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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 192▲ 33 vs year ago 131 · +25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 28 vs year ago 13 · +215.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 30▲ 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.96/cwt on 16 head, down $2.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −41.74 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$327.96

▼ 2.01 vs prior sale

16 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$20.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

vs KY average

−24.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	332.88	1,810	11thin
Medium and Large 2	523	320.19	1,676	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	312.57	1,657	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale16 hd

327.96

—

KY average25 barns · 1,078 hd

338.19

−10.23

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−24.70

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−41.74

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.11, low $312.72, median $369.70 across 25 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	—	High	1,614	190.72	3,078	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	129.53	1,654	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	128.00	1,862	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	101.67	1,039	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	229.00	2,588	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,258	$2,640	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,466	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,443	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,307	$1,844	3thin

Every lot

67 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 1-2	210	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	940	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,666	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	398.12/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,907	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	316.03/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,659	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,057	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,168	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,165	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,103	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	358.75/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,112	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,433	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	356.08/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,485	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	352.53/cwt	320.00–356.00	1,611	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,572	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	325.29/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,659	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,657	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	334.33/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,785	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,875	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,962	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	289.06/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,772	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,167	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,305	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,421	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,378	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	405.47/cwt	401.00–410.00	1,573	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,441	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	304.43/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,410	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	370.22/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,781	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	342.50/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,730	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	329.03/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,704	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	309.59/cwt	285.00–342.50	1,774	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	337.91/cwt	333.00–357.50	2,000	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,958	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	294.79/cwt	265.00–329.00	1,813	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	292.06/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,936	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,114	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	296.03/cwt	293.00–302.00	2,140	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	382	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	764	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	582	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,130	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,588	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	187.93/cwt	180.00–196.00	3,614	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,196	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	110.89/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,220	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	131.30/cwt	119.00–157.00	1,699	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,862	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,070	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,443.18/head	1,850.00–2,975.00	2,443	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	2,640.46/head	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,640	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,466.22/head	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,466	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,003.07/head	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,003	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	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 Oct 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 192Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 30Year ago 8

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	331.00	331.00
2	500–550	510	310.00–340.00	325.29
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	340.00–377.50	358.75
6	350–400	377	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	417	340.00–367.50	356.08
18	450–500	457	320.00–356.00	352.53
8	500–550	534	300.00–345.00	334.33
1	600–650	600	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	530	310.00–315.00	312.57
2	600–650	613	275.00–303.00	289.06
1	750–800	755	287.00	287.00
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	860	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	525	280.00–340.00	316.03
2	600–650	635	341.00	341.00
1	650–700	655	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	447.50	447.50
1	400–450	425	392.00	392.00
7	450–500	479	387.00–400.00	398.12
1	500–550	545	377.50	377.50
5	550–600	572	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	505	330.00–355.00	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	420	343.00	343.00
2	450–500	463	270.00–340.00	304.43
2	500–550	518	327.00–331.00	329.03
5	550–600	573	285.00–342.50	309.59
4	600–650	615	265.00–329.00	294.79
2	650–700	663	287.00–297.00	292.06
1	800–850	845	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	315	451.00	451.00
2	350–400	388	401.00–410.00	405.47
3	450–500	481	360.00–375.00	370.22
2	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	592	333.00–357.50	337.91
1	600–650	610	321.00	321.00
3	650–700	667	317.00	317.00
3	700–750	723	293.00–302.00	296.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	582	300.00	300.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,640.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,425	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,003.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,466.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,850.00–2,975.00	2,443.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,923	180.00–196.00	187.93
1	—	1,265	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,063	111.00–114.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	103.00–117.00	110.89
21	—	1,294	119.00–157.00	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	229.00	229.00

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.