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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 25

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▼ 743 vs last sale 958▼ 127 vs year ago 342 · −37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 76▲ 39 vs year ago 72 · +54.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 27▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady, heifers over 500lbs sold sharply higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.52/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −97.18 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$272.52

14 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.08

vs KY average

−31.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	274.48	1,498	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	247.00	1,445	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $53 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

272.52

—

KY average25 barns · 1,540 hd

280.60

−8.08

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−31.91

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−97.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.11, low $312.72, median $369.70 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,755	166.32	2,919	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	151.67	2,400	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	141.97	1,824	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	959	112.42	1,078	16
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,417	143.12	2,028	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,481	135.19	2,002	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	112.72	1,195	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,305	175.00	2,284	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,067	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,193	$1,756	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,547	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,355	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,988	2thin

Every lot

89 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	332.54/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,387	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,157	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,535	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,445	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	319.90/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,647	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	315.70/cwt	299.00–323.00	1,755	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,494	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,127	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	276.80/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,868	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	260.03/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,872	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	239.97/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,961	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,140	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	185	349.86/cwt	347.50–352.50	647	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	303.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	984	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	294.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,089	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	273.82/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,062	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	298.07/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,249	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	288.23/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,381	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,338	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	272.47/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,428	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	276.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,581	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,445	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	262.42/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,606	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,747	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,663	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,673	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	902	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,795	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,854	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	345.79/cwt	345.00–347.50	916	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	346.03/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,239	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	378.34/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,407	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	298.84/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,255	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	344.60/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,602	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	320.85/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,518	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,352	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	337.24/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,727	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	276.05/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,573	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	289.94/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,682	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	281.51/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,765	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	268.58/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,816	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	725	254.01/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,842	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,887	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,957	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,862	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	588	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,399	8
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	930	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,692	162.76/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,754	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	170.60/cwt	168.00–173.00	3,122	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	133.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,136	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	699	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	112.33/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,094	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	99.68/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,057	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,394	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	155.85/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,986	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	136.83/cwt	127.50–143.00	1,824	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,544	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	145.14/cwt	133.00–153.00	2,283	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	159.29/cwt	155.00–165.50	2,537	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	112.72/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,195	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	121.76/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,565	5
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,570	141.29/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,218	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,230	133.68/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,644	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,790	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	2,355.16/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,355	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 3	977	1,546.93/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,547	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 3	1,108	1,806.93/head	1,710.00–1,900.00	1,807	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,326.11/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,326	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,755.97/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,756	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	169.57/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,531	2

This sale against other markets

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Jan 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 958Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 76Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 27Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	345.00–347.50	345.79
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	358	340.00–357.50	346.03
2	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	320.85
6	550–600	580	285.00–300.00	289.94
5	600–650	627	270.00–292.00	281.51
5	650–700	676	260.00–280.00	268.58
1	800–850	835	226.00	226.00
2	850–900	868	225.00–226.00	225.50
1	950–1000	950	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	420	295.00–302.50	298.84
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	570	274.00–278.00	276.05
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	372	375.00–380.00	378.34
2	450–500	465	332.50–357.50	344.60
3	500–550	512	330.00–341.00	337.24
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
2	700–750	725	253.00–255.00	254.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	347.50–352.50	349.86
2	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
7	300–350	324	300.00–305.00	303.60
10	350–400	370	285.00–305.00	294.31
7	400–450	419	283.00–310.00	298.07
9	450–500	479	282.00–292.50	288.23
7	500–550	524	267.50–276.00	272.47
6	550–600	571	270.00–280.00	276.82
12	600–650	612	250.00–266.00	262.42
4	650–700	696	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	700	239.00	239.00
2	900–950	902	199.00	199.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	184.00–185.00	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	388	270.00–277.50	273.82
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	585	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	626	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	273.00	273.00
2	600–650	630	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	417	327.50–342.50	332.54
3	450–500	468	328.00	328.00
2	500–550	515	310.00–330.00	319.90
14	550–600	556	299.00–323.00	315.70
3	650–700	675	271.00–288.00	276.80
2	700–750	720	258.00–262.00	260.03
3	800–850	817	238.00–241.00	239.97
3	850–900	863	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
9	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	670	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	580	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	588	238.00	238.00
1	900–950	930	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,355.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,755.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,326.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	977	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,546.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,710.00–1,900.00	1,806.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	169.00–170.00	169.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,570	130.00–148.00	141.29
5	—	1,285	110.00–128.00	121.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	107.00–120.00	112.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,274	149.00–162.00	155.85
9	—	1,333	127.50–143.00	136.83
5	—	1,192	114.00–120.00	116.98
1	—	1,470	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,573	133.00–153.00	145.14
12	—	1,593	155.00–165.50	159.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	79.00	79.00
4	—	850	130.00–141.00	133.68
7	—	974	106.00–123.00	112.33
4	—	1,060	98.00–102.00	99.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,230	128.00–139.00	133.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,692	153.00–167.00	162.76
5	—	1,830	168.00–173.00	170.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	175.00	175.00

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.