Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-15

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 15
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
167 vs last sale 550 189 vs year ago 572 · 33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
12 vs last sale 32 13 vs year ago 33 · 39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
3 vs last sale 5 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $435.10/cwt on 108 head, up $46.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +35.48 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$435.10
46.28 vs prior sale
108 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$91.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.88
vs KY average
+39.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517439.142,268103
Medium and Large 2580367.502,1321thin
Medium and Large 2-3570348.091,9854thin
One grade step is worth $91.05/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale108 hd
435.10
KY average26 barns · 1,257 hd
412.22
+22.88
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
+39.05
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
+35.48
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
BullsAverage1,621226.113,6644thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,525204.523,1192thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,311187.802,4617thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061156.121,6566thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170200.002,3401thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$2,2752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,5851thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)845$2,5462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$3,4851thin

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 1-2750–800775321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,5183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315566.61/cwt565.00–570.001,7853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,0062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400355580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800764378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,88811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,8017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,27715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750734335.40/cwt321.00–341.002,4627
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435412.64/cwt410.00–417.001,7953
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385509.84/cwt507.50–515.001,9633
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,1371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550533429.63/cwt420.00–439.002,2902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800793303.73/cwt303.00–303.752,40944
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,0951
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8251
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,1321
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475413.83/cwt410.00–417.501,9662
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373434.83/cwt430.00–440.001,6222
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600582344.12/cwt340.00–352.502,0033
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800776285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2123
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,5323
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,5401
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800792270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1382
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500488371.15/cwt352.50–390.001,8112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39452,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320196.39/cwt185.00–205.002,5924
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298176.35/cwt173.00–179.002,2893
CowsLean 85-90%915146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3361
Bulls1,463212.75/cwt206.00–220.003,1132
HeifersSelect and Choice1,170200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3401
Bulls1,778239.47/cwt235.00–243.004,2582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700683359.87/cwt355.00–362.502,4584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570388.93/cwt375.00–393.002,21710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600560434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667356.26/cwt349.00–360.002,3763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450440477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,1013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950913314.51/cwt312.00–317.002,8712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413427.46/cwt420.00–435.001,7655
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343456.71/cwt450.00–470.001,5673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,4442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390463.89/cwt452.50–467.501,8094
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537404.30/cwt402.50–412.502,1719
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,5531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537437.56/cwt422.50–441.002,35020
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467465.80/cwt457.50–467.502,1756
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750709367.27/cwt363.00–368.002,60414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400350595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800760346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,6305
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508448.85/cwt448.85–448.852,28084
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581424.30/cwt417.00–442.502,4659
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683407.87/cwt404.00–409.002,7869
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,485.00/head3,485.00–3,485.003,4851
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28452,546.45/head2,400.00–2,675.002,5462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450428502.40/cwt497.50–510.002,1503
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450427450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9227
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750735282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0761
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450440447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410356.50/cwt350.00–363.001,4622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420506.26/cwt502.50–507.002,1266
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525204.52/cwt204.00–205.003,1192
CowsLean 85-90%1,090158.14/cwt154.00–163.001,7245
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400375233.00/cwt233.00–233.008745
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950935249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,3281
Bred CowsMedium 1-28801,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9781

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.