Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-08-27

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 27
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
747 head
578 vs last sale 169 674 vs year ago 73 · +923.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
23 vs last sale 38 19 vs year ago 42 · +45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
24 vs last sale 4 28 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 $399.15/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits 42.21 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$399.15
54 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,265
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.54
vs KY average
10.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567405.082,29548
Medium and Large 2574351.682,0196thin
One grade step is worth $53.40/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

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 sale54 hd
399.15
KY average24 barns · 1,036 hd
399.69
−0.54
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−10.15
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−42.21
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
BullsLow1,656202.933,36013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,698172.502,9282thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279164.602,10528
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,059140.471,48814
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190189.002,2491thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,263$3,0402thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$2,8163thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,296$2,6827
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$2,4888
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,238$2,3452thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,5601thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)845$2,1042thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$3,3351thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5753,335.00/head3,335.00–3,335.003,3351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450429476.09/cwt467.50–500.002,0424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450443413.50/cwt412.00–417.001,8327
CowsLean 85-90%1,031145.50/cwt142.00–150.001,5006
CowsLean 85-90%755109.00/cwt109.00–109.008231
Bulls1,298187.40/cwt187.00–188.002,4323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215143.98/cwt139.00–152.001,7493
CowsLean 85-90%1,146132.60/cwt120.00–139.001,5205
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300176.07/cwt172.00–185.002,2897
CowsLean 85-90%1,080160.80/cwt158.00–163.001,7372
HeifersSelect and Choice1,190189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2491
Bulls1,754205.57/cwt194.00–210.003,6068
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,760175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,0721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,6281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450432465.98/cwt442.50–495.002,0137
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650618357.67/cwt357.00–358.002,2109
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950940267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,5102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550537367.55/cwt357.00–376.001,9747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800776347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,6937
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520365.35/cwt351.00–373.001,90019
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550523392.33/cwt380.00–398.002,0526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650622342.08/cwt329.00–349.002,1286
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765332.46/cwt329.00–335.002,5437
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674343.29/cwt329.00–346.002,3147
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612346.36/cwt337.50–357.502,1206
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200158512.50/cwt512.50–512.508102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,050223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,3421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,8322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433405.34/cwt400.00–411.001,7552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600591367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,1693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325409.00/cwt405.00–412.501,3293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850802295.01/cwt285.00–300.002,3663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476426.69/cwt425.00–431.002,0314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850804335.33/cwt330.00–336.252,6967
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700673390.97/cwt380.00–401.002,63166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570341.60/cwt341.00–345.001,9477
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300273465.14/cwt460.00–470.001,2702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378519.17/cwt490.00–522.001,96219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500458452.66/cwt442.50–462.502,0732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400357477.42/cwt441.00–484.001,70425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473386.57/cwt380.00–397.501,8289
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500483411.56/cwt400.00–430.001,9888
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600582361.75/cwt355.00–375.002,1059
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700677336.63/cwt327.00–350.002,2798
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400350422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,4791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800766335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500479410.86/cwt409.00–413.001,9688
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750708327.29/cwt322.00–330.002,3173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700659414.75/cwt414.75–414.752,73333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2633,040.10/head2,675.00–3,300.003,0402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7801
Bulls1,798215.64/cwt211.00–220.003,8772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2142,487.57/head1,800.00–3,300.002,4888
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2962,682.40/head1,850.00–3,375.002,6827
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2382,345.00/head2,225.00–2,450.002,3452
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800777262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,0362
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250220251.00/cwt251.00–251.005521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281163.57/cwt155.50–169.002,09518
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28452,103.55/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2032,815.65/head2,525.00–3,100.002,8163
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510325.10/cwt320.00–330.001,6582
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5091
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4142
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285316.14/cwt310.00–322.509012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495323.50/cwt323.50–323.501,6011
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680312.54/cwt310.00–315.002,1252
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650611323.24/cwt317.50–330.001,9754
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400367300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720348.71/cwt337.00–355.002,51124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700661347.90/cwt344.00–355.002,30010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900874355.75/cwt355.75–355.753,10960
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570379.58/cwt367.50–386.002,16422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750739344.11/cwt325.00–347.002,54311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522371.86/cwt360.00–385.001,9416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950937320.25/cwt320.25–320.253,00159
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518380.50/cwt380.00–382.501,9715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550541405.53/cwt395.00–408.002,1945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700674369.75/cwt369.00–374.002,49247
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620372.07/cwt367.00–374.502,30712
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,1571
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,9193
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,2761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619365.30/cwt360.00–377.002,26119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750704359.03/cwt351.00–367.002,5288
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1221
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500496391.27/cwt387.50–392.501,9414
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600574342.99/cwt339.00–352.501,9698
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600576414.24/cwt391.00–423.002,38634
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600574351.68/cwt350.00–352.502,0196
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5981
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8473
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475368.25/cwt362.50–372.501,7493

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.