Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $457.61/cwt on 23 head, down $34.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +16.25 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.

Average price

$457.61

▼ 34.39 vs prior sale

23 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.01

vs KY average

−30.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	458.63	2,514	22
Medium and Large 2	575	435.00	2,501	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $13 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

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 sale23 hd

457.61

—

KY average25 barns · 1,186 hd

485.62

−28.01

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−30.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

441.36

+16.25

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	—	Low	1,823	220.11	4,012	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,818	189.85	3,451	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	181.67	2,264	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	154.03	1,578	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,583	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	660	$1,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	910	$2,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$3,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	350–400	362	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	556.96/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	410.19/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	596	384.50/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	431.77/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	372.46/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	510.19/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	452.06/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,120	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	438.14/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,300	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	336.76/cwt	329.00–345.00	2,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	504.84/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	336.43/cwt	327.00–338.00	2,523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	533.73/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	569.91/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	529.69/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	329.72/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	572.26/cwt	565.00–582.50	2,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	686.77/cwt	670.00–692.50	2,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	675.38/cwt	665.00–680.00	2,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	457.05/cwt	445.00–467.50	1,865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	379.50/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	419.49/cwt	413.00–424.00	2,647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	411.91/cwt	409.00–417.50	2,731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	386.75/cwt	386.75–386.75	2,912	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	848	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,104	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	455.85/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,535	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	634.59/cwt	617.50–645.00	2,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	134.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	173.81/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	159.33/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,630	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	189.85/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,451	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	174.85/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,145	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	188.48/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	232.23/cwt	229.00–235.00	4,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,873	208.36/cwt	200.00–218.00	3,903	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	204.94/cwt	193.00–229.00	1,943	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,582.76/head	2,525.00–2,625.00	2,583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	571.47/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	647.50/cwt	647.50–647.50	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	596.99/cwt	572.50–615.00	2,513	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	672.52/cwt	667.50–675.00	2,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	207	712.50/cwt	712.50–712.50	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	335.77/cwt	332.50–339.00	2,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	415.15/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	515.53/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	408.83/cwt	402.50–413.00	2,383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	587.21/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	576.63/cwt	555.00–595.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	444.28/cwt	442.50–453.00	2,364	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	391.56/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	636.62/cwt	627.50–642.50	2,400	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	370.42/cwt	357.50–376.00	2,697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	611.59/cwt	600.00–635.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	534.22/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	293.53/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	420.95/cwt	415.00–431.00	2,362	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	485.89/cwt	477.50–487.50	2,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	487.18/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	468.12/cwt	467.50–470.00	2,261	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	900–950	930	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,093	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	468.22/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	370.95/cwt	370.95–370.95	3,209	65
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	432.57/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	409.60/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,589	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	627.63/cwt	625.00–630.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	389.40/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	533	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,702	4

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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 801Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 47Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	550.00–565.00	556.96
4	350–400	362	550.00	550.00
6	400–450	423	477.50–487.50	485.89
16	450–500	483	467.50–470.00	468.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	386	470.00–495.00	487.18
3	450–500	475	427.50–435.00	431.77
2	500–550	520	400.00–420.00	410.19
5	550–600	596	380.00–387.50	384.50
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	670	329.00–345.00	336.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	565.00–575.00	569.91
7	300–350	324	520.00–540.00	533.73
3	350–400	378	525.00–540.00	529.69
7	400–450	408	445.00–467.50	457.05
16	450–500	469	442.50–460.00	452.06
14	500–550	525	425.00–447.50	438.14
9	550–600	561	415.00–431.00	420.95
1	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	665	367.50–377.50	372.46
3	700–750	732	320.00–340.00	329.72
7	750–800	750	327.00–338.00	336.43
1	1000–1050	1,030	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	328	505.00–515.00	510.19
3	350–400	367	500.00–515.00	504.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
6	600–650	627	387.50–395.00	391.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	665.00	665.00
3	300–350	332	665.00–680.00	675.38
4	350–400	358	670.00–692.50	686.77
5	400–450	428	565.00–582.50	572.26
5	450–500	462	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	555.00	555.00
1	450–500	490	502.50	502.50
1	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	635.00	635.00
10	350–400	376	617.50–645.00	634.59
1	450–500	485	520.00	520.00
3	500–550	506	455.00–475.00	468.22
18	550–600	556	450.00–462.50	455.85
8	600–650	631	413.00–424.00	419.49
6	650–700	663	409.00–417.50	411.91
2	700–750	728	379.00–380.00	379.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	475.00	475.00
1	700–750	720	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	480.00	480.00
30	750–800	753	386.75	386.75
49	800–850	848	366.00	366.00
65	850–900	865	370.95	370.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	207	712.50	712.50
1	300–350	315	647.50	647.50
3	350–400	358	667.50–675.00	672.52
23	400–450	421	572.50–615.00	596.99
8	450–500	457	560.00–590.00	571.47
4	500–550	533	507.00	507.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	600.00–635.00	611.59
2	300–350	328	625.00–630.00	627.63
9	350–400	377	627.50–642.50	636.62
1	400–450	410	547.50	547.50
3	450–500	483	530.00–540.00	534.22
13	500–550	532	442.50–453.00	444.28
5	550–600	556	427.50–442.50	432.57
18	600–650	632	395.00–415.00	409.60
5	650–700	674	380.00–394.00	389.40
7	700–750	728	357.50–376.00	370.42
2	750–800	770	362.50	362.50
2	800–850	810	332.50–339.00	335.77
2	850–900	868	290.00–297.00	293.53
1	900–950	920	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	505.00–525.00	515.53
1	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	510	400.00–422.50	415.15
6	550–600	583	402.50–413.00	408.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	555.00–595.00	576.63
2	350–400	385	565.00–610.00	587.21
1	400–450	410	512.50	512.50
1	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	410.00	410.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	930	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,050	130.00–140.00	134.72
2	—	1,065	170.00–178.00	173.81
8	—	1,023	151.00–165.00	159.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	184.00–196.00	189.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	170.00–179.00	174.85
5	—	1,265	181.00–193.00	188.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	183.00	183.00
5	—	1,853	229.00–235.00	232.23
2	—	1,873	200.00–218.00	208.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	948	193.00–229.00	204.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	660	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,525.00–2,625.00	2,582.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,125.00	2,125.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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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

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle