Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-08-02

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 2
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 116▲ 71 vs year ago 154 · +46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 46 vs year ago 81 · −56.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%
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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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.15/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −34.55 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$335.15
25 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.07
vs KY average
−12.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526337.671,77622
Medium and Large 2-3546316.671,7303thin
One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale25 hd
335.15
—
KY average25 barns · 838 hd
346.22
−11.07
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
−12.35
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−34.55
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—High1,831187.473,4336thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623171.502,7832thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,233167.012,06015
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,210122.001,4762thin

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)1,177$2,5563thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,4751thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3592
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,4682
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,6894
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535360.50/cwt359.00–361.001,9294
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562349.47/cwt345.00–351.001,96410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,9651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0133
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680325.30/cwt323.00–327.502,2122
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,2331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3288361.00/cwt300.00–412.501,0404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340390.75/cwt389.00–392.501,3292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372387.78/cwt380.00–392.001,44311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386341.68/cwt280.00–377.501,3195
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424354.04/cwt327.50–381.001,5014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472295.50/cwt227.50–350.001,3956
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480346.03/cwt340.00–347.001,6617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503341.20/cwt330.00–343.001,71615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3537332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575330.10/cwt328.00–337.001,8987
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614329.40/cwt328.00–330.002,02310
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,4571
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,1331
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,010217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,1921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2160620.00/cwt620.00–620.009921
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3180460.00/cwt460.00–460.008281
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,1831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5253
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380344.22/cwt270.00–400.001,30810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2411387.98/cwt380.00–390.001,5955
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3431351.67/cwt320.00–370.001,5167
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7551
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457365.63/cwt357.00–375.001,6713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3468306.26/cwt262.50–345.001,4334
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,7902
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526356.35/cwt345.00–361.001,8747
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565339.91/cwt335.00–350.001,9203
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572311.35/cwt301.00–323.001,7813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635330.70/cwt321.00–334.002,1004
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,2251
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2911245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2325
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3401320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2833
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3483326.10/cwt320.00–330.001,57515
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3622290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8047
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3825161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,323184.95/cwt184.00–186.002,4472
Bulls——1,923208.47/cwt208.00–209.004,0092
Bulls——2,248169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,7992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229167.33/cwt159.00–174.002,0569
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233182.22/cwt180.00–185.002,2473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247150.84/cwt144.00–155.001,8813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,805177.00/cwt177.00–177.003,1951
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1082,434.37/head2,400.00–2,475.002,4342
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751

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.