Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-11

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 11
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
26 vs last sale 132 10 vs year ago 168 · 6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
6 vs last sale 48 5 vs year ago 49 · +10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
4 vs last sale 11 20 vs year ago 27 · 74.1%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.25/cwt on 8 head, down $27.09 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits 18.52 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.
Average price
$370.25
27.09 vs prior sale
8 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
45.29
vs KY average
45.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540379.902,0515thin
Medium and Large 2545360.001,9622thin
Medium and Large 2-3555342.501,9011thin
One grade step is worth $37.40/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale8 hd
370.25
KY average26 barns · 1,262 hd
415.54
−45.29
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−45.86
This barn, trailing median20 sales
388.77
−18.52
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
BullsLow1,862222.114,1367thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,691185.693,1409thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,321183.522,42417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,167148.231,7305thin
Dairy SteersStandardAverage1,558171.002,66410

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)1,320$2,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,023$3,5512thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2650–700658321.75/cwt321.00–322.502,1172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433433.78/cwt425.00–450.001,8787
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371533.11/cwt520.00–542.501,9784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565354.96/cwt350.00–360.002,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,8471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250240502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,2061
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0342
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,6401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568413.97/cwt413.00–415.002,3512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433442.54/cwt440.00–445.001,9162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750707332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3477
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325534.59/cwt520.00–545.001,7373
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,0531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6801
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550543393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,1343
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8482
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9622
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3750–800755202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,8133
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,2912
CowsLean 85-90%1,123142.03/cwt138.00–148.001,5953
CowsLean 85-90%1,233157.54/cwt153.00–163.001,9422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,795171.20/cwt164.00–180.003,0732
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,661189.83/cwt181.00–210.003,1537
Dairy SteersStandard1,558171.00/cwt151.00–183.002,66410
Bulls1,525194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,9591
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700671237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,344187.23/cwt181.00–202.002,51612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265174.60/cwt169.00–180.002,2095
Bulls2,040238.50/cwt234.00–246.004,8653
Bulls1,797215.09/cwt207.00–220.003,8653
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7161
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,055173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950921220.15/cwt219.00–221.002,0287
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450430322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600570352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461430.97/cwt427.00–435.001,9874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480472.69/cwt462.50–483.002,2695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629342.41/cwt330.00–353.002,1546
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400365540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,3921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550536419.63/cwt413.00–433.002,2494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,5961
Bred CowsMedium 1-29401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,045195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800750350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700650380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500458453.18/cwt442.50–462.502,0763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400383486.70/cwt485.00–490.001,8643
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400378435.02/cwt432.50–437.501,6442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300288500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550511426.34/cwt425.00–427.002,1793
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2953,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450437467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,0432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550510465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523396.53/cwt390.00–400.002,0743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650646391.67/cwt385.00–395.002,5303
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2995204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,0301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0233,551.22/head3,200.00–3,850.003,5512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,4555
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000980258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,5281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,4751

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.