909	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,263	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	831	$2,700	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$4,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,408	$3,646	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$3,585	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

94 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,242	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,261	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,504	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,837	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	866	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,273	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,837	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	347	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,110	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	509.06/cwt	462.50–555.00	1,899	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	461.67/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,782	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	363.24/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,696	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	434.80/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,078	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,944	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	409.14/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,111	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,164	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,845	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,574	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,207	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,907	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,516	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Large 3	150	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	870	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	561.99/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,051	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	502.44/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,985	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	441.36/cwt	335.00–500.00	1,823	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	535.78/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,218	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,994	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	490.21/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,328	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	438.38/cwt	437.50–441.00	2,236	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	393.05/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,276	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	353.33/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,120	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	388.84/cwt	365.00–414.00	2,376	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,407	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	331.17/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,368	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,537	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,047	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,702	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	408.83/cwt	377.50–425.00	1,901	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,592	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	908	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,887	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers19 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	205	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,230	1
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	272	467.79/cwt	380.00–515.00	1,272	3
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3Value Added	348	534.00/cwt	534.00–534.00	1,858	44
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	2
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	426	415.10/cwt	265.00–490.00	1,768	16
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3Value Added	428	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,037	72
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3Value Added	456	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,257	4
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	575	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,168	2
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	625	365.56/cwt	250.00–389.00	2,285	28
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	679	341.39/cwt	305.00–348.00	2,318	40
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	722	325.44/cwt	220.00–339.00	2,350	58
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	783	311.86/cwt	280.00–327.50	2,442	27
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	825	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,595	8
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3Value Added	828	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,409	52
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3Value Added	870	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,532	96
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	871	292.38/cwt	277.50–305.00	2,547	28
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	905	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,570	14
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	615	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,863	2
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,015	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,182	1
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,110	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,475	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,240	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	210.64/cwt	180.00–229.00	3,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,955	231.94/cwt	231.00–233.00	4,534	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	131.07/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,161	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,647	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	169.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,009	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,630	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,357	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	2,263.48/head	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,263	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,908.90/head	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,909	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	4,675.00/head	4,675.00–4,675.00	4,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	3,646.42/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,646	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	3,585.00/head	3,585.00–3,585.00	3,585	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat May 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 208Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 67Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 92Year ago 15

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	450.00–465.00	461.67
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	478	427.50–442.50	434.80
3	500–550	516	407.50–410.00	409.14
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	620	349.00	349.00
1	650–700	695	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	817	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	347	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	373	462.50–555.00	509.06
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	467	350.00–397.50	363.24
1	500–550	515	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	620	297.50	297.50
1	800–850	825	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	855	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	915	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	335.00–500.00	441.36
4	450–500	467	427.00	427.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	579	360.00–415.00	393.05
3	600–650	600	350.00–355.00	353.33
1	650–700	655	367.50	367.50
3	700–750	715	320.00–337.00	331.17
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	970	211.00	211.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	395	500.00–510.00	502.44
7	400–450	414	520.00–545.00	535.78
3	450–500	475	480.00–510.00	490.21
4	500–550	510	437.50–441.00	438.38
6	600–650	611	365.00–414.00	388.84
1	700–750	730	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	550.00–575.00	561.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	580.00	580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	377.50–425.00	408.83
2	750–800	760	341.00	341.00
3	900–950	908	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
2	500–550	515	439.00	439.00
2	800–850	837	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	780	321.00	321.00
1	800–850	835	310.00	310.00
3	850–900	866	262.50	262.50
1	950–1000	970	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	300–350	348	534.00	534.00
72	400–450	428	476.00	476.00
4	450–500	456	495.00	495.00
52	800–850	828	291.00	291.00
96	850–900	870	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	272	380.00–515.00	467.79
2	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
16	400–450	426	265.00–490.00	415.10
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	575	377.00	377.00
28	600–650	625	250.00–389.00	365.56
40	650–700	679	305.00–348.00	341.39
58	700–750	722	220.00–339.00	325.44
27	750–800	783	280.00–327.50	311.86
8	800–850	825	314.50	314.50
28	850–900	871	277.50–305.00	292.38
14	900–950	905	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	303.00	303.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	215.00	215.00
4	1100–1150	1,110	223.00	223.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,908.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,187	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,263.48

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	3	—	1,408	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,646.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	3,585.00	3,585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	4,675.00	4,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	831	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,098	150.00	150.00
2	—	890	120.00–140.00	131.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,865	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	160.00–175.00	169.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	180.00–229.00	210.64
1	—	1,490	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,955	231.00–233.00	231.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	221.00	221.00

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.