Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-06-21

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 21
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 197▼ 26 vs year ago 241 · −10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 44▲ 28 vs year ago 41 · +68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 16 vs year ago 25 · −64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.34/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −73.35 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$296.34
23 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$29.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−40.94
vs KY average
−37.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3530325.001,7231thin
Medium and Large 1-2542295.041,59922
One grade step is worth $29.96/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd
296.34
—
KY average24 barns · 1,321 hd
337.28
−40.94
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−37.77
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−73.35
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—Average1,679196.413,2976thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,606155.482,4974thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,428154.042,19942
CowsLean 85-90%Low954133.771,27610

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)1,160$2,3223thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,5182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,380$2,6251thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2031
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,8441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8973
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606328.12/cwt320.00–330.001,9887
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,0064
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,1901
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,4341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270290.00/cwt290.00–290.007831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275419.64/cwt410.00–432.501,1543
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added288443.72/cwt442.50–445.001,2784
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319449.24/cwt430.00–465.001,43311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350335.00/cwt320.00–350.001,1732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,4763
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420370.71/cwt360.00–382.501,5572
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423322.01/cwt255.00–360.001,3626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474347.72/cwt341.00–365.001,6484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533286.34/cwt232.00–339.001,52615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561313.69/cwt311.00–330.001,7607
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633266.39/cwt260.00–277.001,6863
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665286.22/cwt285.00–291.001,90310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3777274.36/cwt272.50–275.002,1324
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2175505.00/cwt505.00–505.008841
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220370.00/cwt370.00–370.008141
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2277498.73/cwt455.00–515.001,38112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315441.61/cwt430.00–452.501,3912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388401.24/cwt400.00–402.501,5572
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437401.76/cwt401.00–405.001,7565
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3471367.70/cwt351.00–377.001,7324
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472376.70/cwt370.00–382.501,7786
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3509342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,7434
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510350.11/cwt329.00–363.001,7865
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568321.29/cwt301.00–341.001,8254
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,9571
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2681285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,9811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2729282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,0569
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3550265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4581
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3637243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,678194.14/cwt186.00–201.003,2584
Bulls——1,680200.95/cwt186.00–217.003,3762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1131
Cows—Lean 85-90%958135.19/cwt118.00–149.001,2959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265136.01/cwt129.00–139.001,7213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,445154.96/cwt143.00–167.002,23938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606155.48/cwt152.00–158.002,4974
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27851,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,517.62/head1,350.00–1,675.001,5182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,322.41/head2,025.00–2,550.002,3223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251

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.