Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $287.70/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −132.01 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$287.70

15 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$36.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.79

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	551	294.96	1,624	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	258.67	1,470	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

287.70

—

KY average24 barns · 1,000 hd

298.49

−10.79

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−132.01

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	—	High	1,735	165.00	2,863	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	144.83	2,218	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	139.95	1,853	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	103.00	1,010	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,885	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2-3	500–550	510	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	297.59/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	300.35/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	263.62/cwt	263.50–265.00	1,482	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	231.52/cwt	225.00–238.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,822	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	464	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,424	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	512	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,254	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	384	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,112	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,968	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,066	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,764	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	987	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,826	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	566	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,387	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	418	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	303.89/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	257.50/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	301.58/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,521	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	113.72/cwt	96.00–128.00	1,409	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	151.60/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,326	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	133.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,046	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	151.37/cwt	145.00–164.00	2,230	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	138.04/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,730	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	123.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,078	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	96.45/cwt	86.00–110.00	1,009	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,528	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	289.11/cwt	235.00–306.00	1,781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	285.68/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	372.50/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	385.31/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,264	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	313.50/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	334.17/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,023	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1

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 Feb 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 215Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 111Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 38

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	212.00	212.00
13	550–600	562	263.50–265.00	263.62
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	352.50	352.50
10	300–350	306	321.00–340.00	334.17
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	440	317.50	317.50
3	450–500	475	293.00–300.00	297.59
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	627	257.00	257.00
2	800–850	802	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	290.00–310.00	300.35
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
7	650–700	656	300.00	300.00
2	950–1000	968	225.00–238.00	231.52
1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	720	246.00	246.00
1	850–900	890	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	384	289.50	289.50
4	400–450	418	275.00	275.00
11	450–500	464	307.00	307.00
2	500–550	512	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	566	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
10	950–1000	987	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,066	165.50	165.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	235.00	235.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	367.00	367.00
2	250–300	250	362.50	362.50
7	300–350	328	352.50–395.00	385.31
5	350–400	380	332.50–382.50	372.50
6	400–450	420	300.00–322.50	313.50
5	450–500	471	298.00–320.00	303.89
7	500–550	534	290.00–306.00	301.58
5	550–600	574	283.00–290.00	285.68
8	600–650	616	235.00–306.00	289.11
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	342.50	342.50
3	400–450	436	297.00	297.00
2	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	261.00	261.00
2	550–600	585	254.00–261.00	257.50
2	750–800	790	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	327.00	327.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,239	96.00–128.00	113.72
29	—	1,473	145.00–164.00	151.37
50	—	1,253	121.00–145.00	138.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,534	140.00–159.00	151.60
5	—	1,527	131.00–136.00	133.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	120.00–125.00	123.44
6	—	1,046	86.00–110.00	96.45
1	—	910	81.00	81.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	165.00	165.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	160.00	160.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,885.00	1,885.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle