Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-21

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 21
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
31 vs last sale 228 108 vs year ago 89 · +121.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
6 vs last sale 49 55 vs year ago 110 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
39 vs last sale 15 39 vs year ago 15 · +260.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.27/cwt on 24 head, up $41.56 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 20 comparable sales and sits +32.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.
Average price
$421.27
41.56 vs prior sale
24 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.26
vs KY average
7.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515426.162,19522
Medium and Large 2-3555367.502,0402thin
One grade step is worth $58.65/cwt here — about $155 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

20 sales
435405374344median 388.7701/1003/1404/2506/2008/15
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.27, low $357.73, median $388.77 across 20 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 sale24 hd
421.27
KY average27 barns · 1,595 hd
414.00
+7.26
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−7.90
This barn, trailing median20 sales
388.77
+32.50
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,585186.632,95710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,685163.622,7575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,363163.262,22418
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,117139.681,56015
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,445167.002,4131thin

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)1,170$4,2149
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,397$4,1508
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,139$3,7054thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,081$2,9707
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$2,7522thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$2,6363thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$2,2682thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$2,4251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,263$4,2612thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,443$4,3489
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,8333thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450435462.50/cwt460.00–465.002,0122
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,0813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900895325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650605386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,3356
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,6261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,5591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,2081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650631435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,7453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,6901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,7194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500492492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,4232
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500460355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6331
Dairy SteersLarge 3150–200180490.00/cwt490.00–490.008821
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700680311.48/cwt310.00–313.002,1182
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750733399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,92510
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574417.77/cwt407.50–429.002,3984
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650635407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,5881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550508459.99/cwt457.50–462.502,3372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,4571
CowsLean 85-90%1,025100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0251
CowsLean 85-90%984128.34/cwt120.00–134.001,2634
CowsLean 85-90%943159.62/cwt151.00–167.001,5052
CowsLean 85-90%1,238145.33/cwt140.00–149.001,7998
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,685140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3591
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,445167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,4131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,329159.64/cwt150.00–168.002,12215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,732173.03/cwt170.00–180.002,9973
CowsBoner 80-85%1,530181.33/cwt174.00–195.002,7743
Bulls1,727188.94/cwt181.00–199.003,2635
Bulls1,190169.30/cwt162.50–175.002,0153
Bulls1,820206.84/cwt204.00–209.003,7642
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423493.42/cwt487.50–500.002,0872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700688380.50/cwt380.00–381.002,6182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350341533.34/cwt530.00–535.001,8193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513429.07/cwt420.00–440.002,2016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800776344.48/cwt329.00–352.502,6733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,7471
BullsMedium 1-2650–700670349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350305505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550540352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500483473.44/cwt460.00–480.002,2873
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600553389.98/cwt385.00–395.002,1572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950910280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300293522.56/cwt515.00–530.001,5312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450405537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,1771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700659346.16/cwt330.00–362.502,2814
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500463447.49/cwt445.00–450.002,0722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528445.39/cwt441.00–450.002,3522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378493.05/cwt480.00–500.001,8645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718337.85/cwt331.00–339.002,4267
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250228499.45/cwt490.00–510.001,1392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2100–150145690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850825312.00/cwt301.00–323.002,5742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600556407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,2663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440433.00/cwt433.00–433.001,9051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500486385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550509424.34/cwt417.00–430.002,16010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400388445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7275
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900880295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000965219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508434.39/cwt433.00–445.002,2079
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640355.04/cwt345.00–360.002,2723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325511.38/cwt500.00–520.001,6623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4352,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3954,500.50/head4,450.00–4,550.004,5015
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1754,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2654,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4024,178.36/head4,050.00–4,300.004,1787
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5253,779.67/head3,750.00–3,800.003,7802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1704,213.58/head4,050.00–4,325.004,2149
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0133,059.94/head2,450.00–3,475.003,0602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,752.10/head2,450.00–2,975.002,7522
Bred CowsMedium 1-29801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6752,860.00/head2,860.00–2,860.002,8601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1132,636.08/head2,550.00–2,725.002,6363
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,033232.02/cwt227.50–237.002,3973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478430.49/cwt425.00–440.002,0583
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800785307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,4141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,2634,260.99/head4,100.00–4,400.004,2612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4804,536.15/head4,450.00–4,650.004,5362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0812,970.26/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9707
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3603,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27902,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.