Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trends available on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.22/cwt on 6 head, down $33.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −96.49 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$323.22

▼ 33.97 vs prior sale

6 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$54.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.68

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	555	332.36	1,846	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	277.50	1,540	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 $327.75, 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 sale6 hd

323.22

—

KY average25 barns · 433 hd

346.89

−23.68

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−96.49

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	—	Low	1,669	184.09	3,072	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	153.58	2,485	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	148.67	1,836	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	136.47	1,483	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$1,683	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2-3Source/Aged	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	322.91/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	323.81/cwt	323.00–325.00	2,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	353.96/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	391.04/cwt	373.00–399.00	1,904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	342.90/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	357.47/cwt	351.00–367.50	1,687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	335.45/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	401.90/cwt	378.00–425.00	1,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	473.75/cwt	462.50–485.00	1,303	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,889.39/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,172	162.07/cwt	130.00–180.00	1,899	3
Bulls	—	—	2,275	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	123.07/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	325.13/cwt	310.00–341.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	917	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	336.23/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,383	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	208.93/cwt	198.00–217.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	394.61/cwt	357.50–420.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	225.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,964	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	740	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	745	1,476.68/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	194.63/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,679	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	147.87/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,856	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	140.29/cwt	119.00–170.00	1,477	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	616	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,984	4

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	618	335.00–351.00	342.90
2	700–750	725	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	462.50–485.00	473.75
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	397	431.00	431.00
7	400–450	418	378.00–425.00	401.90
6	450–500	487	373.00–399.00	391.04
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	568	327.50–355.00	335.45
3	600–650	618	320.00–329.00	322.91
4	650–700	655	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	379	357.50–420.00	394.61
1	550–600	555	277.50	277.50
4	600–650	626	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	873	220.00–230.00	225.01
2	900–950	917	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	360	323.00	323.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	475	305.00–360.00	336.23
2	500–550	523	310.00–341.00	325.13
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	920	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	384	340.00–372.50	353.96
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	472	351.00–367.50	357.47
2	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	562	349.00	349.00
10	600–650	621	323.00–325.00	323.81
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	322.00	322.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,889.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	3,125.00	3,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	745	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,476.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	198.00–217.00	208.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,110	178.00	178.00
12	—	1,255	137.00–160.00	147.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	110.00–134.00	123.07
1	—	1,100	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,053	119.00–170.00	140.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	150.00–157.00	153.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	130.00–180.00	162.07
1	—	2,275	208.00	208.00
4	—	1,890	184.00–205.00	194.63

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

Replacement Cattle

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