Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-12

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
20 vs last sale 322 62 vs year ago 364 · 17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
8 vs last sale 23 35 vs year ago 50 · 70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 4 vs year ago 8 · 50.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.89/cwt on 64 head, up $17.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits 28.74 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$370.89
17.14 vs prior sale
64 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$468
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.19
vs KY average
+4.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558373.172,08461
Medium and Large 2510340.001,7341thin
Medium and Large 2-3510316.741,6152thin
One grade step is worth $56.43/cwt here — about $468 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

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 sale64 hd
370.89
KY average27 barns · 856 hd
379.07
−8.19
National average162 barns · 7,051 hd
366.69
+4.20
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−28.74
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
BullsHigh1,790234.004,1891thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,675186.003,1161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,145172.001,9691thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044148.641,5527thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,8751thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513355.29/cwt352.50–361.001,8233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626362.94/cwt350.00–375.002,2727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600582381.55/cwt370.00–393.002,22111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395469.00/cwt469.00–469.001,8532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470483.00/cwt483.00–483.002,2701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350331433.91/cwt420.00–447.501,4364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678374.94/cwt372.00–380.002,5424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579386.10/cwt380.00–405.002,2364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670338.19/cwt329.00–347.002,26611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585360.49/cwt352.00–369.002,10924
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,4141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450413540.42/cwt525.00–551.002,2325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550517431.01/cwt425.00–435.002,22813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450424476.08/cwt460.00–477.002,01918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500450485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450441500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2053
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28602,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750708355.57/cwt342.00–363.002,5175
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,3611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,9854
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2995247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,4581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450440512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,2553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368566.09/cwt557.50–575.002,0835
SteersLarge 1-2550–600592375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510316.74/cwt316.00–317.501,6152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39251,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450440403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,7731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,675186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,1161
CowsLean 85-90%1,000159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5901
CowsLean 85-90%1,080166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7931
CowsLean 85-90%1,046143.10/cwt137.00–149.001,4975
Bulls1,790234.00/cwt234.00–234.004,1891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700683305.56/cwt300.00–311.002,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475366.54/cwt363.00–370.001,7412
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0401
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475445.00/cwt440.00–450.002,1142
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,0351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850805339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,72916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,4184
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,1101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350318527.09/cwt510.00–545.001,6762
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705321.67/cwt315.00–325.002,2683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715367.03/cwt365.00–373.002,62416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550537422.79/cwt421.00–435.002,27020
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562378.48/cwt374.00–383.002,12718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557422.31/cwt420.00–427.002,3523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550500412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474397.65/cwt389.00–403.001,8855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622365.80/cwt361.00–367.002,2755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550523389.56/cwt381.00–395.002,03716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612347.85/cwt345.00–349.002,1297

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.