Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 8
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
84 vs last sale 885 349 vs year ago 452 · +77.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
10 vs last sale 37 1 vs year ago 46 · +2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
5 vs last sale 7 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.99/cwt on 72 head, up $4.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +20.37 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$419.99
4.10 vs prior sale
72 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.18
vs KY average
8.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537428.212,30163
Medium and Large 2568385.712,1912thin
Medium and Large 2-3560355.791,9937thin
One grade step is worth $72.43/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale72 hd
419.99
KY average25 barns · 1,295 hd
420.18
−0.18
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−8.37
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
+20.37
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
BullsAverage1,676210.693,53112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258180.002,26519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,608175.002,8132thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,059148.981,5787thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,228214.912,6393thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,455$3,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,9022thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$2,3882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,1492thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)955$2,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500486408.94/cwt390.00–427.001,9877
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820305.51/cwt302.50–307.002,5053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625343.28/cwt340.00–345.002,1453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423461.05/cwt450.00–475.001,95011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685338.75/cwt335.00–342.502,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380486.58/cwt485.00–490.001,8493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300268676.55/cwt675.00–680.001,8133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950938330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,0958
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550539442.20/cwt440.00–470.002,38313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575403.60/cwt395.00–407.502,3215
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328523.17/cwt510.00–535.001,7162
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450447435.46/cwt430.00–437.501,94711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450401615.39/cwt612.50–632.502,4687
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385643.00/cwt643.00–643.002,4765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278581.88/cwt575.00–585.001,6183
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550533395.48/cwt392.00–399.002,1082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475458.55/cwt447.50–470.002,1785
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600594446.09/cwt430.00–450.002,6505
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315627.50/cwt627.50–627.501,9771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy600–650642377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450405570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600581429.63/cwt426.00–445.002,49610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722339.53/cwt339.00–347.502,45116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,6971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,3901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562485.35/cwt482.50–487.502,7287
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500474575.69/cwt562.50–595.002,72924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850815337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,74761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650614417.70/cwt397.50–428.002,56519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623450.07/cwt450.00–453.002,80443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564498.99/cwt493.00–515.002,81418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550505530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,6776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480550.74/cwt547.50–552.502,6448
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521472.55/cwt465.00–485.002,4624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735378.50/cwt378.50–378.502,7825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650638432.15/cwt429.00–437.502,75715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800766373.30/cwt362.50–378.002,85911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,7815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,9311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1391
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483507.31/cwt500.00–515.002,4502
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3121
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850846358.10/cwt358.10–358.103,030121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750710381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,7052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300277628.50/cwt615.00–645.001,7415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350320750.00/cwt750.00–750.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400373646.78/cwt635.00–677.502,41212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250215702.50/cwt702.50–702.501,5102
HeifersSelect and Choice1,228214.91/cwt204.00–225.002,6393
CowsLean 85-90%1,020167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7032
CowsLean 85-90%1,005145.61/cwt145.00–147.001,4633
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,6161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,102166.58/cwt163.00–174.001,8363
CowsLean 85-90%870128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1141
CowsLean 85-90%1,490144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,0021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213151.74/cwt146.00–158.001,8412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298186.91/cwt171.00–207.002,42614
Bulls1,645204.61/cwt193.00–210.003,3667
Bulls1,719219.21/cwt212.00–224.003,7685
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1682,149.04/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,902.24/head2,850.00–2,950.002,9022
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4553,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500464566.45/cwt555.00–575.002,6287
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600595402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,3953
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700650352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2911
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365574.93/cwt570.00–580.002,0982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350342660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,2572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600550457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,5161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600571339.91/cwt320.00–351.001,9415
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368517.35/cwt510.00–525.001,9042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338552.56/cwt550.00–555.001,8682
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500466434.96/cwt430.00–440.002,0276
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800778334.97/cwt325.00–340.002,6065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700650402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,6162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300250617.50/cwt617.50–617.501,5441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500457484.53/cwt475.00–505.002,21419
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450428411.26/cwt410.00–412.501,7602
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568385.71/cwt382.50–389.002,1912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528449.15/cwt440.00–460.002,37217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323603.84/cwt590.00–615.001,9505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370583.55/cwt570.00–605.002,15915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450411503.94/cwt480.00–537.502,07124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370543.59/cwt541.00–565.002,01118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519426.13/cwt407.50–432.502,21235
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500487475.45/cwt470.00–502.502,31526
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500471452.28/cwt430.00–460.002,1304
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310529.60/cwt505.00–555.001,6422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450424510.94/cwt500.00–530.002,1668
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350303639.92/cwt630.00–650.001,9392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600577421.78/cwt415.00–437.002,4348
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550532485.36/cwt467.50–497.502,5827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620425.08/cwt412.50–430.002,63510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750740343.47/cwt330.00–350.002,5423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400386607.73/cwt600.00–610.002,3464
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300292675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,9712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418585.73/cwt565.00–617.502,44818

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.