Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday no comparison for feeders due to low receipts of like classes. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.37/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −86.34 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$333.37

11 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$33.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.55

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	566	342.39	1,936	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	309.31	1,809	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.08/cwt here — about $127 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

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 sale11 hd

333.37

—

KY average24 barns · 586 hd

352.92

−19.55

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−86.34

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	1,475	180.51	2,663	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	149.00	2,473	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	144.73	1,940	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	100.43	998	10

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)	1,276	$2,524	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,208	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	977	$1,860	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,706	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	903	$2,268	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	808	$1,959	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,547	166.02/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,568	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	151.14/cwt	145.00–162.00	2,042	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	129.11/cwt	100.00–147.00	1,656	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	70.50/cwt	60.00–90.00	646	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	126.46/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,284	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	180.51/cwt	170.00–198.00	2,663	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	888	2,271.11/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,271	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	2,524.40/head	2,350.00–2,825.00	2,524	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,860.35/head	1,710.00–2,000.00	1,860	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,706.01/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,706	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	808	1,958.56/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,207.99/head	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,208	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	316.21/cwt	277.50–360.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	407	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	497	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,392	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	730	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,030	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,442	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	506	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,341	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	430	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	308.87/cwt	302.00–323.00	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	338.74/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	314.44/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	338.66/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	309.31/cwt	271.00–340.00	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	337.52/cwt	329.00–346.00	1,941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	327.62/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Dec 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 293Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 38Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 31

Compared to last Saturday no comparison for feeders due to low receipts of like classes. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	165.00–167.00	166.02
29	—	1,351	145.00–162.00	151.14
16	—	1,283	100.00–147.00	129.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	60.00–90.00	70.50
1	—	1,195	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,015	122.00–138.00	126.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,475	170.00–198.00	180.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	210.00	210.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	888	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,271.11
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	808	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,958.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,276	2,350.00–2,825.00	2,524.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	977	1,710.00–2,000.00	1,860.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,706.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,207.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,675.00	1,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	537	357.00	357.00
6	550–600	575	329.00–346.00	337.52
4	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	277.50–360.00	316.21
2	400–450	407	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	466	285.00–340.00	327.62
3	550–600	585	271.00–340.00	309.31
1	750–800	755	279.00	279.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	319.00	319.00
4	450–500	497	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	730	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	468	300.00–330.00	314.44
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,030	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	506	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	305	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	390	340.00–380.00	360.00
4	450–500	469	320.00–352.50	338.74
3	500–550	535	302.00–323.00	308.87
5	550–600	561	300.00–320.00	309.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	406	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	508	332.50–345.00	338.66
2	550–600	550	327.50	327.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle