Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.66/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −127.11 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$261.66

42 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$11.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs KY average

−31.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	262.76	1,422	38
Medium and Large 2-3	529	251.18	1,327	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.27, low $357.73, median $388.77 across 20 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 sale42 hd

261.66

—

KY average3 barns · 196 hd

264.17

−2.51

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−31.97

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−127.11

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	—	Average	1,575	148.00	2,331	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	119.00	1,839	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	113.09	1,469	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	82.06	798	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,388	174.89	2,427	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,680	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	264.84/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,372	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	323.86/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	254.91/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	225.01/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	285.24/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	282.18/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	272.99/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	288.92/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,346	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	256.03/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	264.36/cwt	239.00–281.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	190.78/cwt	120.00–215.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	286.68/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,625	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	266.51/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,012	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	427	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,140	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	260	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	246.56/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	296.73/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	271.24/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	282.67/cwt	265.00–300.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	218	290.34/cwt	280.00–302.50	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	284.32/cwt	270.00–300.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	260.19/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,483	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	323.07/cwt	311.00–333.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	279.71/cwt	252.50–302.50	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	250.52/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	302.21/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	323.81/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,237	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	339.03/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,393	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	290.86/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	838	192.49/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,520	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	283.77/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	238.11/cwt	221.00–247.00	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	311.36/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,448	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	257.92/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,599	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,680.00/head	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,331	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	124.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,602	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	113.81/cwt	94.00–120.00	1,507	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,839	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	82.48/cwt	75.00–88.00	828	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	92.82/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,079	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,388	174.89/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,427	2

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Jan 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 98Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 22Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 18

No trends available due to Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	270.00–300.00	284.32
1	250–300	270	262.00	262.00
8	300–350	342	300.00–317.50	302.21
4	350–400	371	320.00–329.00	323.86
6	400–450	432	270.00–288.00	272.99
6	450–500	471	270.00–287.00	282.18
21	500–550	518	252.00–271.00	264.84
17	550–600	570	259.00–265.00	260.19
1	600–650	600	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	660	231.00	231.00
4	750–800	754	221.00–237.00	225.01
6	950–1000	976	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	278.00	278.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	413	277.00–294.00	285.24
7	450–500	484	239.00–281.00	264.36
3	500–550	513	250.00–264.00	254.91
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	668	120.00–215.00	190.78
1	750–800	775	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	288.00–289.00	288.92
8	600–650	603	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	478	310.00	310.00
8	500–550	540	295.00–300.00	296.73
6	550–600	567	282.00–295.00	286.68
1	600–650	615	277.00	277.00
8	650–700	670	264.00–268.00	266.51
1	700–750	740	248.00	248.00
5	750–800	780	240.00–249.00	246.56
3	800–850	813	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	683	254.00–257.00	256.03
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	227.50	227.50
2	400–450	427	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	565	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	322.50	322.50
3	300–350	335	311.00–333.00	323.07
8	350–400	382	305.00–335.00	323.81
8	400–450	411	300.00–350.00	339.03
9	450–500	465	290.00–335.00	311.36
11	500–550	524	285.00–296.00	290.86
2	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
13	600–650	620	248.00–262.00	257.92
7	650–700	685	245.00–257.00	250.52
3	700–750	716	221.00–247.00	238.11
1	800–850	805	232.50	232.50
2	900–950	927	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	280.00–302.50	290.34
2	250–300	263	265.00–300.00	282.67
4	300–350	326	252.50–302.50	279.71
3	400–450	435	291.00	291.00
1	450–500	495	286.00	286.00
5	500–550	519	275.00–289.00	283.77
4	550–600	571	267.00–279.00	271.24
1	600–650	635	249.00	249.00
2	800–850	838	188.00–197.00	192.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,680.00	1,680.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	120.00–128.00	124.84
19	—	1,324	94.00–120.00	113.81
3	—	1,162	87.00–98.00	92.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	75.00–88.00	82.48
1	—	880	62.00	62.00
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	171.00–179.00	174.89

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

Reporter comment USDA

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle