Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-22

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 22
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
145 vs last sale 383 73 vs year ago 165 · +44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
7 vs last sale 20 14 vs year ago 13 · +107.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 8 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $404.91/cwt on 26 head, down $28.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits 36.45 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$404.91
28.54 vs prior sale
26 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$554
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$62.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
30.72
vs KY average
14.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583409.692,38724
Medium and Large 2-3528347.501,8332thin
One grade step is worth $62.19/cwt here — about $554 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd
404.91
KY average22 barns · 598 hd
435.62
−30.72
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−14.13
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−36.45
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
BullsHigh1,893222.344,2086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,301178.492,32311
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125147.041,6547thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$3,0183thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2Value Added550–600557417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,3235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567365.19/cwt357.50–375.002,0715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,7334
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,5671
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550535331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550531395.97/cwt385.00–413.002,1035
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427521.55/cwt510.00–532.502,2273
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500472368.66/cwt360.00–378.001,7403
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,2401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600575313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500455555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650631351.11/cwt341.00–362.502,2165
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400395407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,6101
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350300472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490394.52/cwt393.00–397.501,9333
CowsLean 85-90%1,275162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0661
Bulls2,080230.31/cwt227.00–235.004,7903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273175.17/cwt165.00–179.002,2305
CowsBoner 80-85%1,363187.10/cwt181.00–199.002,5505
CowsBoner 80-85%1,135152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7251
Bulls1,998222.54/cwt220.00–225.004,4462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600580401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,32610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1391
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628370.50/cwt370.00–371.002,3274
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600592407.92/cwt390.00–409.502,41518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712301.42/cwt287.50–310.002,1463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,2442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665334.30/cwt325.00–339.002,2233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350332543.07/cwt540.00–550.001,8033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400361540.61/cwt540.00–542.501,9524
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950920289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,6591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250245505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500463431.32/cwt429.00–432.501,9973
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500462517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,3896
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450405515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678369.30/cwt367.50–371.002,5042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750718323.28/cwt319.00–330.002,3213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540376.29/cwt360.00–385.002,0328
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650638319.24/cwt317.50–321.002,0372
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500484418.98/cwt410.00–421.002,0286
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1903,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3203,017.71/head2,650.00–3,475.003,0183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
Bulls1,120198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,2181
CowsLean 85-90%1,080167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8041
CowsLean 85-90%1,104140.06/cwt135.00–145.001,5465
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850821318.25/cwt318.25–318.252,61359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500492407.30/cwt400.00–408.002,00412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3109
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5077
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631

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.