Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady on average to plain quality offering . Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $423.03/cwt on 7 head, down $17.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +3.33 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$423.03

▼ 17.93 vs prior sale

7 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.68

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	543	425.62	2,309	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	407.50	2,201	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $108 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

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 sale7 hd

423.03

—

KY average25 barns · 627 hd

453.71

−30.68

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

+3.33

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	1,438	217.12	3,122	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	177.22	2,857	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	171.50	2,114	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	138.88	1,507	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	224.00	2,981	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,389	207.15	2,877	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,734	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$2,463	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$4,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,738	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	637.92/cwt	600.00–655.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	444.51/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	406.73/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	383.33/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	527.15/cwt	507.50–550.00	1,998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,457	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	373.75/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	349.29/cwt	327.00–372.50	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	441.08/cwt	432.50–450.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	445.40/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	374.75/cwt	365.00–417.00	1,926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	275.01/cwt	273.00–277.00	2,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	466.89/cwt	465.50–470.00	2,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	522.50/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,986	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,389	207.15/cwt	205.00–209.00	2,877	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,981	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	188.16/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,322	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	138.88/cwt	126.00–152.00	1,507	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	168.94/cwt	162.00–182.00	2,085	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	177.22/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,857	3
Bulls	—	—	1,237	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,572	207.86/cwt	197.00–214.00	3,268	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,734.27/head	2,625.00–2,850.00	2,734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	4,975.00/head	4,975.00–4,975.00	4,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,005	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	512.40/cwt	490.00–532.50	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	292	524.71/cwt	460.00–565.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	352.50/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	558.36/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	577.59/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	486.48/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,053	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 Apr 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 387Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 56Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 4

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady on average to plain quality offering . Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	602.50	602.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	600.00–655.00	637.92
3	250–300	270	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	333	565.00–590.00	577.59
10	350–400	379	507.50–550.00	527.15
3	400–450	422	480.00–495.00	486.48
1	450–500	475	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	510	420.00–457.50	444.51
3	550–600	575	400.00–412.50	406.73
3	600–650	621	382.50–385.00	383.33
2	650–700	660	342.50–362.50	352.50
4	900–950	906	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	460.00–565.00	524.71
3	300–350	335	555.00–560.00	558.36
2	350–400	370	490.00–532.50	512.40
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	490	483.00	483.00
1	500–550	540	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	820	297.50	297.50
1	900–950	900	272.50	272.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	537	457.50	457.50
2	650–700	655	370.00–377.50	373.75
2	700–750	727	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	515	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	740	322.50	322.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	660.00	660.00
1	350–400	385	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	429	465.50–470.00	466.89
2	450–500	455	467.50	467.50
2	500–550	515	432.50–450.00	441.08
2	600–650	613	327.00–372.50	349.29
3	650–700	660	343.00	343.00
1	700–750	745	339.00	339.00
1	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	380	520.00–525.00	522.50
3	400–450	413	425.00–460.00	445.40
8	500–550	514	365.00–417.00	374.75
1	650–700	670	327.00	327.00
2	700–750	737	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	820	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	875	273.00–277.00	275.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	205.00–209.00	207.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,331	224.00	224.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,234	184.00–194.00	188.16
20	—	1,234	162.00–182.00	168.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	126.00–152.00	138.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	172.00–180.00	177.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,237	231.00	231.00
3	—	1,572	197.00–214.00	207.86

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,625.00–2,850.00	2,734.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	4,975.00	4,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,825.00	2,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,650.00	2,650.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle