Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.44/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −101.92 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.

Average price

$339.44

23 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$479

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

$102.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.98

vs KY average

−29.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	348.39	1,915	21
Medium and Large 2-3	585	245.50	1,436	2thin

One grade step is worth $102.89/cwt here — about $479 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

30 sales

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 sale23 hd

339.44

—

KY average24 barns · 1,031 hd

355.42

−15.98

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−29.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

441.36

−101.92

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	—	Low	1,715	139.50	2,392	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	139.99	2,125	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	129.63	1,574	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	99.66	1,027	9thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	338.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,450	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	350.97/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	353.42/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	315	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	336.02/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	335.73/cwt	324.00–351.00	1,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	264.14/cwt	220.00–273.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	327.73/cwt	326.00–331.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	325.29/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	245.50/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	308.75/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	301.94/cwt	299.00–308.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	288.90/cwt	288.90–288.90	1,993	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	341.13/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	407.08/cwt	407.00–407.50	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,821	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	340.69/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,095	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,072	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	289.95/cwt	289.95–289.95	2,375	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,279	43
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	770	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	407.28/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	397.21/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,291	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	79.80/cwt	71.00–89.00	882	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	139.99/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	106.36/cwt	91.00–121.00	1,113	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	110.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,057	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	101.32/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,064	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	134.75/cwt	124.00–143.00	1,679	15
Bulls	—	—	1,875	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,531	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	213	396.41/cwt	380.00–405.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	408.03/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,175	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	303.37/cwt	275.00–351.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	379.28/cwt	371.00–395.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	283.96/cwt	280.00–285.50	2,033	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	309.47/cwt	270.00–392.50	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	304.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,890	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	349.66/cwt	332.50–395.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	323.88/cwt	314.00–339.00	1,859	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	334.57/cwt	322.00–352.00	1,787	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	317.86/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	338.83/cwt	336.00–349.00	1,823	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	331.16/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	346.97/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	289.43/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	314.53/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	269.24/cwt	243.00–295.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	338.98/cwt	300.00–379.00	1,268	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	297.40/cwt	271.00–311.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	306.38/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	225.04/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	366.03/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	352.23/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	326.19/cwt	320.00–332.50	923	2

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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 550Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 47

Compared to last Wednesday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	372.50	372.50
1	250–300	285	322.00	322.00
4	300–350	334	365.00–369.00	366.03
8	350–400	371	345.00–357.00	352.23
18	400–450	428	330.00–345.00	338.71
9	450–500	472	320.00–350.00	331.16
3	500–550	511	326.00–331.00	327.73
9	550–600	562	301.00–308.00	306.38
7	600–650	614	289.00–290.00	289.43
1	650–700	690	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	397.00	397.00
3	400–450	428	350.00–355.00	353.42
10	450–500	475	347.00–357.00	350.97
26	500–550	538	336.00–349.00	338.83
83	650–700	690	288.90	288.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	320.00–332.50	326.19
6	300–350	336	320.00–350.00	336.02
11	350–400	374	300.00–379.00	338.98
7	400–450	435	301.00–321.00	314.53
4	450–500	473	309.00–321.00	317.86
3	500–550	505	271.00–311.00	297.40
5	550–600	573	243.00–295.00	269.24
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	237.00	237.00
2	750–800	780	219.00–231.00	225.04
1	850–900	850	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	378.00	378.00
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	446	407.00–407.50	407.08
8	450–500	460	330.00–345.00	341.13
7	500–550	532	324.00–351.00	335.73
4	550–600	573	317.00	317.00
2	600–650	645	300.00–317.50	308.75
3	650–700	663	299.00–308.00	301.94
1	700–750	705	279.00	279.00
1	750–800	750	278.00	278.00
4	900–950	923	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	300.00–350.00	325.29
1	450–500	450	383.00	383.00
2	550–600	585	230.00–261.00	245.50
1	600–650	615	287.00	287.00
6	750–800	778	220.00–273.00	264.14
1	800–850	800	224.00	224.00
1	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	373	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
19	450–500	476	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
8	550–600	566	366.00	366.00
59	600–650	615	340.00–345.00	340.69
43	700–750	728	313.00	313.00
57	800–850	819	289.95	289.95
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	770	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	380.00–405.00	396.41
1	250–300	295	352.00	352.00
3	300–350	325	300.00–380.00	346.97
3	350–400	382	371.00–395.00	379.28
5	400–450	427	270.00–392.50	309.47
4	450–500	482	275.00–351.00	303.37
1	500–550	535	322.00	322.00
1	650–700	670	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	199.00	199.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	288	402.50–410.00	408.03
2	300–350	300	411.00	411.00
5	350–400	372	380.00–412.50	397.21
9	400–450	420	395.00–417.50	407.28
4	450–500	476	332.50–395.00	349.66
32	500–550	534	322.00–352.00	334.57
16	550–600	574	314.00–339.00	323.88
16	600–650	621	300.00–310.00	304.39
5	650–700	661	294.00	294.00
7	700–750	716	280.00–285.50	283.96
7	800–850	824	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	71.00–89.00	79.80
3	—	955	108.00–115.00	110.69
4	—	1,050	92.00–107.00	101.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	137.00–143.00	139.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	91.00–121.00	106.36
1	—	1,410	146.00	146.00
15	—	1,246	124.00–143.00	134.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,555	144.00	144.00

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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