Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cow and slaughter bulls sold steady to strong.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $371.01/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −48.70 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$371.01

46 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$34.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.80

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	531	382.93	2,035	30
Medium and Large 2-3	540	348.66	1,883	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about $152 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

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 sale46 hd

371.01

—

KY average24 barns · 447 hd

357.21

+13.80

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−48.70

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	1,798	202.30	3,637	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	178.92	2,876	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	159.85	2,102	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	143.44	1,575	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,670	182.77	3,052	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,560	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,660	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,750	$3,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	550–600	570	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,257	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	395.53/cwt	393.00–402.50	2,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	360.27/cwt	348.00–376.00	2,068	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	342.88/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	445.63/cwt	432.50–460.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	388.07/cwt	367.00–399.00	2,006	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	408.14/cwt	391.00–423.00	1,698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	489.33/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	412.86/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,945	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	405.02/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	438.72/cwt	417.50–455.00	1,821	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	359.36/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,192	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	368.79/cwt	359.00–375.00	2,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	187	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	143.44/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	188.88/cwt	180.00–205.00	3,381	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	172.94/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,591	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	134.21/cwt	110.00–155.00	1,797	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	183.04/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,504	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	169.92/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,195	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,197	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	592	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,930	16
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	482	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,542	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	547	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,161	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,670	182.77/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,052	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	202.30/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	621	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	251.98/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	338.83/cwt	262.50–390.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,967	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	373.48/cwt	337.50–400.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	381.35/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	371.44/cwt	340.00–399.00	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,088	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	170	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	312.40/cwt	285.00–340.00	2,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	308.87/cwt	255.00–360.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	358.01/cwt	329.00–390.00	1,880	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	337.43/cwt	305.00–361.00	2,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	333.09/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	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 Aug 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 196Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 46Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 5

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cow and slaughter bulls sold steady to strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	434.00	434.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	461	426.00	426.00
1	500–550	545	389.00	389.00
17	550–600	570	396.00	396.00
6	650–700	670	373.00	373.00
1	700–750	700	338.00	338.00
1	850–900	860	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	442.00	442.00
5	450–500	477	400.00	400.00
3	1050–1100	1,088	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	472.50	472.50
4	350–400	391	375.00–415.00	405.02
9	400–450	416	391.00–423.00	408.14
3	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	535	393.00–402.50	395.53
11	550–600	574	348.00–376.00	360.27
4	600–650	644	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	367	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	435	262.50–390.00	338.83
3	450–500	493	340.00–399.00	371.44
3	500–550	522	350.00–397.50	381.35
4	650–700	678	242.50–280.00	251.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	187	600.00	600.00
2	200–250	225	460.00–520.00	489.33
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	330	432.50–460.00	445.63
1	350–400	380	427.50	427.50
13	400–450	415	417.50–455.00	438.72
14	450–500	471	395.00–430.00	412.86
22	500–550	517	367.00–399.00	388.07
8	550–600	571	359.00–375.00	368.79
8	600–650	610	355.00–365.00	359.36
4	650–700	659	337.00–350.00	342.88
1	750–800	795	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	278.00	278.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	955	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	472.00	472.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	420	337.50–400.00	373.48
2	450–500	478	255.00–360.00	308.87
10	500–550	525	329.00–390.00	358.01
6	550–600	565	315.00–352.50	333.09
7	600–650	625	305.00–361.00	337.43
2	650–700	688	285.00–340.00	312.40
1	750–800	765	311.00	311.00
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	592	326.00	326.00
3	600–650	621	342.00	342.00
20	700–750	730	301.00	301.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	137.00–151.00	143.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	180.00–205.00	188.88
5	—	1,498	168.00–177.00	172.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,339	110.00–155.00	134.21
3	—	1,368	182.00–184.00	183.04
16	—	1,292	163.00–176.00	169.92
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	181.00–186.00	182.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	195.00–210.00	202.30

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,660.00	1,660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,750	3,025.00	3,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,625.00	2,625.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle