Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 22
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
132 vs last sale 525 20 vs year ago 637 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
21 vs last sale 50 10 vs year ago 39 · 25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
5 vs last sale 11 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $404.85/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits 36.51 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.
Average price
$404.85
22 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,286
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$536
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$92.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.12
vs KY average
53.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564424.132,39317thin
Medium and Large 2590370.002,1831thin
Medium and Large 2-3560331.611,8574thin
One grade step is worth $92.52/cwt here — about $536 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

30 sales
506458410362median 441.3612/1703/0405/0606/2408/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $376.40, median $441.36 across 30 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 sale22 hd
404.85
KY average25 barns · 1,021 hd
404.73
+0.12
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−53.29
This barn, trailing median30 sales
441.36
−36.51
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
BullsLow1,617176.432,8545thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,229164.352,0207thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,608161.952,6042thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,008136.361,3757thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,130165.001,8651thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,9422thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,6251thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2900–950935229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,1411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350305429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,3081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250200405.00/cwt405.00–405.008101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430401.43/cwt400.00–402.501,7269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,050181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,9011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676319.89/cwt315.00–327.002,1628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525359.44/cwt349.00–372.501,88717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600589388.18/cwt377.00–397.502,28610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850830286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,3742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586355.47/cwt347.50–358.002,0834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768305.48/cwt303.00–308.002,3462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773339.63/cwt339.00–340.502,6257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850844344.82/cwt330.00–345.602,91065
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442382.56/cwt377.00–387.501,6919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880308.89/cwt290.00–315.002,7184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650607366.98/cwt355.00–379.002,2286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,6871
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673342.73/cwt339.00–350.002,30716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623356.20/cwt347.00–360.002,2196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750736318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,3403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717298.17/cwt289.00–311.002,1385
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400362397.51/cwt383.00–402.501,4398
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500472368.12/cwt364.00–375.001,7385
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700671314.45/cwt311.00–315.002,1107
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377388.67/cwt382.50–395.001,4654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630320.42/cwt311.00–330.002,0192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950935237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550521426.58/cwt399.00–445.002,2225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650611351.36/cwt349.00–361.002,14720
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400360421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,5161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477379.33/cwt370.00–387.501,8096
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550543378.14/cwt370.00–389.002,0539
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600576377.71/cwt377.00–380.002,17613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650609338.44/cwt329.00–343.002,0614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325396.37/cwt392.50–400.001,2882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450427427.23/cwt421.00–433.001,8246
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300288409.42/cwt400.00–419.001,1792
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750735292.81/cwt270.00–300.002,1524
CowsLean 85-90%1,053157.77/cwt153.00–163.001,6612
CowsLean 85-90%1,113139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5472
CowsLean 85-90%870117.99/cwt117.00–119.001,0272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195172.55/cwt171.00–175.002,0624
HeifersSelect and Choice1,130165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8651
Bulls1,693163.73/cwt150.00–178.002,7722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450429414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,7765
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,608161.95/cwt160.00–164.002,6042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275153.41/cwt151.00–155.001,9563
CowsLean 85-90%985125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2311
Bulls1,567184.89/cwt182.00–188.002,8973
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2928199.42/cwt196.00–203.001,8512
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28081,941.56/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350318422.28/cwt417.00–425.001,3436
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900885268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,3721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,9161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700683330.01/cwt329.00–331.002,2542
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800785261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,0491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580335.15/cwt321.00–342.501,9443
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2141
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518334.82/cwt330.00–345.001,7343
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330350.52/cwt350.00–351.001,1572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9361
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850800317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5361
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,6051
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600589330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9445
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475343.63/cwt340.00–347.501,6322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700672385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625395.80/cwt380.00–404.002,4743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715336.62/cwt334.00–339.002,4073
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,2281
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568356.26/cwt355.00–357.502,0242
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,8151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600571429.94/cwt417.00–440.002,45512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850827374.00/cwt374.00–374.003,09366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,9292
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6201
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,3022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750741389.50/cwt389.50–389.502,88671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588391.97/cwt385.00–399.002,3052
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950935336.02/cwt335.50–336.503,142113

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.