Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-05-07

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 7
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
759 head
55 vs last sale 704 435 vs year ago 324 · +134.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
4 vs last sale 32 24 vs year ago 52 · 46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
3 vs last sale 5 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.96/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 72.67 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$326.96
39 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.29
vs KY average
5.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542332.461,80135
Medium and Large 2-3561278.801,5644thin
One grade step is worth $53.66/cwt here — about $237 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

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 sale39 hd
326.96
KY average24 barns · 1,250 hd
332.25
−5.29
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−5.86
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−72.67
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
BullsHigh1,672171.742,8724thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,313154.142,02416
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low981123.311,2097thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Value Added500–550515378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,9472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625339.62/cwt337.00–340.002,12318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635296.49/cwt295.00–299.001,8834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350313401.70/cwt400.00–405.001,2573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716272.75/cwt272.75–272.751,9537
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371415.73/cwt400.00–422.501,5424
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,085233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,5281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671292.75/cwt283.00–305.001,96426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482352.23/cwt340.00–362.001,69826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575320.50/cwt320.00–322.501,8437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426353.29/cwt340.00–367.501,5057
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000980242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,3721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800785277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600558344.06/cwt330.00–349.001,9208
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900883232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,0493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850813222.98/cwt218.00–231.001,8133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533329.67/cwt315.00–335.001,75713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415414.88/cwt405.00–420.001,7223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700656324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1257
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675302.39/cwt295.00–310.002,0412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530348.87/cwt330.00–353.001,84910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650621315.94/cwt296.00–319.001,9628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374409.21/cwt400.00–420.001,5307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450424384.62/cwt370.00–400.001,63114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350306440.21/cwt425.00–455.001,3477
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650629328.97/cwt322.50–331.002,0694
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350343446.28/cwt442.50–450.001,5314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720284.40/cwt276.00–297.002,0483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,028195.54/cwt192.00–199.002,0102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500468420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9666
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500466367.59/cwt367.00–370.001,71316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250243516.31/cwt500.00–527.501,2555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500462435.50/cwt435.50–435.502,01214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430389.75/cwt372.50–400.001,6767
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473369.13/cwt360.00–397.501,7464
CowsBoner 80-85%1,332157.77/cwt151.00–165.002,10111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271146.15/cwt144.00–148.001,8585
CowsLean 85-90%64596.00/cwt96.00–96.006191
CowsLean 85-90%1,035116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2011
CowsLean 85-90%965136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3121
CowsLean 85-90%1,055128.79/cwt126.00–132.001,3594
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350339452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,5345
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300268500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bulls1,760185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,2561
Bulls1,643167.32/cwt159.00–179.002,7493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650615247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600561278.80/cwt255.00–295.001,5644
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700695287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425416.28/cwt415.00–417.501,7692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800765252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9281
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6931
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3571
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488344.57/cwt330.00–351.001,6829
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630275.63/cwt270.00–281.001,7362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380332.43/cwt327.50–337.501,2632
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4901
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650631294.75/cwt293.00–300.001,8604
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471329.05/cwt312.50–337.001,5509
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450434318.24/cwt300.00–333.001,3815
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850845241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0361
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,7921
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500489345.43/cwt330.00–362.501,6896
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550506331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,6753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650603311.36/cwt310.00–315.001,87811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850809277.02/cwt274.95–279.102,241129
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850834276.05/cwt273.00–276.502,30215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750733286.75/cwt286.75–286.752,10216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750720323.65/cwt321.00–325.002,3303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600591368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,1756
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378375.10/cwt370.00–380.001,4182
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800779296.88/cwt295.00–315.002,31315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483387.98/cwt377.00–390.001,87411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530355.59/cwt347.00–362.001,88510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678324.05/cwt310.00–332.502,1975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800772283.75/cwt283.75–283.752,19166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550534340.46/cwt340.00–342.501,81815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650636315.43/cwt310.00–331.002,00612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850808246.45/cwt221.00–249.001,99111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724318.83/cwt300.00–319.502,30844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563357.06/cwt341.00–362.502,01023

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.