Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.45/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.18 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.

Average price

$346.45

26 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$30.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs KY average

−43.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	355.98	1,858	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	325.00	1,761	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

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 sale26 hd

346.45

—

KY average26 barns · 1,122 hd

350.59

−4.15

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−43.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.63

−53.18

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,873	188.00	3,520	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	153.00	2,708	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,363	146.10	1,991	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,252	121.38	1,520	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	206.00	2,657	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,383	$2,701	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,541	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	384.00/cwt	381.00–387.00	2,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	361.00/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	387.16/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	330.92/cwt	327.00–339.00	2,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	361.49/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	382.52/cwt	373.00–391.00	2,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	457.38/cwt	449.00–465.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	373.75/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	357.82/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	352.62/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	354.02/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	315.99/cwt	313.00–319.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	328.00/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,520	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,133	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,150	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	127.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	109.72/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,273	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	124.93/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,657	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	156.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,126	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	143.25/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,998	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,541.33/head	1,500.00–1,585.00	1,541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,701.49/head	2,625.00–2,775.00	2,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	460.63/cwt	451.00–471.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	322.61/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,058	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	298.02/cwt	294.00–306.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	368.15/cwt	366.00–379.00	1,870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	414.89/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	394.88/cwt	382.50–399.00	1,935	4

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Dec 17, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 882Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	431	451.00–471.00	460.63
1	450–500	480	463.00	463.00
4	550–600	555	381.00–387.00	384.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	380.00–400.00	387.16
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	462	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	540	363.00	363.00
2	550–600	570	351.00–371.00	361.00
5	600–650	628	327.00–339.00	330.92
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	995	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	650	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	440.00	440.00
8	600–650	622	370.00–380.00	373.75
19	700–750	722	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	399.00	399.00
11	550–600	575	373.00–391.00	382.52
8	600–650	622	353.00–361.00	354.02
1	650–700	655	341.00	341.00
2	750–800	760	326.00	326.00
3	1100–1150	1,133	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	350.00–372.50	361.49
2	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	449.00–465.00	457.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	375	383.00	383.00
4	400–450	435	351.00–375.00	357.82
1	450–500	495	371.00	371.00
9	500–550	522	340.00–359.00	352.62
2	550–600	570	327.00–330.00	328.51
16	600–650	638	311.00–325.00	322.61
1	650–700	665	304.00	304.00
3	700–750	727	294.00–306.00	298.02
1	850–900	890	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	355	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	445	347.00	347.00
6	500–550	528	323.00–329.00	328.00
2	550–600	583	313.00–319.00	315.99
1	600–650	600	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	366.00–379.00	368.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	422	400.00–423.00	414.89
4	450–500	490	382.50–399.00	394.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	125.00–131.00	127.91
2	—	1,160	106.00–115.00	109.72
2	—	1,240	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	122.00–128.00	124.93
8	—	1,361	150.00–165.00	156.18
6	—	1,395	137.00–147.00	143.25
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,290	206.00	206.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,870	213.00	213.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	2,625.00–2,775.00	2,701.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,500.00–1,585.00	1,541.33

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle