Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-03-25

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 25
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
596 vs last sale 281 327 vs year ago 550 · +59.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
11 vs last sale 17 17 vs year ago 45 · 37.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
5 vs last sale 4 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.52/cwt on 77 head, up $9.20 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits 1.10 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$398.52
9.20 vs prior sale
77 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.48
vs KY average
26.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559402.562,25268
Medium and Large 2-3543368.051,9979thin
One grade step is worth $34.51/cwt here — about $255 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
453411370328median 399.6312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale77 hd
398.52
KY average25 barns · 1,478 hd
411.00
−12.48
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−26.67
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−1.10
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
BullsHigh1,588212.253,3694thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,698180.083,0574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256175.572,2058thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058144.991,5338thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,380227.003,1331thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,180189.002,2301thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,9542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$2,7252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$4,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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 2450–500485482.31/cwt480.00–485.002,33911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450434567.12/cwt550.00–577.502,46112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850815351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,8616
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450426500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750726356.02/cwt347.50–362.502,5857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490442.40/cwt440.00–450.002,1684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450422520.78/cwt517.50–522.502,1983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600571418.73/cwt390.00–425.002,39112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625387.89/cwt380.00–397.502,4249
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600594414.99/cwt403.00–419.002,4654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800775336.90/cwt335.25–346.002,61183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550518521.72/cwt515.00–525.002,7033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323528.67/cwt517.00–545.001,7086
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400373592.45/cwt590.00–595.002,2104
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,003295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,9593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700682363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,4769
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550536431.19/cwt426.00–433.002,31112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486428.65/cwt425.00–441.002,08320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800758316.50/cwt316.00–317.002,3992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650607378.29/cwt375.00–380.002,2966
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850811347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,8146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500452493.15/cwt490.00–502.502,2294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200195545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500474407.21/cwt400.00–419.001,9305
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950902299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,6972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527415.16/cwt400.00–421.002,18815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement700–750743377.75/cwt375.00–379.002,80722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,061260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581377.50/cwt362.50–385.002,19329
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350338461.31/cwt452.50–470.001,5592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800782360.42/cwt340.00–363.502,81816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668416.03/cwt411.00–425.002,7796
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387567.98/cwt561.00–572.502,1983
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700669387.65/cwt385.50–391.002,5935
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320557.54/cwt555.00–560.001,7842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529472.22/cwt455.00–482.502,49810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8051
SteersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,168270.50/cwt270.50–270.503,15913
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585422.73/cwt422.00–425.002,4734
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429523.50/cwt515.00–527.502,2463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623426.37/cwt413.00–444.002,65615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750729381.12/cwt380.00–384.002,77817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800792367.89/cwt365.50–369.502,91430
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572452.44/cwt439.00–460.002,58822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905328.10/cwt325.50–329.502,96917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600588475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,7933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300250570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481524.94/cwt519.00–531.002,52512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517496.80/cwt490.00–502.502,56810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900886329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,91511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,9074
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700659453.31/cwt450.00–485.002,98733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400350632.50/cwt632.50–632.502,2141
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,5991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700666372.48/cwt369.00–395.002,4819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427519.24/cwt512.50–532.502,2174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,6321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550515469.42/cwt447.00–477.502,4185
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300268570.61/cwt557.50–585.001,5292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250220622.22/cwt610.00–635.001,3692
HeifersSelect1,180189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2301
CowsLean 85-90%1,138128.83/cwt128.00–130.001,4662
CowsLean 85-90%1,080166.71/cwt164.00–170.001,8002
CowsLean 85-90%1,006142.20/cwt138.00–145.001,4314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,820159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,8941
HeifersChoice1,380227.00/cwt227.00–227.003,1331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,657187.10/cwt181.00–192.003,1003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280167.69/cwt164.00–171.002,1465
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215188.71/cwt183.00–193.002,2933
Bulls1,780233.00/cwt233.00–233.004,1472
Bulls1,525203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,0961
Bulls1,265180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,954.48/head2,850.00–3,050.002,9542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0854,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,143180.63/cwt160.00–199.002,0653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,725.25/head2,700.00–2,750.002,7252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450407567.50/cwt567.50–567.502,3102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500459554.17/cwt540.00–557.502,54420
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650613417.85/cwt415.00–419.002,56113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700680352.35/cwt350.00–357.002,3963
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850805291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,3431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650624400.51/cwt393.00–410.002,49912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750739350.81/cwt337.00–355.002,59213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323571.24/cwt565.00–572.501,8456
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550510510.10/cwt502.50–525.002,6026
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,3891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400355545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400382588.81/cwt585.00–590.002,2494
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550540437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500495427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,1161
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6071
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423430.11/cwt427.50–431.001,8194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421444.42/cwt440.00–457.501,8714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000981274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,6885
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372489.62/cwt477.50–495.001,8215
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600568344.36/cwt320.00–357.501,9563
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530379.89/cwt376.00–387.502,0136
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7801
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263516.36/cwt505.00–527.501,3582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676342.99/cwt330.00–351.002,31930
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250228547.53/cwt545.00–550.001,2482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300288550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716335.76/cwt325.00–345.002,40410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630362.76/cwt351.00–365.002,28512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400366468.07/cwt465.00–472.501,7134
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250235495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315555.74/cwt550.00–560.001,7515
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200190650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8934
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500471468.22/cwt457.00–485.002,20519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200165745.00/cwt745.00–745.001,2291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425444.75/cwt431.00–455.001,8905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800768348.17/cwt344.00–349.002,6746
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450436492.82/cwt473.00–512.502,14911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350322534.56/cwt517.50–547.501,7215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500480519.05/cwt512.50–535.002,4919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600564442.84/cwt427.00–456.002,49815
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585410.02/cwt405.00–415.002,3997
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270529.52/cwt520.00–537.501,4303

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.