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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 25
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 219▼ 37 vs year ago 276 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 63▼ 6 vs year ago 56 · −10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 20▲ 8 vs year ago 13 · +61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Quality of feeder offering ranged from average to plain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.14/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −86.05 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$327.14
30 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−35.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531343.831,82616thin
Medium and Large 2-3551308.061,69614thin
One grade step is worth $35.77/cwt here — about $130 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 sale30 hd
327.14
—
KY average26 barns · 712 hd
362.22
−35.08
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−86.05
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

23 sales
455408361314median 413.1903/1404/2506/2009/2610/31
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $413.19 across 23 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—Low1,566188.962,9596thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,494159.992,3905thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,269155.221,97017
CowsLean 85-90%Average996126.441,2599thin

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)1,253$2,6132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,2522thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$2,2382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,2142thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,9942thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$3,0532thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,420$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,8382thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6004
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,4571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493361.24/cwt360.00–362.501,7812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533362.74/cwt362.50–363.001,9332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,8181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1465
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,0772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3143
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,5632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180425.00/cwt425.00–425.007651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250305.00/cwt305.00–305.007631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,0083
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328310.30/cwt280.00–330.001,0183
Heifers300–350Large 1-2333305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0163
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368354.59/cwt350.00–359.001,3052
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370333.34/cwt315.00–347.001,2333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418360.79/cwt355.00–367.501,5085
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418315.05/cwt250.00–355.001,3178
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467358.61/cwt355.00–361.001,6753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474309.07/cwt280.00–340.001,4656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7771
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521363.10/cwt350.00–369.001,8927
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,8701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570275.00/cwt235.00–315.001,5682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5861
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631321.40/cwt315.00–325.002,0287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673292.25/cwt285.00–300.001,9672
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,3163
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,3331
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,0461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2155456.94/cwt440.00–475.007082
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0941
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3272343.26/cwt293.00–375.009343
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310319.00/cwt319.00–319.009891
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370373.30/cwt360.00–380.001,3818
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,4091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417340.40/cwt300.00–381.001,4195
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3441312.39/cwt300.00–325.001,3784
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3461349.33/cwt330.00–370.001,6104
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471363.32/cwt357.50–370.001,71112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522345.81/cwt327.50–370.001,80514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3534308.86/cwt300.00–325.001,6497
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3567307.26/cwt280.00–341.001,7427
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9642
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627319.11/cwt315.00–325.002,0016
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666317.71/cwt317.00–318.002,1167
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,2482
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3805241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3370207.50/cwt207.50–207.507681
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3417272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1362
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3644306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,97110
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3735277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0362
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3817270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2065
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3570185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,4961
Bulls——1,475174.54/cwt174.00–175.002,5742
Bulls——1,767188.89/cwt185.00–193.003,3383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995145.48/cwt140.00–149.001,4484
Cows—Lean 85-90%995103.06/cwt80.00–114.001,0253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000123.43/cwt121.00–125.001,2342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236143.13/cwt132.00–147.001,7696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239160.79/cwt152.00–166.001,99210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494159.99/cwt155.00–164.002,3905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,765172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,0361
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,052.63/head2,500.00–3,500.003,0532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,994.49/head1,575.00–2,300.001,9942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,252.24/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,613.32/head2,600.00–2,625.002,6132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,214.18/head1,475.00–2,650.002,2142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2741

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.