Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.78/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.57 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.

Average price

$357.78

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$41.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

vs KY average

−20.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	368.09	1,933	12thin
Medium and Large 2	568	326.88	1,855	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.21/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale16 hd

357.78

—

KY average26 barns · 1,172 hd

366.55

−8.77

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−20.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

441.36

−83.57

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	1,666	204.02	3,400	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	163.45	2,144	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	159.00	2,524	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	138.95	1,421	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,110	194.00	2,153	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$2,550	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,960	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,660	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	363.55/cwt	340.00–365.50	2,239	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	313.25/cwt	313.25–313.25	2,359	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	279.68/cwt	277.00–283.00	2,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	344.86/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	337.55/cwt	322.00–343.00	1,792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	360.42/cwt	357.50–362.00	1,885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	325.90/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	288.24/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	252.25/cwt	247.50–257.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	295.96/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,868	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	427.68/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	367.18/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	335.33/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,096	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,612	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	383.73/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	329.41/cwt	310.00–333.50	2,158	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	264.32/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	335.30/cwt	323.00–352.50	1,915	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	219.14/cwt	213.00–225.00	4,061	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	165.58/cwt	157.00–182.00	2,202	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,661	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,153	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	136.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,364	4
Bulls	—	—	1,542	193.94/cwt	188.00–201.00	2,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	386.91/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	366.22/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	288.06/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	333.65/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	356.30/cwt	353.00–367.50	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	336.28/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	305.87/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	386.02/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	314.42/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	335.43/cwt	318.00–337.50	2,465	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	313.25/cwt	313.25–313.25	2,544	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	859	293.75/cwt	293.75–293.75	2,523	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	278.61/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	357.74/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,824	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	307.03/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,648	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	300.34/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	281.99/cwt	280.00–283.00	2,434	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 682Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	385.00–387.00	386.02
73	600–650	616	340.00–365.50	363.55
77	700–750	735	318.00–337.50	335.43
54	750–800	753	313.25	313.25
65	800–850	812	313.25	313.25
60	850–900	859	293.75	293.75
58	900–950	910	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	523	357.50–362.00	360.42
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	331.00	331.00
9	650–700	655	310.00–333.50	329.41
6	700–750	714	300.00–302.00	300.34
1	750–800	780	293.00	293.00
3	800–850	813	281.00	281.00
3	850–900	863	280.00–283.00	281.99
1	1000–1050	1,020	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	473	330.00–342.50	336.28
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
3	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	677	300.00–309.00	305.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	412.50	412.50
2	250–300	262	422.50	422.50
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
10	450–500	481	340.00–352.50	344.86
14	500–550	531	322.00–343.00	337.55
10	550–600	566	320.00–339.00	335.33
14	600–650	631	285.00–304.00	295.96
4	650–700	673	288.00–289.00	288.24
2	700–750	733	257.50–271.00	264.32
2	750–800	785	267.00	267.00
2	800–850	820	247.50–257.00	252.25
1	850–900	850	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	510	350.00–363.00	357.74
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	620	305.00–308.00	307.03
3	700–750	725	277.00–283.00	279.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	524	277.50–292.50	288.06
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	415	375.00–410.00	386.91
6	450–500	467	365.00–370.00	366.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	330.00–337.50	333.65
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	623	277.50–279.00	278.61
1	650–700	670	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	427.00	427.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	420.00–430.00	427.68
2	400–450	440	381.00	381.00
2	450–500	465	352.50–382.50	367.18
4	500–550	522	367.50	367.50
5	550–600	571	323.00–352.50	335.30
2	600–650	628	321.00–331.00	325.90
3	700–750	718	311.00	311.00
1	850–900	850	238.00	238.00
2	1000–1050	1,017	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	447.50	447.50
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	380.00–387.50	383.73
4	600–650	625	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	353.00–367.50	356.30
2	450–500	452	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	523	309.00–320.00	314.42
2	550–600	577	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	412.00	412.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	199.00	199.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,375.00	2,375.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,660.00	1,660.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	1,960.00	1,960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,383	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,740	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
11	—	1,330	157.00–182.00	165.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,000	132.00–138.00	136.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	213.00–225.00	219.14
3	—	1,542	188.00–201.00	193.94
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	194.00	194.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle