Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $349.06/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −70.64 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$349.06

13 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$11.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.34

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	555	355.94	1,975	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	344.77	1,913	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale13 hd

349.06

—

KY average25 barns · 588 hd

363.41

−14.34

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−70.64

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	1,585	181.63	2,879	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	165.95	2,793	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	156.21	1,989	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	125.51	1,224	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	180.00	2,511	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,461	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,615	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,021	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,010	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,940	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	340.58/cwt	329.00–342.00	2,169	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,188	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	167.67/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,641	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,009.71/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,460.77/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,020.86/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,021	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	776	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,297	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	268.08/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	319.34/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	355.98/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	364.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,940	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	293.75/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	342.25/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	351.60/cwt	340.00–363.00	1,695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	341.03/cwt	339.00–347.00	1,923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	743	284.15/cwt	280.00–292.50	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	413.53/cwt	385.00–419.00	1,480	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	159.08/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,087	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	168.89/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,136	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	142.92/cwt	129.00–151.00	1,679	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	165.95/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	132.26/cwt	119.00–139.00	1,333	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	101.90/cwt	85.00–119.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	381.84/cwt	378.00–397.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	353.67/cwt	352.50–357.00	1,998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	324.01/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	391.43/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	310.63/cwt	309.00–313.00	2,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	374.93/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	405.18/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	324.41/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	320.80/cwt	311.00–331.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	382.93/cwt	381.00–395.00	1,627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	364.67/cwt	357.00–373.00	1,991	7

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 Oct 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 103Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 53Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 24Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	250	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	380	392.50	392.50
9	450–500	482	340.00–363.00	351.60
2	500–550	528	355.00–357.00	355.98
6	550–600	564	339.00–347.00	341.03
4	600–650	621	339.00	339.00
1	650–700	660	282.50	282.50
3	700–750	743	280.00–292.50	284.15
1	750–800	770	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	265	400.00–410.00	405.18
1	300–350	340	408.00	408.00
5	350–400	376	378.00–397.00	381.84
2	400–450	418	362.50–387.50	374.93
3	450–500	461	391.00	391.00
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	565	352.50–357.00	353.67
9	600–650	637	329.00–342.00	340.58
6	650–700	663	319.00–325.00	324.01
2	700–750	710	314.00	314.00
1	850–900	895	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	400.00	400.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	665	329.00	329.00
22	750–800	776	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	364.77
1	400–450	440	359.00	359.00
5	450–500	477	340.00–347.50	342.25
3	500–550	504	317.00–321.00	319.34
5	550–600	575	281.00–300.00	293.75
3	600–650	622	245.00–280.00	268.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	340	407.50	407.50
9	350–400	358	385.00–419.00	413.53
7	400–450	425	381.00–395.00	382.93
2	450–500	485	382.50–400.00	391.43
7	500–550	546	357.00–373.00	364.67
9	550–600	588	315.00–335.00	324.41
2	600–650	613	311.00–331.00	320.80
5	700–750	713	309.00–313.00	310.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	343.00	343.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	406	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	352.00	352.00
3	500–550	511	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	180.00–195.00	187.50
3	—	1,575	160.00–174.00	167.67
1	—	1,945	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,312	154.00–169.00	159.08
4	—	1,265	161.00–172.00	168.89
9	—	1,175	129.00–151.00	142.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	165.00–168.00	165.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,008	119.00–139.00	132.26
2	—	860	85.00–119.00	101.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,009.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,460.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,020.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,615	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,940	3,700.00	3,700.00

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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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