Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on light test. 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 $340.51/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −79.20 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$340.51

13 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$55.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

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	533	349.01	1,861	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	293.75	1,608	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.26/cwt here — about $253 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 sale13 hd

340.51

—

KY average24 barns · 722 hd

340.35

+0.16

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−79.20

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	1,894	173.29	3,282	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	145.83	1,830	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	140.16	2,114	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	117.74	1,145	4thin

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)	1,243	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,424	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	380.47/cwt	373.00–383.50	1,910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	308.07/cwt	305.00–311.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	380.14/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	853	247.01/cwt	245.00–249.00	2,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	341.67/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	341.97/cwt	315.00–346.00	1,614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	321.13/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,098	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	390.12/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,241	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,423.69/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	384.36/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	331.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	312.21/cwt	293.00–340.00	1,929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	351.76/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	422.38/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	401.09/cwt	382.50–422.50	1,520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	442.60/cwt	425.00–467.00	1,226	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	140.16/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,114	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	167.15/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,108	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	145.25/cwt	128.00–158.00	1,824	19
Bulls	—	—	2,143	179.75/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,852	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	430	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,000	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	168.98/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,920	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,126	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	127.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,583	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,684	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	597	187.58/cwt	187.58–187.58	1,120	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	883	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,854	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,741	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	485	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,225	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,047	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	364.42/cwt	320.00–383.00	1,738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	401.07/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,432	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,238.48/head	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1200–1250	1,203	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	295.06/cwt	262.50–317.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	321.82/cwt	260.00–390.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	313.93/cwt	307.00–327.50	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	366.50/cwt	330.00–402.52	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	401.63/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,892	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 May 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 186Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 90Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 13

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	382	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	471	400.00–405.00	401.63
7	500–550	502	373.00–383.50	380.47
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	680	305.00–311.00	308.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
1	900–950	900	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	260.00–390.00	321.82
1	400–450	420	232.50	232.50
3	450–500	473	307.00–327.50	313.93
4	500–550	541	262.50–317.00	295.06
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00
2	1200–1250	1,203	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	370.00–417.50	390.12
3	350–400	370	370.00–385.00	380.14
5	400–450	424	325.00–335.00	331.13
8	450–500	472	315.00–346.00	341.97
5	500–550	527	315.00–325.00	321.13
1	600–650	605	297.00	297.00
3	1050–1100	1,098	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	400.00–405.00	401.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	330.00–402.52	366.50
1	450–500	495	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	590	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	760	267.00	267.00
1	800–850	825	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	853	245.00–249.00	247.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	425.00–467.00	442.60
6	300–350	307	400.00–437.50	422.38
7	350–400	379	382.50–422.50	401.09
3	400–450	432	370.00–410.00	384.36
10	450–500	477	320.00–383.00	364.42
8	500–550	524	345.00–377.50	351.76
3	550–600	558	320.00–353.00	341.67
4	600–650	618	293.00–340.00	312.21
1	900–950	945	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	507.50	507.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	232.50	232.50
2	550–600	597	187.58	187.58
13	850–900	883	210.00	210.00
2	1000–1050	1,047	187.50	187.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	252.50	252.50
2	650–700	680	256.00	256.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,423.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,238.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	195.00	195.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	138.00–143.00	140.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	162.00–173.00	167.15
19	—	1,256	128.00–158.00	145.25
4	—	1,244	125.00–129.00	127.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
1	—	970	150.00	150.00
2	—	975	115.00–116.00	115.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,143	175.00–184.00	179.75
3	—	1,728	160.00–177.00	168.98

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle