Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-10-03

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 3
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
← Sep 26Oct 3latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 192▲ 33 vs year ago 131 · +25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 28 vs year ago 13 · +215.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 30▲ 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.96/cwt on 16 head, down $2.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −55.65 against this barn's trailing median of $383.61.
Average price
$327.96
▼ 2.01 vs prior sale
16 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.23
vs KY average
−25.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544332.881,81011thin
Medium and Large 2523320.191,6763thin
Medium and Large 2-3530312.571,6572thin
One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $154 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

23 sales
435390344299median 383.6102/1404/0406/0608/1510/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.27, low $312.72, median $383.61 across 23 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 sale16 hd
327.96
—
KY average25 barns · 1,078 hd
338.19
−10.23
National average179 barns · 12,503 hd
352.96
−25.00
This barn, trailing median23 sales
383.61
−55.65
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
Bulls—Low1,614190.723,0784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,277129.531,65423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455128.001,8621thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022101.671,0393thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,130229.002,5882thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$2,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$2,6402thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,4662thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,4434thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,307$1,8443thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400382200.00/cwt200.00–200.007642
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600582300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7462
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,0701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,130229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,5882
CowsLean 85-90%—1,063112.50/cwt111.00–114.001,1962
Bulls——1,265178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,2521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2502,443.18/head1,850.00–2,975.002,4434
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4802,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2952,466.22/head2,150.00–2,750.002,4662
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500463304.43/cwt270.00–340.001,4102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350335445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2871
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650615294.79/cwt265.00–329.001,8134
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700663292.06/cwt287.00–297.001,9362
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500460325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,4411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600573309.59/cwt285.00–342.501,7745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,6661
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600550310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7051
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1652
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,3781
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,5722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210447.50/cwt447.50–447.509401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,8753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1685
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550518329.03/cwt327.00–331.001,7042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,4211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310358.75/cwt340.00–377.501,1122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,9621
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510325.29/cwt310.00–340.001,6592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400388405.47/cwt401.00–410.001,5732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500457352.53/cwt320.00–356.001,61118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534334.33/cwt300.00–345.001,7858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479398.12/cwt387.00–400.001,9077
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650610321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,9581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2582,640.46/head2,425.00–2,850.002,6402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600592337.91/cwt333.00–357.502,0006
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700667317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750723296.03/cwt293.00–302.002,1403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450417356.08/cwt340.00–367.501,4857
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481370.22/cwt360.00–375.001,7813
Bulls——1,345209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,8111
Bulls——1,923187.93/cwt180.00–196.003,6142
CowsLean 85-90%—94080.00/cwt80.00–80.007521
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,455128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,8621
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,100110.89/cwt103.00–117.001,2202
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,294131.30/cwt119.00–157.001,69921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4252,003.07/head1,875.00–2,125.002,0032
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900860268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,3051
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525316.03/cwt280.00–340.001,6593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800755287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650613289.06/cwt275.00–303.001,7722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530312.57/cwt310.00–315.001,6572
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550505342.50/cwt330.00–355.001,7302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450400355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801

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.