Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Light weight feeders sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 400 lbs and over sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.39/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −60.32 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$359.39

36 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$40.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

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	547	369.42	2,022	27
Medium and Large 2-3	549	329.29	1,807	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.12/cwt here — about $214 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 sale36 hd

359.39

—

KY average25 barns · 987 hd

356.98

+2.41

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−60.32

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	1,841	188.09	3,462	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	160.02	2,581	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	153.12	2,078	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	132.37	1,358	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,168	204.68	2,391	2thin

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)	1,299	$3,173	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$2,679	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,174	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,389	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,292	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,236	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$2,057	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$1,954	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,392	$4,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,342	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,362	$3,086	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	650–700	660	308.66/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	250–300	295	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	385.75/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	448.65/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	351.95/cwt	349.00–353.00	1,485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	340.76/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	320.62/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	355.43/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	381.52/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,282	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	404.99/cwt	397.50–417.50	1,920	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	317.18/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,281	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	414.45/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,562	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	340.21/cwt	338.00–347.00	2,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	352.45/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,027	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	444.86/cwt	429.00–457.50	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	417.21/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,018	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	382.99/cwt	350.00–402.00	2,011	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	427.35/cwt	400.00–442.50	1,393	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	323.08/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,152	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,057.10/head	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,057	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	170.64/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,630	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,235.75/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,236	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,043.05/head	1,974.00–2,100.00	2,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,678.80/head	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,679	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	158.05/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,908	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	138.78/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,721	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	171.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,480	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	169.52/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,856	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,168	204.68/cwt	195.00–215.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	135.71/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,394	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	160.02/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,872	191.80/cwt	180.00–201.00	3,590	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,105	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	665	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,388.52/head	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,389	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,291.62/head	1,900.00–2,425.00	2,292	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	3,172.56/head	3,000.00–3,375.00	3,173	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416	3,021.85/head	2,650.00–3,575.00	3,022	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	241.78/cwt	200.00–263.00	2,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	381.29/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	350.08/cwt	267.50–397.50	1,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	322.90/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	367.70/cwt	357.00–407.00	1,702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	309.09/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	323.24/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	309.21/cwt	290.00–329.00	2,081	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	352.58/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	360.41/cwt	300.00–387.50	1,748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	380.67/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	273.85/cwt	267.00–281.00	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	336.86/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	327.43/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	323.94/cwt	260.00–355.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,117	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,439	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 Sep 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 352Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 46Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 21Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	380.00–382.50	381.29
3	300–350	317	337.50–365.00	352.58
10	350–400	364	267.50–397.50	350.08
7	400–450	416	260.00–355.00	323.94
7	450–500	486	302.00–355.00	327.43
4	500–550	519	285.00–320.00	309.09
5	550–600	598	319.00	319.00
4	600–650	612	297.00	297.00
2	650–700	660	302.50–315.00	308.66
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	209.00	209.00
3	950–1000	965	200.00–263.00	241.78
2	1100–1150	1,117	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	447.50–450.00	448.65
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
10	300–350	336	375.00–392.50	381.52
3	350–400	378	337.50–365.00	355.43
8	400–450	422	349.00–353.00	351.95
15	450–500	463	357.00–407.00	367.70
8	500–550	521	320.00–333.00	322.90
7	550–600	564	330.00–345.00	340.76
5	600–650	612	320.00–323.00	320.62
3	650–700	653	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	380.00–381.00	380.67
2	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	417.00	417.00
2	400–450	400	377.50	377.50
5	450–500	485	300.00–387.50	360.41
5	500–550	520	300.00–337.50	323.24
4	550–600	585	310.00–347.50	336.86
10	650–700	673	290.00–329.00	309.21
2	800–850	823	267.00–281.00	273.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	560.00	560.00
5	200–250	227	429.00–457.50	444.86
1	250–300	260	442.50	442.50
14	300–350	326	400.00–442.50	427.35
16	350–400	377	400.00–432.50	414.45
6	400–450	418	400.00–432.50	417.21
30	450–500	474	397.50–417.50	404.99
15	500–550	525	350.00–402.00	382.99
12	550–600	575	335.00–360.00	352.45
4	600–650	624	320.00–332.50	323.08
2	650–700	657	327.50	327.50
19	700–750	719	300.00–319.00	317.18
2	750–800	780	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	507.50	507.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	431.00	431.00
1	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	526	372.50–400.00	385.75
4	600–650	611	338.00–347.00	340.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	427.50	427.50
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	895	272.50	272.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	3,275.00	3,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,392	4,025.00	4,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	3,225.00	3,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,416	2,650.00–3,575.00	3,021.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,342	3,675.00	3,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,775.00	2,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,174	2,625.00	2,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,875.00–2,250.00	2,057.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,330	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,235.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,974.00–2,100.00	2,043.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	2,250.00–3,050.00	2,678.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,060	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,388.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,900.00–2,425.00	2,291.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,299	3,000.00–3,375.00	3,172.56
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	2,525.00	2,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	166.00–175.00	170.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,430	155.00–166.00	158.05
9	—	1,240	128.00–149.00	138.78
5	—	1,450	165.00–175.00	171.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,065	146.00	146.00
8	—	1,027	125.00–143.00	135.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	158.00–162.00	160.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	168.00–171.00	169.52
10	—	1,872	180.00–201.00	191.80
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	195.00–215.00	204.68

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

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

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