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Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

269 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (276)

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $318.25/cwt ≈ $2,613/hd at 821 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $409.89/cwt -14.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,395/hd at 584 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $412.10/cwt -26.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 486 lb · 15 head
Campbellsville, KY 8-weight steers sold at $318/cwt, down $42 from the late June peak of $363. Receipts ran 269 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 411 179
Feeder cattle 238 383 165
Slaughter cattle 27 20 13
Replacement cattle 4 8 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,020 —
405 fancy 405 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,086 +8.74
455 value added 455 1 555.00 $555.00 $2,525 —
462 fancy 462 6 517.00 $517.00 $2,389 —
540 540 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,187 -32.56
557 value added 557 5 417.00 $417.00 $2,323 —
550–595 592 18 390.00–409.50 $407.92 $2,415 -16.38
615–620 value added 619 7 405.00 $405.00 $2,507 -52.00
625–630 628 4 370.00–371.00 $370.50 $2,327 -20.50
660–695 678 2 367.50–371.00 $369.30 $2,504 -38.57
700 700 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,485 -12.27
821 821 59 318.25 $318.25 $2,613 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,104 —
505 505 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,666 —
550 550 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,008 —
675 675 2 349.00 $349.00 $2,356 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,237 —
363 363 4 477.50 $477.50 $1,733 +13.61
440 440 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,870 -2.46
460–470 fancy 463 3 429.00–432.50 $431.32 $1,997 —
455–497 492 12 400.00–408.00 $407.30 $2,004 -31.70
535–547 540 8 360.00–385.00 $376.29 $2,032 -28.01
550–585 567 5 357.50–375.00 $365.19 $2,071 -23.74
580 value added 580 10 401.00 $401.00 $2,326 —
600–640 620 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,108 -22.00
620 value added 620 2 362.00 $362.00 $2,244 -39.00
660 660 9 350.00 $350.00 $2,310 -6.26
705–720 712 3 287.50–310.00 $301.42 $2,146 -16.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,240 —
385 385 1 407.00 $407.00 $1,567 —
460–485 472 3 360.00–378.00 $368.66 $1,740 -2.49
585 585 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,831 -31.12
635–640 638 2 317.50–321.00 $319.24 $2,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487–495 490 3 393.00–397.50 $394.52 $1,933 -19.31
515 515 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 540.00–550.00 $543.07 $1,803 -23.54
355–363 361 4 540.00–542.50 $540.61 $1,952 -39.39
410–445 427 3 510.00–532.50 $521.55 $2,227 +44.05
460 460 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,139 —
520–542 531 5 385.00–413.00 $395.97 $2,103 -33.66
615–645 631 5 341.00–362.50 $351.11 $2,216 -11.39
662–670 665 3 325.00–339.00 $334.30 $2,223 -25.57
710–735 718 3 319.00–330.00 $323.28 $2,321 -12.12
750 750 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,362 -6.00
820 820 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,419 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,610 -42.50
465–490 484 6 410.00–421.00 $418.98 $2,028 -11.02
535 535 1 331.00 $331.00 $1,771 —
575 575 2 313.00 $313.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,418 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,725 —
1190–1370 1273 80-85% 5 165.00–179.00 $175.17 $2,230 -1.18
1070–1555 1363 80-85% 5 181.00–199.00 $187.10 $2,550 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 85-90% 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,804 +8.86
1010–1385 1104 85-90% 5 135.00–145.00 $140.06 $1,546 —
1275 1275 85-90% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,066 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 198.00 $198.00 $2,218 —
1965–2030 1998 2 220.00–225.00 $222.54 $4,446 —
2045–2135 2080 3 227.00–235.00 $230.31 $4,790 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,425.00 $3,425.00
1135–1485 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,650.00–3,475.00 $3,017.71

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–640 620 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,767 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,659 —

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Price trend

high 447.57 low 318.26 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

650–699 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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