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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 21

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

640 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 682▲ 339 vs year ago 301 · +112.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 48▲ 4 vs year ago 24 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 8 vs year ago 1 · +800.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.78/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.34 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.

Average price

$357.78

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$41.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

vs KY average

−20.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	368.09	1,933	12thin
Medium and Large 2	568	326.88	1,855	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.21/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale16 hd

357.78

—

KY average26 barns · 1,172 hd

366.55

−8.77

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−20.27

This barn, trailing median29 sales

432.12

−74.34

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $366.47, median $432.12 across 29 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,666	204.02	3,400	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	163.45	2,144	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	159.00	2,524	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	138.95	1,421	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,110	194.00	2,153	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$2,550	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,960	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,660	1thin

Every lot

87 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	336.28/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,591	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	386.02/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,007	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	360.42/cwt	357.50–362.00	1,885	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	363.55/cwt	340.00–365.50	2,239	73
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,135	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	329.41/cwt	310.00–333.50	2,158	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	305.87/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,071	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	300.34/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,144	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	335.43/cwt	318.00–337.50	2,465	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	313.25/cwt	313.25–313.25	2,359	54
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,285	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	313.25/cwt	313.25–313.25	2,544	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,285	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	859	293.75/cwt	293.75–293.75	2,523	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	281.99/cwt	280.00–283.00	2,434	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,648	58
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,417	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	990	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,107	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	353	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,507	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	386.91/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,606	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	366.22/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,710	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	333.65/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,561	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	344.86/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,659	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	357.74/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,824	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	288.06/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,509	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	337.55/cwt	322.00–343.00	1,792	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	335.33/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,898	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	307.03/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,904	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	278.61/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,736	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	295.96/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,868	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,849	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	288.24/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,940	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	279.68/cwt	277.00–283.00	2,028	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	264.32/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,937	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,096	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	252.25/cwt	247.50–257.00	2,068	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,741	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,096	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	427.68/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,612	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	356.30/cwt	353.00–367.50	1,372	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,676	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,469	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	453	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,866	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	367.18/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,707	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	383.73/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,988	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,918	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	314.42/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,644	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	335.30/cwt	323.00–352.50	1,915	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,818	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,836	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,141	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	325.90/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,047	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,233	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,023	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,217	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,153	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,542	193.94/cwt	188.00–201.00	2,991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	219.14/cwt	213.00–225.00	4,061	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	136.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,364	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,554	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,661	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	165.58/cwt	157.00–182.00	2,202	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,612	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,383	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed May 21, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 682Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	385.00–387.00	386.02
73	600–650	616	340.00–365.50	363.55
77	700–750	735	318.00–337.50	335.43
54	750–800	753	313.25	313.25
65	800–850	812	313.25	313.25
60	850–900	859	293.75	293.75
58	900–950	910	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	523	357.50–362.00	360.42
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	331.00	331.00
9	650–700	655	310.00–333.50	329.41
6	700–750	714	300.00–302.00	300.34
1	750–800	780	293.00	293.00
3	800–850	813	281.00	281.00
3	850–900	863	280.00–283.00	281.99
1	1000–1050	1,020	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	473	330.00–342.50	336.28
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
3	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	677	300.00–309.00	305.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	412.50	412.50
2	250–300	262	422.50	422.50
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
10	450–500	481	340.00–352.50	344.86
14	500–550	531	322.00–343.00	337.55
10	550–600	566	320.00–339.00	335.33
14	600–650	631	285.00–304.00	295.96
4	650–700	673	288.00–289.00	288.24
2	700–750	733	257.50–271.00	264.32
2	750–800	785	267.00	267.00
2	800–850	820	247.50–257.00	252.25
1	850–900	850	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	510	350.00–363.00	357.74
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	620	305.00–308.00	307.03
3	700–750	725	277.00–283.00	279.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	524	277.50–292.50	288.06
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	415	375.00–410.00	386.91
6	450–500	467	365.00–370.00	366.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	330.00–337.50	333.65
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	623	277.50–279.00	278.61
1	650–700	670	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	420.00–430.00	427.68
2	400–450	440	381.00	381.00
2	450–500	465	352.50–382.50	367.18
4	500–550	522	367.50	367.50
5	550–600	571	323.00–352.50	335.30
2	600–650	628	321.00–331.00	325.90
3	700–750	718	311.00	311.00
1	850–900	850	238.00	238.00
2	1000–1050	1,017	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	447.50	447.50
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	380.00–387.50	383.73
4	600–650	625	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	353.00–367.50	356.30
2	450–500	452	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	523	309.00–320.00	314.42
2	550–600	577	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	412.00	412.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	199.00	199.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,375.00	2,375.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,660.00	1,660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	1,960.00	1,960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,383	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,740	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	140.00	140.00
11	—	1,330	157.00–182.00	165.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,000	132.00–138.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	213.00–225.00	219.14
3	—	1,542	188.00–201.00	193.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	194.00	194.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.