Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available on feeders due to no comparison from last Saturday. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $284.73/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −134.97 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$284.73

23 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.45

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	299.80	1,616	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	270.92	1,498	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $118 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $347.47, median $419.71 across 21 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 sale23 hd

284.73

—

KY average24 barns · 469 hd

291.18

−6.45

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−134.97

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	1,990	155.00	3,085	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	145.53	2,459	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,396	135.26	1,888	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	94.43	942	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	177.00	2,000	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	164.00	2,378	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,200	186.00	2,232	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	163.99	2,214	23

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)	1,225	$2,082	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,705	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$1,610	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,825	$3,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,518	$2,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,301	$2,800	3thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,655	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,183	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,118	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	673	247.15/cwt	222.00–254.00	1,663	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	867	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,543	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	674	186.60/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,258	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	726	232.91/cwt	223.50–240.00	1,691	52
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	524	260.59/cwt	237.50–269.00	1,365	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	287.64/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	278.47/cwt	266.00–305.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	231.83/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	274.17/cwt	262.00–302.00	1,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	297.20/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	294.83/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	332.54/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	204.50/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	277.53/cwt	257.50–287.00	1,340	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	477	258.29/cwt	237.50–272.00	1,232	37
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	353	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	886	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,300	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,139	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,016	195.49/cwt	187.50–196.50	1,986	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	623	242.83/cwt	221.00–250.50	1,513	63
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	892	158.81/cwt	155.00–187.00	1,417	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,725	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	564	278.78/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,572	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	417	251.98/cwt	219.00–300.00	1,051	29
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	646	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,544	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	824	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,681	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	659	211.20/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,392	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	234.21/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,780	46
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	815	221.33/cwt	210.00–222.25	1,804	64
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	400–450	435	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,035	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,495	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	683	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	274.63/cwt	250.00–284.00	1,689	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	273.30/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	314.26/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	271.35/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	320.75/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,636	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,200	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,232	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,350	163.99/cwt	160.50–175.00	2,214	23
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,378	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,556	153.58/cwt	147.00–163.00	2,390	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	905	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	153.01/cwt	145.00–162.00	2,457	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	138.04/cwt	135.50–141.00	2,447	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	103.74/cwt	91.00–117.00	1,368	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	97.57/cwt	90.00–108.00	951	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	134.53/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,791	24
Bulls	—	—	1,990	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,323.69/head	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,324	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,610.03/head	1,600.00–1,620.00	1,610	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	321.87/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,333	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	238.85/cwt	228.00–262.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	292.00/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	344.38/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,088	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	239.80/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	270.77/cwt	257.00–294.00	1,541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	286.17/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	268.96/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	250.28/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	294.62/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	206.52/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	318.96/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	289.18/cwt	282.50–296.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	243.40/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	303.47/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,147	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 958Last week 0Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 105Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 4Year ago 0

No trends available on feeders due to no comparison from last Saturday. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	257.50–287.00	277.53
3	500–550	521	266.00–305.00	278.47
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	369.00	369.00
6	400–450	436	320.00–360.00	332.54
4	450–500	474	312.50–321.00	318.96
5	500–550	500	295.00–306.00	297.20
10	550–600	574	285.00–298.00	294.83
6	600–650	614	283.00–290.00	287.64
1	650–700	650	279.00	279.00
1	850–900	880	241.00	241.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	211.00	211.00
12	350–400	353	251.00	251.00
29	400–450	417	219.00–300.00	251.98
37	450–500	477	237.50–272.00	258.29
33	500–550	524	237.50–269.00	260.59
10	550–600	564	271.00–282.00	278.78
63	600–650	623	221.00–250.50	242.83
22	650–700	673	222.00–254.00	247.15
52	700–750	726	223.50–240.00	232.91
46	750–800	760	219.00–240.00	234.21
64	800–850	815	210.00–222.25	221.33
8	850–900	892	155.00–187.00	158.81
35	1000–1050	1,016	187.50–196.50	195.49
3	1150–1200	1,183	179.00	179.00
10	1300–1350	1,300	164.50	164.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	674	175.00–188.00	186.60
12	850–900	867	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
9	450–500	477	262.00–302.00	274.17
5	500–550	537	247.50–254.00	250.28
6	550–600	572	215.00–240.00	231.83
1	600–650	620	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	770	200.00–206.00	204.50
2	850–900	873	201.00–212.00	206.52
2	900–950	940	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	322.00	322.00
2	350–400	378	302.00–305.00	303.47
4	400–450	427	290.00–309.00	294.62
2	450–500	475	282.50–296.00	289.18
7	500–550	520	260.00–271.00	268.96
2	550–600	572	261.00	261.00
8	600–650	619	239.00–247.00	243.40
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	765	220.00–230.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	581	286.00	286.00
5	600–650	645	250.50	250.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	646	239.00	239.00
5	650–700	659	195.00–235.00	211.20
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	239.00	239.00
5	800–850	824	204.00	204.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	299.00	299.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
12	1000–1050	1,000	172.50	172.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
8	300–350	316	320.00–360.00	344.38
1	350–400	395	341.00	341.00
8	400–450	414	315.00–329.00	321.87
3	450–500	465	310.00–322.00	314.26
2	500–550	518	291.00–293.00	292.00
5	550–600	571	281.00–290.00	286.17
15	600–650	615	250.00–284.00	274.63
5	650–700	673	228.00–262.00	238.85
2	700–750	735	228.00	228.00
5	750–800	768	238.00–241.00	239.80
1	850–900	885	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	945	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	250.00–289.00	273.30
1	450–500	465	301.00	301.00
3	500–550	505	270.00–274.00	271.35
9	550–600	569	257.00–294.00	270.77
2	600–650	625	208.00	208.00
1	750–800	790	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	320.00–321.00	320.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,350	160.50–175.00	163.99
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	177.00	177.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,556	147.00–163.00	153.58
7	—	1,319	91.00–117.00	103.74
24	—	1,331	120.00–144.00	134.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	85.00	85.00
3	—	975	90.00–108.00	97.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,606	145.00–162.00	153.01
5	—	1,773	135.50–141.00	138.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,323.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,860.00	1,860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,825	3,525.00	3,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,301	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	1,600.00–1,620.00	1,610.03

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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