Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-05-07

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 7
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
759 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 704▲ 435 vs year ago 324 · +134.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 32▼ 24 vs year ago 52 · −46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +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 $326.96/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −61.87 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$326.96
39 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$53.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.29
vs KY average
−5.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542332.461,80135
Medium and Large 2-3561278.801,5644thin
One grade step is worth $53.66/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale39 hd
326.96
—
KY average24 barns · 1,250 hd
332.25
−5.29
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−5.86
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−61.87
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—High1,672171.742,8724thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,313154.142,02416
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low981123.311,2097thin

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)1,350$2,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,9001thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3403
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy339452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,5345
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371415.73/cwt400.00–422.501,5424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378375.10/cwt370.00–380.001,4182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425416.28/cwt415.00–417.501,7692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462435.50/cwt435.50–435.502,01214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483387.98/cwt377.00–390.001,87411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489345.43/cwt330.00–362.501,6896
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2506331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,6753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,9472
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530355.59/cwt347.00–362.001,88510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563357.06/cwt341.00–362.502,01023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,1756
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,7921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625339.62/cwt337.00–340.002,12318
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636315.43/cwt310.00–331.002,00612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678324.05/cwt310.00–332.502,1975
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9952
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720323.65/cwt321.00–325.002,3303
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724318.83/cwt300.00–319.502,30844
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779296.88/cwt295.00–315.002,31315
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834276.05/cwt273.00–276.502,30215
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0361
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,3721
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,5281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy243516.31/cwt500.00–527.501,2555
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy306440.21/cwt425.00–455.001,3477
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313401.70/cwt400.00–405.001,2573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2671
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374409.21/cwt400.00–420.001,5307
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380332.43/cwt327.50–337.501,2632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424384.62/cwt370.00–400.001,63114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426353.29/cwt340.00–367.501,5057
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434318.24/cwt300.00–333.001,3815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466367.59/cwt367.00–370.001,71316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471329.05/cwt312.50–337.001,5509
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482352.23/cwt340.00–362.001,69826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533329.67/cwt315.00–335.001,75713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534340.46/cwt340.00–342.501,81815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3561278.80/cwt255.00–295.001,5644
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575320.50/cwt320.00–322.501,8437
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603311.36/cwt310.00–315.001,87811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635296.49/cwt295.00–299.001,8834
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671292.75/cwt283.00–305.001,96426
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716272.75/cwt272.75–272.751,9537
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733286.75/cwt286.75–286.752,10216
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772283.75/cwt283.75–283.752,19166
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808246.45/cwt221.00–249.001,99111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809277.02/cwt274.95–279.102,241129
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,028195.54/cwt192.00–199.002,0102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343446.28/cwt442.50–450.001,5314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3571
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415414.88/cwt405.00–420.001,7223
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430389.75/cwt372.50–400.001,6767
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9666
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473369.13/cwt360.00–397.501,7464
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488344.57/cwt330.00–351.001,6829
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530348.87/cwt330.00–353.001,84910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558344.06/cwt330.00–349.001,9208
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621315.94/cwt296.00–319.001,9628
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy629328.97/cwt322.50–331.002,0694
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630275.63/cwt270.00–281.001,7362
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631294.75/cwt293.00–300.001,8604
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy656324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1257
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675302.39/cwt295.00–310.002,0412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720284.40/cwt276.00–297.002,0483
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813222.98/cwt218.00–231.001,8133
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2883232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,0493
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,643167.32/cwt159.00–179.002,7493
Bulls——1,760185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,2561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%64596.00/cwt96.00–96.006191
Cows—Lean 85-90%965136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055128.79/cwt126.00–132.001,3594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271146.15/cwt144.00–148.001,8585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332157.77/cwt151.00–165.002,10111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.