Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-23

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 23
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
← Sep 16Sep 23latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 271 vs last sale 117▼ 154 vs year ago 542 · −28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 39▲ 18 vs year ago 22 · +81.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.84/cwt on 55 head, up $10.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −65.78 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$333.84
▲ 10.76 vs prior sale
55 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.14
vs KY average
−22.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553335.151,85452
Medium and Large 2-3527311.171,6393thin
One grade step is worth $23.98/cwt here — about $215 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
453403352302median 399.6302/1104/0105/2707/2909/23
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $316.11, 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 sale55 hd
333.84
—
KY average26 barns · 942 hd
344.98
−11.14
National average175 barns · 11,689 hd
356.67
−22.83
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−65.78
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
Bulls—Low1,610171.732,7653thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,660143.202,3772thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,333133.021,77310
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,055115.731,22118

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)1,245$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,3751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,105$2,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2650–700659324.65/cwt320.00–327.002,1396
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800766320.73/cwt318.00–321.002,45711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532336.93/cwt329.00–349.001,79220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700673365.89/cwt360.00–375.002,46215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650606311.29/cwt304.00–325.001,8867
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400363416.21/cwt410.00–422.501,5112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573324.84/cwt312.00–330.001,86124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433443.22/cwt435.00–447.001,9196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465367.48/cwt360.00–377.501,7099
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200185465.00/cwt465.00–465.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300288400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750732301.03/cwt300.00–303.002,20417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550540349.65/cwt349.00–351.001,8883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200175475.00/cwt475.00–475.008311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800778277.98/cwt276.00–280.002,1632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900880273.00/cwt271.00–275.002,4022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755295.03/cwt290.00–300.002,2272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950905270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750712301.01/cwt299.00–305.002,1433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650612337.45/cwt321.00–344.002,06516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350308400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300268421.12/cwt410.00–430.001,1293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450424396.43/cwt386.00–415.001,6819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477380.21/cwt365.00–390.001,8147
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422369.90/cwt357.50–380.001,5615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665324.69/cwt312.50–331.002,1593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,4371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850840281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600595303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,8031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,5862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000965262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,5331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600580367.69/cwt364.00–374.002,1338
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450422448.74/cwt440.00–455.001,8948
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400390442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,3156
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,282118.59/cwt118.00–120.001,5203
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,428154.99/cwt152.00–158.002,2132
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,326132.88/cwt130.00–140.001,7625
CowsLean 85-90%—1,110123.67/cwt120.00–131.001,3737
Bulls——1,430167.60/cwt165.00–170.002,3972
CowsLean 85-90%—1,071114.47/cwt110.00–119.001,2266
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550500385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9251
Bulls——1,970180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,5461
CowsLean 85-90%—960106.13/cwt102.00–109.001,0195
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,660143.20/cwt135.00–150.002,3772
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490331.59/cwt323.00–340.001,6252
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568349.06/cwt339.00–360.001,98312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—885179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5841
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550535301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,6101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500492359.85/cwt359.00–362.501,7704
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500316.25/cwt310.00–322.501,5812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,6981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500478317.54/cwt312.00–327.001,5185
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700687291.32/cwt280.00–295.002,0014
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900867301.25/cwt301.25–301.252,61218
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600563330.99/cwt330.00–333.001,8633
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,5521
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5371
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600560320.03/cwt317.00–323.001,7922
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428343.60/cwt340.00–347.501,4712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523370.24/cwt365.00–372.501,9366
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365366.51/cwt360.00–372.501,3382
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,1781
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,8311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,6471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622374.07/cwt373.00–387.002,32713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550536419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,2463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615336.46/cwt336.00–341.002,06911
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500482345.13/cwt341.00–350.001,6649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,7216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383396.24/cwt380.00–400.001,5185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565376.41/cwt371.00–389.002,12710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3051
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900891313.50/cwt313.50–313.502,7935

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.