Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-04-30

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 30
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 679▲ 207 vs year ago 497 · +41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 55▼ 13 vs year ago 45 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%
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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 $357.32/cwt on 223 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −31.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$357.32
223 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$484
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$95.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.14
vs KY average
+27.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546358.041,954221
Medium and Large 2505295.001,4901thin
Medium 1-2560262.501,4701thin
One grade step is worth $95.54/cwt here — about $484 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale223 hd
357.32
—
KY average25 barns · 1,467 hd
329.18
+28.14
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
+27.98
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−31.50
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—Average1,630163.432,6645thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221151.031,84417
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low909115.461,0509thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,155221.002,5531thin

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)915$2,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)655$1,7001thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2101
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235434.89/cwt430.00–440.001,0222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3021
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370403.18/cwt397.50–412.501,4923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,7274
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,7238
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465395.01/cwt390.00–400.001,8377
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517361.07/cwt350.00–365.001,8677
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532374.95/cwt371.00–380.001,99520
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557362.01/cwt350.00–366.002,0168
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572332.40/cwt330.00–333.001,9015
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614333.48/cwt320.00–338.002,04827
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,9251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,2705
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,2361
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668332.92/cwt319.00–339.502,22424
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703306.17/cwt305.00–308.002,1526
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,1371
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,1291
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,32215
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926281.85/cwt281.85–281.852,61060
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2992240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3812
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,4852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,0041
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy247475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,2762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320421.27/cwt420.00–422.501,3482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333399.22/cwt387.50–405.001,3294
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380394.93/cwt370.00–400.001,50115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3491
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412381.61/cwt379.00–385.001,5725
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433366.85/cwt350.00–373.001,58817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4681
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470353.14/cwt344.00–362.001,66010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470314.45/cwt302.50–327.501,4783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493334.29/cwt332.50–339.001,64812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514337.32/cwt336.00–338.001,7349
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520382.35/cwt382.35–382.351,988100
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523329.44/cwt317.50–334.001,72322
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2560262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581327.83/cwt315.00–332.001,90536
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584348.25/cwt348.25–348.252,03454
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632304.57/cwt291.00–307.001,92511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636314.12/cwt312.00–315.001,99810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656296.99/cwt287.00–302.001,94812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full675277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9322
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,10313
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,0341
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2941243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,2873
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,3371
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379398.78/cwt392.50–400.001,51117
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417408.25/cwt400.00–417.501,7024
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438378.69/cwt375.00–382.501,6592
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455402.50/cwt400.00–405.001,8312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477378.79/cwt370.00–395.001,80710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480364.29/cwt361.00–367.501,7499
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480352.58/cwt350.00–357.501,6923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518360.89/cwt357.50–367.501,86910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523352.31/cwt350.00–355.001,8439
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523283.71/cwt282.50–285.001,4842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563342.64/cwt325.00–350.001,9297
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,8805
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625311.13/cwt307.00–315.001,9452
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660299.58/cwt293.00–309.001,9773
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2784281.39/cwt274.00–297.002,2066
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,155221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528150.43/cwt150.00–151.002,2992
Bulls——1,698172.09/cwt170.00–175.002,9223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Cows—Lean 85-90%885125.73/cwt120.00–133.001,1133
Cows—Lean 85-90%933141.91/cwt137.00–147.001,3242
Cows—Lean 85-90%97887.72/cwt78.00–104.008583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142148.15/cwt146.00–149.501,6923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209155.55/cwt152.00–160.001,88112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413128.25/cwt124.00–133.001,8122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 26551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2590222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2715242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7341

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.