Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.56/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −112.15 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$307.56

9 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$77.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

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	519	316.13	1,641	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	239.00	1,410	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.13/cwt here — about $231 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 sale9 hd

307.56

—

KY average23 barns · 544 hd

314.73

−7.18

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−112.15

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	—	Low	1,765	156.97	2,771	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	136.48	2,116	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	135.37	1,852	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	121.00	1,307	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,268	210.00	2,663	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,630	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Choice	—	1,305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,284	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	141.75/cwt	139.50–143.00	2,315	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	128.05/cwt	121.00–139.50	1,492	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	681	258.21/cwt	246.00–271.00	1,758	33
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	841	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,850	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	382	330.86/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,264	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	871	218.26/cwt	210.50–219.75	1,901	98
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	467	313.16/cwt	277.00–337.50	1,462	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	913	221.74/cwt	195.00–250.00	2,024	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	622	280.17/cwt	240.00–285.50	1,743	100
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,204	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,378	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	400–450	416	335.97/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,398	49
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	874	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,918	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	322.00/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,665	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	705	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,710	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,075	211.53/cwt	199.50–219.00	2,274	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	413	325.09/cwt	312.00–350.00	1,343	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	319.71/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	263.23/cwt	243.00–273.00	2,048	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	816	196.75/cwt	196.75–196.75	1,605	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	456	324.56/cwt	270.00–342.50	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	256.05/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,750	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	215	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	462	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,283	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	2,521	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,023	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,077	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	720	253.94/cwt	214.00–275.00	1,828	102
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,193	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,326	56
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,409	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	577	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,096	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	987	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,885	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	332	346.72/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,151	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	524	292.25/cwt	279.00–309.00	1,531	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	791	221.55/cwt	212.00–225.50	1,752	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	656	227.96/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,495	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,031	215.60/cwt	214.00–217.50	2,223	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,078	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,361	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	356	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,113	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	745	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,669	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,167	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	320.25/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	421.02/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	421.97/cwt	407.00–427.00	1,806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,268	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,663	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	147.47/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,041	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	132.96/cwt	123.00–138.50	1,863	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	131.22/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,340	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	169.27/cwt	165.00–173.00	3,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,125	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	323.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	328.96/cwt	270.00–431.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	359.01/cwt	337.00–370.00	1,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	369.90/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,583	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	277.91/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	391.38/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	269.17/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	323.29/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	321.25/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	254.00/cwt	236.00–272.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	305.74/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	379.54/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	297.65/cwt	290.00–299.50	1,747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	353.80/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	411.79/cwt	405.00–415.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	439.81/cwt	412.50–470.00	1,465	3

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 Mar 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,215Last week 157Year ago 1,264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 47Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 29Year ago 44

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	175.00	175.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	210.00	210.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	139.50–143.00	141.75
3	—	1,467	129.00–135.00	131.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	121.00–139.50	128.05
5	—	1,384	140.00–154.00	147.47
16	—	1,401	123.00–138.50	132.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	145.00–150.00	147.66
2	—	2,035	165.00–173.00	169.27
1	—	1,585	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	215.00	215.00
15	300–350	332	333.00–350.00	346.72
6	350–400	382	300.00–345.00	330.86
30	400–450	413	312.00–350.00	325.09
20	450–500	467	277.00–337.50	313.16
21	500–550	524	279.00–309.00	292.25
9	550–600	577	190.00	190.00
100	600–650	622	240.00–285.50	280.17
33	650–700	681	246.00–271.00	258.21
102	700–750	720	214.00–275.00	253.94
9	750–800	791	212.00–225.50	221.55
3	800–850	841	220.00	220.00
98	850–900	871	210.50–219.75	218.26
20	900–950	913	195.00–250.00	221.74
6	950–1000	987	191.00	191.00
12	1000–1050	1,023	203.00	203.00
26	1050–1100	1,075	199.50–219.00	211.53
56	1150–1200	1,193	195.00	195.00
13	1250–1300	1,283	196.50	196.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1200–1250	1,204	197.50	197.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	416	334.00–340.00	335.97
16	700–750	705	242.50	242.50
55	850–900	874	219.50	219.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	462.50	462.50
2	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	430	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	517	320.00–324.00	322.00
11	550–600	576	310.00–323.00	319.71
1	600–650	640	309.00	309.00
10	650–700	678	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	672	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	778	243.00–273.00	263.23
1	800–850	810	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	800–850	816	196.75	196.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	302.50–340.00	321.25
6	400–450	425	315.00–345.00	323.29
5	450–500	456	270.00–342.50	324.56
1	500–550	515	272.50	272.50
4	550–600	564	250.00–277.00	269.17
2	600–650	630	236.00–272.00	254.00
2	650–700	665	254.00–258.00	256.05
1	900–950	930	184.00	184.00
1	950–1000	950	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	367.00	367.00
5	350–400	388	362.50–385.00	379.54
9	400–450	422	335.00–382.50	353.80
1	450–500	455	361.00	361.00
11	500–550	522	280.00–319.00	305.74
5	550–600	587	290.00–299.50	297.65
1	600–650	610	263.00	263.00
2	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	310.00	310.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,105	218.00	218.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	656	224.00–232.00	227.96
9	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00
11	1000–1050	1,031	214.00–217.50	215.60
16	1050–1100	1,078	219.00	219.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1150–1200	1,167	217.50	217.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	745	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	375	415.00–427.00	421.02
6	400–450	428	407.00–427.00	421.97
4	500–550	507	320.00–321.00	320.25
4	700–750	720	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	405.00–415.00	411.79
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	333	412.50–470.00	439.81
3	350–400	362	380.00–400.00	391.38
8	400–450	428	320.00–405.00	369.90
7	450–500	473	384.00	384.00
2	500–550	505	301.00	301.00
2	550–600	557	323.00	323.00
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	337.00–370.00	359.01
3	400–450	423	270.00–431.00	328.96
3	450–500	453	320.00–330.00	323.31
1	550–600	590	239.00	239.00
2	650–700	665	266.00–290.00	277.91
1	750–800	760	266.00	266.00
1	800–850	820	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	895	204.00	204.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,610.00	1,610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,650.00	1,650.00

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