Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-16

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 16
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
106 vs last sale 452 24 vs year ago 534 · +4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
12 vs last sale 46 32 vs year ago 66 · 48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
7 vs last sale 11 16 vs year ago 2 · +800.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $346.77/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 94.59 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$346.77
27 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$409
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$74.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.23
vs KY average
17.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557364.772,03317thin
Medium and Large 2579319.081,8479thin
Medium and Large 2-3560290.001,6241thin
One grade step is worth $74.77/cwt here — about $409 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 sale27 hd
346.77
KY average24 barns · 1,140 hd
356.00
−9.23
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
−17.99
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−94.59
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
BullsHigh1,430155.232,2205thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259146.791,84814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623146.772,3825thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average891117.831,0498thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215177.002,1511thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$1,9852thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)998$1,9532thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,7312thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,6682thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,3601thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)775$1,5205
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)640$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,9751thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-21000–10501,032223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,3012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400392419.98/cwt412.50–425.001,6467
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750746320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,387122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650605329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,9901
SteersMedium 1-2800–850800213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323416.59/cwt413.00–422.501,3465
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430414.95/cwt407.50–427.501,7849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512339.39/cwt329.00–352.501,7386
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800753255.59/cwt252.00–256.251,92513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623297.02/cwt289.00–302.001,85015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343328.81/cwt320.00–337.501,1282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement800–850837275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,30216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478331.43/cwt325.00–345.001,58412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662272.66/cwt260.00–284.001,8057
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420334.36/cwt320.00–340.001,4048
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950910250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850816269.10/cwt269.10–269.102,19666
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750717265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9004
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,5761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525284.45/cwt281.00–287.501,4933
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473311.20/cwt310.00–312.501,4722
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290332.50/cwt332.50–332.509641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465273.75/cwt257.50–290.001,2732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579319.08/cwt310.00–322.501,8479
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500497335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470414.78/cwt410.00–420.001,94910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383393.62/cwt380.00–400.001,5087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850829264.50/cwt264.00–266.002,1934
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420274.82/cwt270.00–280.001,1542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567351.29/cwt347.00–352.001,9927
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000986245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737291.31/cwt289.00–296.002,1473
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450438386.65/cwt380.00–390.001,6943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900857280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,40015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950945246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,3251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635312.87/cwt305.00–321.001,9872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,1081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900891286.84/cwt269.00–367.002,55616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600554373.00/cwt372.00–375.002,0669
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500485387.70/cwt379.00–391.001,8804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315377.74/cwt370.00–385.001,1902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550508386.53/cwt380.00–393.001,9642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200178505.00/cwt505.00–505.008991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650615336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,0661
CowsLean 85-90%950121.73/cwt121.00–123.001,1563
CowsLean 85-90%720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
CowsLean 85-90%1,095148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,670148.71/cwt147.00–150.002,4834
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,9951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256155.01/cwt145.00–169.001,9478
HeifersSelect and Choice1,215177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1511
CowsLean 85-90%820109.82/cwt106.00–116.009013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269139.40/cwt133.00–142.501,7695
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4511
Bulls1,945178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,4621
Bulls1,357154.71/cwt150.00–159.002,0993
Bulls1,135134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5211
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,667.97/head1,575.00–1,775.001,6682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29981,953.26/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9532
Bred HeifersMedium 2-3640850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2021,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27751,519.51/head1,100.00–1,875.001,5205
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,731.33/head1,400.00–1,975.001,7312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350313415.69/cwt412.50–422.501,3013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525333.93/cwt320.00–341.001,7533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573298.21/cwt287.00–317.001,7095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250210442.50/cwt442.50–442.509291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531306.09/cwt290.00–312.501,6259
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728243.89/cwt233.00–255.001,7762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350324403.11/cwt370.00–412.501,3065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600559330.48/cwt329.00–332.001,8476
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400384388.82/cwt377.50–409.001,4935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500481354.33/cwt353.00–355.001,7046
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615315.88/cwt303.00–321.501,94311
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450423367.88/cwt352.50–397.501,55614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,0691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850810235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450408422.21/cwt401.00–432.501,7233
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600570333.47/cwt320.00–340.001,9015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700667300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0016
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700670266.07/cwt249.00–275.001,7833
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400371392.06/cwt385.00–395.001,4558
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500459416.42/cwt407.50–425.001,9117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355442.71/cwt427.50–457.501,5726

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.