Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.53/cwt on 46 head, down $15.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +17.90 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.

Average price

$417.53

▼ 15.49 vs prior sale

46 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$33.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs KY average

−10.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	422.58	2,261	39
Medium and Large 2-3	565	389.41	2,200	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.17/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

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 sale46 hd

417.53

—

KY average25 barns · 994 hd

412.97

+4.55

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−10.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.63

+17.90

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	—	Low	1,143	196.75	2,248	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	187.62	2,914	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	179.69	2,522	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	141.00	1,269	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	231.00	2,864	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$3,804	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,385	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$4,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,447	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	174.07/cwt	170.50–177.00	2,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	387.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	469.07/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	422.67/cwt	410.00–433.00	2,244	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	455.46/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,255	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	404.70/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	474.79/cwt	472.50–477.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	497.28/cwt	487.50–515.00	2,402	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	365.75/cwt	335.00–386.00	2,436	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	385.09/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,657	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,556	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	453.43/cwt	447.00–460.00	2,430	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,043	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,295	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	478.42/cwt	460.00–479.50	2,316	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	257	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	603.49/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	428.00/cwt	427.00–429.00	2,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	188.12/cwt	183.00–196.00	2,707	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,321	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	187.62/cwt	181.00–198.00	2,914	3
Bulls	—	—	1,070	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,479	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,539	1
Bred Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,385.00/head	3,385.00–3,385.00	3,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,804.47/head	2,875.00–3,975.00	3,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	416.51/cwt	414.00–419.00	2,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	552.58/cwt	550.00–557.50	2,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	370.64/cwt	365.00–382.00	2,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	483.09/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	494.86/cwt	490.00–497.50	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	405.72/cwt	403.00–407.00	2,552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	492.18/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,097	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	418.34/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	421.75/cwt	411.00–433.00	2,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	431.22/cwt	427.00–440.00	1,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	530.96/cwt	527.00–535.00	1,933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	533.06/cwt	527.00–542.50	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,236	3

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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 620Year ago 759

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 43Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	600.00–605.00	603.49
3	350–400	368	617.50	617.50
8	400–450	426	480.00–500.00	492.18
2	500–550	543	427.00–429.00	428.00
6	550–600	578	410.00–427.00	418.34
11	600–650	629	403.00–407.00	405.72
3	650–700	676	379.00	379.00
5	800–850	819	324.00	324.00
1	850–900	855	310.00	310.00
3	950–1000	997	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	665.00	665.00
1	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	560	437.00	437.00
2	600–650	608	414.00–419.00	416.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	550.00–557.50	552.58
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	497.50	497.50
2	400–450	442	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	487	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	550.00	550.00
8	400–450	437	480.00–485.00	483.09
3	450–500	461	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	710.00	710.00
1	250–300	280	585.00	585.00
4	300–350	326	527.00–542.50	533.06
4	350–400	364	527.00–535.00	530.96
5	400–450	423	460.00–475.00	469.07
15	450–500	495	455.00–462.50	455.46
35	500–550	531	410.00–433.00	422.67
4	550–600	570	411.00–433.00	421.75
4	600–650	623	365.00–382.00	370.64
10	650–700	666	335.00–386.00	365.75
1	850–900	865	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	490.00–497.50	494.86
1	450–500	495	419.00	419.00
2	500–550	542	393.00	393.00
5	550–600	574	385.00–395.00	387.97
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	427.00–440.00	431.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	576	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	600	423.00	423.00
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	635.00	635.00
1	250–300	275	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	395	547.50	547.50
2	400–450	433	472.50–477.00	474.79
19	450–500	484	460.00–479.50	478.42
7	500–550	536	447.00–460.00	453.43
5	550–600	580	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	635	400.00–407.00	404.70
22	650–700	690	370.00–392.50	385.09
1	700–750	725	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	345	660.00	660.00
24	450–500	483	487.50–515.00	497.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	590	431.00	431.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	382.50	382.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,043	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	231.00	231.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	170.50–177.00	174.07
4	—	1,439	183.00–196.00	188.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	131.00	131.00
1	—	875	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	181.00–198.00	187.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	189.50	189.50
1	—	1,215	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	209.00	209.00
Bred Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	3,385.00	3,385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,173	2,875.00–3,975.00	3,804.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,122	4,175.00	4,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	2,825.00	2,825.00

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

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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle