Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-14

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
179 head
11 vs last sale 168 22 vs year ago 157 · +14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
27 vs last sale 22 2 vs year ago 47 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
12 vs last sale 6 11 vs year ago 29 · 37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. strong demand for all 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 $434.73/cwt on 15 head, up $18.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 21 comparable sales and sits +15.02 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.
Average price
$434.73
18.26 vs prior sale
15 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.01
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540439.112,37013thin
Medium and Large 2-3548406.252,2242thin
One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
455414374333median 419.7101/0302/2804/1805/3008/15
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 sale15 hd
434.73
KY average26 barns · 498 hd
431.73
+3.01
This barn, trailing median21 sales
419.71
+15.02
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
BullsHigh1,622193.713,1429thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,813170.503,0902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,240154.071,91125
CowsLean 85-90%High1,019121.731,2409thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,5551thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,5243thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$2,8853thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$2,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,362$3,2055

Every lot, as filed

74 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700671373.21/cwt355.00–382.502,5043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3784
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630369.68/cwt350.00–390.002,3292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250210540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345467.25/cwt447.50–487.001,6122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618347.69/cwt332.50–357.502,1493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400350507.00/cwt507.00–507.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550505435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570376.77/cwt352.50–421.002,1489
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950925265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550524361.79/cwt300.00–385.001,8964
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565411.35/cwt400.00–422.502,3242
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475387.05/cwt270.00–455.001,8386
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800770304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360424.31/cwt400.00–450.001,5282
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3623,204.88/head3,125.00–3,275.003,2055
Bred CowsMedium 1-29002,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28802,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28922,884.58/head2,850.00–2,950.002,8853
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bulls1,785217.71/cwt213.00–223.003,8862
Bulls1,643191.16/cwt179.00–205.003,1416
Bulls1,170161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,523175.62/cwt173.00–178.002,6752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181134.83/cwt116.00–150.001,5928
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234161.45/cwt154.00–170.001,99215
CowsLean 85-90%1,070150.02/cwt148.00–152.001,6052
CowsLean 85-90%960131.86/cwt125.00–140.001,2664
CowsLean 85-90%1,06389.35/cwt80.00–100.009503
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,895176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,3351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,730165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,8551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,555.00/head2,555.00–2,555.002,5551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,523.18/head1,800.00–3,050.002,5232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300285503.27/cwt500.00–510.001,4343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430418.70/cwt402.50–450.001,8003
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750713292.23/cwt287.50–297.002,0842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,020228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,3261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420320.95/cwt300.00–340.001,3482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200175540.00/cwt540.00–540.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250205480.00/cwt480.00–480.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600569359.73/cwt310.00–421.002,0475
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700668271.10/cwt220.00–355.001,8113
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365338.60/cwt327.50–350.001,2362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265330.00/cwt330.00–330.008751
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3350–400395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
SteersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,005277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,7841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,3771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500464415.40/cwt412.50–417.001,9274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235548.32/cwt525.00–585.001,2896
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473376.69/cwt330.00–407.501,7824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,1872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413500.02/cwt495.00–510.002,0653
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950942210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9782
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0982
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0511
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600590197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550535444.16/cwt433.00–447.502,37611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450411419.63/cwt350.00–487.501,7255
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500459466.27/cwt462.50–475.002,1406
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350312511.66/cwt500.00–532.501,5964
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450404506.94/cwt502.00–515.002,0488
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250220640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4082

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.