Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-03-05

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 5
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▼ 290 vs last sale 672▼ 290 vs year ago 672 · −43.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 74▲ 38 vs year ago 38 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.44/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −89.38 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$299.44
60 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.45
vs KY average
−5.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544302.581,64655
Medium and Large 2-3562264.941,4895thin
One grade step is worth $37.63/cwt here — about $157 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 sale60 hd
299.44
—
KY average27 barns · 2,233 hd
287.99
+11.45
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−5.58
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−89.38
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

33 sales
453403352302median 388.8203/0404/2906/2408/2610/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $316.11, median $388.82 across 33 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—Low1,623157.172,5519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,581141.272,23310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,253137.691,72536
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,112116.471,29512
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,217167.002,0326thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,7282thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,5001thin

Every lot

89 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378394.80/cwt380.00–410.001,4923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385368.01/cwt367.50–370.001,4175
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405424.00/cwt424.00–424.001,7172
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435351.88/cwt350.00–352.501,5314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,3731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467388.50/cwt375.00–400.001,81415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468347.53/cwt343.00–359.001,6265
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505343.19/cwt336.00–357.001,73315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,6171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531321.00/cwt317.00–323.001,7054
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6194
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579321.35/cwt310.00–329.001,86111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,8042
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,9954
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,7703
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740260.52/cwt257.00–264.001,9282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807240.83/cwt228.00–242.501,9439
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0761
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2921234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,16011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,0061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386384.72/cwt345.00–402.001,4856
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425317.15/cwt310.00–325.001,3482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428372.98/cwt360.00–381.001,59611
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468351.51/cwt338.00–356.001,6458
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478295.87/cwt292.50–300.001,4143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485321.90/cwt312.00–325.001,56114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511321.90/cwt320.00–322.001,64519
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539298.34/cwt281.00–311.001,60813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570263.43/cwt261.00–271.001,5024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574289.01/cwt285.00–293.001,65923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5722
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736241.87/cwt239.50–242.501,78014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739265.75/cwt265.75–265.751,96474
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,9284
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315290.00/cwt290.00–290.009141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2871
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424383.32/cwt370.00–411.001,6258
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434343.22/cwt340.00–353.001,4904
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465376.52/cwt376.00–377.001,7512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,5791
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5081
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530338.39/cwt327.00–350.001,7932
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540313.41/cwt305.00–321.001,6923
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569305.91/cwt300.00–318.001,7416
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573294.55/cwt291.00–298.001,6882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615302.22/cwt301.00–306.001,8594
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725238.54/cwt237.00–240.001,7292
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6731
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,110180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9982
Bulls——1,711155.08/cwt150.00–161.002,6535
Bulls——1,915139.58/cwt135.00–144.002,6732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98878.59/cwt72.00–84.007762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092125.58/cwt121.00–132.001,3715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132126.16/cwt124.00–128.001,4283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137113.12/cwt106.00–117.001,2863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238137.79/cwt130.00–144.001,70620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,250136.63/cwt136.00–137.501,7082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298148.30/cwt145.00–155.001,92510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,322113.17/cwt110.00–115.001,4963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549138.93/cwt130.00–144.002,1526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,0291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635151.04/cwt146.00–154.002,4703
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,217167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0326
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,8101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,727.56/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.