Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.60/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −89.16 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$299.60

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.49

vs KY average

−40.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	316.00	1,707	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	285.94	1,592	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $115 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 sale11 hd

299.60

—

KY average26 barns · 1,826 hd

334.09

−34.49

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−40.28

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−89.16

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	1,519	194.37	2,953	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	152.51	2,542	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	148.30	1,833	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	967	126.70	1,225	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,393	170.00	2,368	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,525	161.00	2,455	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)	1,300	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,420	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	825	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,609	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	658	264.87/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,743	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	296	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,088	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	466	331.84/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,546	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	331.38/cwt	322.50–339.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	387.54/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	297.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	321.19/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	295.24/cwt	282.50–309.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	244.41/cwt	185.00–287.50	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	281.29/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	288.49/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	295.07/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	321.52/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	323.48/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	384.01/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	384.96/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	380.44/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,693	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,368	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,525	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,455	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	152.51/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,542	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	170.36/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,296	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	123.27/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,130	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	530	252.49/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,338	19
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	433	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,481	28
Bulls	—	—	1,525	187.33/cwt	175.00–199.00	2,857	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	208.44/cwt	204.00–212.00	3,143	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	149.87/cwt	135.00–169.00	1,834	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	123.53/cwt	101.00–137.00	1,502	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	250.06/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,888	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	915	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,734	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	690	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,870	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	761	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,956	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	616	249.65/cwt	248.00–257.50	1,538	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	521	329.95/cwt	307.00–339.00	1,719	45
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	559	323.72/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,810	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	312	370.45/cwt	355.00–450.00	1,156	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	334.43/cwt	312.50–362.50	1,371	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	626	287.06/cwt	231.00–355.00	1,797	86
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	527	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,676	46
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	617	275.75/cwt	275.75–275.75	1,701	67
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	925	228.60/cwt	228.60–228.60	2,115	62
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	478	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,279	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	872	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,311	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	450–500	481	316.82/cwt	311.00–324.00	1,524	99
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	807	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,927	70
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	707	273.45/cwt	260.50–278.00	1,933	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	384	347.09/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,333	82
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	674	277.51/cwt	268.00–291.00	1,870	71
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	840	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	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 May 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,156Last week 126Year ago 1,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 30Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 58

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	530	245.00–267.50	252.49
6	600–650	616	248.00–257.50	249.65
10	650–700	658	261.00–273.00	264.87
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
5	750–800	761	257.00	257.00
1	800–850	825	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	367.50	367.50
32	300–350	312	355.00–450.00	370.45
82	350–400	384	337.50–360.00	347.09
28	400–450	410	312.50–362.50	334.43
36	450–500	466	309.00–335.00	331.84
45	500–550	521	307.00–339.00	329.95
34	550–600	559	275.00–330.00	323.72
86	600–650	626	231.00–355.00	287.06
71	650–700	674	268.00–291.00	277.51
27	700–750	707	260.50–278.00	273.45
14	750–800	755	232.00–255.00	250.06
2	800–850	840	225.00	225.00
4	850–900	872	265.00	265.00
11	900–950	915	189.50	189.50
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	433	342.00	342.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
99	450–500	481	311.00–324.00	316.82
46	500–550	527	318.00	318.00
67	600–650	617	275.75	275.75
70	800–850	807	238.75	238.75
62	900–950	925	228.60	228.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	493	310.00–332.50	321.19
2	500–550	520	282.50–309.00	295.24
4	550–600	575	275.00–297.50	281.29
7	600–650	620	281.00–299.00	288.49
1	650–700	685	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	363	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	415	370.00–400.00	384.01
4	500–550	529	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	333	380.00–390.00	384.96
4	350–400	374	370.00–410.00	380.44
2	400–450	418	385.00–390.00	387.54
3	500–550	523	322.50–339.00	331.38
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	473	318.00–325.00	321.52
2	500–550	535	287.50–302.50	295.07
3	550–600	568	185.00–287.50	244.41
5	650–700	653	290.00–300.00	297.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	541	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	595	318.00	318.00
2	600–650	633	322.00–325.00	323.48
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	323.00	323.00
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	237.50	237.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	271.00	271.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	478	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,420	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,393	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	148.00–157.00	152.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	166.00–175.00	170.36
21	—	1,224	135.00–169.00	149.87
4	—	1,216	101.00–137.00	123.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	137.00	137.00
3	—	917	119.00–125.00	123.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	175.00–199.00	187.33
2	—	1,508	204.00–212.00	208.44

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle