Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Volatile market news continues to pressure markets down. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.41/cwt on 24 head, down $37.51 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −42.47 against this barn's trailing median of $417.88.

Average price

$375.41

▼ 37.51 vs prior sale

24 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$60.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.61

vs KY average

−21.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	387.55	2,141	15thin
Medium and Large 2	591	369.07	2,181	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	327.41	1,883	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.14/cwt here — about $258 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $458.75, low $350.56, median $417.88 across 8 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

375.41

—

KY average23 barns · 405 hd

402.02

−26.61

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−21.37

This barn, trailing median8 sales

417.88

−42.47

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	1,770	199.74	3,535	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,554	149.04	2,317	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,965	141.00	2,771	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	131.21	1,410	7thin

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)	1,390	$2,783	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,331	$2,727	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$2,109	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	385.36/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	352.98/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	390.83/cwt	380.00–393.00	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	354.23/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	388.00/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	383.53/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,783.48/head	2,750.00–2,825.00	2,783	3
Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	1
Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	1300–1350	1,340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	140.92/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,141	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	118.47/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,224	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	136.30/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,487	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,965	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,643	169.35/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,782	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	199.74/cwt	189.00–211.00	3,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	369.07/cwt	357.00–378.00	2,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,085	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	409.40/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	353.53/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	267.64/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	331.84/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	327.41/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,727.49/head	1,900.00–3,150.00	2,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,176	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	614	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,965	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	716	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,148	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,003	1,914.15/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,914	2
Cows	Medium 3	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1

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 Aug 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 173Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	591	357.00–378.00	369.07
3	650–700	661	353.00	353.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	530.00	530.00
6	500–550	514	380.00–393.00	390.83
9	550–600	578	381.00–389.00	385.36
6	600–650	639	342.50–355.00	352.98
7	650–700	657	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	300.00–346.00	327.41
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	427	385.00–390.00	388.00
3	500–550	528	367.00	367.00
4	550–600	572	340.00–359.00	354.23
1	600–650	610	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	531	280.00–340.00	331.84
1	600–650	610	259.00	259.00
1	650–700	695	297.00	297.00
1	750–800	780	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	480	402.50	402.50
2	500–550	508	377.00–390.00	383.53
1	750–800	760	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	485	400.00–419.00	409.40
2	500–550	533	347.00–360.00	353.53
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	665	263.00–272.50	267.64
1	750–800	795	292.00	292.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	198.00	198.00
Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,070	140.00	140.00
1	1300–1350	1,340	144.00	144.00
Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	614	320.00	320.00
11	700–750	716	300.00	300.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,390	2,750.00–2,825.00	2,783.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,331	1,900.00–3,150.00	2,727.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,914.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	136.00–147.00	140.92
2	—	1,643	163.00–177.00	169.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	110.00–130.00	118.47
5	—	1,091	130.00–147.00	136.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	189.00–211.00	199.74

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle