Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-19

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 19
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 302▲ 178 vs year ago 169 · +105.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 14 vs year ago 38 · −36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.27/cwt on 35 head, down $28.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −46.56 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$342.27
▼ 28.62 vs prior sale
35 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.92
vs KY average
−8.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547349.431,91028
Medium and Large 2588323.761,9042thin
Medium and Large 2-3550309.571,7035thin
One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $208 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 sale35 hd
342.27
—
KY average28 barns · 650 hd
358.19
−15.92
National average160 barns · 5,295 hd
350.92
−8.65
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−46.56
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

33 sales
453403352302median 388.8203/0404/2906/2408/2610/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $316.11, median $388.82 across 33 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—Low1,607198.123,1847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570162.002,5431thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256158.191,9875thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,046147.951,5489thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,535210.003,2241thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$3,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,3722thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464493.13/cwt490.00–500.002,2884
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,1971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478419.21/cwt410.00–437.502,0044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519362.50/cwt357.50–370.001,8815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557374.14/cwt360.00–382.502,08411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570414.89/cwt392.50–420.002,36511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9241
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626373.76/cwt362.50–381.002,34023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657379.68/cwt372.50–381.002,49427
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663315.14/cwt302.50–327.502,0892
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721331.76/cwt324.50–339.002,39210
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,6094
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3551
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804339.75/cwt339.75–339.752,73213
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871322.44/cwt313.50–336.002,80810
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,8523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,1931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,3741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383414.77/cwt400.00–422.501,5893
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,8283
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425400.29/cwt387.50–410.001,7014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445359.25/cwt357.50–361.001,5992
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478384.44/cwt379.00–390.001,83814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478358.19/cwt350.00–362.501,7123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495328.33/cwt317.50–335.001,6253
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525336.73/cwt327.00–350.001,7685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529367.82/cwt364.00–370.001,94611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530311.92/cwt307.50–317.501,6533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572337.86/cwt330.00–350.001,93312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580306.05/cwt304.00–308.001,7752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588323.76/cwt322.50–325.001,9042
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610325.00/cwt322.50–327.501,9832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618304.02/cwt302.00–306.001,8792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627339.83/cwt339.00–342.002,13132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,8591
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,23010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0571
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718283.52/cwt277.00–290.002,0362
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,42610
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3315
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1671
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787316.21/cwt316.00–317.502,4897
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834297.18/cwt286.00–300.002,4785
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4932
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4421
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429454.54/cwt450.00–457.501,9506
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467430.78/cwt425.00–440.002,0123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
Bulls450–500Large 1-2495287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533347.38/cwt342.50–357.501,8526
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574336.80/cwt332.50–342.501,9337
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy587363.87/cwt360.00–372.502,1365
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624351.62/cwt345.00–357.502,1946
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3001
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,535210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,2241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,386189.34/cwt186.00–195.002,6244
Bulls——1,902209.82/cwt204.00–214.003,9913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038141.50/cwt141.00–142.001,4692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053152.92/cwt145.00–160.001,6106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269159.49/cwt156.00–163.002,0244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,5431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28602,372.09/head2,000.00–2,800.002,3722

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.