Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2026-06-17

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 17
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
437 head
186 vs last sale 251 34 vs year ago 403 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
18 vs last sale 19 11 vs year ago 48 · 22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
8 vs last sale 5 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $448.34/cwt on 31 head, up $18.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +6.98 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$448.34
18.73 vs prior sale
31 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,453
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.64
vs KY average
10.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546451.552,46729
Medium and Large 2570411.002,3431thin
Medium and Large 2-3550392.502,1591thin
One grade step is worth $59.05/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
506458410362median 441.3612/1703/0405/0606/2408/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $376.40, median $441.36 across 30 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 sale31 hd
448.34
KY average25 barns · 906 hd
455.98
−7.64
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−10.71
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
+6.98
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
BullsHigh1,689215.353,6374thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,267172.682,18813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,560170.002,6522thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123152.291,71010
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225228.002,7931thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,525$3,1351thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$3,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,610$2,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$2,8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,296$2,7894thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,4531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572386.97/cwt381.00–394.002,21312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700673365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4567
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273600.14/cwt595.00–605.001,6382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645373.50/cwt365.00–382.002,4092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650603364.71/cwt362.50–373.002,1999
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,4122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750730349.50/cwt349.50–349.502,55131
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,050230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363500.82/cwt495.00–510.001,8184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630432.99/cwt427.00–437.002,72832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350333542.04/cwt527.50–552.501,8053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,7928
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450428452.36/cwt440.00–462.501,9364
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400361503.29/cwt500.00–505.001,8173
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950910337.00/cwt337.00–337.003,0671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550512427.33/cwt424.00–435.002,18811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,42217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650634389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,46612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850821354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,90661
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4541
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565401.24/cwt400.00–402.502,2672
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,4481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650616350.67/cwt350.00–351.002,1603
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469426.92/cwt422.50–435.002,0024
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500466422.50/cwt420.00–430.001,9694
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4361
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550526384.45/cwt380.00–395.002,0225
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,1651
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485410.96/cwt407.00–415.001,9932
CowsLean 85-90%992150.71/cwt150.00–152.001,4953
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279174.98/cwt168.00–179.002,23811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9252
SteersSelect and Choice1,225228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,7931
Bulls1,970225.34/cwt223.00–228.004,4392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,7121
Dairy SteersLarge 1-2800–850835243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,0291
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000985226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,2261
Bulls1,408205.35/cwt200.00–210.002,8912
CowsLean 85-90%1,199139.11/cwt133.00–145.001,6684
CowsLean 85-90%1,153171.43/cwt166.00–175.001,9773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500483500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4154
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900850269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,2874
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650618333.77/cwt330.00–337.502,0632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550520459.93/cwt453.00–467.002,3922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5253,135.00/head3,135.00–3,135.003,1351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2830190.36/cwt186.00–196.001,5803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2253,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450432450.34/cwt450.00–451.001,9456
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600565469.00/cwt469.00–469.002,6508
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650609415.05/cwt409.00–421.002,5284
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6102,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2962,788.66/head2,500.00–3,100.002,7894
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,8073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478443.23/cwt440.00–450.002,1196
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750708369.15/cwt364.00–373.002,6145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474444.63/cwt440.00–452.502,1087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674377.60/cwt373.00–380.002,5454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468428.53/cwt426.00–430.002,0069
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450405457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,8531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537412.58/cwt401.00–416.002,21619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526455.29/cwt454.00–458.002,39516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582442.58/cwt430.00–451.002,57611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668343.36/cwt337.50–349.002,2942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427440.66/cwt431.00–445.001,8827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600580440.38/cwt427.00–448.002,55410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621410.26/cwt407.00–412.002,5484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,6721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6851

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.