Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-22

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 22
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
488 head
28 vs last sale 516 191 vs year ago 679 · 28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
8 vs last sale 41 6 vs year ago 55 · 10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
7 vs last sale 12 9 vs year ago 10 · +90.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $438.84/cwt on 68 head, up $15.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +39.22 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$438.84
15.60 vs prior sale
68 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,394
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$69.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.13
vs KY average
+16.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543449.852,44356
Medium and Large 2549409.672,2483thin
Medium and Large 2-3560380.082,1289thin
One grade step is worth $69.77/cwt here — about $315 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 sale68 hd
438.84
KY average27 barns · 1,284 hd
419.72
+19.13
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
+16.67
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
+39.22
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
BullsHigh1,639206.103,3788thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,533180.822,77110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,303175.592,28812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,006138.931,39714

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)975$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,4483thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,2563thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)793$2,2502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)922$1,9483thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,055$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$3,2851thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2450–500452487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,2042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400355607.50/cwt607.50–607.502,1574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500453500.73/cwt500.00–505.002,2687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725312.48/cwt310.00–315.002,2652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365503.81/cwt495.00–517.501,8396
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635388.75/cwt385.00–392.502,4692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860335.03/cwt329.00–341.002,8812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328512.44/cwt505.00–520.001,6812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537444.06/cwt420.00–446.002,38518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,040259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,6947
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700663425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,81810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850805355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8587
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475421.38/cwt410.00–433.002,0022
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540374.67/cwt350.00–387.002,0233
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465459.53/cwt441.00–465.002,13714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600596453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,7008
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558409.01/cwt407.00–411.002,2822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570382.79/cwt371.00–391.002,1826
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450400415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421454.74/cwt442.50–462.501,91425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,7641
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525460.76/cwt450.00–469.002,41923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650604399.97/cwt387.50–412.502,4164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508478.78/cwt475.00–482.502,43210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750707388.29/cwt386.00–395.002,7454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558425.28/cwt415.00–439.002,3737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425573.00/cwt573.00–573.002,4351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571440.54/cwt425.00–450.002,51519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,9321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500491468.86/cwt462.50–473.002,3024
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600578418.00/cwt417.00–419.002,4162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690398.44/cwt394.00–400.002,7497
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445469.00/cwt467.50–475.002,0875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600583462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,6939
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650602422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,5432
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500369.75/cwt357.00–382.501,8492
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450413492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,0343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712368.84/cwt365.00–373.002,6266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9311
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1471
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516441.16/cwt429.00–453.002,27610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950928332.00/cwt332.00–332.003,0813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,8561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440518.33/cwt512.50–530.002,2813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632408.04/cwt400.00–419.002,5796
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,2371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600590470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,7731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235715.00/cwt715.00–715.001,6801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650635429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,7246
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550530489.00/cwt489.00–489.002,5926
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500457567.50/cwt567.50–567.502,5932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,324171.90/cwt167.00–178.002,2768
CowsLean 85-90%1,030149.35/cwt147.00–152.001,5386
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,499173.99/cwt170.00–178.002,6084
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555185.37/cwt181.00–192.002,8836
CowsBoner 80-85%1,100148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6281
CowsLean 85-90%908115.01/cwt110.00–120.001,0442
CowsLean 85-90%1,014136.49/cwt130.00–142.001,3846
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315194.61/cwt183.00–202.002,5593
Bulls1,840232.00/cwt232.00–232.004,2691
Bulls1,643211.93/cwt204.00–218.003,4825
Bulls1,528178.57/cwt174.00–184.002,7292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29402,159.84/head2,100.00–2,225.002,1602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,256.08/head2,050.00–2,600.002,2563
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2958208.65/cwt206.00–211.001,9992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38201,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0551,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,285.00/head3,285.00–3,285.003,2851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2332,734.08/head2,425.00–3,000.002,7342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28352,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300278651.26/cwt640.00–665.001,8114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400360582.50/cwt582.50–582.502,0971
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,4021
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550535401.96/cwt387.00–410.002,1504
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500476480.77/cwt472.50–485.002,28827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657342.50/cwt341.00–345.002,2506
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621362.81/cwt350.00–372.502,2534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450435468.72/cwt467.50–470.002,0392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571423.04/cwt417.00–430.002,4169
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550532429.46/cwt419.00–441.002,28510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400367550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6592
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250242490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1862
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385453.02/cwt440.00–465.001,7444
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650628396.17/cwt387.00–408.002,4886
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250230580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715352.15/cwt345.00–359.002,5182
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500492470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473531.00/cwt531.00–531.002,5129
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675405.57/cwt393.00–413.002,7384
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added200–250205920.00/cwt920.00–920.001,8861
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1371
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600597370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2092
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400373500.87/cwt495.00–520.001,8684
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450426456.77/cwt447.50–460.001,9464
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450437496.45/cwt487.50–500.002,16916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300263700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490425.09/cwt419.00–440.002,0837
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350337584.02/cwt577.50–605.001,9684
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700665365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4271
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450442578.20/cwt551.00–585.002,5568

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.