Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-01

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 1
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
142 vs last sale 542 86 vs year ago 486 · 17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
8 vs last sale 22 7 vs year ago 37 · 18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
5 vs last sale 3 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.87/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits 54.53 against this barn's trailing median of $425.40.
Average price
$370.87
41 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$66.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.03
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540376.532,03437
Medium and Large 2540343.001,8521thin
Medium and Large 2-3533310.281,6553thin
One grade step is worth $66.25/cwt here — about $379 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

26 sales
475428381334median 425.4001/0703/0404/2906/1708/19
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.15, low $347.85, median $425.40 across 26 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 sale41 hd
370.87
KY average25 barns · 788 hd
350.84
+20.03
This barn, trailing median26 sales
425.40
−54.53
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
BullsLow1,440179.292,5824thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,578167.372,6423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,343160.992,16110
CowsLean 85-90%High966129.291,2499thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,265208.002,6312thin

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)695$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)715$1,5723thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,335$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)683$1,5003thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
CowsLean 85-90%945149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,351158.11/cwt151.00–164.002,1365
HeifersSelect and Choice1,120227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,5421
HeifersSelect and Choice1,410189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,6651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500473391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,8494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465360.05/cwt349.00–373.001,6748
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650617345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1296
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27151,572.09/head1,325.00–1,825.001,5723
Bulls1,215168.30/cwt158.00–176.002,0452
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500479321.64/cwt315.00–330.001,5415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724331.61/cwt320.00–334.002,4017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475377.19/cwt371.00–379.001,7925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500489377.09/cwt370.00–392.501,84414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800770252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523380.65/cwt370.00–387.001,99118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300291372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,0844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650633395.26/cwt373.00–400.002,50211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675343.00/cwt335.00–346.002,31515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570373.79/cwt363.00–385.002,13127
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300287410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376361.95/cwt360.00–363.001,3613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524405.80/cwt392.50–425.002,12615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,9634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578347.59/cwt344.00–359.002,00913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850832309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,5712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670322.66/cwt310.00–327.502,1625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517355.38/cwt343.00–359.001,8378
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800762323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850821343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,81610
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,6871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650629330.06/cwt320.00–335.002,0766
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250225406.88/cwt397.50–425.009153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,1762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573363.54/cwt357.50–371.002,08313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677330.90/cwt325.00–337.002,24011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550520392.34/cwt391.00–393.002,0406
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418397.14/cwt389.00–400.001,66011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450422378.35/cwt375.00–380.001,59711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350345386.16/cwt375.00–390.001,3328
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400376380.02/cwt373.00–383.001,4297
Bred CowsSmall 1-26951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-26831,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350345411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,4181
CowsLean 85-90%1,115141.00/cwt140.00–142.001,5723
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580170.55/cwt169.00–172.002,6952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,5361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,374169.08/cwt166.00–171.002,3234
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6801
CowsLean 85-90%938122.82/cwt121.00–125.001,1523
Bulls1,665190.27/cwt186.00–193.003,1682
CowsLean 85-90%795111.58/cwt107.00–116.008872
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600560317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350335333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650623283.98/cwt281.00–289.001,7695
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500469316.62/cwt310.00–321.001,4855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455387.28/cwt379.00–390.001,7624
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,6791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,4322
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,6301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700653288.99/cwt287.00–290.001,8873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550505371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,8741
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500451355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6013
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476342.75/cwt339.00–346.001,6314
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568324.26/cwt315.00–331.001,8424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700650363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,3604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600586395.60/cwt390.00–401.002,3188
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4452
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1261
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,8521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473326.67/cwt315.00–337.501,5452
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2141
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523329.41/cwt321.00–335.001,7233
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650647310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0062
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750728286.90/cwt281.00–293.002,0892
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450415327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3591
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,4731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400385338.64/cwt330.00–347.501,3042
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550520306.92/cwt301.00–312.501,5962
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008802

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.