Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-08-19

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 19
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Aug 12Aug 19latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
45 vs last sale 302 178 vs year ago 169 · +105.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
9 vs last sale 15 14 vs year ago 38 · 36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
1 vs last sale 4 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.27/cwt on 35 head, down $28.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 57.36 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$342.27
28.62 vs prior sale
35 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.92
vs KY average
8.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547349.431,91028
Medium and Large 2588323.761,9042thin
Medium and Large 2-3550309.571,7035thin
One grade step is worth $39.86/cwt here — about $208 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 sale35 hd
342.27
KY average28 barns · 650 hd
358.19
−15.92
National average81 barns · 2,697 hd
350.43
−8.16
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−57.36
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
BullsAverage1,607198.123,1847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570162.002,5431thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256158.191,9875thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,046147.951,5489thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,535210.003,2241thin

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)1,095$3,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,3722thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2-3350–400350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
BullsLarge 1-2450–500495287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4231
Bulls1,902209.82/cwt204.00–214.003,9913
Bulls1,386189.34/cwt186.00–195.002,6244
SteersSelect and Choice1,535210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,2241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600587363.87/cwt360.00–372.502,1365
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300262570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4932
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8322
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,8591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9241
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28602,372.09/head2,000.00–2,800.002,3722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0953,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500464493.13/cwt490.00–500.002,2884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450413442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,8283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750721331.76/cwt324.50–339.002,39210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950923309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,8523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800787316.21/cwt316.00–317.502,4897
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,1971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850834297.18/cwt286.00–300.002,4785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,6094
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626373.76/cwt362.50–381.002,34023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600557374.14/cwt360.00–382.502,08411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525336.73/cwt327.00–350.001,7685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425400.29/cwt387.50–410.001,7014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572337.86/cwt330.00–350.001,93312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657379.68/cwt372.50–381.002,49427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900871322.44/cwt313.50–336.002,80810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550533347.38/cwt342.50–357.501,8526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500467430.78/cwt425.00–440.002,0123
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574336.80/cwt332.50–342.501,9337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610325.00/cwt322.50–327.501,9832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570414.89/cwt392.50–420.002,36511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650627339.83/cwt339.00–342.002,13132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550529367.82/cwt364.00–370.001,94611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950920272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850804339.75/cwt339.75–339.752,73213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383414.77/cwt400.00–422.501,5893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750735330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,42610
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519362.50/cwt357.50–370.001,8815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478384.44/cwt379.00–390.001,83814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650624351.62/cwt345.00–357.502,1946
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0571
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478419.21/cwt410.00–437.502,0044
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450429454.54/cwt450.00–457.501,9506
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445359.25/cwt357.50–361.001,5992
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600588323.76/cwt322.50–325.001,9042
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478358.19/cwt350.00–362.501,7123
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700656340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,23010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580306.05/cwt304.00–308.001,7752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750718283.52/cwt277.00–290.002,0362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650618304.02/cwt302.00–306.001,8792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495328.33/cwt317.50–335.001,6253
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800755287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1671
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,3741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800785300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700663315.14/cwt302.50–327.502,0892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3971
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,0051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530311.92/cwt307.50–317.501,6533
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269159.49/cwt156.00–163.002,0244
CowsLean 85-90%1,038141.50/cwt141.00–142.001,4692
CowsLean 85-90%1,053152.92/cwt145.00–160.001,6106
CowsLean 85-90%1,020131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3361
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,5431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8441

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.