Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-08

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 8
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 527▼ 414 vs year ago 964 · −42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 50▼ 30 vs year ago 62 · −48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 9 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the 4th of July Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $413.40/cwt on 53 head, down $51.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −17.47 against this barn's trailing median of $430.87.
Average price
$413.40
▼ 51.62 vs prior sale
53 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−51.17
vs KY average
−46.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547414.272,26751
Medium and Large 2540402.502,1741thin
Medium and Large 2-3510380.001,9381thin
One grade step is worth $34.27/cwt here — about $329 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 sale53 hd
413.40
—
KY average18 barns · 505 hd
464.57
−51.17
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−46.08
This barn, trailing median30 sales
430.87
−17.47
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

30 sales
506455404352median 430.8703/0404/2906/2408/1911/04
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $366.47, median $430.87 across 30 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—High1,473224.083,3004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256196.892,47214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,595195.053,1112thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low953144.511,3777thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273233.292,9713thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$2,9642thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,3501thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375563.34/cwt557.50–570.002,1133
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431441.40/cwt441.00–445.001,90210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,0994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538422.66/cwt410.00–435.002,27426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557405.54/cwt396.00–427.002,25925
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,5725
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640387.25/cwt387.00–387.502,4782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642415.87/cwt395.00–418.002,67019
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,75810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669406.11/cwt387.00–416.002,71744
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,5042
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708353.01/cwt349.00–357.002,4992
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771370.42/cwt350.00–372.502,85614
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,97122
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2844341.89/cwt341.00–350.002,88610
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,039310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,22119
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316557.50/cwt557.50–557.501,7623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320425.81/cwt422.00–430.001,3632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368485.26/cwt480.00–486.001,7868
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428383.79/cwt382.50–385.001,6432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,9881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440421.08/cwt418.00–439.001,85312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,18012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467430.60/cwt425.00–440.002,01126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482414.19/cwt413.00–419.001,99611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2868
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527399.32/cwt390.00–412.502,10416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571360.27/cwt360.00–365.002,05719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574380.86/cwt371.00–400.002,18610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605400.50/cwt397.50–401.002,4237
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626353.50/cwt350.00–371.002,21314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656365.92/cwt352.50–369.502,40027
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3684337.98/cwt335.00–345.002,3125
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4908
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4421
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,58414
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4341
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,4011
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,4611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335555.15/cwt550.00–560.001,8602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365553.85/cwt550.00–557.502,0222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365512.40/cwt510.00–515.001,8702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,6502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417496.06/cwt492.50–498.002,0693
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,8591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438480.01/cwt475.00–485.002,1028
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471449.31/cwt444.00–457.502,1168
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490428.00/cwt425.00–431.002,0972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,9421
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531425.55/cwt419.00–431.002,2607
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,3873
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574395.43/cwt392.00–411.002,27012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3593373.65/cwt366.00–380.002,2163
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610374.67/cwt371.00–380.002,2853
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659378.42/cwt369.00–384.002,49413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710350.05/cwt343.00–357.002,4852
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,3691
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4361
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,225246.19/cwt245.00–247.503,0162
Heifers—Select and Choice1,370207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,330214.60/cwt210.00–219.002,8542
Bulls——1,615233.55/cwt228.00–240.003,7722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895127.95/cwt123.00–132.001,1453
Cows—Lean 85-90%953142.36/cwt139.00–146.001,3572
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270199.71/cwt185.00–216.002,53612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595195.05/cwt191.00–199.003,1112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,963.73/head2,550.00–3,425.002,9642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2731

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.