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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 18

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

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Feeder Cattle receipts

534 head

▲ 376 vs last sale 158▼ 242 vs year ago 776 · −31.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 54▼ 30 vs year ago 58 · −51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a varied quality offering of feeders. 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 $361.82/cwt on 14 head, down $57.88 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 23 comparable sales and sits −51.37 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.

Average price

$361.82

▼ 57.88 vs prior sale

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$14.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.52

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	554	371.17	2,057	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	356.63	1,937	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale14 hd

361.82

—

KY average26 barns · 422 hd

409.34

−47.52

This barn, trailing median23 sales

413.19

−51.37

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	1,838	223.91	4,115	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,868	177.47	3,315	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,488	168.23	2,502	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	705	95.00	670	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,259	215.81	2,717	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,625	192.00	3,120	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,209	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,217	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,135	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,431	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	420.37/cwt	404.00–447.50	1,787	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	360.60/cwt	335.00–402.50	1,688	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,059	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	375.58/cwt	360.00–391.00	1,927	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,978	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	310.46/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,841	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,193	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,542	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	467.03/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,728	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	497.37/cwt	492.00–499.00	1,925	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,952	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	421.35/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,829	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	403.79/cwt	383.00–420.00	1,942	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,929	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,081	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	359.95/cwt	332.00–386.00	1,933	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,239	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,985	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,023	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,350	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	353.38/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,368	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	323.86/cwt	300.00–336.00	2,335	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,084	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	590	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,637	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	677	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,963	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	279	472.38/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,318	11
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	390	386.25/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,506	7
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	445	387.50/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,724	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	457	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,634	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3Value Added	459	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,712	21
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	506	328.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,662	7
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3Value Added	535	347.20/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,858	17
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3Value Added	551	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	1,909	86
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	556	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,932	3
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3Value Added	631	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,051	19
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	632	324.05/cwt	235.00–331.00	2,048	21
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	667	302.00/cwt	250.00–325.00	2,014	15
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	716	311.36/cwt	306.00–314.00	2,229	57
Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,769	2
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	763	268.75/cwt	205.00–291.00	2,051	7
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	805	241.67/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,945	3
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	882	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,918	2
Dairy Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,289	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	654	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,589	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,838	223.91/cwt	219.00–228.00	4,115	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,487	172.88/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,571	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,161	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,868	177.47/cwt	177.00–178.00	3,315	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,259	215.81/cwt	199.00–229.00	2,717	15
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	945	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Jul 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 158Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 54Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 10

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a varied quality offering of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	390	367.00	367.00
2	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	468	335.00–402.50	360.60
2	550–600	593	300.00–321.00	310.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	404.00–447.50	420.37
3	450–500	480	429.00	429.00
2	500–550	513	360.00–391.00	375.58
1	550–600	580	341.00	341.00
2	600–650	632	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	440.00–480.00	467.03
4	400–450	434	385.00–440.00	421.35
4	450–500	481	383.00–420.00	403.79
7	500–550	537	332.00–386.00	359.95
2	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	615	329.00	329.00
1	750–800	755	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
4	350–400	387	492.00–499.00	497.37
1	400–450	400	488.00	488.00
1	450–500	496	389.00	389.00
1	500–550	535	389.00	389.00
3	550–600	562	350.00–360.00	353.29
1	600–650	630	373.00	373.00
3	650–700	670	340.00–360.00	353.38
3	700–750	721	300.00–336.00	323.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	577	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	715	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	409.00	409.00
2	550–600	570	389.00	389.00
1	650–700	685	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	277.50	277.50
6	650–700	677	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	737	240.00	240.00
2	900–950	912	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	279	450.00–500.00	472.38
7	350–400	390	370.00–425.00	386.25
2	400–450	445	375.00–400.00	387.50
2	450–500	457	357.50	357.50
7	500–550	506	325.00–330.00	328.55
3	550–600	556	347.50	347.50
21	600–650	632	235.00–331.00	324.05
15	650–700	667	250.00–325.00	302.00
57	700–750	716	306.00–314.00	311.36
7	750–800	763	205.00–291.00	268.75
3	800–850	805	220.00–252.50	241.67
2	850–900	882	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	459	373.00	373.00
17	500–550	535	346.00–350.00	347.20
86	550–600	551	346.50	346.50
19	600–650	631	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	654	243.00	243.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	920	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	2,325.00	2,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,259	199.00–229.00	215.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,487	160.00–181.00	172.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	177.00–178.00	177.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	219.00–228.00	223.91

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.