Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $386.95/cwt on 25 head, up $2.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits −32.76 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$386.95

▲ 2.09 vs prior sale

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$54.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	397.79	2,174	20
Medium and Large 2-3	517	343.56	1,776	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.23/cwt here — about $398 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $347.47, median $419.71 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

386.95

—

KY average23 barns · 634 hd

386.29

+0.66

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−32.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,067	200.66	4,147	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	137.63	1,823	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	126.44	1,244	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	280.00	3,612	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,591	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,571	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,665	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,670	$3,582	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	324.07/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,042	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,589	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	542	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,837	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,020	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,443	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	343.46/cwt	310.00–377.50	2,026	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	595	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,351	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	685	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,093	70
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	561	334.83/cwt	199.00–346.00	1,878	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	297.04/cwt	289.00–312.50	2,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,001	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	341.23/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	340.60/cwt	327.00–344.00	2,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	289.25/cwt	200.00–347.50	2,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	372.65/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	333.72/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	436.15/cwt	427.00–441.00	1,801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	317.68/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	384.62/cwt	372.50–397.00	1,865	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	674	304.96/cwt	233.00–313.00	2,055	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	531	363.99/cwt	349.00–377.50	1,933	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	785	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,229	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	468	355.95/cwt	250.00–395.00	1,666	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	300	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,293	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	813	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,012	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	356.21/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,514	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,120	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,251	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	704	308.71/cwt	232.50–315.00	2,173	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,185	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	730	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,387	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	900–950	945	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,107	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	875	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,034	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	936	225.72/cwt	221.00–245.00	2,113	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,015	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,233	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	200–250	205	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	625	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	870	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	463.79/cwt	460.00–467.50	2,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	397.62/cwt	394.00–407.50	2,219	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	397.97/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,129	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	379.96/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,367	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	434.15/cwt	419.00–455.00	2,027	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	153.14/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,052	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	128.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,295	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	128.39/cwt	108.00–149.00	1,692	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,195	1
Bulls	—	—	2,255	204.99/cwt	204.00–206.00	4,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,867.31/head	2,675.00–3,075.00	2,867	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	2,274.07/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,274	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	3,573.12/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,573	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,591.15/head	2,225.00–2,885.00	2,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	407.16/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	442.73/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	187	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	416.92/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	386.15/cwt	375.00–393.00	2,035	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	413.37/cwt	360.00–470.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	471.23/cwt	405.00–495.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	357.58/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	155	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	461.39/cwt	431.00–480.00	1,467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	446.27/cwt	425.00–453.00	1,499	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	351	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	523.37/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,230	3

How this sale compares

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 Jan 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 581Last week 354Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 55Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 9Year ago 27

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	300	431.00	431.00
2	400–450	425	355.00–357.50	356.21
21	450–500	468	250.00–395.00	355.95
13	500–550	531	349.00–377.50	363.99
36	550–600	561	199.00–346.00	334.83
17	600–650	630	318.00–326.00	324.07
14	650–700	674	233.00–313.00	304.96
17	700–750	704	232.50–315.00	308.71
11	750–800	785	284.00	284.00
3	800–850	813	247.50	247.50
10	850–900	875	232.50	232.50
5	900–950	936	221.00–245.00	225.72
1	950–1000	970	200.00	200.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	137.50	137.50
1	1100–1150	1,120	201.00	201.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	542	339.00	339.00
70	650–700	685	305.50	305.50
44	1000–1050	1,020	239.50	239.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	815	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	532	387.50	387.50
2	550–600	590	310.00–377.50	343.46
1	600–650	610	362.50	362.50
3	750–800	770	289.00–312.50	297.04
3	1000–1050	1,001	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	672	385.00	385.00
9	750–800	773	200.00–347.50	289.25
6	800–850	830	327.00–344.00	340.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	318	310.00–325.00	317.68
1	350–400	355	352.50	352.50
3	400–450	430	300.00–350.00	333.72
2	450–500	485	372.50–397.00	384.62
3	500–550	522	310.00–365.00	341.23
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	665	347.00	347.00
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	187	680.00	680.00
4	200–250	215	565.00	565.00
2	250–300	277	480.00	480.00
11	300–350	336	425.00–453.00	446.27
4	350–400	374	400.00–432.00	416.92
7	400–450	413	427.00–441.00	436.15
5	450–500	481	407.00	407.00
9	500–550	527	375.00–393.00	386.15
4	550–600	574	365.00–380.00	372.65
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	700	317.00	317.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	237.00	237.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	327.00	327.00
1	850–900	870	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	945	223.00	223.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,015	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	351	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	415	477.00	477.00
2	450–500	465	460.00–467.50	463.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	665.00	665.00
3	200–250	235	505.00–535.00	523.37
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
5	300–350	318	431.00–480.00	461.39
1	350–400	375	419.00	419.00
5	400–450	409	430.00–460.00	442.73
7	450–500	467	419.00–455.00	434.15
10	500–550	535	395.00–400.00	397.97
10	550–600	558	394.00–407.50	397.62
8	600–650	623	365.00–387.00	379.96
2	650–700	672	367.50	367.50
1	800–850	810	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	405.00–495.00	471.23
2	300–350	345	400.00–410.00	405.00
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	423	360.00–470.00	413.37
5	450–500	468	390.00–425.00	407.16
4	500–550	505	350.00–380.00	357.58
1	550–600	565	287.50	287.50
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	311.00	311.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	280.00	280.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	150.00–156.00	153.14
8	—	1,318	108.00–149.00	128.39
1	—	1,330	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
1	—	955	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,005	125.00–133.00	128.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,255	204.00–206.00	204.99
1	—	1,690	192.00	192.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	2,675.00–3,075.00	2,867.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,415	2,225.00–2,885.00	2,591.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,274.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,680	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,665	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,573.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.

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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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