Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-08-20

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 20
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
195 vs last sale 364 346 vs year ago 515 · 67.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
12 vs last sale 50 9 vs year ago 47 · 19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 8 1 vs year ago 5 · 20.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.44/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits 43.19 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$356.44
15 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.56
vs KY average
3.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552359.681,98714thin
Medium and Large 2-3550311.001,7111thin
One grade step is worth $48.68/cwt here — about $276 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

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 sale15 hd
356.44
KY average25 barns · 880 hd
353.88
+2.56
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−3.36
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−43.19
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
BullsHigh1,852211.113,9094thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,571163.882,5754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,348159.412,14919
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,189139.721,6627thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)745$2,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2250–300295395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512382.58/cwt381.00–385.001,9595
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600583372.01/cwt367.00–375.002,1697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450417410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418391.71/cwt385.00–396.001,6375
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750721320.34/cwt320.00–321.002,3103
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550532368.89/cwt363.00–375.001,9623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,3731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578352.25/cwt342.00–363.002,0368
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2754
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650608357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,1714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2100–150140560.00/cwt560.00–560.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670326.50/cwt325.00–328.002,1882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,8911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550543349.53/cwt343.00–356.001,8982
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569368.09/cwt364.00–371.002,0947
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,6572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,2211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608362.15/cwt360.00–364.002,2026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438390.55/cwt381.00–400.001,7112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467390.57/cwt377.50–394.001,8245
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250235430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660329.15/cwt324.00–331.002,1726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400355407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,4471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335390.75/cwt379.00–402.501,3092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950920252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250220430.00/cwt430.00–430.009461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350332413.89/cwt410.00–420.001,3745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450400412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650607332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330432.43/cwt427.50–437.501,4274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,105128.59/cwt127.00–130.001,4212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395146.09/cwt142.00–150.002,0384
CowsLean 85-90%735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
CowsLean 85-90%1,260123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,2392
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390166.66/cwt159.00–175.002,31711
BullsLarge 1-2200–250220390.00/cwt390.00–390.008581
BullsLarge 1-2700–750725285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0661
Bulls1,795216.57/cwt215.00–218.003,8872
Bulls1,908205.65/cwt200.00–210.003,9242
CowsLean 85-90%1,266148.21/cwt142.00–155.001,8765
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571163.88/cwt155.00–172.002,5754
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2002
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900885201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7791
Dairy SteersLarge 1-2600–650643250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6083
BullsLarge 1-2550–600560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
BullsLarge 1-2900–950925201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8592
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250245450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1031
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750740290.73/cwt287.50–294.002,1512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500498345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7183
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8011
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9211
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5463
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,8271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,5592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,8131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,0389
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728315.61/cwt311.00–318.002,2983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662350.96/cwt338.00–354.002,3237
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550506379.62/cwt377.50–381.001,9214
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,1311
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401

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.