Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-19

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 19
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 160▼ 195 vs year ago 362 · −53.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 31▼ 83 vs year ago 200 · −41.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 47 · −2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher on high quality offering . Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.35/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −67.35 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$302.35
13 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.56
vs KY average
−18.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516323.101,6678thin
Medium and Large 2-3555269.141,4935thin
One grade step is worth $53.96/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd
302.35
—
KY average25 barns · 1,554 hd
314.90
−12.56
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−18.83
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−67.35
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
429386342299median 369.7003/0704/2506/2709/1910/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,342149.042,0015thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,320151.041,99361
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,638149.602,45013
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,056122.221,29010

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)707$2,3503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,8033thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,7692thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$2,0503thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,615$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$3,2776
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,266$2,3382thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185465.00/cwt465.00–465.008601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425411.91/cwt400.00–425.001,7512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568256.79/cwt230.00–287.701,4593
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2651311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175495.00/cwt495.00–495.008661
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,0161
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2256408.11/cwt395.00–415.001,0453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310297.50/cwt297.50–297.509221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363390.21/cwt380.00–400.001,4162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383275.39/cwt232.50–320.001,0552
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472331.06/cwt329.00–333.001,5634
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516323.10/cwt313.00–332.001,6678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535269.00/cwt252.00–286.001,4392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568269.23/cwt263.00–275.001,5293
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,8691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,1831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,2051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6462
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458425.22/cwt412.00–427.001,9489
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475348.32/cwt307.00–383.001,6556
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521387.67/cwt362.50–399.002,0207
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557347.67/cwt347.00–348.001,9373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9382
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8841
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8961
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,9171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3436330.54/cwt300.00–341.001,4414
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3450333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,49911
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3505305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5401
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3555297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6512
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3632241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5232
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3677230.29/cwt225.00–232.001,5594
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3851211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7966
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3922196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8072
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3415220.00/cwt220.00–220.009132
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0461
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 2-3422255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0762
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 2-3485224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0864
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3542239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2952
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2-3995178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,333150.55/cwt148.00–155.002,0074
Bulls——1,380143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002132.55/cwt130.00–137.001,3283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079117.79/cwt91.00–133.001,2717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292148.87/cwt131.00–157.001,92337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362163.23/cwt158.00–170.002,22319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,364120.75/cwt93.00–129.001,6475
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564151.49/cwt142.00–156.002,36910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,755164.97/cwt161.00–168.002,8952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,140100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,1401
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6152,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27072,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,769.06/head1,710.00–1,820.001,7692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,802.64/head1,750.00–1,825.001,8033
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1923,277.33/head2,300.00–3,500.003,2776
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503

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.