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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 26

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

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Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 167▼ 52 vs year ago 238 · −21.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 117▼ 50 vs year ago 140 · −35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 46▼ 32 vs year ago 41 · −78.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a avg to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady .

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 $326.37/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.33 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$326.37

13 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$39.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs KY average

−3.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	332.41	1,750	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	508	293.18	1,489	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.23/cwt here — about $261 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 sale13 hd

326.37

—

KY average25 barns · 1,257 hd

322.90

+3.47

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−3.58

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−43.33

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	—	High	1,715	168.86	2,896	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	157.58	2,393	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	147.61	1,933	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	140.50	1,419	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	220.00	2,750	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,023	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	400.25/cwt	393.00–415.00	1,721	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	378.92/cwt	371.00–381.00	1,770	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,666	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	375.53/cwt	371.00–385.00	1,953	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,854	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	328.06/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,926	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,009	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,213	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,328	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,061	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	382.86/cwt	367.50–400.00	1,225	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	351	368.65/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,294	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	379.98/cwt	377.00–387.50	1,402	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,696	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	351.78/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,499	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	342.51/cwt	312.50–357.00	1,466	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	350.18/cwt	341.00–365.00	1,625	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,375	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	293.18/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,489	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	333.94/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,733	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	325.50/cwt	310.00–341.00	1,823	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	296.53/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,868	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	281.07/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,793	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	262.51/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,859	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,995	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	953	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,335	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	421.25/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,158	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,322	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	405.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,526	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	394.07/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,667	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	389.45/cwt	375.00–399.00	1,862	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	301.44/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,583	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,990	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	480	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,310	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	529	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,428	8
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	557	290.24/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,617	8
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	718	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,759	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,750	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,697	172.63/cwt	166.00–181.00	2,930	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,708	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,394	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,440	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	146.22/cwt	124.50–157.00	1,914	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	163.46/cwt	160.50–168.50	2,149	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	150.38/cwt	146.50–154.00	2,265	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	164.78/cwt	157.50–179.00	2,523	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,899	1

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 Apr 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 167Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 117Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 46Year ago 41

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a avg to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	417.50	417.50
3	400–450	430	393.00–415.00	400.25
5	450–500	467	371.00–381.00	378.92
3	500–550	520	371.00–385.00	375.53
12	550–600	587	327.00–337.00	328.06
1	650–700	650	309.00	309.00
4	700–750	707	313.00	313.00
2	850–900	882	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	347.00	347.00
1	550–600	575	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	369	377.00–387.50	379.98
11	400–450	426	340.00–370.00	351.78
5	450–500	464	341.00–365.00	350.18
9	500–550	519	327.00–345.00	333.94
2	550–600	560	310.00–341.00	325.50
2	600–650	630	293.00–300.00	296.53
2	700–750	708	261.00–264.00	262.51
1	750–800	750	266.00	266.00
3	950–1000	953	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	367.50–400.00	382.86
8	350–400	351	367.00–380.00	368.65
4	400–450	428	312.50–357.00	342.51
3	450–500	466	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	508	281.00–305.00	293.18
2	600–650	638	275.00–287.00	281.07
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	975	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	405.00–437.50	421.25
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	376	400.00–425.00	405.76
5	400–450	423	370.00–417.50	394.07
3	450–500	478	375.00–399.00	389.45
2	500–550	525	295.00–308.00	301.44
7	550–600	567	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	273.00	273.00
8	500–550	529	270.00	270.00
8	550–600	557	285.00–291.00	290.24
17	700–750	718	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,315	160.50–168.50	163.46
57	—	1,309	124.50–157.00	146.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	144.50	144.50
1	—	1,055	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	157.50–179.00	164.78
4	—	1,506	146.50–154.00	150.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,697	166.00–181.00	172.63
1	—	1,805	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	180.00	180.00

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.