Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-08-13

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 13
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
364 head
▼ 376 vs last sale 740▼ 257 vs year ago 621 · −41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 33▲ 0 vs year ago 50 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 $362.50/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.32 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$362.50
44 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$33.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.81
vs KY average
+11.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540364.001,96542
Medium and Large 2543331.001,7962thin
One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $170 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 sale44 hd
362.50
—
KY average25 barns · 1,248 hd
357.69
+4.81
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
+11.69
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−26.32
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—High1,697212.883,6127thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,571162.782,55710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233161.191,98818
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,033134.941,39310
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,738162.692,8284thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$2,2253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)580$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$3,3751thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2101
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475404.18/cwt401.00–407.501,9202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,7471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493422.57/cwt415.00–424.002,0836
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518410.44/cwt404.00–415.002,12614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568370.04/cwt367.00–385.002,1027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,0241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582405.58/cwt391.00–410.502,36035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615368.71/cwt360.00–377.002,2682
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662369.38/cwt365.00–377.002,44510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679346.25/cwt329.00–352.002,35129
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730305.20/cwt303.00–307.502,2282
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4241
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830320.75/cwt320.75–320.752,66223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325401.25/cwt400.00–402.501,3042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373429.90/cwt415.00–445.001,6042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423386.24/cwt385.00–387.501,6342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425352.21/cwt340.00–365.001,4972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429407.55/cwt400.00–415.001,7488
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471400.91/cwt399.00–403.001,8886
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486388.18/cwt375.00–395.001,88710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515383.83/cwt381.00–385.001,97712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535350.01/cwt344.50–365.001,87317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,1139
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,9754
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622336.62/cwt327.00–341.002,0949
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623348.51/cwt347.00–350.002,17118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674329.37/cwt320.00–335.502,22017
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713320.29/cwt315.00–323.002,2843
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723265.36/cwt250.00–280.001,9192
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2392
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,36616
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5062
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,3111
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,3521
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,095180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220441.00/cwt441.00–441.009701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added303505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5308
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3271
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330472.62/cwt457.50–485.001,5608
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,1591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390463.75/cwt460.00–467.501,8092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407461.31/cwt440.00–472.501,8783
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472388.16/cwt385.00–398.001,8325
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,6581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,9721
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3538312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,6812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,9321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,0409
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2590271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2639331.24/cwt330.00–335.002,1174
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675316.58/cwt313.00–320.002,1372
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722321.33/cwt317.00–324.002,3203
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,648196.77/cwt190.00–203.003,2432
Bulls——1,716219.33/cwt214.00–224.003,7645
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%897117.08/cwt116.00–118.001,0503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088148.57/cwt140.00–154.001,6164
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,127148.43/cwt146.00–151.001,6735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261161.09/cwt155.00–168.002,03110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309174.05/cwt172.00–177.002,2784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570158.29/cwt155.00–165.002,4855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570150.49/cwt150.00–151.002,3632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,572178.47/cwt174.00–181.002,8063
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,738162.69/cwt154.00–169.002,8284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39402,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1372,225.44/head1,625.00–2,500.002,2253
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965230.95/cwt226.00–236.002,2292
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4653,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-25801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.