Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-06-04

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 4
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 460▼ 105 vs year ago 421 · −24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 35▼ 11 vs year ago 39 · −28.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Active trading on feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.76/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −58.06 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$330.76
23 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.07
vs KY average
−7.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545340.331,85315thin
Medium and Large 2-3552312.831,7278thin
One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd
330.76
—
KY average25 barns · 1,468 hd
336.83
−6.07
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−7.48
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−58.06
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—High1,671200.803,3556thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,575160.472,5272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,366145.781,99213
CowsLean 85-90%Average965127.001,2261thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,210190.002,2991thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,6001thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235425.00/cwt425.00–425.009991
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375389.60/cwt380.00–400.001,4612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,8781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531357.59/cwt345.00–370.001,8995
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,10711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571348.96/cwt348.00–350.001,9934
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,0212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,17212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663317.97/cwt307.50–320.002,10813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9771
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686321.03/cwt320.50–330.002,20217
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2462
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,1611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733305.55/cwt301.00–307.002,2404
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,4341
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2247477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,1792
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,0931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364392.57/cwt380.00–401.001,4295
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390344.82/cwt300.00–373.001,3455
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422339.64/cwt307.50–377.001,4336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434370.71/cwt347.00–375.001,6097
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479339.16/cwt331.00–363.001,6258
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492345.26/cwt340.00–353.001,6995
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510340.48/cwt330.00–349.001,7366
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535317.79/cwt275.00–331.001,7004
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569307.87/cwt265.00–342.001,7524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576337.75/cwt331.00–346.001,9458
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611319.86/cwt311.00–323.001,9544
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638275.92/cwt269.00–283.001,7602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,8401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9491
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773286.25/cwt286.25–286.252,21370
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,1461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2208508.43/cwt500.00–517.501,0582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308431.98/cwt429.00–435.001,3302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,3181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370399.18/cwt397.50–401.001,4772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380413.60/cwt410.00–417.501,5722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418397.80/cwt393.00–399.001,6635
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3424347.89/cwt285.00–398.001,4756
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477368.79/cwt367.50–380.001,75918
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480352.66/cwt345.00–360.001,6932
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy504400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0166
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9194
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3514339.16/cwt301.00–381.001,7435
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571352.81/cwt340.00–369.002,0157
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577322.87/cwt290.00–371.001,8635
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2603337.59/cwt336.00–340.002,0365
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,0521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,9321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,0811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3724266.23/cwt263.00–271.001,9285
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3966201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9423
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,210190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635192.40/cwt181.00–201.003,1463
Bulls——1,707209.19/cwt202.00–217.003,5713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259127.71/cwt117.00–137.001,6084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,396151.79/cwt144.00–157.002,1198
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,560170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575160.47/cwt158.00–162.002,5272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2798209.48/cwt202.00–217.001,6722

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.