Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

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 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −56.81 against this barn's trailing median of $399.07.

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

−8.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	349.43	1,910	28
Medium and Large 2	588	323.76	1,904	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	309.57	1,703	5thin

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $316.11, median $399.07 across 32 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 average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−8.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.07

−56.81

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	—	Low	1,607	198.12	3,184	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	162.00	2,543	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	158.19	1,987	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	147.95	1,548	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	210.00	3,224	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,372	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	414.77/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	362.50/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	384.44/cwt	379.00–390.00	1,838	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	351.62/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,194	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	419.21/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	454.54/cwt	450.00–457.50	1,950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	359.25/cwt	357.50–361.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	323.76/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	358.19/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,230	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	306.05/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	283.52/cwt	277.00–290.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	304.02/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	328.33/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	315.14/cwt	302.50–327.50	2,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	311.92/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	159.49/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,024	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	152.92/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	367.82/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	339.83/cwt	339.00–342.00	2,131	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	414.89/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	336.80/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	430.78/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	347.38/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	322.44/cwt	313.50–336.00	2,808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	379.68/cwt	372.50–381.00	2,494	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	337.86/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	400.29/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	336.73/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	374.14/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,084	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	373.76/cwt	362.50–381.00	2,340	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	297.18/cwt	286.00–300.00	2,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	316.21/cwt	316.00–317.50	2,489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	331.76/cwt	324.50–339.00	2,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	493.13/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,372.09/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	262	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	587	363.87/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,136	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,386	189.34/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,624	4
Bulls	—	—	1,902	209.82/cwt	204.00–214.00	3,991	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,423	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	339.75/cwt	339.75–339.75	2,732	13

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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 302Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	429	450.00–457.50	454.54
3	450–500	467	425.00–440.00	430.78
6	500–550	533	342.50–357.50	347.38
7	550–600	574	332.50–342.50	336.80
6	600–650	624	345.00–357.50	351.62
1	650–700	680	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	485	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	570.00	570.00
5	550–600	587	360.00–372.50	363.87
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	400.00–422.50	414.77
4	400–450	425	387.50–410.00	400.29
14	450–500	478	379.00–390.00	384.44
5	500–550	525	327.00–350.00	336.73
12	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	337.86
2	600–650	610	322.50–327.50	325.00
1	650–700	670	307.00	307.00
5	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
7	750–800	787	316.00–317.50	316.21
5	800–850	834	286.00–300.00	297.18
1	900–950	920	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	529	364.00–370.00	367.82
32	600–650	627	339.00–342.00	339.83
10	650–700	656	340.00	340.00
10	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	392.50	392.50
2	400–450	445	357.50–361.00	359.25
3	450–500	478	350.00–362.50	358.19
2	550–600	588	322.50–325.00	323.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	351.00	351.00
1	400–450	420	332.50	332.50
3	450–500	495	317.50–335.00	328.33
3	500–550	530	307.50–317.50	311.92
2	550–600	580	304.00–308.00	306.05
2	600–650	618	302.00–306.00	304.02
1	650–700	650	286.00	286.00
2	700–750	718	277.00–290.00	283.52
1	750–800	755	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	442.50	442.50
1	450–500	450	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	462.50	462.50
5	500–550	519	357.50–370.00	362.50
11	550–600	557	360.00–382.50	374.14
23	600–650	626	362.50–381.00	373.76
27	650–700	657	372.50–381.00	379.68
10	700–750	721	324.50–339.00	331.76
4	750–800	780	334.50	334.50
1	800–850	835	317.50	317.50
10	850–900	871	313.50–336.00	322.44
3	900–950	923	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	410.00–437.50	419.21
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	570	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	663	302.50–327.50	315.14
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	570	392.50–420.00	414.89
13	800–850	804	339.75	339.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	490.00–500.00	493.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,225.00	3,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,372.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	156.00–163.00	159.49
1	—	1,205	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	141.00–142.00	141.50
6	—	1,053	145.00–160.00	152.92
1	—	1,020	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	162.00	162.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	186.00–195.00	189.34
3	—	1,902	204.00–214.00	209.82

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle