Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-07-12

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 12
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
89 vs last sale 79 129 vs year ago 297 · 43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
26 vs last sale 23 69 vs year ago 118 · 58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
18 vs last sale 9 17 vs year ago 44 · 38.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last week for the Fourth of July Holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.10/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 96.61 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.
Average price
$323.10
13 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$420
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$87.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.85
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546348.781,9038thin
Medium and Large 2565312.501,7662thin
Medium and Large 2-3567261.671,4833thin
One grade step is worth $87.11/cwt here — about $420 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

21 sales
455414374333median 419.7101/0302/2804/1805/3008/15
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
323.10
KY average25 barns · 532 hd
327.95
−4.85
This barn, trailing median21 sales
419.71
−96.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,637187.683,0738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,344161.062,16512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,651158.992,6267thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039128.871,33917

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,375$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,376$2,7187
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$2,4106
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$2,0292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,6713thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$1,6434thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,600$3,0001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550502341.50/cwt337.50–347.001,7143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623305.05/cwt302.50–307.501,9002
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7662
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350322332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,0692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469351.84/cwt345.00–357.501,6509
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0133
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,7072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450432395.75/cwt375.00–400.001,7106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850823259.95/cwt255.00–265.002,1392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700683290.75/cwt289.00–300.001,9866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558357.41/cwt351.00–364.001,9942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450411330.79/cwt330.00–331.001,3605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450417411.30/cwt405.00–415.001,7157
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy700–750710223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9364
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528348.05/cwt340.00–350.001,8385
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400382400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500485379.89/cwt365.00–390.001,8425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450428410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481368.70/cwt360.00–375.001,7734
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310444.77/cwt430.00–475.001,3793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400376383.64/cwt380.00–402.501,4426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3762,717.71/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7187
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3682,409.75/head2,175.00–2,650.002,4106
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750733286.49/cwt283.00–290.002,1002
Bred CowsSmall 1-2600700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300283433.53/cwt425.00–445.001,2273
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543169.02/cwt167.00–172.002,6083
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,732155.30/cwt150.00–160.002,6903
Bulls1,678196.22/cwt190.00–204.003,2933
Bulls915142.81/cwt137.50–148.001,3072
CowsLean 85-90%1,002121.68/cwt119.00–125.001,2193
CowsLean 85-90%1,168152.81/cwt151.00–156.001,7853
CowsLean 85-90%1,124137.23/cwt132.00–148.001,5426
CowsLean 85-90%882108.80/cwt103.00–115.009605
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322158.48/cwt154.00–163.002,0956
Bulls2,078209.05/cwt207.00–212.004,3443
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,735140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,4291
CowsBoner 80-85%1,366166.78/cwt165.00–168.002,2785
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3753,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium 2-37951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium 1-29731,286.76/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2872
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850840232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9534
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550520205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2032,029.07/head1,885.00–2,200.002,0292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2232,155.78/head2,000.00–2,275.002,1562
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7112
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800760222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6911
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560288.70/cwt280.00–293.001,6173
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550505315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5911
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360321.27/cwt320.00–322.501,1572
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650647292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8922
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3651
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650612300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500463379.93/cwt370.00–385.001,7593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700670251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6821
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,3841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700656354.50/cwt354.50–354.502,3263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380358.36/cwt347.50–365.001,3625
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8692

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.