Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.08/cwt on 22 head, up $6.97 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −76.00 against this barn's trailing median of $399.07.

Average price

$323.08

▲ 6.97 vs prior sale

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$41.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.02

vs KY average

−14.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	326.84	1,731	20
Medium and Large 2-3	568	285.50	1,620	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.34/cwt here — about $111 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 sale22 hd

323.08

—

KY average17 barns · 371 hd

329.10

−6.02

National average137 barns · 5,062 hd

337.76

−14.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.07

−76.00

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	1,645	189.12	3,111	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	148.91	1,924	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,123	118.99	1,336	11

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$2,458	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,345	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,842	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	318.88/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	322.71/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	446.40/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	408.07/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	338.73/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	277.81/cwt	273.00–302.00	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	384.54/cwt	372.50–387.00	1,988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	356.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	338.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	418.99/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,613	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,198	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	145.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,859	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	102.87/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	119.89/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,289	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	192.40/cwt	186.00–204.00	3,300	4
Bulls	—	—	1,365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	279.34/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	372.19/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	268.23/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	317.49/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,143	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,409	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	422.26/cwt	420.00–423.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,624	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	380.88/cwt	379.00–392.50	1,478	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,345.00/head	2,075.00–2,800.00	2,345	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,458.05/head	2,075.00–2,800.00	2,458	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,662	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	378.94/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,373	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 76Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	435.00–450.00	446.40
1	300–350	345	467.50	467.50
3	350–400	363	447.50	447.50
2	400–450	407	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	480	350.00–360.00	356.81
6	500–550	519	330.00–340.00	338.31
2	550–600	563	325.00–330.00	327.49
1	600–650	610	303.00	303.00
12	650–700	675	305.00–320.00	317.49
6	700–750	733	273.00–302.00	277.81
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	400.00–419.00	408.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	505	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
4	500–550	515	377.00–385.00	378.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	373	420.00–423.00	422.26
1	400–450	435	367.50	367.50
4	450–500	493	357.00	357.00
2	500–550	517	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	563	337.50–340.00	338.73
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	710	310.00–312.00	311.00
2	750–800	777	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	372.50–387.00	384.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	441	412.00	412.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	250	455.00	455.00
12	350–400	388	379.00–392.50	380.88
6	400–450	425	361.00–375.00	372.19
2	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
8	500–550	512	315.00–320.00	318.88
8	550–600	557	316.00–325.00	322.71
3	600–650	628	270.00–285.00	279.34
2	650–700	665	282.00	282.00
4	700–750	725	265.00–273.00	268.23
1	750–800	785	279.00	279.00
2	800–850	817	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
2	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	399.00	399.00
2	300–350	327	337.00	337.00
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	281.00	281.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	418.00–420.00	418.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	423.00	423.00
7	400–450	438	391.00	391.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	263.00	263.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	2,075.00–2,800.00	2,345.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	2,075.00–2,800.00	2,458.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,525.00	2,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,274	140.00–150.00	145.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	102.00–104.00	102.87
6	—	1,075	116.00–124.00	119.89
3	—	1,073	126.00–130.00	127.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	186.00–204.00	192.40
1	—	1,365	176.00	176.00

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

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