Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-11-12

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 12
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
356 vs last sale 738 396 vs year ago 778 · 50.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
23 vs last sale 63 16 vs year ago 56 · 28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
0 vs last sale 12 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.80/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 57.83 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$341.80
50 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.65
vs KY average
22.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567348.861,97841
Medium and Large 2-3571309.611,7699thin
One grade step is worth $39.25/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale50 hd
341.80
KY average24 barns · 1,480 hd
330.15
+11.65
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−22.16
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−57.83
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
BullsAverage1,959174.073,4096thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,600149.422,3913thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,354145.421,96921
CowsLean 85-90%High1,049140.731,4765thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,520196.002,9791thin

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)1,313$2,7622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$1,7804thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$1,7232thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)915$2,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2500–550530352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,4413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700652352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,2952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434358.37/cwt350.00–363.001,5556
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300261400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662323.28/cwt318.00–325.002,14016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,6133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473364.03/cwt350.00–368.001,7228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480383.85/cwt370.00–395.001,84219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200397.50/cwt397.50–397.507951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385372.72/cwt370.00–375.001,4359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581324.46/cwt318.00–329.001,8855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630315.03/cwt309.00–319.001,9857
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750738319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527327.49/cwt320.00–340.001,7266
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450429396.18/cwt392.50–400.001,7005
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300272379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,0317
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755300.50/cwt300.50–300.502,26910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469366.50/cwt366.00–370.001,71910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350310373.39/cwt367.00–385.001,1583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350333366.48/cwt360.00–372.501,2202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650643315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,1821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400350399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,3971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,34914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500489374.54/cwt373.00–377.501,83223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575354.97/cwt354.00–361.002,0417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400366461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,6875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,7553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323442.92/cwt433.00–445.001,4316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600558383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,1374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550536385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0644
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500480391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,8774
CowsLean 85-90%1,148149.08/cwt147.00–152.001,7112
CowsLean 85-90%983135.16/cwt130.00–143.001,3293
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,2311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,598154.63/cwt150.00–159.002,4712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,400159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,329146.80/cwt140.00–155.001,95117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3132,761.90/head2,250.00–3,325.002,7622
BullsMedium 1-2650–700685264.62/cwt247.00–282.501,8132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,478133.08/cwt130.00–135.001,9673
HeifersSelect and Choice1,520196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,9791
Bulls1,958182.49/cwt173.00–189.003,5734
Bulls1,960157.23/cwt143.00–169.003,0822
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650613295.61/cwt290.00–301.001,8122
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,6591
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2822166.69/cwt161.00–178.001,3703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1721,915.36/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9153
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,723.33/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7232
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400396335.43/cwt330.00–339.001,3285
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475314.36/cwt310.00–319.001,4932
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577308.81/cwt300.00–310.001,7828
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600577305.30/cwt300.00–311.001,7623
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500474311.62/cwt302.50–330.001,4775
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550500319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450405326.67/cwt325.00–330.001,3233
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5291
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,8902
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,9111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295324.00/cwt324.00–324.009561
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450416357.51/cwt350.00–370.001,4877
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350308351.24/cwt350.00–352.501,0822
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283358.72/cwt357.50–360.001,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600581357.11/cwt355.00–362.502,07525
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550531357.68/cwt352.50–365.001,8995
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616368.59/cwt366.50–380.002,27113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611349.06/cwt334.00–354.002,13320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450431397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,7134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550513383.73/cwt382.50–385.001,9692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600550348.75/cwt347.50–350.001,9182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700658360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,36918

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.