Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-11

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 11
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 131▼ 138 vs year ago 241 · −57.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 58 · −8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 8▲ 18 vs year ago 6 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeders steers no trends due to light receipts and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.71/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −24.99 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$344.71
14 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.00
vs KY average
−39.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525365.241,9178thin
Medium and Large 2-3545317.341,7296thin
One grade step is worth $47.90/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd
344.71
—
KY average24 barns · 799 hd
346.70
−2.00
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−39.68
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−24.99
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—High1,606205.193,29613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,602168.432,6983thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,316157.592,07326
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058129.721,3726thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,273260.523,3162thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,570$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$2,3094thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$2,2705
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,4212thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$2,8012thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,1063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624343.78/cwt342.50–345.002,1454
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,8795
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,2921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370383.71/cwt371.00–397.501,4202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370341.25/cwt302.50–380.001,2632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420378.50/cwt370.00–387.001,5902
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475366.30/cwt365.00–367.501,7402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483296.66/cwt291.00–302.501,4332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520366.70/cwt365.00–367.001,9077
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532337.56/cwt335.00–342.501,7963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558297.11/cwt281.00–310.001,6583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3221
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,7251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2160510.00/cwt510.00–510.008161
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275415.52/cwt405.00–430.001,1433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,4381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,6411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423429.73/cwt415.00–445.001,8182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7632
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525376.23/cwt375.00–377.501,9752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3531294.75/cwt280.00–337.501,5654
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3608295.56/cwt281.00–310.001,7972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,1981
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667326.67/cwt325.00–329.002,1793
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3840221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8561
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3880220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9361
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3945177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6731
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3500319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5951
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,8941
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3673329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,2144
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,273260.52/cwt255.00–267.003,3162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,1081
Bulls——1,537208.68/cwt180.00–327.003,2079
Bulls——1,878213.43/cwt207.00–219.004,0083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054135.05/cwt132.00–138.001,4234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065119.06/cwt115.00–123.001,2682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293172.14/cwt169.00–175.002,2265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306161.94/cwt154.00–168.002,11514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351138.49/cwt120.00–148.001,8717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625173.65/cwt172.00–175.002,8222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29002,420.90/head2,275.00–2,550.002,4212
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2832,309.19/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,269.76/head1,975.00–2,475.002,2705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,800.56/head2,475.00–3,025.002,8012

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.