Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.82/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −61.53 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.

Average price

$379.82

82 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$67.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs KY average

−4.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	386.86	2,126	73
Medium and Large 2	500	347.00	1,735	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	319.69	1,870	8thin

One grade step is worth $67.17/cwt here — about $255 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

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 sale82 hd

379.82

—

KY average27 barns · 1,189 hd

374.23

+5.60

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−4.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

441.36

−61.53

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	—	High	1,422	169.88	2,416	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	156.62	2,587	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	150.87	1,714	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	127.22	1,313	11

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,005	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	783	$1,842	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$3,135	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	347.61/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	233	478.84/cwt	470.00–487.50	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	327.57/cwt	319.00–330.50	2,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	426.25/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	490.86/cwt	480.00–500.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	335.60/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	449.84/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	285.68/cwt	274.00–290.00	2,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	370.71/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	407.05/cwt	399.00–413.00	1,742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	304.32/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	394.20/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,451	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	389.91/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	312.22/cwt	311.50–321.00	2,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	242.84/cwt	233.00–252.50	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	374.30/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,197	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	357.11/cwt	354.00–363.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	132	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,031	210.83/cwt	200.00–222.00	2,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	337.75/cwt	337.50–338.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	399.50/cwt	399.50–399.50	2,221	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	397.05/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,085	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	355.37/cwt	351.00–357.50	1,542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	396.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	351	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	407.97/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	266.83/cwt	252.50–274.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	192	493.22/cwt	490.00–500.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	258	468.86/cwt	465.00–472.50	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	388.62/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	228	456.29/cwt	452.50–460.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	155	610.48/cwt	595.00–625.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	3,135.00/head	3,135.00–3,135.00	3,135	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	173.03/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	404.62/cwt	399.00–437.50	1,768	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	392.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	440.50/cwt	440.50–440.50	1,995	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	912	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,763	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	187.39/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	134.10/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	156.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,751	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	148.24/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,731	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	127.18/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,279	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	160.77/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,709	4
Bulls	—	—	2,790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	4,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,236	167.72/cwt	159.50–177.50	2,073	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	138.37/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,364	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	1,842.45/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,842	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	384.82/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	238.79/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	316.69/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	276.04/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	241.16/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	333.41/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	328.76/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	351.27/cwt	349.00–369.00	1,707	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	291.32/cwt	291.25–292.00	2,240	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	1,899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	338.30/cwt	327.50–341.00	1,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	395.21/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	363.81/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	307.73/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,321	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	331.72/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,951	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	307.85/cwt	307.85–307.85	2,140	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	332.75/cwt	332.50–333.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	215	528.31/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	374.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,980	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	319.69/cwt	319.50–321.00	1,870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	324.98/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	387.60/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	342.76/cwt	265.00–367.00	1,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	227.50/cwt	208.00–247.00	1,809	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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 759Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 28Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	192	490.00–500.00	493.22
5	250–300	286	390.00–400.00	392.03
2	300–350	315	422.50–430.00	426.25
6	350–400	377	400.00–415.00	407.97
5	400–450	431	365.00–381.00	370.71
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
8	500–550	515	337.50–365.00	347.61
4	550–600	584	331.00–350.00	335.60
8	600–650	631	319.00–330.50	327.57
5	700–750	728	274.00–290.00	285.68
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	935	210.00	210.00
4	1000–1050	1,031	200.00–222.00	210.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	470.00–487.50	478.84
2	250–300	258	465.00–472.50	468.86
2	300–350	310	440.00–460.00	449.84
9	400–450	437	399.00–437.50	404.62
1	450–500	470	437.50	437.50
5	500–550	512	380.00–392.50	389.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	380.00–395.00	387.60
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	310.00–323.00	316.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	510.00–545.00	528.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	373	265.00–367.00	342.76
2	750–800	795	208.00–247.00	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	132	575.00	575.00
2	150–200	175	480.00–500.00	490.86
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	330	395.00–400.00	396.72
19	350–400	368	385.00–402.50	394.20
10	400–450	434	351.00–357.50	355.37
16	450–500	486	349.00–369.00	351.27
5	500–550	501	327.50–341.00	338.30
27	550–600	588	321.00–335.00	331.72
9	600–650	608	302.00–305.00	304.32
3	700–750	745	252.50–274.00	266.83
4	750–800	762	279.00	279.00
2	800–850	818	233.00–252.50	242.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	354.00–363.00	357.11
12	550–600	556	341.50	341.50
7	600–650	601	326.00	326.00
66	650–700	695	307.85	307.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	155	595.00–625.00	610.48
2	200–250	228	452.50–460.00	456.29
3	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
20	400–450	418	375.00–397.00	388.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	342	322.50–332.50	324.98
3	350–400	387	330.00–335.00	333.41
1	400–450	435	307.00	307.00
2	450–500	477	281.00	281.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	573	260.00–286.00	276.04
2	600–650	635	230.00–252.50	241.16
2	650–700	673	237.50–240.00	238.79
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	385.00	385.00
2	250–300	285	380.00–390.00	384.82
2	300–350	340	360.00–367.50	363.81
1	350–400	385	367.50	367.50
2	400–450	408	332.50–333.00	332.75
4	450–500	475	327.50–330.00	328.76
2	550–600	578	300.00–315.00	307.73
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
11	400–450	428	399.00–413.00	407.05
8	450–500	480	380.00–400.00	395.21
12	500–550	529	360.00–385.00	374.33
22	550–600	587	350.00–377.00	374.30
2	600–650	620	337.50–338.00	337.75
13	650–700	689	311.50–321.00	312.22
2	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
23	750–800	769	291.25–292.00	291.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
27	500–550	525	390.00–407.00	397.05
12	550–600	556	399.50	399.50
4	600–650	607	369.00	369.00
75	650–700	669	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	445.00	445.00
17	450–500	453	440.50	440.50
61	900–950	912	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
8	550–600	585	319.50–321.00	319.69
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	187.50	187.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	317.50	317.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	3,135.00	3,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,675.00	2,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	166.00–179.00	173.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	817	227.00	227.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,460.00	1,460.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	783	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,842.45

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,685	156.00–165.00	160.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	131.00–137.00	134.10
9	—	1,116	155.00–165.00	156.94
8	—	1,168	141.00–154.00	148.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,006	120.00–133.00	127.18
1	—	1,305	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
4	—	986	135.00–148.00	138.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	184.00–190.00	187.39
1	—	2,790	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,236	159.50–177.50	167.72

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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