Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-05-17

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, May 17
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,156 head
▲ 1,030 vs last sale 126▼ 102 vs year ago 1,258 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 120 vs year ago 168 · −71.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 7▼ 43 vs year ago 58 · −74.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm . Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.60/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −70.09 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$299.60
11 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−34.49
vs KY average
−40.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540316.001,7075thin
Medium and Large 2-3557285.941,5926thin
One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $115 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 sale11 hd
299.60
—
KY average26 barns · 1,826 hd
334.09
−34.49
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−40.28
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−70.09
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—Average1,519194.372,9536thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,667152.512,5423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236148.301,83328
CowsLean 85-90%High967126.701,2254thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,393170.002,3687thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,525161.002,4551thin

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)1,300$2,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,4251thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,6471
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9076
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,8921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633323.48/cwt322.00–325.002,0482
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9241
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415384.01/cwt370.00–400.001,5944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493321.19/cwt310.00–332.501,5832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520295.24/cwt282.50–309.001,5352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575281.29/cwt275.00–297.501,6174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620288.49/cwt281.00–299.001,7897
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,9231
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,9511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,1471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333384.96/cwt380.00–390.001,2822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374380.44/cwt370.00–410.001,4234
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418387.54/cwt385.00–390.001,6202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473321.52/cwt318.00–325.001,5212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523331.38/cwt322.50–339.001,7333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535295.07/cwt287.50–302.501,5792
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568244.41/cwt185.00–287.501,3883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3653297.98/cwt290.00–300.001,9465
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0941
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3530252.49/cwt245.00–267.501,33819
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 2-3616249.65/cwt248.00–257.501,5386
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 2-3658264.87/cwt261.00–273.001,74310
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Large 2-3700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Large 2-3761257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,9565
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 2-3825195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6091
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers20 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3296367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,0884
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3312370.45/cwt355.00–450.001,15632
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3384347.09/cwt337.50–360.001,33382
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3410334.43/cwt312.50–362.501,37128
Dairy Steers400–450Large 1-2433342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,48128
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3466331.84/cwt309.00–335.001,54636
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3Value Added481316.82/cwt311.00–324.001,52499
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3521329.95/cwt307.00–339.001,71945
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3Value Added527318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,67646
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3559323.72/cwt275.00–330.001,81034
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3Value Added617275.75/cwt275.75–275.751,70167
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3626287.06/cwt231.00–355.001,79786
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3674277.51/cwt268.00–291.001,87071
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3707273.45/cwt260.50–278.001,93327
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3755250.06/cwt232.00–255.001,88814
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3Value Added807238.75/cwt238.75–238.751,92770
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3840225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8902
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3872265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3114
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3915189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,73411
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added925228.60/cwt228.60–228.602,11562
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2-3690271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3440245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0782
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3478267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2793
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6431
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,525161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,4551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508208.44/cwt204.00–212.003,1432
Bulls——1,525187.33/cwt175.00–199.002,8574
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%917123.27/cwt119.00–125.001,1303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216123.53/cwt101.00–137.001,5024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224149.87/cwt135.00–169.001,83421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348170.36/cwt166.00–175.002,2963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,667152.51/cwt148.00–157.002,5423
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,393170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3687
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.