Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-30

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 30
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 388▲ 107 vs year ago 400 · +26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 40▼ 13 vs year ago 30 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $380.54/cwt on 25 head, up $4.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −51.58 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$380.54
▲ 4.65 vs prior sale
25 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,147
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$483
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.32
vs KY average
−34.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572392.942,24820
Medium and Large 2-3533330.961,7655thin
One grade step is worth $61.99/cwt here — about $483 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale25 hd
380.54
—
KY average26 barns · 994 hd
393.87
−13.32
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−34.12
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
−51.58
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

29 sales
506455404352median 432.1203/0404/2906/1708/1210/21
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $366.47, median $432.12 across 29 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—Average1,955186.833,6534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475147.002,1681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,385141.251,9565thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,069112.231,1993thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,1001thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,7531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410479.00/cwt479.00–479.001,9641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465384.15/cwt381.00–387.501,7862
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469462.58/cwt440.00–465.002,17010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,8211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510332.52/cwt330.00–335.001,6963
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568328.61/cwt320.00–337.001,8672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574397.99/cwt393.00–401.502,28417
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,1602
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4337
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4984
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677318.03/cwt300.00–330.002,1533
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,53131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4623
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,6144
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5041
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,6868
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4902
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6048
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added907325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,94856
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,8155
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200415.00/cwt415.00–415.008301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1323
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311399.06/cwt380.00–409.001,2413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360384.17/cwt380.00–405.001,3836
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422335.18/cwt320.00–340.001,4146
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433382.42/cwt380.00–385.001,6566
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465357.11/cwt350.00–375.001,6615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,0005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490341.25/cwt340.00–345.001,6724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495317.50/cwt310.00–325.001,5722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527330.39/cwt319.00–339.001,74120
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564330.40/cwt318.00–341.001,86324
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585305.35/cwt300.00–309.001,7863
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626312.44/cwt300.00–318.001,95613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643341.01/cwt337.00–345.002,19321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2151
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710302.35/cwt285.00–306.002,14735
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3374
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2212507.90/cwt495.00–525.001,0774
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,3321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303474.92/cwt465.00–485.001,4392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383416.13/cwt410.00–422.501,5942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395390.82/cwt390.00–392.501,5443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410383.20/cwt375.00–400.001,5714
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430441.86/cwt420.00–449.001,9005
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,5261
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458362.49/cwt360.00–365.001,6602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463450.44/cwt450.00–451.002,0869
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470386.58/cwt370.00–400.001,81711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490342.00/cwt335.00–349.001,6762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518340.18/cwt335.00–353.001,7626
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523330.97/cwt329.00–333.001,7313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525360.94/cwt357.00–365.001,8954
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573345.41/cwt330.00–353.501,97922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578313.35/cwt300.00–325.001,8116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy599357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1386
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,9131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621332.00/cwt320.00–339.002,0627
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688323.61/cwt321.00–329.002,22610
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720310.89/cwt303.00–315.002,2383
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4322
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,3181
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,955186.83/cwt180.00–191.003,6534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158113.85/cwt111.00–116.001,3182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378142.75/cwt141.00–145.001,9673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,440123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,7711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,1681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010199.02/cwt181.00–222.002,0103

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.