Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-09-30

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 30
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
← Sep 23Sep 30latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 388▲ 107 vs year ago 400 · +26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 40▼ 13 vs year ago 30 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $380.54/cwt on 25 head, up $4.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.81 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$380.54
▲ 4.65 vs prior sale
25 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,147
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$483
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.32
vs KY average
−22.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572392.942,24820
Medium and Large 2-3533330.961,7655thin
One grade step is worth $61.99/cwt here — about $483 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
506455404352median 441.3602/1104/0806/0307/2909/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $366.47, median $441.36 across 30 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 sale25 hd
380.54
—
KY average26 barns · 994 hd
393.87
−13.32
National average160 barns · 11,896 hd
403.12
−22.58
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−60.81
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,955186.833,6534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475147.002,1681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,385141.251,9565thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,069112.231,1993thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950907325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,94856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,3181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573345.41/cwt330.00–353.501,97922
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,8211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850803334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,6868
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518340.18/cwt335.00–353.001,7626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600564330.40/cwt318.00–341.001,86324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350311399.06/cwt380.00–409.001,2413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,1602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720310.89/cwt303.00–315.002,2383
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360384.17/cwt380.00–405.001,3836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465357.11/cwt350.00–375.001,6615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410383.20/cwt375.00–400.001,5714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4984
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550525360.94/cwt357.00–365.001,8954
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300285467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,3321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400383416.13/cwt410.00–422.501,5942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430441.86/cwt420.00–449.001,9005
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600599357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1386
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,050217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650621332.00/cwt320.00–339.002,0627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470386.58/cwt370.00–400.001,81711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710302.35/cwt285.00–306.002,14735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450410479.00/cwt479.00–479.001,9641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350303474.92/cwt465.00–485.001,4392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500463450.44/cwt450.00–451.002,0869
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250212507.90/cwt495.00–525.001,0774
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527330.39/cwt319.00–339.001,74120
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700688323.61/cwt321.00–329.002,22610
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,350155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0931
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,378142.75/cwt141.00–145.001,9673
CowsLean 85-90%—890109.00/cwt109.00–109.009701
CowsLean 85-90%—1,158113.85/cwt111.00–116.001,3182
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,475147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,1681
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,440123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,7711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500469462.58/cwt440.00–465.002,17010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,7531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
BullsMedium 1-2400–450415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
Bulls——1,955186.83/cwt180.00–191.003,6534
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450445343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,5261
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490342.00/cwt335.00–349.001,6762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450422335.18/cwt320.00–340.001,4146
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585305.35/cwt300.00–309.001,7863
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,010199.02/cwt181.00–222.002,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510332.52/cwt330.00–335.001,6963
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700677318.03/cwt300.00–330.002,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495317.50/cwt310.00–325.001,5722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600578313.35/cwt300.00–325.001,8116
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650615311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,9131
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,4281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6048
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600568328.61/cwt320.00–337.001,8672
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458362.49/cwt360.00–365.001,6602
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550523330.97/cwt329.00–333.001,7313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490341.25/cwt340.00–345.001,6724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750708357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,53131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650643341.01/cwt337.00–345.002,19321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200415.00/cwt415.00–415.008301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500474422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,0005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465384.15/cwt381.00–387.501,7862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600574397.99/cwt393.00–401.502,28417
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395390.82/cwt390.00–392.501,5443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626312.44/cwt300.00–318.001,95613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433382.42/cwt380.00–385.001,6566
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950932302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,8155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800762343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,6144

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.