Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 3
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
109 vs last sale 375 168 vs year ago 316 · +53.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
21 vs last sale 43 6 vs year ago 28 · 21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
7 vs last sale 8 3 vs year ago 4 · 75.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $435.69/cwt on 17 head, down $19.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits 5.67 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$435.69
19.89 vs prior sale
17 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,326
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
22.95
vs KY average
23.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533441.612,35415thin
Medium and Large 2-3540391.252,1132thin
One grade step is worth $50.36/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale17 hd
435.69
KY average25 barns · 1,023 hd
458.64
−22.95
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−23.50
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−5.67
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
BullsHigh2,035249.735,0822thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,286178.742,29910
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,045158.901,6615thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355205.052,7782thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,304230.373,0033thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,3101thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900893279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,4913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371459.87/cwt455.00–475.001,7067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681332.17/cwt329.00–335.002,2626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500450462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,0811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700653447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,9193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,5051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450416469.30/cwt460.00–480.001,9525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700665372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,017309.90/cwt309.90–309.903,15255
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,095215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,2941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950924329.75/cwt329.75–329.753,04760
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571389.13/cwt385.00–393.002,2224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900861357.50/cwt357.50–357.503,07863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800795330.25/cwt330.25–330.252,62561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600584405.82/cwt403.00–408.002,3707
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550540409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,2095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,3061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750700369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,5832
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6331
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471408.34/cwt405.00–410.001,9233
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700680335.44/cwt320.00–345.002,2814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580330.98/cwt330.00–333.001,9203
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500497377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,8742
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400368401.79/cwt395.00–405.001,4793
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550508340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7272
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279186.34/cwt182.00–192.002,3837
CowsBoner 80-85%1,670148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,4721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,120167.49/cwt167.00–168.001,8762
SteersSelect and Choice1,325240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,1801
SteersSelect and Choice1,293225.56/cwt221.00–229.002,9162
Bulls2,035249.73/cwt244.00–255.005,0822
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500450342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5411
HeifersSelect and Choice1,355205.05/cwt200.00–211.002,7782
CowsLean 85-90%885140.84/cwt139.00–143.001,2462
CowsLean 85-90%1,098176.41/cwt174.00–179.001,9372
CowsLean 85-90%1,260160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300275570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400377420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5832
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450403500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0153
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28552,310.00/head2,310.00–2,310.002,3101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568404.03/cwt400.00–405.002,2955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000969317.10/cwt317.10–317.103,07353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,4078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350340555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750726360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6148
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630343.78/cwt340.00–347.502,1662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478400.50/cwt400.00–401.001,9142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350317485.60/cwt482.50–495.001,5394
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400388512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,9893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850827289.11/cwt282.50–303.002,3913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533418.03/cwt409.00–427.502,2282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500463453.74/cwt452.50–455.002,1012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850842336.50/cwt336.50–336.502,8338
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300253514.85/cwt500.00–530.001,3032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,8381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521386.26/cwt367.50–390.002,0126
SteersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,150270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,1053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565379.99/cwt370.00–385.002,1474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900878286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,5114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650629376.30/cwt365.00–380.002,3674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0791

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.