Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $429.47/cwt on 15 head, up $6.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 21 comparable sales and sits +9.76 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$429.47

▲ 6.16 vs prior sale

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.81

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	441.72	2,354	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	404.97	2,180	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about $175 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $347.47, median $419.71 across 21 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 sale15 hd

429.47

—

KY average26 barns · 573 hd

440.28

−10.81

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

+9.76

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	1,785	214.52	3,829	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,688	179.00	3,021	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	171.09	2,206	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	128.86	1,224	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,432	$2,879	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,301	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$4,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	369.10/cwt	300.00–392.50	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	428.01/cwt	427.00–429.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	391.51/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	421.16/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	627.13/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	452.59/cwt	427.00–457.00	2,616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	427.90/cwt	417.00–439.00	2,246	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	765	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,587	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	442	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	558.48/cwt	520.00–595.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	441.72/cwt	420.00–459.00	2,354	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	547.22/cwt	520.00–610.00	2,036	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	459.27/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	435.94/cwt	432.50–442.50	2,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	482.20/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	446.83/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	397.50/cwt	350.00–425.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	585.08/cwt	530.00–645.00	1,849	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	250–300	277	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	416.18/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,300.92/head	1,850.00–2,775.00	2,301	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	2,878.75/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,879	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	725	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	227.03/cwt	224.00–230.00	4,234	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,027	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	169.29/cwt	150.00–180.00	2,175	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,377	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	136.41/cwt	120.00–151.00	1,311	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	94.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	854	2

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat May 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 280Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 64Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 10

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	520.00–595.00	558.48
5	300–350	316	530.00–645.00	585.08
14	350–400	372	520.00–610.00	547.22
2	400–450	433	465.00–500.00	482.20
5	450–500	468	435.00–450.00	446.83
10	500–550	533	420.00–459.00	441.72
1	700–750	740	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	755	347.00	347.00
2	800–850	815	303.00	303.00
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	495	417.00	417.00
3	500–550	525	350.00–425.00	397.50
2	550–600	558	400.00–432.50	416.18
1	850–900	880	250.00	250.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
4	250–300	277	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	420	400.00–428.00	421.16
2	450–500	480	427.00–429.00	428.01
3	500–550	507	345.00–415.00	391.51
4	550–600	563	300.00–392.50	369.10
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	805	292.50	292.50
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	925	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	375	484.00	484.00
8	400–450	416	450.00–465.00	459.27
3	450–500	480	432.50–442.50	435.94
2	500–550	525	417.00–439.00	427.90
2	550–600	580	389.00	389.00
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	600.00–640.00	627.13
7	550–600	578	427.00–457.00	452.59
1	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	652	407.50	407.50
1	700–750	730	375.00	375.00
1	900–950	915	335.00	335.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	237.00	237.00
4	600–650	635	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	765	207.50	207.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,850.00–2,775.00	2,300.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,432	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,878.75
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	2,325.00	2,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,865	224.00–230.00	227.03
1	—	1,610	188.00	188.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,285	150.00–180.00	169.29
2	—	1,313	181.00	181.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,775	183.00	183.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	961	120.00–151.00	136.41
2	—	900	90.00–100.00	94.89

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

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle