Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-02-01

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 1
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 215▼ 144 vs year ago 400 · −36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 111▲ 57 vs year ago 72 · +79.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 30 vs year ago 38 · −78.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $287.70/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −125.49 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$287.70
15 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551294.961,62412thin
Medium and Large 2-3568258.671,4703thin
One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about $154 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
287.70
—
KY average24 barns · 1,000 hd
298.49
−10.79
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−125.49
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

23 sales
455408361314median 413.1903/1404/2506/2009/2610/31
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $413.19 across 23 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,735165.002,8632thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,531144.832,21813
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,324139.951,85388
CowsLean 85-90%High981103.001,01010

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)885$9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,290$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,8851thin

Every lot

65 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570300.35/cwt290.00–310.001,7122
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9687
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7711
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0031
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2968231.52/cwt225.00–238.002,2412
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270352.50/cwt352.50–352.509521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2306334.17/cwt321.00–340.001,02310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475297.59/cwt293.00–300.001,4143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562263.62/cwt263.50–265.001,48213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200367.00/cwt367.00–367.007343
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250362.50/cwt362.50–362.509062
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280342.50/cwt342.50–342.509591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328385.31/cwt352.50–395.001,2647
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380372.50/cwt332.50–382.501,4165
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420313.50/cwt300.00–322.501,3176
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3436297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,2953
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,5212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471303.89/cwt298.00–320.001,4315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534301.58/cwt290.00–306.001,6107
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574285.68/cwt283.00–290.001,6405
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585257.50/cwt254.00–261.001,5062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616289.11/cwt235.00–306.001,7818
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9282
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3384289.50/cwt289.50–289.501,11227
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3418275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1504
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3464307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,42411
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3512245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2542
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3566245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3878
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3987185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,82610
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,066165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,7645
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Large 2-3715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Large 1-2885235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,735165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,8632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%873123.44/cwt120.00–125.001,0783
Cows—Lean 85-90%91081.00/cwt81.00–81.007371
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04696.45/cwt86.00–110.001,0096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239113.72/cwt96.00–128.001,4099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253138.04/cwt121.00–145.001,73050
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,473151.37/cwt145.00–164.002,23029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527133.99/cwt131.00–136.002,0465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534151.60/cwt140.00–159.002,3268
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2885950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.