Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher on high quality offering . Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.35/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −86.42 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$302.35

13 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$53.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.56

vs KY average

−18.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	323.10	1,667	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	269.14	1,493	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.96/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

302.35

—

KY average25 barns · 1,554 hd

314.90

−12.56

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−18.83

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−86.42

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	1,342	149.04	2,001	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	151.04	1,993	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,638	149.60	2,450	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	122.22	1,290	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)	707	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,803	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,769	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$2,050	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$3,277	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,266	$2,338	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	350–400	383	275.39/cwt	232.50–320.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	269.23/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	411.91/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	256.79/cwt	230.00–287.70	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	677	230.29/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,559	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	851	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,796	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	436	330.54/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,441	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	256	408.11/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,045	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	542	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,295	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	422	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,076	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	922	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,807	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	632	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,523	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,651	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,499	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	995	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,771	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	485	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	347.67/cwt	347.00–348.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	425.22/cwt	412.00–427.00	1,948	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	163.23/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,223	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	117.79/cwt	91.00–133.00	1,271	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	132.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,328	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,140	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	164.97/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,895	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	151.49/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,369	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	148.87/cwt	131.00–157.00	1,923	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	120.75/cwt	93.00–129.00	1,647	5
Bulls	—	—	1,380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,333	150.55/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,007	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,210	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,802.64/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,769.06/head	1,710.00–1,820.00	1,769	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	3,277.33/head	2,300.00–3,500.00	3,277	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	387.67/cwt	362.50–399.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	348.32/cwt	307.00–383.00	1,655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	331.06/cwt	329.00–333.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	323.10/cwt	313.00–332.00	1,667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	390.21/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	269.00/cwt	252.00–286.00	1,439	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 Apr 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 160Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 31Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 4Year ago 47

Compare to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher on high quality offering . 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	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	297.50	297.50
2	350–400	383	232.50–320.00	275.39
2	500–550	535	252.00–286.00	269.00
3	550–600	568	263.00–275.00	269.23
3	600–650	638	276.00	276.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	495.00	495.00
1	200–250	235	432.50	432.50
3	250–300	256	395.00–415.00	408.11
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	363	380.00–400.00	390.21
2	400–450	422	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	472	329.00–333.00	331.06
8	500–550	516	313.00–332.00	323.10
1	600–650	625	299.00	299.00
2	900–950	940	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	425	400.00–425.00	411.91
3	650–700	651	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	230.00–287.70	256.79
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	300.00–341.00	330.54
11	450–500	450	333.00	333.00
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	555	297.50	297.50
2	600–650	632	241.00	241.00
4	650–700	677	225.00–232.00	230.29
6	850–900	851	211.00	211.00
2	900–950	922	196.00	196.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	485	224.00	224.00
2	500–550	542	239.00	239.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	315	382.50	382.50
2	350–400	385	427.50	427.50
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	458	412.00–427.00	425.22
7	500–550	521	362.50–399.00	387.67
3	550–600	557	347.00–348.00	347.67
2	650–700	657	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	890	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	900	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	422.50	422.50
6	450–500	475	307.00–383.00	348.32
1	750–800	795	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,362	158.00–170.00	163.23
37	—	1,292	131.00–157.00	148.87
5	—	1,364	93.00–129.00	120.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	91.00–133.00	117.79
3	—	1,002	130.00–137.00	132.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,755	161.00–168.00	164.97
10	—	1,564	142.00–156.00	151.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	143.00	143.00
4	—	1,333	148.00–155.00	150.55

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)	3	—	707	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,802.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,710.00–1,820.00	1,769.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,192	2,300.00–3,500.00	3,277.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,196	2,175.00	2,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	200.00	200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,615	2,875.00	2,875.00

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