Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-02-18

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 18
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,012 head
37 vs last sale 975 1,012 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
2 vs last sale 35 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
2 vs last sale 7 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $455.69/cwt on 92 head, up $8.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.33 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$455.69
8.67 vs prior sale
92 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$448
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$69.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.10
vs KY average
31.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561461.302,59083
Medium and Large 2565410.152,3176thin
Medium and Large 2-3547391.562,1423thin
One grade step is worth $69.74/cwt here — about $448 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

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 sale92 hd
455.69
KY average25 barns · 1,318 hd
466.79
−11.10
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−31.66
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
+14.33
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
BullsHigh1,665194.503,2382thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,537174.022,6743thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,333162.682,1699thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average991121.101,2006thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,442235.003,3899thin

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)1,179$2,2324thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)745$2,4751thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,8021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683405.76/cwt400.00–419.002,77160
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000978310.98/cwt310.00–312.003,0412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528473.24/cwt460.00–490.002,49911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700656430.14/cwt427.00–431.002,82223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400381585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550501532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,6684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390537.50/cwt535.00–540.002,0962
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675371.50/cwt362.50–382.502,5084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524444.32/cwt431.00–455.002,32849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572449.34/cwt447.00–450.002,57014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415476.67/cwt475.00–490.001,9789
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750714356.35/cwt346.00–359.002,54430
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565410.15/cwt400.00–419.002,3176
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550523397.34/cwt365.00–430.002,0782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522420.58/cwt410.00–429.002,19512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,7381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632377.49/cwt367.50–383.002,38641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278507.84/cwt495.00–520.001,4122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420577.34/cwt560.00–590.002,4257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500483543.41/cwt540.00–545.002,6253
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369505.90/cwt495.00–510.001,8676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666353.85/cwt343.00–360.002,35712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473455.81/cwt445.00–467.002,1566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650612398.35/cwt392.00–411.002,43834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575468.32/cwt460.00–495.002,69334
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700653336.25/cwt335.00–337.502,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475412.10/cwt400.00–422.501,9578
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619415.59/cwt410.00–427.002,57349
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772374.94/cwt363.00–380.002,89542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5741
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467489.47/cwt480.00–505.002,2866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750718399.65/cwt397.00–401.002,86953
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500495580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,8713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737385.06/cwt375.00–387.502,8389
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700678392.61/cwt390.00–395.002,6625
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625396.89/cwt391.00–402.502,4812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,9671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576442.14/cwt435.00–455.002,54726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532441.72/cwt430.00–450.002,3508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415497.47/cwt495.00–500.002,0652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850825344.37/cwt325.00–349.002,8419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800759392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,97511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450407600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650629442.29/cwt431.00–457.002,78273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850828356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,94813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700657395.46/cwt365.00–405.002,5986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280557.23/cwt550.00–565.001,5602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450428534.91/cwt530.00–540.002,2892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350343582.52/cwt580.00–585.001,9982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750729375.50/cwt370.00–377.502,7375
HeifersSelect and Choice1,442235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,3899
CowsLean 85-90%1,050149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535178.03/cwt174.00–182.002,7332
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,5561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3421
CowsLean 85-90%962109.83/cwt107.00–112.001,0573
CowsLean 85-90%1,005124.04/cwt122.00–126.001,2472
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340160.14/cwt154.00–169.002,1468
Bulls1,920204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,9171
Bulls1,410185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,6091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2828225.48/cwt207.50–242.501,8672
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27452,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,525.40/head2,150.00–2,700.002,5253
Bred CowsMedium 1-29351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400361603.83/cwt590.00–625.002,18010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650610421.10/cwt410.00–427.002,5695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800790332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550506522.92/cwt495.00–550.002,6465
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400385475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600562479.00/cwt479.00–479.002,6926
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600573401.19/cwt385.00–429.002,2993
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720330.51/cwt330.00–331.002,3802
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419583.67/cwt580.00–590.002,4467
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500473558.52/cwt545.00–585.002,6423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470509.83/cwt490.00–520.002,3966
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530408.14/cwt392.50–429.002,1633
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373465.17/cwt460.00–470.001,7352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,6411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800773345.01/cwt344.00–347.002,66712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,090207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,2561
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620343.74/cwt335.00–355.002,1318
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,4171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750738297.53/cwt295.00–300.002,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250220520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586410.17/cwt392.50–415.002,40420
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,095247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,7051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323515.04/cwt510.00–520.001,6642
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522389.98/cwt385.00–395.002,0365
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423440.53/cwt430.00–450.001,8632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600581365.89/cwt351.00–379.002,12613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500481479.44/cwt470.00–500.002,30626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450427508.06/cwt495.00–520.002,16923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385540.62/cwt530.00–542.502,0819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724332.94/cwt323.00–343.002,4108
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550541368.02/cwt365.00–370.001,9915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550547475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,5986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600570445.14/cwt431.00–463.002,53710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390550.74/cwt545.00–570.002,1486
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800792330.84/cwt325.00–332.002,6206
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4822
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5201
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480481.33/cwt470.00–485.002,3104
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650628375.93/cwt360.00–391.002,3612
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450415437.35/cwt425.00–450.001,8152

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.