Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-09-24

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 24
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
183 vs last sale 359 257 vs year ago 285 · +90.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
26 vs last sale 48 17 vs year ago 39 · 43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
2 vs last sale 5 5 vs year ago 8 · 62.5%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.25/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits 36.38 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$363.25
85 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$518
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$89.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.28
vs KY average
2.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542374.212,02867
Medium and Large 2537327.121,75616thin
Medium and Large 2-3530284.911,5102thin
One grade step is worth $89.30/cwt here — about $518 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

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 sale85 hd
363.25
KY average25 barns · 1,677 hd
362.97
+0.28
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−2.60
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−36.38
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
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,690157.002,6531thin
BullsHigh1,965205.004,0281thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,580156.442,4726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,372156.322,1453thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,121131.281,4724thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160257.002,9811thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$2,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400355389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,3811
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620312.74/cwt312.50–313.001,9392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400355365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950925286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,64612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,0363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475358.25/cwt340.00–362.501,7027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429380.48/cwt380.00–381.001,6328
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500479380.66/cwt372.50–390.001,8235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350329368.44/cwt350.00–375.001,21211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473386.27/cwt385.00–387.501,8272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626330.08/cwt323.00–337.002,0667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588346.72/cwt339.00–357.002,03911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2949
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700671316.99/cwt312.00–329.002,1277
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950900308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,7721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527354.00/cwt340.00–360.001,8667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425343.19/cwt340.00–347.501,4594
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712345.81/cwt331.00–351.002,4624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780273.99/cwt273.00–275.002,1372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200180490.00/cwt490.00–490.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850837298.81/cwt287.50–300.002,50110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,00017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450445392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,7474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450429381.45/cwt370.00–387.001,63610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400391412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250222417.50/cwt417.50–417.509276
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350328385.74/cwt381.00–390.001,2652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300279402.54/cwt385.00–410.001,1238
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600559359.96/cwt357.50–367.502,0128
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550536372.21/cwt365.00–387.501,9958
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470391.85/cwt372.50–402.501,84219
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650612340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,0991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400386373.51/cwt367.00–385.001,4429
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,1971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595158.53/cwt150.00–163.002,5295
CowsBoner 80-85%1,372156.32/cwt153.00–158.002,1453
HeifersSelect and Choice1,160257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,9811
CowsLean 85-90%885125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1061
CowsLean 85-90%1,200133.37/cwt130.00–139.001,6003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500475404.48/cwt400.00–407.001,92116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550519405.06/cwt390.00–408.002,1029
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600553397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1984
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect1,690157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,6531
Bulls1,965205.00/cwt205.00–205.004,0281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450410323.78/cwt315.00–333.001,3272
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500457315.81/cwt315.00–319.001,4435
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500485418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,0277
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590334.32/cwt333.00–342.501,9727
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528329.88/cwt315.00–335.001,74213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530284.91/cwt280.00–290.001,5102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700688285.52/cwt280.00–291.001,9642
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500469342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6064
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577336.10/cwt323.00–350.001,9393
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575315.17/cwt310.00–325.001,8123
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700660277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335327.32/cwt322.50–329.001,0974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520401.60/cwt401.00–402.502,0885
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5612
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,0461
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400392353.28/cwt350.00–360.001,3853
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650645282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8221
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517371.01/cwt365.00–373.001,9188
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369345.92/cwt340.00–347.501,2766
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420327.58/cwt323.00–332.501,3762
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000974298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,90355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600563375.51/cwt365.00–380.002,11424
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755330.97/cwt327.00–335.002,4992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,3317
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350306378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,1573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800786339.85/cwt339.85–339.852,67165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658323.85/cwt315.00–325.502,1319

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.