Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady, heifers over 500lbs sold sharply higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.52/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −116.25 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$272.52

14 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.08

vs KY average

−31.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	274.48	1,498	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	247.00	1,445	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $53 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

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 sale14 hd

272.52

—

KY average25 barns · 1,540 hd

280.60

−8.08

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−31.91

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−116.25

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	1,755	166.32	2,919	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	151.67	2,400	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	141.97	1,824	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	959	112.42	1,078	16
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,417	143.12	2,028	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,481	135.19	2,002	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	112.72	1,195	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,305	175.00	2,284	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,067	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,193	$1,756	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,547	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,355	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,988	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	262.42/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	349.86/cwt	347.50–352.50	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	346.03/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	288.23/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,381	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	281.51/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	260.03/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	268.58/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,355.16/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,355	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	320.85/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,755.97/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,756	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	169.57/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,531	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,326.11/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	276.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	289.94/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	298.84/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,255	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	141.29/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,218	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	155.85/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,986	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	136.83/cwt	127.50–143.00	1,824	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,790	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,900	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,230	133.68/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,692	162.76/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	170.60/cwt	168.00–173.00	3,122	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	145.14/cwt	133.00–153.00	2,283	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	121.76/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,565	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	112.72/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,195	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	133.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,136	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	112.33/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,094	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	99.68/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,057	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	159.29/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,537	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,157	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	930	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,544	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	588	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,399	8
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	977	1,546.93/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,547	3
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,108	1,806.93/head	1,710.00–1,900.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	332.54/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	273.82/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	276.05/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	303.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	378.34/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	725	254.01/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	344.60/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	319.90/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	298.07/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	276.80/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	337.24/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	294.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,089	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	239.97/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	345.79/cwt	345.00–347.50	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	315.70/cwt	299.00–323.00	1,755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	272.47/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,428	7

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 958Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 76Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 27Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	345.00–347.50	345.79
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	358	340.00–357.50	346.03
2	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	320.85
6	550–600	580	285.00–300.00	289.94
5	600–650	627	270.00–292.00	281.51
5	650–700	676	260.00–280.00	268.58
1	800–850	835	226.00	226.00
2	850–900	868	225.00–226.00	225.50
1	950–1000	950	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	420	295.00–302.50	298.84
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	570	274.00–278.00	276.05
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	372	375.00–380.00	378.34
2	450–500	465	332.50–357.50	344.60
3	500–550	512	330.00–341.00	337.24
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
2	700–750	725	253.00–255.00	254.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	347.50–352.50	349.86
2	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
7	300–350	324	300.00–305.00	303.60
10	350–400	370	285.00–305.00	294.31
7	400–450	419	283.00–310.00	298.07
9	450–500	479	282.00–292.50	288.23
7	500–550	524	267.50–276.00	272.47
6	550–600	571	270.00–280.00	276.82
12	600–650	612	250.00–266.00	262.42
4	650–700	696	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	700	239.00	239.00
2	900–950	902	199.00	199.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	184.00–185.00	184.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	388	270.00–277.50	273.82
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	585	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	626	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	273.00	273.00
2	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	417	327.50–342.50	332.54
3	450–500	468	328.00	328.00
2	500–550	515	310.00–330.00	319.90
14	550–600	556	299.00–323.00	315.70
3	650–700	675	271.00–288.00	276.80
2	700–750	720	258.00–262.00	260.03
3	800–850	817	238.00–241.00	239.97
3	850–900	863	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
9	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	670	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	580	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	588	238.00	238.00
1	900–950	930	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,355.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,755.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,326.11
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	977	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,546.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,710.00–1,900.00	1,806.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	169.00–170.00	169.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,570	130.00–148.00	141.29
5	—	1,285	110.00–128.00	121.76
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	107.00–120.00	112.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,274	149.00–162.00	155.85
9	—	1,333	127.50–143.00	136.83
5	—	1,192	114.00–120.00	116.98
1	—	1,470	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,573	133.00–153.00	145.14
12	—	1,593	155.00–165.50	159.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	79.00	79.00
4	—	850	130.00–141.00	133.68
7	—	974	106.00–123.00	112.33
4	—	1,060	98.00–102.00	99.68
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,230	128.00–139.00	133.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,692	153.00–167.00	162.76
5	—	1,830	168.00–173.00	170.60
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	175.00	175.00

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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How this sale compares

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