Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.22/cwt on 97 head, up $0.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −6.41 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.

Average price

$393.22

▲ 0.90 vs prior sale

97 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$62.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

vs KY average

−17.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	397.93	2,135	89
Medium and Large 2	580	355.58	2,062	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	569	335.88	1,912	6thin

One grade step is worth $62.05/cwt here — about $223 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $342.27, median $399.63 across 31 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 sale97 hd

393.22

—

KY average25 barns · 1,610 hd

385.00

+8.22

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−17.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.63

−6.41

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	1,545	184.33	2,848	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,657	165.95	2,749	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	154.58	2,080	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	126.86	1,325	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,253	147.00	1,842	3thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,715	$2,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	788	$2,267	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	428.91/cwt	421.00–439.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	410.01/cwt	399.75–423.00	2,124	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	973	214.12/cwt	207.50–220.50	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	329.41/cwt	319.00–340.00	2,240	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	355.58/cwt	351.00–360.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.52/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	351.94/cwt	351.00–356.00	2,305	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	420.27/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	415.53/cwt	412.00–419.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	427.44/cwt	426.00–431.00	2,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	452.45/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	391.44/cwt	387.00–410.00	1,891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	387.56/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	443.98/cwt	430.00–462.00	2,358	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	432.92/cwt	431.00–437.00	2,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	368.88/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,494	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	425.78/cwt	416.00–427.00	2,584	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	409.95/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	421.47/cwt	420.00–423.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	398.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	352.38/cwt	331.00–355.00	2,787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	332.75/cwt	332.75–332.75	3,065	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	381.16/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	367.37/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,612	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	424.97/cwt	419.00–431.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	120	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	258	514.42/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	440.62/cwt	439.00–441.00	2,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	547	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,336	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,253	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,842	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	140.20/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,827	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	171.45/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,683	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	156.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,990	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,568	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	169.55/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,942	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	162.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,562	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	121.07/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,264	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	184.33/cwt	179.00–194.00	2,848	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	2,266.75/head	1,850.00–2,625.00	2,267	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,715	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	360.58/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	404.09/cwt	392.50–409.00	2,457	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	438.04/cwt	437.00–450.00	1,936	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	427.71/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	362.50/cwt	353.00–367.50	2,269	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	498.98/cwt	487.50–530.00	1,612	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	423.25/cwt	423.25–423.25	2,349	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,166	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	350.65/cwt	349.00–351.00	2,542	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	407.75/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,133	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	398.93/cwt	387.50–407.00	2,258	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	465.32/cwt	463.00–466.00	1,591	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	455.47/cwt	432.50–463.00	1,954	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	378.99/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,145	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	297.97/cwt	297.00–300.00	2,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	459.72/cwt	449.00–467.00	1,660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	345.34/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,124	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	290.88/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,593	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	296.70/cwt	295.00–298.00	2,255	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	339.05/cwt	332.50–341.00	1,963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	410.90/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	892	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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 792Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 86Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	342	463.00–466.00	465.32
5	350–400	361	449.00–467.00	459.72
18	400–450	429	432.50–463.00	455.47
6	450–500	462	421.00–439.00	428.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	500–550	518	399.75–423.00	410.01
21	550–600	554	391.00	391.00
16	650–700	655	351.00–356.00	351.94
64	800–850	804	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–401.00	400.52
1	450–500	490	381.00	381.00
2	550–600	580	351.00–360.00	355.58
1	600–650	605	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	579	332.50–341.00	339.05
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	687	309.00	309.00
1	700–750	720	279.00	279.00
1	750–800	790	262.50	262.50
2	950–1000	973	207.50–220.50	214.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	323	412.00–419.00	415.53
3	350–400	380	407.50–430.00	420.27
5	400–450	426	400.00–419.00	410.90
7	450–500	483	387.00–410.00	391.44
8	500–550	533	385.00–388.00	387.56
16	550–600	566	367.00–387.00	378.99
15	600–650	615	330.00–347.00	345.34
17	650–700	680	319.00–340.00	329.41
2	700–750	725	307.00	307.00
10	750–800	760	295.00–298.00	296.70
3	800–850	825	282.50–295.00	290.88
1	900–950	910	237.50	237.50
1	950–1000	995	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	359.00	359.00
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	457.50	457.50
2	400–450	418	420.00–423.00	421.47
3	450–500	478	431.00–437.00	432.92
2	500–550	520	405.00–415.00	409.95
4	550–600	573	395.00–400.00	398.54
2	600–650	625	377.50–385.00	381.16
41	650–700	676	360.00–382.00	368.88
1	700–750	735	347.00	347.00
16	750–800	791	331.00–355.00	352.38
1	800–850	825	331.00	331.00
2	850–900	877	316.50	316.50
6	900–950	936	305.50	305.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	440	450.00–465.00	452.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	430.00–462.00	443.98
7	550–600	590	426.00–431.00	427.44
18	600–650	607	416.00–427.00	425.78
42	700–750	711	363.00–370.00	367.37
4	750–800	756	360.00	360.00
59	900–950	921	332.75	332.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	357.00	357.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	120	585.00	585.00
1	250–300	255	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
10	400–450	432	412.50–435.00	427.71
2	450–500	458	419.00–431.00	424.97
13	500–550	523	392.50–415.00	407.75
11	550–600	566	387.50–407.00	398.93
7	600–650	626	353.00–367.50	362.50
2	650–700	670	347.00–375.00	360.58
14	700–750	725	349.00–351.00	350.65
1	750–800	785	323.00	323.00
3	800–850	827	297.00–300.00	297.97
1	850–900	895	267.50	267.50
1	900–950	900	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	495.00–535.00	514.42
11	300–350	323	487.50–530.00	498.98
12	400–450	442	437.00–450.00	438.04
5	450–500	483	439.00–441.00	440.62
6	500–550	547	427.00	427.00
33	550–600	555	423.25	423.25
12	600–650	608	392.50–409.00	404.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	367.50	367.50
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	147.00	147.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	134.00–146.00	140.20
2	—	1,565	171.00–172.00	171.45
4	—	1,268	152.00–160.00	156.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,044	112.00–129.00	121.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	166.00–173.00	169.55
2	—	1,578	160.00–165.00	162.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	179.00–194.00	184.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	788	1,850.00–2,625.00	2,266.75
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,715	2,975.00	2,975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	193.00	193.00

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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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Heifers · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

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