Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $411.98/cwt on 11 head, down $8.38 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −7.72 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$411.98

▼ 8.38 vs prior sale

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$41.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.83

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	510	438.38	2,236	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	396.90	2,262	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.48/cwt here — about −$26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

411.98

—

KY average26 barns · 439 hd

433.82

−21.83

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−7.72

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	—	Average	1,693	212.01	3,588	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	176.50	2,987	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	169.40	2,009	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	134.03	1,354	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	221.00	2,740	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,909	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,263	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	831	$2,700	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$4,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,408	$3,646	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$3,585	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	409.14/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	353.33/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	331.17/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,368	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	908	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	441.36/cwt	335.00–500.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	393.05/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,276	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	509.06/cwt	462.50–555.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	434.80/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	388.84/cwt	365.00–414.00	2,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	535.78/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	461.67/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,782	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	502.44/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	490.21/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	438.38/cwt	437.50–441.00	2,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	561.99/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,051	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,908.90/head	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,909	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,263.48/head	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,263	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	131.07/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,167	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,357	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	169.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,009	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	400–450	428	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,037	72
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	450–500	456	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,257	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	210.64/cwt	180.00–229.00	3,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,667	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	231.94/cwt	231.00–233.00	4,534	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	870	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,532	96
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	828	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,409	52
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	300–350	348	534.00/cwt	534.00–534.00	1,858	44
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	825	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,595	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	272	467.79/cwt	380.00–515.00	1,272	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,168	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	722	325.44/cwt	220.00–339.00	2,350	58
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	679	341.39/cwt	305.00–348.00	2,318	40
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	783	311.86/cwt	280.00–327.50	2,442	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,863	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,182	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,110	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,475	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	205	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,230	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	426	415.10/cwt	265.00–490.00	1,768	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	363.24/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	866	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	3,646.42/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,646	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	408.83/cwt	377.50–425.00	1,901	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,592	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	365.56/cwt	250.00–389.00	2,285	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	871	292.38/cwt	277.50–305.00	2,547	28
Bulls	Large 3	150–200	150	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	3,585.00/head	3,585.00–3,585.00	3,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	4,675.00/head	4,675.00–4,675.00	4,675	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,570	14

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 May 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 208Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 67Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 92Year ago 15

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	450.00–465.00	461.67
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	478	427.50–442.50	434.80
3	500–550	516	407.50–410.00	409.14
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	620	349.00	349.00
1	650–700	695	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	817	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	347	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	373	462.50–555.00	509.06
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	467	350.00–397.50	363.24
1	500–550	515	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	620	297.50	297.50
1	800–850	825	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	855	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	915	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	335.00–500.00	441.36
4	450–500	467	427.00	427.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	579	360.00–415.00	393.05
3	600–650	600	350.00–355.00	353.33
1	650–700	655	367.50	367.50
3	700–750	715	320.00–337.00	331.17
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	970	211.00	211.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	395	500.00–510.00	502.44
7	400–450	414	520.00–545.00	535.78
3	450–500	475	480.00–510.00	490.21
4	500–550	510	437.50–441.00	438.38
6	600–650	611	365.00–414.00	388.84
1	700–750	730	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	550.00–575.00	561.99
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	580.00	580.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	377.50–425.00	408.83
2	750–800	760	341.00	341.00
3	900–950	908	318.00	318.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
2	500–550	515	439.00	439.00
2	800–850	837	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	780	321.00	321.00
1	800–850	835	310.00	310.00
3	850–900	866	262.50	262.50
1	950–1000	970	292.50	292.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	300–350	348	534.00	534.00
72	400–450	428	476.00	476.00
4	450–500	456	495.00	495.00
52	800–850	828	291.00	291.00
96	850–900	870	291.00	291.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	272	380.00–515.00	467.79
2	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
16	400–450	426	265.00–490.00	415.10
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	575	377.00	377.00
28	600–650	625	250.00–389.00	365.56
40	650–700	679	305.00–348.00	341.39
58	700–750	722	220.00–339.00	325.44
27	750–800	783	280.00–327.50	311.86
8	800–850	825	314.50	314.50
28	850–900	871	277.50–305.00	292.38
14	900–950	905	284.00	284.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	303.00	303.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	215.00	215.00
4	1100–1150	1,110	223.00	223.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,908.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,187	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,263.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,408	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,646.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	3,585.00	3,585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	4,675.00	4,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	831	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,098	150.00	150.00
2	—	890	120.00–140.00	131.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,865	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	160.00–175.00	169.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	180.00–229.00	210.64
1	—	1,490	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,955	231.00–233.00	231.94
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	221.00	221.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

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