Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-08-06

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 6
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
740 head
667 vs last sale 73 634 vs year ago 106 · +598.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
11 vs last sale 22 21 vs year ago 12 · +175.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $387.01/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits 54.34 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$387.01
76 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$597
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$113.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs KY average
3.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558393.202,19370
Medium and Large 2583332.371,9364thin
Medium and Large 2-3570279.961,5962thin
One grade step is worth $113.24/cwt here — about $597 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

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 sale76 hd
387.01
KY average22 barns · 708 hd
386.08
+0.93
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−3.01
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−54.34
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
BullsAverage1,685193.003,2521thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550176.472,7357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,263166.062,09713
CowsLean 85-90%High1,154155.671,7979thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,9492thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)720$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 1-21000–10501,005239.51/cwt238.00–241.002,4072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468372.95/cwt363.00–383.001,7454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418397.89/cwt390.00–405.001,6638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678327.49/cwt324.00–339.002,22010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450436379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,6523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700688330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750708320.84/cwt317.00–330.002,27215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750735289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,1241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850830301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,4981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900853301.62/cwt290.00–305.002,5739
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250215375.00/cwt375.00–375.008061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550542400.51/cwt390.00–401.002,17143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950938321.00/cwt321.00–321.003,01156
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518349.48/cwt347.50–357.001,8105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585351.59/cwt341.00–360.002,05726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582353.66/cwt349.00–357.502,0588
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850841301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,5313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added200–250220505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,1112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600595400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,38016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763321.96/cwt310.00–326.502,45715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528344.99/cwt341.00–351.001,8226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471380.68/cwt375.00–395.001,7937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800780359.85/cwt359.85–359.852,80766
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850826346.75/cwt346.75–346.752,86464
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595329.83/cwt326.00–337.501,9623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375381.71/cwt380.00–382.501,4313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713308.50/cwt308.00–309.002,2004
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700688310.48/cwt309.00–315.002,1364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225412.50/cwt412.50–412.509281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,3411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300273401.39/cwt385.00–410.001,0963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420431.98/cwt425.00–450.001,8144
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550531377.42/cwt375.00–380.002,0044
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400361480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255357.50/cwt352.50–362.509122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380399.66/cwt391.00–407.001,5193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578344.14/cwt339.00–350.001,98918
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0102,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450423394.61/cwt387.00–400.001,6699
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650610357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650636332.86/cwt330.00–340.002,11720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,2111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250240432.50/cwt425.00–440.001,0382
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525161.69/cwt150.00–173.002,4662
Bulls1,685193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,2521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290175.69/cwt175.00–177.002,2663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255163.17/cwt150.00–170.002,04810
CowsLean 85-90%1,155169.69/cwt165.50–176.001,9604
CowsLean 85-90%1,154144.46/cwt141.00–149.001,6675
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800788183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4423
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950920160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4721
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added750–800790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7781
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700677219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4832
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800792218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560182.38/cwt176.00–190.002,8455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350332405.20/cwt400.00–407.501,3453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,6601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500491424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,0826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450411441.37/cwt439.00–442.501,8143
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,949.30/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9492
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579326.06/cwt320.00–330.001,8885
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500474309.82/cwt300.00–320.001,4694
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400356333.41/cwt330.00–340.001,1873
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,8911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500468325.73/cwt317.50–330.001,5243
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570279.96/cwt275.00–285.001,5962
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,8523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750707320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,26210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,072299.75/cwt299.75–299.753,21351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555366.60/cwt366.00–367.502,03510
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519331.21/cwt327.50–337.001,7194
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550545337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315420.48/cwt410.00–430.001,3252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650629352.26/cwt351.00–352.502,21624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622375.27/cwt371.00–395.002,33422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511368.81/cwt363.00–372.001,88525
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,4981
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,9251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619343.34/cwt330.00–353.002,12512
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480369.08/cwt365.00–373.001,7722
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500458340.46/cwt330.00–351.001,5597
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735248.73/cwt247.50–250.001,8282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700664367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,44023
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9033
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6672
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450436337.86/cwt330.00–352.501,4736
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450415306.20/cwt305.00–307.501,2712
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8531
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450446360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6063

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.