Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-04-29

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 29
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
620 head
132 vs last sale 488 84 vs year ago 704 · 11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
6 vs last sale 49 11 vs year ago 32 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
12 vs last sale 19 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $433.01/cwt on 77 head, down $5.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +33.39 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$433.01
5.83 vs prior sale
77 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$63.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.08
vs KY average
+8.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545439.602,39469
Medium and Large 2-3587376.232,2088thin
One grade step is worth $63.37/cwt here — about $185 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

31 sales
453411370328median 399.6312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $342.27, median $399.63 across 31 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 sale77 hd
433.01
KY average27 barns · 1,478 hd
415.93
+17.08
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
+8.94
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
+33.39
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
BullsHigh1,927224.084,3174thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,619183.982,9783thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,218175.522,13726
CowsLean 85-90%Average986153.071,5097thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,740$3,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,9502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,698$4,0322thin

Every lot, as filed

97 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800785388.00/cwt388.00–388.003,0466
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550543422.22/cwt420.00–429.002,2934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600552447.40/cwt440.00–450.002,47035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450441521.00/cwt521.00–521.002,2984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850821355.13/cwt350.00–366.002,91628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473441.15/cwt437.50–447.502,0874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500492548.00/cwt548.00–548.002,6969
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571414.36/cwt413.00–420.002,3665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290564.74/cwt550.00–580.001,6382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677364.62/cwt357.50–373.002,46816
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800760343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,6071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550541449.45/cwt447.50–450.002,43213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715337.58/cwt335.00–338.002,4147
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405413.58/cwt400.00–427.501,6752
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429441.62/cwt440.00–445.001,8955
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600587376.23/cwt370.00–390.002,2088
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950930329.50/cwt329.50–329.503,06421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340508.62/cwt502.50–515.001,7294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2602
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500488425.98/cwt425.00–427.002,0792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400373400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4922
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4621
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,6312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510449.95/cwt445.00–470.002,2955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,1421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570426.04/cwt425.00–427.002,4282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623415.94/cwt410.00–421.002,59115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700666437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,9104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681412.18/cwt399.00–415.502,80711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630446.50/cwt446.50–446.502,81312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425468.88/cwt467.00–470.001,9935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750726367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,6644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,7381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490475.90/cwt475.00–476.002,33210
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000966335.75/cwt335.75–335.753,24358
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550533539.00/cwt539.00–539.002,8735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550522424.00/cwt419.00–430.002,2135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450422472.37/cwt467.50–480.001,9933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500457512.63/cwt495.00–517.002,34310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650625431.60/cwt423.00–442.002,6984
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,5884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315603.25/cwt600.00–605.001,9003
CowsLean 85-90%996153.23/cwt151.00–155.001,5264
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,638186.47/cwt186.00–187.003,0542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283185.15/cwt181.00–200.002,3759
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191173.42/cwt169.00–178.002,06514
CowsLean 85-90%920146.28/cwt144.00–149.001,3462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,8281
CowsBoner 80-85%1,147156.41/cwt154.00–162.001,7943
CowsLean 85-90%1,075166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7851
Bulls1,778230.71/cwt225.00–236.004,1022
Bulls2,075217.44/cwt217.00–218.004,5122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,7403,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6984,032.44/head3,775.00–4,235.004,0322
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2855215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300250595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480438.63/cwt427.50–450.002,1052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450433583.25/cwt575.00–602.502,52510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600588450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,6468
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8002
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400388446.31/cwt437.50–455.001,7322
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469468.04/cwt457.50–475.002,1955
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9605
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250210655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,3761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325528.41/cwt520.00–535.001,7173
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400379536.13/cwt525.00–547.502,0326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400382542.54/cwt537.50–545.002,0734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700664398.55/cwt385.00–399.502,64616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800753352.64/cwt330.00–355.502,6559
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950912287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,6222
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420448.78/cwt447.50–450.001,8852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450411503.27/cwt501.00–512.502,0685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850841331.85/cwt330.00–332.002,79165
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500463489.04/cwt475.00–500.002,26432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467458.85/cwt445.00–467.502,14316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571441.12/cwt435.00–445.002,5196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624372.45/cwt370.00–378.002,3244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523422.41/cwt415.00–435.002,20916
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700655347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400357504.72/cwt490.00–512.501,8023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,0571
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500491437.56/cwt433.00–442.502,1487
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450410535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0251

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.