Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-07-18

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 18
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
534 head
376 vs last sale 158 242 vs year ago 776 · 31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
26 vs last sale 54 30 vs year ago 58 · 51.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
0 vs last sale 7 3 vs year ago 10 · 30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a varied quality offering of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $361.82/cwt on 14 head, down $57.88 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits 57.88 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.
Average price
$361.82
57.88 vs prior sale
14 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
47.52
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554371.172,0575thin
Medium and Large 2-3543356.631,9379thin
One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
455414374333median 419.7101/0302/2804/1805/3008/15
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 sale14 hd
361.82
KY average26 barns · 422 hd
409.34
−47.52
This barn, trailing median21 sales
419.71
−57.88
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
BullsAverage1,838223.914,1152thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,868177.473,3152thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,488168.232,5026thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average70595.006701thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,259215.812,71715
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,625192.003,1201thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)735$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)920$2,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3450–500468360.60/cwt335.00–402.501,6885
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9492
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370467.03/cwt440.00–480.001,7283
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8691
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600593310.46/cwt300.00–321.001,8412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800755276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,0841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550537359.95/cwt332.00–386.001,9337
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950912251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,2892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,0593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,2172
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500481403.79/cwt383.00–420.001,9424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,2091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300291530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,5621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350320525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670353.38/cwt340.00–360.002,3683
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650615329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,0231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750721323.86/cwt300.00–336.002,3353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513375.58/cwt360.00–391.001,9272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500496389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,9291
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400387497.37/cwt492.00–499.001,9254
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550535389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425420.37/cwt404.00–447.501,7875
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,625192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,1201
Dairy SteersChoice1,259215.81/cwt199.00–229.002,71715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,490145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,487172.88/cwt160.00–181.002,5715
CowsLean 85-90%70595.00/cwt95.00–95.006701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,868177.47/cwt177.00–178.003,3152
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450434421.35/cwt385.00–440.001,8294
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7622
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,4311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750715355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600550407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,2391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600562353.29/cwt350.00–360.001,9853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450400488.00/cwt488.00–488.001,9521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,9781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6361
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650632324.05/cwt235.00–331.002,04821
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500457357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6342
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900882217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9182
Bred CowsMedium 1-29452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27352,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added550–600551346.50/cwt346.50–346.501,90986
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added600–650631325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,05119
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added450–500459373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,71221
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400390386.25/cwt370.00–425.001,5067
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550506328.55/cwt325.00–330.001,6627
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700654243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5899
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300279472.38/cwt450.00–500.001,31811
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450445387.50/cwt375.00–400.001,7242
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750716311.36/cwt306.00–314.002,22957
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800763268.75/cwt205.00–291.002,0517
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600556347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9323
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700677290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9636
Bulls1,838223.91/cwt219.00–228.004,1152
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3550–600595355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1122
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600590277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6372
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added500–550535347.20/cwt346.00–350.001,85817
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850805241.67/cwt220.00–252.501,9453
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700667302.00/cwt250.00–325.002,01415

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.