Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-09-17

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 17
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
147 vs last sale 506 10 vs year ago 369 · 2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
9 vs last sale 39 5 vs year ago 43 · +11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
3 vs last sale 8 4 vs year ago 9 · 44.4%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.24/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 66.39 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$333.24
40 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.95
vs KY average
26.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548340.151,86332
Medium and Large 2558310.341,7306thin
Medium and Large 2-3525291.251,5292thin
One grade step is worth $48.90/cwt here — about $334 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

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 sale40 hd
333.24
KY average25 barns · 1,265 hd
354.19
−20.95
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−26.42
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−66.39
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
BullsHigh1,719184.183,1667thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,645154.302,5396thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,344150.642,02414
CowsLean 85-90%High1,171139.941,63912
SteersChoiceAverage1,315233.003,0641thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$2,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)720$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,7751thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550536385.05/cwt380.00–387.502,0643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200187553.71/cwt535.00–565.001,0353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850803299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,4013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385360.26/cwt357.50–367.501,3874
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350321353.90/cwt350.00–365.001,1365
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600583356.28/cwt342.50–362.502,0777
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,0722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700661329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,1753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278387.37/cwt375.00–400.001,0777
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,3851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705333.72/cwt330.00–335.002,3534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416350.12/cwt350.00–351.001,4568
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571380.19/cwt375.00–382.502,17110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,9743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524327.74/cwt320.00–332.501,7179
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575320.68/cwt320.00–321.001,8449
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431378.06/cwt370.00–392.501,6297
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623330.49/cwt322.50–342.502,0594
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,9405
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290366.92/cwt365.00–367.501,0644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605358.66/cwt347.50–361.002,1706
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350323400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471351.05/cwt342.50–355.001,6535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750735295.65/cwt287.50–302.502,1733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy100–150145640.00/cwt640.00–640.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700653339.26/cwt337.50–341.002,2152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500490392.49/cwt385.00–405.001,9233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800770290.06/cwt285.00–300.002,2333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400384384.48/cwt381.00–400.001,47610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450407389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,5831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500458431.80/cwt429.00–440.001,9784
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850808268.32/cwt265.00–275.002,1683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300279435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2146
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550523393.38/cwt390.00–397.502,0573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250215432.50/cwt432.50–432.509304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500467379.25/cwt373.50–385.001,7714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300292394.20/cwt382.50–400.001,1513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450405373.81/cwt372.00–377.501,5143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,753142.21/cwt135.00–149.002,4932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,592157.13/cwt151.00–161.002,5023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285167.51/cwt167.00–168.002,1532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,445125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8061
CowsLean 85-90%1,163149.54/cwt146.00–160.001,7394
CowsLean 85-90%1,177136.59/cwt130.00–144.001,6087
Bulls1,685202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,4041
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370156.54/cwt150.00–164.002,1456
Bulls1,825189.69/cwt181.00–197.003,4624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,316141.93/cwt135.00–148.001,8685
SteersChoice1,315233.00/cwt233.00–233.003,0641
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025180.39/cwt175.00–185.001,8492
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4052,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2902,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bulls1,523164.25/cwt160.00–167.002,5022
CowsLean 85-90%1,160125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500483291.02/cwt282.50–300.001,4062
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450445305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3571
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,0802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325414.77/cwt410.00–420.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350337400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3484
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540305.03/cwt300.00–310.001,6473
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485328.04/cwt300.00–342.501,5913
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800782260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0332
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850800239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2281
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580316.82/cwt314.00–339.001,83818
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525291.25/cwt287.50–295.001,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500463305.43/cwt301.00–310.001,4142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680339.48/cwt336.50–342.502,3086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621351.34/cwt348.00–355.002,18215
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450437328.32/cwt320.00–335.001,4353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530375.57/cwt370.00–387.501,9914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600554357.68/cwt353.00–359.001,9829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650608372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,2652
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4911
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900875302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6471
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950915289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,6441
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450436365.69/cwt360.00–367.501,5944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900878316.97/cwt313.00–321.002,7832
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650639311.27/cwt300.00–315.001,9894
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300250375.00/cwt375.00–375.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800772272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1042
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550537332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7862
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750732300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2151
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550503298.77/cwt295.00–302.501,5032
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368341.08/cwt337.50–345.001,25510
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9811
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,9411
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500489330.02/cwt321.00–339.001,61413
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575315.66/cwt315.00–316.001,8153
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,8161

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.