Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-01-14

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 14
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
792 head
420 vs last sale 1,212 910 vs year ago 1,702 · 53.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
25 vs last sale 61 55 vs year ago 31 · +177.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
4 vs last sale 6 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $414.52/cwt on 49 head, down $8.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits 26.83 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$414.52
8.50 vs prior sale
49 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$355
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.46
vs KY average
57.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554425.132,35541
Medium and Large 2595385.002,2911thin
Medium and Large 2-3561356.652,0007thin
One grade step is worth $68.48/cwt here — about $355 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

30 sales
506458410362median 441.3612/1703/0405/0606/2408/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $376.40, median $441.36 across 30 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 sale49 hd
414.52
KY average25 barns · 1,719 hd
427.98
−13.46
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−57.46
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−26.83
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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,505214.003,22110
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,523221.003,36625
BullsAverage1,395176.412,4623thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,667160.832,6813thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259150.401,89422
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,006131.391,32215
HeifersChoiceAverage1,230245.003,0141thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170210.002,4571thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,660187.503,1131thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$2,1273thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)680$1,8012thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,315$2,6751thin

Every lot, as filed

104 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530365.45/cwt360.00–371.001,9372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561417.16/cwt413.00–419.002,34013
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450428524.48/cwt512.50–539.002,24511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750727370.98/cwt367.00–380.002,69755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700661399.73/cwt397.00–403.002,64210
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,084278.66/cwt278.50–280.003,0219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850814324.61/cwt321.00–328.502,64212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422434.28/cwt430.00–442.501,8333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290423.94/cwt412.50–435.001,2292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385431.00/cwt419.00–443.001,6592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600593395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700658364.32/cwt360.00–365.002,39713
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800750333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,4985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315557.50/cwt557.50–557.501,7561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500463465.26/cwt447.50–487.502,1543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580374.95/cwt365.00–383.002,17510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724319.44/cwt310.00–326.002,31312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800791310.12/cwt310.00–312.002,45316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement700–750725381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,76221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636373.55/cwt355.00–395.002,37641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850835320.95/cwt320.95–320.952,68068
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479400.10/cwt387.50–412.501,91614
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410400.00/cwt395.00–405.001,6402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520378.34/cwt367.50–389.001,9677
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7091
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700676352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632380.63/cwt377.00–390.002,4067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473429.41/cwt425.00–433.002,0314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,6411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550536451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,4174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300443.00/cwt443.00–443.001,3291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8761
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573353.13/cwt340.00–360.002,0235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390470.25/cwt463.00–485.001,8343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513415.01/cwt402.50–425.002,12911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000969296.26/cwt289.00–300.002,87112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790355.49/cwt350.00–361.002,80889
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500493411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,0263
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430409.83/cwt405.00–415.001,7622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650627416.52/cwt410.00–428.002,61221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900871319.24/cwt307.00–323.002,78113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600587433.69/cwt433.00–434.002,54613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700692382.21/cwt361.00–387.002,64520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800795323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423420.67/cwt420.00–421.001,7793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550527374.74/cwt362.50–385.001,9758
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650618402.32/cwt397.00–404.002,48637
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6511
HeifersSelect and Choice1,170210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4571
CowsLean 85-90%1,024123.69/cwt121.00–126.001,2674
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,740156.75/cwt152.00–161.002,7272
CowsLean 85-90%957134.23/cwt132.00–135.001,2853
CowsLean 85-90%1,041151.71/cwt145.00–169.001,5795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,5691
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,505214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,22110
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,523221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,36625
SteersSelect and Choice1,660187.50/cwt187.50–187.503,1131
HeifersChoice1,230245.00/cwt245.00–245.003,0141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,0921
CowsLean 85-90%973104.96/cwt103.00–106.001,0213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,326138.17/cwt131.00–146.001,8328
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218156.72/cwt151.00–162.001,90913
Bulls1,460191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,7891
Bulls1,363169.12/cwt168.00–170.002,3052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1782,126.70/head1,975.00–2,300.002,1273
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29951,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26801,801.10/head1,725.00–1,875.001,8012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29152,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3152,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400355395.50/cwt391.00–400.001,4042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550522403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,1045
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,080211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470420.35/cwt411.00–433.001,97610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421429.42/cwt412.50–435.001,8085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615345.67/cwt325.00–351.002,1265
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500491381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,8715
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5271
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375406.40/cwt400.00–409.001,5245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550523412.22/cwt400.00–421.002,15629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450429467.86/cwt445.00–482.502,0078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000987249.68/cwt243.00–251.002,4646
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600568335.10/cwt323.00–343.001,9033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676330.78/cwt330.00–333.002,23614
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700692319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,2072
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300275355.00/cwt355.00–355.009761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600581374.74/cwt372.50–377.002,1774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500454437.53/cwt429.00–467.501,98611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400384473.94/cwt460.00–490.001,8205
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650628320.00/cwt319.00–321.002,0102
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600553348.74/cwt347.50–350.001,9292
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325367.38/cwt365.00–370.001,1942
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500460397.97/cwt395.00–401.001,8312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450440402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400391435.05/cwt427.50–440.001,7015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650619368.22/cwt357.50–375.002,2797
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600564400.64/cwt400.00–405.002,2608
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550535331.27/cwt330.00–332.501,7722

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.