Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-08

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 8
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
23 vs last sale 527 414 vs year ago 964 · 42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
18 vs last sale 50 30 vs year ago 62 · 48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
1 vs last sale 4 4 vs year ago 9 · 44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last week in observance of the 4th of July Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $413.40/cwt on 53 head, down $51.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits 27.96 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$413.40
51.62 vs prior sale
53 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
51.17
vs KY average
46.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547414.272,26751
Medium and Large 2540402.502,1741thin
Medium and Large 2-3510380.001,9381thin
One grade step is worth $34.27/cwt here — about $329 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
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 sale53 hd
413.40
KY average18 barns · 505 hd
464.57
−51.17
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−46.08
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−27.96
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
BullsHigh1,473224.083,3004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,256196.892,47214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,595195.053,1112thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low953144.511,3777thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273233.292,9713thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$2,9642thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-21050–11001,075242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,6021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335555.15/cwt550.00–560.001,8602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574380.86/cwt371.00–400.002,18610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650642415.87/cwt395.00–418.002,67019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467430.60/cwt425.00–440.002,01126
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710350.05/cwt343.00–357.002,4852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375563.34/cwt557.50–570.002,1133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850844341.89/cwt341.00–350.002,88610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656365.92/cwt352.50–369.502,40027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700652423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,75810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368485.26/cwt480.00–486.001,7868
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431441.40/cwt441.00–445.001,90210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626353.50/cwt350.00–371.002,21314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800771370.42/cwt350.00–372.502,85614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,5725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850814365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,97122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440421.08/cwt418.00–439.001,85312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650605400.50/cwt397.50–401.002,4237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600557405.54/cwt396.00–427.002,25925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538422.66/cwt410.00–435.002,27426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000990242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,4011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527399.32/cwt390.00–412.502,10416
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,015240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400365553.85/cwt550.00–557.502,0222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250230635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,4611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500471449.31/cwt444.00–457.502,1168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574395.43/cwt392.00–411.002,27012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350316557.50/cwt557.50–557.501,7623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450435457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,9881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500459475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,18012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438480.01/cwt475.00–485.002,1028
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550531425.55/cwt419.00–431.002,2607
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450417496.06/cwt492.50–498.002,0693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400373510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700659378.42/cwt369.00–384.002,49413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650610374.67/cwt371.00–380.002,2853
HeifersSelect and Choice1,370207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,8431
Bulls1,615233.55/cwt228.00–240.003,7722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595195.05/cwt191.00–199.003,1112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270199.71/cwt185.00–216.002,53612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1062
CowsLean 85-90%895127.95/cwt123.00–132.001,1453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
HeifersSelect and Choice1,225246.19/cwt245.00–247.503,0162
Bulls1,330214.60/cwt210.00–219.002,8542
CowsLean 85-90%953142.36/cwt139.00–146.001,3572
CowsLean 85-90%1,040186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9341
CowsLean 85-90%1,040157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600563424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,3873
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1622
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2432,963.73/head2,550.00–3,425.002,9642
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450428383.79/cwt382.50–385.001,6432
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450410402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,6502
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700684337.98/cwt335.00–345.002,3125
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320425.81/cwt422.00–430.001,3632
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750720329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,3691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8361
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1061
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490428.00/cwt425.00–431.002,0972
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7921
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600571360.27/cwt360.00–365.002,05719
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,9421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600593373.65/cwt366.00–380.002,2163
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1741
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500487431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,0994
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,5042
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365512.40/cwt510.00–515.001,8702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,58414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750728342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4908
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750708353.01/cwt349.00–357.002,4992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482414.19/cwt413.00–419.001,99611
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,8591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,039310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,22119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669406.11/cwt387.00–416.002,71744
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2868
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500498460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2913
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9891
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640387.25/cwt387.00–387.502,4782

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.