Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $415.11/cwt on 13 head, up $11.22 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 20 comparable sales and sits +26.34 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$415.11

▲ 11.22 vs prior sale

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs KY average

−12.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	418.31	2,322	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	397.50	2,147	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.27, low $357.73, median $388.77 across 20 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 sale13 hd

415.11

—

KY average26 barns · 1,273 hd

418.49

−3.38

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−12.28

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

+26.34

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	—	High	1,793	220.55	3,955	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	171.32	2,133	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	151.81	1,723	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	238.00	2,737	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$3,556	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$2,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,594	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,778	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	341.62/cwt	339.00–347.00	2,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	448.32/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	418.63/cwt	413.00–429.00	2,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	262	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	528.53/cwt	522.50–535.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	571.63/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	588.27/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	491.73/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,440	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	152.78/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,800	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	139.08/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,462	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	172.25/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,964	4
Bulls	—	—	2,020	227.05/cwt	223.00–231.00	4,586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	168.99/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,067	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	155.65/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	216.22/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	424.12/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	526.15/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	421.28/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	545.88/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	506.01/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	550	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	438.76/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,668	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	387	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,180	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	268	664.95/cwt	660.00–670.00	1,782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	185.39/cwt	178.00–197.00	2,380	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	348	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	439.96/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	480.72/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	469.99/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,359	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,710	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	2,594.04/head	2,275.00–3,050.00	2,594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	3,555.77/head	3,425.00–3,675.00	3,556	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,777.66/head	3,250.00–4,250.00	3,778	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	494.68/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,092	6

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Apr 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 336Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 57Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	375	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	435	497.50	497.50
1	450–500	455	485.00	485.00
6	500–550	502	465.00–472.50	469.99
2	550–600	575	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	620	427.00	427.00
3	650–700	665	433.00	433.00
1	700–750	700	359.00	359.00
3	800–850	813	339.00–347.00	341.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	675	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	665.00	665.00
2	400–450	420	522.50–535.00	528.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	467.50	467.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	565.00	565.00
3	300–350	327	565.00–575.00	571.63
4	350–400	383	500.00–515.00	506.01
2	400–450	445	452.50	452.50
3	450–500	470	447.50–450.00	448.32
3	500–550	541	430.00	430.00
7	550–600	562	413.00–429.00	418.63
1	600–650	630	352.50	352.50
3	700–750	743	329.00	329.00
1	900–950	935	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	540	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	605.00	605.00
3	250–300	278	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	318	580.00–600.00	588.27
3	400–450	420	480.00–497.50	491.73
7	450–500	488	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	381.00	381.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	590.00	590.00
7	350–400	385	530.00–550.00	545.88
6	400–450	423	485.00–502.50	494.68
3	450–500	463	472.50–490.00	480.72
5	500–550	535	425.00–447.50	439.96
3	550–600	572	420.00–430.00	424.12
1	600–650	610	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	730	347.50	347.50
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	445	467.50	467.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	660.00–670.00	664.95
3	300–350	348	620.00	620.00
4	450–500	455	500.00–535.00	526.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	437.50–440.00	438.76
4	500–550	544	417.50–422.50	421.28
2	650–700	682	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50
1	850–900	895	271.00	271.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	665	242.50	242.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	145.00–158.00	152.78
1	—	1,190	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,051	136.00–140.00	139.08
4	—	1,140	169.00–179.00	172.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	160.00–174.00	168.99
3	—	1,253	154.00–157.00	155.65
5	—	1,284	178.00–197.00	185.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,020	223.00–231.00	227.05
3	—	1,642	211.00–219.00	216.22
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	238.00	238.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	242.50	242.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	309.00	309.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	217.00	217.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,272	2,275.00–3,050.00	2,594.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,463	3,425.00–3,675.00	3,555.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	3,250.00–4,250.00	3,777.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	2,600.00	2,600.00

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle