Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-03-19

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 19
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
548 vs last sale 1,130 43 vs year ago 625 · 6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
20 vs last sale 56 30 vs year ago 66 · 45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
8 vs last sale 15 5 vs year ago 12 · 41.7%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $338.21/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 103.15 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$338.21
45 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,865
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.40
vs KY average
18.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550354.951,95129
Medium and Large 2554308.721,71015thin
Medium and Large 2-3570295.001,6821thin
One grade step is worth $59.95/cwt here — about $269 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

30 sales
506458410362median 441.3612/1703/0405/0606/2408/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $376.40, median $441.36 across 30 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 sale45 hd
338.21
KY average25 barns · 1,283 hd
345.61
−7.40
National average170 barns · 10,920 hd
357.16
−18.95
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−103.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,553142.002,2054thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,706150.012,5604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,369139.271,90612
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042110.341,14915

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,8972thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$2,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

110 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375442.57/cwt425.00–459.001,6604
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210350.00/cwt350.00–350.007351
HeifersMedium 1-2350–400365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,080210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705222.50/cwt219.00–226.001,5692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800795233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750735253.16/cwt252.00–255.001,8616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616292.73/cwt278.00–297.001,80313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425416.74/cwt400.00–422.501,7714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900897269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,41397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350347370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800787261.60/cwt261.60–261.602,05971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550502339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,7025
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,021234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,3894
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573324.52/cwt319.00–328.001,8596
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600550321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7662
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310328.81/cwt325.00–332.501,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500484312.14/cwt306.00–317.001,5114
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300296427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,2653
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473289.07/cwt280.00–297.501,3672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376351.22/cwt340.00–360.001,3216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631262.59/cwt250.00–271.001,6577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900896255.01/cwt245.00–260.002,2853
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550514310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500477413.19/cwt413.00–414.001,9715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487380.02/cwt366.00–385.001,85116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,6781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550503387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9473
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637326.18/cwt317.00–327.502,0788
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663312.56/cwt310.00–314.002,0727
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6821
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600589307.60/cwt300.00–310.001,8128
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250205342.50/cwt342.50–342.507021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650624337.65/cwt336.50–343.002,10711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715297.02/cwt290.00–300.502,1246
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600552250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600556363.56/cwt353.00–365.002,02117
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450428278.60/cwt270.00–287.501,1922
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950915171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300250428.00/cwt428.00–428.001,0702
CowsLean 85-90%1,033125.16/cwt121.00–128.001,2935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,775152.68/cwt151.00–155.002,7103
CowsLean 85-90%1,01589.29/cwt85.00–93.009065
CowsLean 85-90%1,077116.57/cwt111.00–119.001,2555
CowsBoner 80-85%1,368149.52/cwt145.50–160.002,0454
CowsBoner 80-85%1,403136.69/cwt132.00–143.001,9186
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,1301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268126.49/cwt124.00–129.001,6042
Bulls1,735152.37/cwt150.00–155.002,6442
Bulls1,370131.63/cwt130.00–134.001,8032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2780167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,897.28/head1,850.00–1,950.001,8972
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400382429.04/cwt401.00–436.001,6395
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750747267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550521304.17/cwt299.00–312.001,5855
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700688274.95/cwt265.00–280.001,8923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600557327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,8212
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700665251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500482410.00/cwt399.00–427.501,9765
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420441.53/cwt411.00–457.501,85410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600580295.55/cwt290.00–302.001,7144
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475364.62/cwt350.00–375.001,73215
BullsLarge 1-2650–700670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524305.57/cwt293.00–316.001,6018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300268341.93/cwt331.00–350.009164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500479354.88/cwt352.00–359.001,70012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400383422.85/cwt422.00–424.001,62021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450407330.93/cwt320.00–337.501,3474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500489339.15/cwt327.00–342.001,6585
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425250.14/cwt220.00–281.001,0632
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300260342.50/cwt342.50–342.508911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572298.98/cwt289.00–308.001,71010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,2952
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,000183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600573277.21/cwt270.00–284.001,5882
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475321.30/cwt310.00–330.001,5269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250210375.00/cwt375.00–375.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430372.36/cwt365.00–375.001,60110
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333337.54/cwt332.50–342.501,1242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350328356.75/cwt355.00–365.001,1706
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1283
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418382.29/cwt356.00–389.001,5985
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250240340.00/cwt340.00–340.008161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650614278.30/cwt260.00–285.001,7098
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800790235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8571
BullsLarge 1-2500–550540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801

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.