Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.73/cwt on 12 head, up $14.21 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 20 comparable sales and sits +14.96 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$403.73

▲ 14.21 vs prior sale

12 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$58.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.51

vs KY average

−3.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	408.62	2,123	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	350.00	2,065	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.62/cwt here — about $58 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

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 sale12 hd

403.73

—

KY average18 barns · 857 hd

413.25

−9.51

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−3.71

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

+14.96

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	1,588	209.03	3,318	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,661	190.37	3,162	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	182.31	2,353	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,002	159.06	1,593	18

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)	1,340	$3,080	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$2,840	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,810	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,046	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,471	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,381	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,127	$2,248	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,708	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$3,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$3,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$3,910	21

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	480.88/cwt	467.50–495.00	2,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	470.01/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	465.93/cwt	460.00–472.50	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	456.42/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	480.91/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,962	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	507.40/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	479.07/cwt	475.00–482.50	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,809.68/head	2,250.00–3,200.00	2,810	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	520.77/cwt	510.00–537.50	2,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	528.32/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,469	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,471.34/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,471	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,248.42/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	559.85/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	586.69/cwt	557.50–615.00	1,889	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	431	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,664	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,079.95/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,080	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,935.97/head	3,500.00–4,575.00	3,936	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	166.61/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,094	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	145.95/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,303	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	179.28/cwt	168.00–187.00	1,943	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	156.67/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,567	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	213.96/cwt	213.00–215.00	2,707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,380.52/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,381	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	190.37/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,162	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	186.12/cwt	173.00–203.00	2,407	34
Bulls	—	—	1,910	218.01/cwt	213.00–224.00	4,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	200.05/cwt	199.00–201.00	2,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,239	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,707.92/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,839.55/head	2,675.00–2,925.00	2,840	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	427.02/cwt	417.00–447.00	2,263	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	414.57/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	391.15/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	435.65/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	318.99/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	367.50/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	445.17/cwt	442.00–450.00	2,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	388.89/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	441.46/cwt	435.00–447.00	2,110	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	453.21/cwt	445.00–461.00	2,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,028	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	284.16/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	442.75/cwt	432.50–460.00	1,913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	422.59/cwt	405.00–432.00	2,147	7

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 696Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 42Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 31Year ago 18

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	322	475.00–482.50	479.07
3	350–400	368	460.00–472.50	465.93
8	400–450	432	432.50–460.00	442.75
12	450–500	478	435.00–447.00	441.46
3	500–550	530	386.00–395.00	388.89
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	341.00	341.00
2	650–700	673	327.00–330.00	328.51
3	850–900	858	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	660.00	660.00
3	250–300	278	520.00–540.00	528.32
4	350–400	380	500.00–515.00	507.40
11	400–450	408	475.00–490.00	480.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	350.00–382.50	367.50
2	400–450	420	382.50–400.00	391.15
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	405.00–432.00	422.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	365	512.50	512.50
1	400–450	405	497.50	497.50
2	450–500	463	467.50–495.00	480.88
5	500–550	512	467.50–477.50	470.01
2	550–600	555	457.00	457.00
1	600–650	645	397.50	397.50
3	850–900	882	280.00–287.50	284.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
5	300–350	322	557.50–615.00	586.69
6	350–400	377	540.00–575.00	559.85
8	400–450	420	510.00–537.50	520.77
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	386.00	386.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	473	420.00–452.50	435.65
8	500–550	530	417.00–447.00	427.02
4	550–600	576	400.00–431.00	414.57
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
1	950–1000	995	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	495	442.50	442.50
7	500–550	523	455.00–457.50	456.42
2	550–600	565	445.00–461.00	453.21
1	950–1000	965	295.00	295.00
3	1000–1050	1,028	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	340	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	385	585.00	585.00
1	400–450	400	545.00	545.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	452.50	452.50
1	550–600	585	431.00	431.00
2	750–800	785	317.00–321.00	318.99
1	800–850	825	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	485.00	485.00
5	600–650	619	442.00–450.00	445.17
1	650–700	665	437.00	437.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,046	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,322	2,250.00–3,200.00	2,809.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,178	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,471.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,127	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,248.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,340	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,079.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,380.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,707.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,126	2,675.00–2,925.00	2,839.55
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	3,075.00	3,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,425.00	2,425.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	2,875.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,430	3,500.00–4,575.00	3,935.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,460	3,525.00	3,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	213.00–215.00	213.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	164.00–168.00	166.61
1	—	1,315	100.00	100.00
34	—	1,293	173.00–203.00	186.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
2	—	893	145.00–147.00	145.95
5	—	1,084	168.00–187.00	179.28
10	—	1,000	150.00–167.00	156.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,661	181.00–206.00	190.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	213.00–224.00	218.01
2	—	1,265	199.00–201.00	200.05

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

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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

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