Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-15

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 15
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
355 vs last sale 170 251 vs year ago 274 · +91.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
12 vs last sale 38 6 vs year ago 44 · +13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
7 vs last sale 4 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.89/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits 17.74 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$381.89
58 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$97.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.96
vs KY average
15.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524400.242,09846
Medium and Large 2522323.951,6925thin
Medium and Large 2-3567302.651,7177thin
One grade step is worth $97.59/cwt here — about $381 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 sale58 hd
381.89
KY average25 barns · 1,060 hd
357.93
+23.96
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−15.97
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−17.74
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
BullsLow1,357164.862,2375thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,572171.592,6988thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231168.712,07721
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low993134.691,3379thin

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)1,620$2,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$2,1251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)775$2,0503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)743$1,9213thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1-21000–10501,015300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478383.28/cwt371.00–389.001,8326
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650628339.76/cwt330.00–348.002,1348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450441394.36/cwt394.00–400.001,73916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600553421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,3286
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800795320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350305399.66/cwt381.00–402.501,21916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537380.84/cwt370.00–392.502,0453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850840277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,3273
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673340.80/cwt320.00–343.502,29417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,4364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415387.97/cwt382.50–401.001,6105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850817320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,61414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,1372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550508366.72/cwt353.00–370.001,8636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576360.69/cwt347.00–370.002,0786
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700695367.81/cwt347.00–369.502,55613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508418.33/cwt390.00–425.002,12529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750740280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950905257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,3261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330433.00/cwt433.00–433.001,4297
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550513410.85/cwt405.00–417.002,1082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550521380.81/cwt375.00–390.001,98412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300257470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2089
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400371450.87/cwt427.00–465.001,67313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250228449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,0246
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400391411.95/cwt411.00–415.001,6114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400372402.51/cwt390.00–413.001,4973
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200191472.50/cwt472.50–472.509023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400360475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450417437.80/cwt431.00–441.001,8263
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27752,050.16/head2,000.00–2,075.002,0503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650606361.83/cwt359.00–367.502,1933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8568
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600589372.20/cwt370.00–392.502,19216
CowsLean 85-90%983113.83/cwt107.50–118.001,1192
CowsLean 85-90%985133.54/cwt133.00–134.001,3152
CowsLean 85-90%1,000143.49/cwt136.00–148.001,4355
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498161.99/cwt161.00–163.002,4272
Bulls1,335159.57/cwt154.00–165.002,1304
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234173.56/cwt166.00–180.002,14215
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950910264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,4021
Dairy SteersLarge 31050–11001,057241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,5475
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,597174.79/cwt166.00–183.002,7916
Bulls1,445186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,6881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217158.10/cwt153.00–163.001,9245
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28202,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27431,921.21/head1,735.00–2,010.001,9213
SteersMedium 1-2600–650600301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,8062
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added850–900875296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,59058
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850815171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3941
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,005239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,4021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,5531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6202,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8971
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450431461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,9875
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500476338.27/cwt325.00–342.501,6104
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350318343.50/cwt337.50–350.001,0922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600589311.01/cwt302.50–315.001,8325
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435317.00/cwt307.00–327.001,3792
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650620305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640332.02/cwt319.00–339.002,1257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588377.91/cwt377.00–382.502,2226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570413.11/cwt409.00–433.002,35517
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,038271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,8135
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700678337.99/cwt337.00–339.002,2922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,6631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635386.79/cwt383.00–398.502,45635
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513324.31/cwt320.00–332.501,6644
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400355356.20/cwt352.50–360.001,2652
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300260365.00/cwt365.00–365.009491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550532413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,1972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,2025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750706327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3098
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600558350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9534
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2882
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350306365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1173
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2283
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8061
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800775292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350313348.06/cwt341.00–355.001,0892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550513281.76/cwt281.00–282.501,4452
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8191

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.