Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-05-09

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, May 9
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
56 vs last sale 152 82 vs year ago 126 · +65.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
36 vs last sale 31 37 vs year ago 30 · +123.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
67 vs last sale 25 85 vs year ago 7 · +1,214.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm on a high quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.40/cwt on 8 head, up $1.88 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 20 comparable sales and sits +2.63 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.
Average price
$391.40
1.88 vs prior sale
8 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,158
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.10
vs KY average
36.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538412.062,2183thin
Medium and Large 2-3559379.012,1195thin
One grade step is worth $33.05/cwt here — about $99 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

20 sales
435405374344median 388.7701/1003/1404/2506/2008/15
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 sale8 hd
391.40
KY average25 barns · 955 hd
412.50
−21.10
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−36.50
This barn, trailing median20 sales
388.77
+2.63
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
BullsHigh1,815220.974,0114thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,560177.052,7619thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,371174.922,39933
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010137.541,38910

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,439$3,98613
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$3,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,449$2,8094thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,6912thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)765$2,5073thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,470$3,9632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$5,0134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$4,5506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,573$4,3238
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520424.34/cwt421.00–427.502,2072
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650621345.19/cwt320.00–356.002,1447
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,1111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700682290.95/cwt232.50–320.001,9843
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600564376.01/cwt350.00–390.002,1214
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500472429.75/cwt410.00–442.502,0287
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350311400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2443
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450418420.92/cwt385.00–447.501,7596
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,2281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900850339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,8821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,4552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700675380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500462467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1608
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800767327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378530.13/cwt505.00–580.002,0043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900895328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,9362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,7272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5032
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500460458.78/cwt457.50–460.002,1102
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625353.75/cwt310.00–397.502,2112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,6541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700676421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,8464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,8994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,2401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300291552.21/cwt515.00–570.001,6076
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375622.50/cwt610.00–635.002,3342
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300276665.57/cwt600.00–710.001,8374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250210752.70/cwt690.00–790.001,5815
CowsLean 85-90%1,010137.54/cwt119.00–156.001,38910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,593183.52/cwt182.00–185.002,9232
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550175.20/cwt168.00–183.002,7167
CowsBoner 80-85%1,446184.69/cwt180.00–194.002,6719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,358173.06/cwt165.00–180.002,35022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183151.36/cwt148.00–155.001,7912
Bulls2,040231.09/cwt230.00–232.004,7142
Bulls1,590210.85/cwt200.00–220.003,3532
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920212.43/cwt200.00–225.001,9542
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27652,506.93/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,691.34/head2,525.00–2,875.002,6912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2953,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4393,986.12/head2,925.00–4,750.003,98613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4492,808.80/head2,550.00–3,175.002,8094
Heifer PairsMedium 1-29353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5734,323.39/head4,100.00–4,450.004,3238
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3255,012.74/head5,000.00–5,025.005,0134
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5004,550.00/head4,500.00–4,600.004,5506
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4703,962.63/head3,875.00–4,100.003,9632
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635378.96/cwt361.00–397.502,4062
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400357462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,6512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950915287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,6311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800791343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,7131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550510446.13/cwt441.00–457.502,2754
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350333601.16/cwt600.00–605.002,0024
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500458410.27/cwt400.00–450.001,8795
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450429525.61/cwt500.00–580.002,2558
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650629395.31/cwt390.00–407.502,4866
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600571412.55/cwt380.00–421.002,3566
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550511421.14/cwt417.00–429.002,1525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600590390.32/cwt369.00–412.002,3032
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400367441.36/cwt425.00–450.001,6203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,4382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425467.31/cwt464.50–470.001,9862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328521.97/cwt515.00–537.501,7123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850803300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4095

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.