Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-23

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 23
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 271 vs last sale 117▼ 154 vs year ago 542 · −28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 39▲ 18 vs year ago 22 · +81.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
View
Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.84/cwt on 55 head, up $10.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.98 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$333.84
▲ 10.76 vs prior sale
55 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.14
vs KY average
−22.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553335.151,85452
Medium and Large 2-3527311.171,6393thin
One grade step is worth $23.98/cwt here — about $215 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 sale55 hd
333.84
—
KY average26 barns · 942 hd
344.98
−11.14
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−22.26
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−54.98
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—Low1,610171.732,7653thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,660143.202,3772thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,333133.021,77310
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,055115.731,22118

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,3751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,105$2,2001thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6471
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433443.22/cwt435.00–447.001,9196
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,6981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523370.24/cwt365.00–372.501,9366
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,2463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565376.41/cwt371.00–389.002,12710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622374.07/cwt373.00–387.002,32713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,3156
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2371
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673365.89/cwt360.00–375.002,46215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766320.73/cwt318.00–321.002,45711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,7216
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2891313.50/cwt313.50–313.502,7935
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175475.00/cwt475.00–475.008311
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,1781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365366.51/cwt360.00–372.501,3382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,5862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383396.24/cwt380.00–400.001,5185
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422369.90/cwt357.50–380.001,5615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428343.60/cwt340.00–347.501,4712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465367.48/cwt360.00–377.501,7099
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478317.54/cwt312.00–327.001,5185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482345.13/cwt341.00–350.001,6649
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500316.25/cwt310.00–322.501,5812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532336.93/cwt329.00–349.001,79220
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9987
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573324.84/cwt312.00–330.001,86124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7461
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,8031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606311.29/cwt304.00–325.001,8867
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615336.46/cwt336.00–341.002,06911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,8311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659324.65/cwt320.00–327.002,1396
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3687291.32/cwt280.00–295.002,0014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732301.03/cwt300.00–303.002,20417
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755295.03/cwt290.00–300.002,2272
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867301.25/cwt301.25–301.252,61218
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2185465.00/cwt465.00–465.008601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2268421.12/cwt410.00–430.001,1293
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,4371
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363416.21/cwt410.00–422.501,5112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7264
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,5521
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422448.74/cwt440.00–455.001,8948
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424396.43/cwt386.00–415.001,6819
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5371
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477380.21/cwt365.00–390.001,8147
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490331.59/cwt323.00–340.001,6252
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492359.85/cwt359.00–362.501,7704
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,6101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540349.65/cwt349.00–351.001,8883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560320.03/cwt317.00–323.001,7922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563330.99/cwt330.00–333.001,8633
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568349.06/cwt339.00–360.001,98312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580367.69/cwt364.00–374.002,1338
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612337.45/cwt321.00–344.002,06516
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665324.69/cwt312.50–331.002,1593
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2712301.01/cwt299.00–305.002,1433
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778277.98/cwt276.00–280.002,1632
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,3601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880273.00/cwt271.00–275.002,4022
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4441
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,5331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430167.60/cwt165.00–170.002,3972
Bulls——1,970180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,5461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960106.13/cwt102.00–109.001,0195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071114.47/cwt110.00–119.001,2266
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110123.67/cwt120.00–131.001,3737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282118.59/cwt118.00–120.001,5203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326132.88/cwt130.00–140.001,7625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,428154.99/cwt152.00–158.002,2132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660143.20/cwt135.00–150.002,3772
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5841

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.