Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm . Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.62/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −101.15 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$287.62

29 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$37.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.68

vs KY average

−34.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	304.40	1,658	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	266.97	1,517	13thin

One grade step is worth $37.42/cwt here — about $141 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 sale29 hd

287.62

—

KY average26 barns · 1,403 hd

306.30

−18.68

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−34.12

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−101.15

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	—	Average	1,696	163.10	2,766	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	142.47	2,143	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	135.86	1,702	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	116.44	1,187	6thin

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)	1,255	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,830	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,360	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	850–900	878	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	268.72/cwt	227.00–287.00	1,540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	289.17/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	356.69/cwt	347.50–366.00	1,355	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	320.01/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	268.99/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	280.58/cwt	215.00–294.00	1,900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	313.53/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	253.50/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	324.37/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	311.19/cwt	306.50–314.00	2,054	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	322.33/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,576	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	265.46/cwt	242.00–294.00	1,765	17
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	940	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,932	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	852	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	458.37/cwt	443.00–462.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	368.94/cwt	342.50–387.50	1,380	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	380.70/cwt	327.50–419.00	1,785	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	397.06/cwt	340.00–417.50	1,731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	119.93/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,244	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	113.69/cwt	94.00–126.00	1,367	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	142.47/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,143	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	154.85/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	139.03/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,762	17
Bulls	—	—	1,670	161.12/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,691	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,157	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,926	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,830.32/head	1,775.00–1,885.00	1,830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,360.00/head	2,360.00–2,360.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	324.85/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	299.91/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	340.18/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	262.51/cwt	240.00–286.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	429.83/cwt	410.00–436.00	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	264.01/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	245.43/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	389.63/cwt	372.50–422.50	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	245.07/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,654	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 Mar 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 1,215Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 67Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 68

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm . Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	473	250.00–281.00	268.99
1	500–550	510	246.00	246.00
12	550–600	573	227.00–287.00	268.72
2	650–700	675	235.00–255.00	245.07
4	700–750	708	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	878	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	445.00	445.00
3	200–250	238	372.50–422.50	389.63
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
14	350–400	380	347.50–366.00	356.69
6	400–450	432	310.00–333.00	320.01
21	450–500	489	317.00–340.00	322.33
10	500–550	532	310.00–319.00	313.53
6	550–600	566	289.00–290.00	289.17
1	600–650	635	263.00	263.00
17	650–700	665	242.00–294.00	265.46
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	782	272.00	272.00
2	800–850	832	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	427.50	427.50
5	300–350	319	443.00–462.00	458.37
2	350–400	387	380.00	380.00
17	400–450	431	428.00	428.00
2	500–550	513	319.00–330.00	324.37
7	550–600	595	338.00	338.00
13	650–700	660	306.50–314.00	311.19
4	750–800	752	247.00–260.00	253.50
2	900–950	922	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	279.00	279.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	677	215.00–294.00	280.58
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	900–950	940	205.50	205.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	852	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	270	430.00	430.00
5	300–350	333	410.00–436.00	429.83
6	350–400	374	342.50–387.50	368.94
6	400–450	436	340.00–417.50	397.06
27	450–500	469	327.50–419.00	380.70
3	500–550	527	312.00–340.00	324.85
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	666	262.00–266.00	264.01
1	750–800	775	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	373	407.00	407.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	340.18
2	450–500	470	280.00–319.00	299.91
2	550–600	583	240.00–286.00	262.51
2	600–650	618	210.00–280.00	245.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,037	115.00–124.00	119.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	94.00–126.00	113.69
3	—	1,257	152.00–159.00	154.85
17	—	1,267	132.00–149.00	139.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	135.00–146.00	142.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,670	159.00–168.00	161.12
1	—	1,825	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	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)	1	—	1,255	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	1,775.00–1,885.00	1,830.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,360.00	2,360.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	187.00	187.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle