Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm . Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.95/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −51.76 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$367.95

22 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$89.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.72

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	546	388.37	2,121	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	298.52	1,644	5thin

One grade step is worth $89.84/cwt here — about $477 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

367.95

—

KY average26 barns · 734 hd

353.23

+14.72

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−51.76

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	1,509	181.14	2,733	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	153.41	2,232	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	144.13	1,876	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	124.03	1,101	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$2,661	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,537	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,271	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$3,118	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	979	212.30/cwt	191.00–230.00	2,078	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,187	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,137	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	402	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,520	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,806	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	149.41/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,954	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,528	3,476.72/head	3,425.00–3,525.00	3,477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,660.50/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,536.68/head	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,537	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	319.30/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	340.80/cwt	321.00–360.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	277.25/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	224.97/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	190	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	311.72/cwt	285.00–338.00	1,655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	290.59/cwt	230.00–350.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	303.81/cwt	299.00–312.50	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	407.44/cwt	405.00–410.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	192.06/cwt	183.00–201.00	3,288	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	153.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,232	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	127.49/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,130	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,306	170.23/cwt	145.00–178.00	2,223	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	132.06/cwt	115.00–141.00	1,701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	323.95/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,232	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,270.85/head	2,075.00–2,475.00	2,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	409.11/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,152	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	401.61/cwt	380.00–413.00	1,675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	404.49/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	425.63/cwt	425.00–429.00	1,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	398.76/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	356.96/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	464.20/cwt	449.00–480.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	352.54/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	335.14/cwt	317.00–344.00	2,078	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	342.62/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	364.76/cwt	350.00–385.50	1,536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	329.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	354.80/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	340.01/cwt	338.00–341.00	2,635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	326.12/cwt	262.50–392.50	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	372.24/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,232	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	369.05/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	362.61/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	389.78/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	338.15/cwt	332.50–341.00	2,222	3

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 1,038Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 57Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 8

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm . Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	850	212.50	212.50
22	950–1000	979	191.00–230.00	212.30
4	1150–1200	1,187	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	402	378.00	378.00
3	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	319.00	319.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	657	332.50–341.00	338.15
9	750–800	775	338.00–341.00	340.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	278	360.00–365.00	362.61
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	488	321.00–360.00	340.80
5	500–550	531	285.00–338.00	311.72
4	550–600	562	310.00–322.50	319.30
1	600–650	630	323.00	323.00
2	650–700	683	255.00–300.00	277.25
1	700–750	745	298.00	298.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	925	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	360.00–375.00	372.24
3	350–400	372	362.50–375.00	369.05
4	400–450	421	350.00–385.50	364.76
4	450–500	477	347.50–365.00	356.96
9	500–550	514	349.00–360.00	354.80
11	550–600	589	341.00–350.00	342.62
10	600–650	620	317.00–344.00	335.14
2	750–800	767	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	509	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	495.00	495.00
1	200–250	205	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	255	449.00–480.00	464.20
6	300–350	327	425.00–429.00	425.63
5	350–400	389	402.50–405.00	404.49
7	400–450	417	380.00–413.00	401.61
2	450–500	475	397.50–400.00	398.76
9	500–550	526	405.00–419.00	409.11
6	550–600	570	350.00–362.50	352.54
3	600–650	622	325.00–335.00	329.20
8	650–700	689	323.00–331.00	323.95
2	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	420.00	420.00
2	200–250	210	405.00–410.00	407.44
3	300–350	328	360.00–415.00	389.78
4	350–400	363	262.50–392.50	326.12
3	400–450	438	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	510	230.00–350.00	290.59
3	550–600	578	299.00–312.50	303.81
1	600–650	605	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	241.00	241.00
2	850–900	885	219.00–231.00	224.97
1	900–950	940	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	402.50	402.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,308	143.00–158.00	149.41
7	—	1,288	115.00–141.00	132.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	150.00–157.00	153.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	886	123.00–128.00	127.49
1	—	910	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,712	183.00–201.00	192.06
5	—	1,306	145.00–178.00	170.23

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	—	1,330	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,528	3,425.00–3,525.00	3,476.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,660.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,525.00–2,550.00	2,536.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,279	2,075.00–2,475.00	2,270.85
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,750.00	1,750.00

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