Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.40/cwt on 10 head, down $28.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.96 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.

Average price

$376.40

▼ 28.51 vs prior sale

10 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$23.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.60

vs KY average

−22.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	385.67	2,195	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	362.50	2,083	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $113 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

30 sales

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 sale10 hd

376.40

—

KY average25 barns · 455 hd

417.00

−40.60

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−22.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

441.36

−64.96

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,385	203.00	2,812	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	197.28	3,033	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	187.56	2,245	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	166.25	1,685	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	220.00	2,728	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,428	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$2,487	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	384.69/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	456.29/cwt	443.00–465.00	2,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	525.38/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	392.66/cwt	385.00–401.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	365.39/cwt	352.50–367.00	2,412	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	455.25/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,216	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	453.69/cwt	440.00–459.00	2,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,860	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	325.07/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	185	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	155	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	472.67/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	346.17/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	632	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	427.95/cwt	425.00–431.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,331	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	201.71/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,122	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	175.75/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,975	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	200.65/cwt	196.00–206.00	2,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	404.52/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	331.50/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	350.51/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	406.26/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	381.67/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,340	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	382.80/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	402.44/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	417.53/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,034	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	2,487.10/head	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	336	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,915	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	424.44/cwt	420.00–429.00	1,723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,619	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,637	1
Bulls	—	—	1,235	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,334	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	184.52/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,251	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	700	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,981	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Jul 29, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 238Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 27Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	610.00	610.00
1	350–400	350	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	405	467.50	467.50
5	500–550	503	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	632	373.00	373.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	450.00–465.00	455.25
2	300–350	323	465.00–480.00	472.67
1	350–400	350	482.50	482.50
2	400–450	438	425.00–431.00	427.95
4	450–500	486	385.00–401.00	392.66
2	500–550	518	340.00–350.00	344.98
5	550–600	572	340.00–352.50	346.17
2	600–650	600	340.00–342.50	341.25
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
5	750–800	764	310.00–329.00	325.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	365	415.00–420.00	417.53
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	402.50	402.50
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	382	372.50–390.00	384.69
4	400–450	434	400.00–410.00	404.52
2	450–500	465	405.00–407.50	406.26
9	500–550	527	347.50–360.00	350.51
3	550–600	572	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	617	320.00–338.00	331.50
3	650–700	663	329.00	329.00
1	900–950	930	249.00	249.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	620.00	620.00
8	400–450	406	420.00–429.00	424.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	342	357.50	357.50
2	350–400	350	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	400	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	775	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	505.00–535.00	525.38
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
9	400–450	442	440.00–459.00	453.69
5	450–500	475	443.00–465.00	456.29
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	580	382.50–383.00	382.80
10	600–650	613	377.00–385.00	381.67
9	650–700	660	352.50–367.00	365.39
3	700–750	713	335.00–340.00	338.32
1	850–900	855	321.00	321.00
15	950–1000	963	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	452.50	452.50
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
4	450–500	492	400.00–410.00	402.44
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	586	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	570.00	570.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,035	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	283.00	283.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	220.00	220.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	217.00	217.00
1	—	1,235	189.00	189.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	196.00–208.00	201.71
1	—	1,505	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	173.00–179.00	175.75
5	—	1,227	196.00–206.00	200.65
6	—	1,220	180.00–188.00	184.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,015	159.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	980	167.00	167.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,428	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,246	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,487.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,375.00	2,375.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle