Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-05

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 5
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
322 head
132 vs last sale 190 418 vs year ago 740 · 56.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
1 vs last sale 24 10 vs year ago 33 · 30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
15 vs last sale 19 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.75/cwt on 28 head, up $7.82 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits 45.88 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$353.75
7.82 vs prior sale
28 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
23.30
vs KY average
20.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561357.362,00525
Medium and Large 2-3562323.621,8193thin
One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $186 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

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 sale28 hd
353.75
KY average26 barns · 730 hd
377.05
−23.30
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−20.28
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−45.88
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
BullsHigh1,688229.763,8785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615189.233,0564thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,366187.992,5684thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low991153.861,5249thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,9742thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$3,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls1,840238.28/cwt234.00–243.004,3843
CowsLean 85-90%950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
CowsBoner 80-85%1,398189.65/cwt187.00–193.002,6513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,705182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,1031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3241
Bulls1,460216.97/cwt211.00–224.003,1682
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500487380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8512
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7841
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575387.49/cwt381.00–392.502,2283
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,4671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600583325.43/cwt320.00–331.001,8972
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450411372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5314
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500497437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,1722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623382.81/cwt367.50–399.002,3852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800772310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676323.36/cwt319.00–329.002,1865
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585349.91/cwt340.00–360.002,0472
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608339.60/cwt335.00–349.002,0653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750719350.98/cwt345.00–353.002,5244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573358.27/cwt347.50–365.002,05319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900882329.25/cwt329.25–329.252,90460
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550545413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,2512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750705372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,6232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000980273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,6751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368409.33/cwt400.00–420.001,5064
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850840319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,68061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300283516.74/cwt515.00–520.001,4623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600566417.60/cwt411.00–429.002,3646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674380.75/cwt372.50–382.002,56610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600572351.48/cwt349.00–360.002,0105
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950940190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7861
CowsLean 85-90%1,195145.75/cwt143.00–148.001,7422
CowsLean 85-90%990176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7421
CowsLean 85-90%917157.45/cwt150.00–164.001,4445
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585191.64/cwt187.00–199.003,0373
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600566434.15/cwt433.00–435.002,45712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468360.82/cwt352.50–370.001,6895
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550547349.30/cwt348.00–352.501,9115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700695309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,1481
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7101
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420524.76/cwt517.50–530.002,20410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600581412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,3944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400376503.37/cwt502.50–505.001,8933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,973.96/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300297510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450424509.83/cwt500.00–515.002,1624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550500425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,5431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478419.60/cwt414.00–423.002,0069
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413428.56/cwt422.50–435.001,7702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625376.03/cwt375.00–377.002,3502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950944313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,9555
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478467.71/cwt463.00–470.002,2363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482461.65/cwt459.00–470.002,2254
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,3381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,4021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573382.99/cwt380.00–391.002,1954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750732352.82/cwt340.00–357.002,5834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516345.38/cwt339.00–357.501,7825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350321435.03/cwt420.00–442.501,3963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250235520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2221

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.