Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-30

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 30
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
25 vs last sale 679 207 vs year ago 497 · +41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
23 vs last sale 55 13 vs year ago 45 · 28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 10 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.32/cwt on 223 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits 42.30 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$357.32
223 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$484
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$95.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.14
vs KY average
+27.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546358.041,954221
Medium and Large 2505295.001,4901thin
Medium 1-2560262.501,4701thin
One grade step is worth $95.54/cwt here — about $484 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

31 sales
453411370328median 399.6312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $342.27, median $399.63 across 31 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 sale223 hd
357.32
KY average25 barns · 1,467 hd
329.18
+28.14
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
+27.98
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−42.30
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
BullsAverage1,630163.432,6645thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221151.031,84417
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low909115.461,0509thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,155221.002,5531thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)655$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450417408.25/cwt400.00–417.501,7024
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300260420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200195515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,0041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581327.83/cwt315.00–332.001,90536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950941243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,2873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full650–700675277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800784281.39/cwt274.00–297.002,2066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523329.44/cwt317.50–334.001,72322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380394.93/cwt370.00–400.001,50115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600557362.01/cwt350.00–366.002,0168
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370403.18/cwt397.50–412.501,4923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,8312
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,085229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,4852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,1371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660299.58/cwt293.00–309.001,9773
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470353.14/cwt344.00–362.001,66010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614333.48/cwt320.00–338.002,04827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000992240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850825258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,1291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350333399.22/cwt387.50–405.001,3294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,2762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235434.89/cwt430.00–440.001,0222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,7238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656296.99/cwt287.00–302.001,94812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632304.57/cwt291.00–307.001,92511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477378.79/cwt370.00–395.001,80710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523352.31/cwt350.00–355.001,8439
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625311.13/cwt307.00–315.001,9452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600563342.64/cwt325.00–350.001,9297
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320421.27/cwt420.00–422.501,3482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550518360.89/cwt357.50–367.501,86910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350345387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,3371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400379398.78/cwt392.50–400.001,51117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438378.69/cwt375.00–382.501,6592
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,1421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250247475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 26551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550520382.35/cwt382.35–382.351,988100
CowsBoner 80-85%1,413128.25/cwt124.00–133.001,8122
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209155.55/cwt152.00–160.001,88112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142148.15/cwt146.00–149.501,6923
CowsLean 85-90%97887.72/cwt78.00–104.008583
HeifersChoice1,155221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5531
Bulls1,698172.09/cwt170.00–175.002,9223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29152,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
HeifersMedium 1-2550–600560262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4701
CowsLean 85-90%730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
CowsLean 85-90%933141.91/cwt137.00–147.001,3242
CowsLean 85-90%885125.73/cwt120.00–133.001,1133
Bulls1,528150.43/cwt150.00–151.002,2992
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5961
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2590222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450412381.61/cwt379.00–385.001,5725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400396436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,7274
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2715242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550523283.71/cwt282.50–285.001,4842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480352.58/cwt350.00–357.501,6923
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1131
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480364.29/cwt361.00–367.501,7499
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600595282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470314.45/cwt302.50–327.501,4783
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600593317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8805
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,32215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465395.01/cwt390.00–400.001,8377
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800779270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,10313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433366.85/cwt350.00–373.001,58817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517361.07/cwt350.00–365.001,8677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750703306.17/cwt305.00–308.002,1526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514337.32/cwt336.00–338.001,7349
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650643353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,2705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950926281.85/cwt281.85–281.852,61060
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700650344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,2361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668332.92/cwt319.00–339.502,22424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636314.12/cwt312.00–315.001,99810
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8501
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,9251
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550532374.95/cwt371.00–380.001,99520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0815
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4681
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500493334.29/cwt332.50–339.001,64812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600584348.25/cwt348.25–348.252,03454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750700276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9322
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600572332.40/cwt330.00–333.001,9015

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.