Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-09-10

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 10
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
23 vs last sale 483 34 vs year ago 540 · 6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
26 vs last sale 65 2 vs year ago 37 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
7 vs last sale 15 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.67/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits 36.95 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$362.67
69 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs KY average
5.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549372.542,04654
Medium and Large 2553350.691,9395thin
Medium and Large 2-3538315.381,69510thin
One grade step is worth $57.17/cwt here — about $350 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 sale69 hd
362.67
KY average23 barns · 1,616 hd
360.72
+1.95
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−5.67
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−36.95
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
BullsLow1,500183.002,7452thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590155.742,4764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,334154.822,06619
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,087132.941,4448thin

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)1,845$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)790$2,1642thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$4,0251thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2Value Added800–850818315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,57713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750723363.94/cwt360.00–369.002,6319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550523389.54/cwt387.50–390.002,03712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670358.39/cwt349.00–367.502,4012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578390.15/cwt381.00–393.502,25532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427384.14/cwt382.50–387.501,6403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,3561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650634368.29/cwt367.50–369.002,33517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400384411.97/cwt400.00–420.001,5825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532367.67/cwt360.00–382.501,95618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800765303.83/cwt291.00–317.002,3242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471422.35/cwt417.00–437.501,98923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850831341.34/cwt336.00–344.002,83712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,5772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608353.24/cwt340.00–358.002,14813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850827278.52/cwt274.00–287.502,3033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500480412.82/cwt400.00–418.001,98210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650646367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,3715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728315.46/cwt301.00–321.002,2975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469389.45/cwt382.00–401.001,82719
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750716322.06/cwt305.00–330.002,3067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500459411.63/cwt407.00–417.001,88911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575367.70/cwt360.00–379.002,11424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400385431.88/cwt420.00–440.001,6637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,3521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500458440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250210545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,1451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676337.86/cwt330.00–342.502,2845
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650616340.22/cwt329.00–350.002,0968
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550515361.93/cwt351.00–380.001,86416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600564368.03/cwt357.50–382.502,07610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4154,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4845
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450431421.70/cwt410.00–429.001,8185
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350322429.22/cwt420.00–437.501,3823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421442.66/cwt437.00–447.001,8648
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600551405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550517410.71/cwt398.50–415.002,1238
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370472.64/cwt467.50–475.001,7493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450413410.60/cwt409.00–415.001,69614
Bulls1,535171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,6251
Bulls1,465195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,8571
CowsLean 85-90%1,090124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3521
CowsLean 85-90%1,098129.58/cwt127.00–134.001,4234
CowsLean 85-90%1,070140.41/cwt138.00–144.001,5023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590155.74/cwt153.00–163.002,4764
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,8453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,020191.50/cwt185.00–198.001,9532
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27902,164.40/head1,975.00–2,325.002,1642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322156.35/cwt152.00–162.002,06712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,408145.56/cwt143.00–149.002,0495
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225168.76/cwt167.00–171.002,0672
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415319.33/cwt319.00–320.001,3253
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325367.08/cwt360.00–387.501,1938
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450445467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,0801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600582319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,8574
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,1511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600578321.70/cwt320.00–325.001,8593
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500478360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700685279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400353349.93/cwt340.00–360.001,2352
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9083
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568337.29/cwt331.00–342.501,9169
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500461319.35/cwt304.00–352.501,47222
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550508312.96/cwt300.00–327.501,5906
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1092
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700673322.59/cwt300.00–341.002,1713
SteersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000970273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,6481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9321
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565351.73/cwt351.00–352.501,9872
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623301.24/cwt300.00–302.501,8772
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,6081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700672371.13/cwt370.50–372.002,4947
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373388.98/cwt385.00–392.501,4514
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623319.49/cwt319.00–320.001,9902
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450432385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6632
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500494382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,88710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6881
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483372.19/cwt370.00–376.001,7985
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490365.84/cwt360.00–372.501,7933
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320394.60/cwt380.00–410.001,2634
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550503420.33/cwt417.00–422.002,1143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5401
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9382
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450442371.01/cwt369.00–375.001,6404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525387.23/cwt380.00–391.002,0333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,3181

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.