Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower . Demand varied. Demand was moderate to lower for feeders sold off the cows . Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.24/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −74.53 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$314.24

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$47.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.42

vs KY average

−45.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	331.23	1,816	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	284.05	1,578	9thin

One grade step is worth $47.18/cwt here — about $237 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 sale25 hd

314.24

—

KY average25 barns · 1,379 hd

359.66

−45.42

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−45.42

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−74.53

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	1,708	190.26	3,250	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	161.36	2,348	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,334	151.37	2,019	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	131.82	1,487	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	209.26	3,097	7thin

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)	1,040	$2,948	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,505	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	935	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$2,955	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	300–350	307	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,489	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	458	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,049	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	534	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,882	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	853	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,644	11
Bulls	—	—	1,708	190.26/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,250	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,480	209.26/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,097	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	314	388.36/cwt	305.00–430.00	1,219	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	550–600	587	348.35/cwt	346.50–354.50	2,045	104
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	904	272.29/cwt	210.00–288.00	2,462	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,022	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,749	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	690	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,294	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	501	362.38/cwt	362.00–385.00	1,816	61
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	805	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,819	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	672	320.97/cwt	225.00–335.00	2,157	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	276.01/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	295.54/cwt	250.00–337.50	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	365.03/cwt	285.00–407.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	317.62/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	309.57/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	310.87/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	314.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	225.28/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	428.19/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	398.76/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	287.67/cwt	282.50–298.00	2,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	368.17/cwt	320.00–395.00	2,091	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	389.56/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,831	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	417.14/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,748	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	350.08/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,502	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	326.81/cwt	312.50–341.00	2,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	289.63/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	389.81/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,558	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,948.08/head	2,925.00–2,975.00	2,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	423.70/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,411	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,996.16/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	2,996	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	136.79/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,666	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,981	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	155.96/cwt	144.00–166.00	2,169	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	131.82/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,487	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	158.48/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,338	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	782	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,760	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	384	411.02/cwt	275.00–430.00	1,578	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	521	356.95/cwt	300.00–364.00	1,860	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	578	324.68/cwt	225.00–337.00	1,877	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	623	331.96/cwt	329.00–332.50	2,068	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	955	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,493	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,032	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,632	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	958	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,830	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	268	396.06/cwt	335.00–515.00	1,061	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	683	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,591	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	467	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,228	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	823	301.23/cwt	291.00–310.00	2,479	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	477	366.18/cwt	335.00–381.00	1,747	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	793	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,427	187
Dairy Steers	Large 3Full	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	613	301.60/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,849	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	655	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,299	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	725	295.15/cwt	230.00–327.00	2,140	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,035	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	322.57/cwt	287.50–360.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	288.25/cwt	287.50–289.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,065	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	283.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	257.14/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	917	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	294.97/cwt	205.00–365.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,035	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	284.40/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,644	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,505.24/head	2,350.00–2,725.00	2,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	983	228.89/cwt	220.00–238.00	2,250	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	937	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,015	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	850–900	891	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,898	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	600–650	648	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,756	21

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 355Year ago 787

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 72Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 94Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	534	352.50	352.50
3	650–700	690	332.50	332.50
3	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
11	850–900	853	310.00	310.00
10	1000–1050	1,022	269.00	269.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	229.00	229.00
6	600–650	613	293.00–310.00	301.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	335.00–515.00	396.06
14	300–350	314	305.00–430.00	388.36
11	350–400	384	275.00–430.00	411.02
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
16	450–500	477	335.00–381.00	366.18
30	500–550	521	300.00–364.00	356.95
27	550–600	578	225.00–337.00	324.68
32	600–650	623	329.00–332.50	331.96
57	650–700	672	225.00–335.00	320.97
18	700–750	725	230.00–327.00	295.15
20	800–850	823	291.00–310.00	301.23
5	900–950	904	210.00–288.00	272.29
8	950–1000	955	261.00	261.00
2	1000–1050	1,032	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	500–550	501	362.00–385.00	362.38
104	550–600	587	346.50–354.50	348.35
31	650–700	655	351.00	351.00
187	750–800	793	306.00	306.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	648	271.00	271.00
3	850–900	891	213.00	213.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	467	263.00	263.00
3	650–700	683	233.00	233.00
2	750–800	782	225.00	225.00
5	800–850	805	226.00	226.00
4	900–950	937	215.00	215.00
3	950–1000	958	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	331.00	331.00
3	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	383	287.50–360.00	322.57
2	400–450	433	280.00–340.00	310.87
6	450–500	465	205.00–365.00	294.97
3	500–550	511	280.00–285.00	283.34
6	550–600	578	272.50–300.00	284.40
6	600–650	615	267.50–290.00	276.01
2	650–700	662	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	725	240.00–275.00	257.14
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
2	900–950	917	271.00	271.00
2	950–1000	983	220.00–238.00	228.89
1	1050–1100	1,065	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	388	380.00–407.50	398.76
9	400–450	429	335.00–362.00	350.08
3	450–500	471	223.00–230.00	225.28
4	500–550	511	300.00–320.00	314.82
7	550–600	566	300.00–330.00	317.62
10	600–650	634	334.00	334.00
2	650–700	650	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	285.00–407.00	365.03
1	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
3	550–600	567	250.00–337.50	295.54
1	650–700	680	277.50	277.50
2	700–750	700	287.50–289.00	288.25
2	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	890	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
3	250–300	272	425.00–430.00	428.19
2	300–350	333	417.50–430.00	423.70
4	350–400	354	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	419	400.00–427.00	417.14
11	450–500	470	360.00–420.00	389.56
2	500–550	520	385.00–395.00	389.81
11	550–600	568	320.00–395.00	368.17
2	600–650	623	312.50–341.00	326.81
1	650–700	655	317.00	317.00
2	700–750	718	275.00–305.00	289.63
3	750–800	750	282.50–298.00	287.67
1	900–950	915	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	440	423.00	423.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	625	331.00	331.00
2	700–750	705	300.00–319.00	309.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	566	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	495	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	620	323.00	323.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,708	189.00–193.00	190.26
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	200.00–217.00	209.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	131.00–143.00	136.79
1	—	1,165	170.00	170.00
15	—	1,391	144.00–166.00	155.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	125.00–139.00	131.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,475	154.00–162.00	158.48

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	—	1,450	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,351	2,850.00–3,400.00	2,996.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	2,925.00–2,975.00	2,948.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,350.00–2,725.00	2,505.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	969	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	2,775.00	2,775.00

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

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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