Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 22
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 525▲ 20 vs year ago 637 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 50▼ 10 vs year ago 39 · −25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 11▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $404.85/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.28 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$404.85
22 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,286
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$536
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$92.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.12
vs KY average
−53.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564424.132,39317thin
Medium and Large 2590370.002,1831thin
Medium and Large 2-3560331.611,8574thin
One grade step is worth $92.52/cwt here — about $536 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 sale22 hd
404.85
—
KY average25 barns · 1,021 hd
404.73
+0.12
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−53.29
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
−27.28
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
506455404352median 432.1203/0404/2906/1708/1210/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,617176.432,8545thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,229164.352,0207thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,608161.952,6042thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,008136.361,3757thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,130165.001,8651thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,9422thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,6251thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,3081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,6871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,6051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,3022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571429.94/cwt417.00–440.002,45512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580335.15/cwt321.00–342.501,9443
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588391.97/cwt385.00–399.002,3052
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,9161
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623356.20/cwt347.00–360.002,2196
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625395.80/cwt380.00–404.002,4743
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5877
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673342.73/cwt339.00–350.002,30716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683330.01/cwt329.00–331.002,2542
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715336.62/cwt334.00–339.002,4073
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741389.50/cwt389.50–389.502,88671
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773339.63/cwt339.00–340.502,6257
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827374.00/cwt374.00–374.003,09366
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2844344.82/cwt330.00–345.602,91065
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,9292
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added935336.02/cwt335.50–336.503,142113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318422.28/cwt417.00–425.001,3436
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330350.52/cwt350.00–351.001,1572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,2281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377388.67/cwt382.50–395.001,4654
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,7765
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442382.56/cwt377.00–387.501,6919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475343.63/cwt340.00–347.501,6322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477379.33/cwt370.00–387.501,8096
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518334.82/cwt330.00–345.001,7343
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525359.44/cwt349.00–372.501,88717
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586355.47/cwt347.50–358.002,0834
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589388.18/cwt377.00–397.502,28610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2589330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9445
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607366.98/cwt355.00–379.002,2286
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630320.42/cwt311.00–330.002,0192
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676319.89/cwt315.00–327.002,1628
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717298.17/cwt289.00–311.002,1385
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,3403
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768305.48/cwt303.00–308.002,3462
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880308.89/cwt290.00–315.002,7184
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,3721
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,1411
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,9011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200405.00/cwt405.00–405.008101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288409.42/cwt400.00–419.001,1792
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325396.37/cwt392.50–400.001,2882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,1631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,5161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362397.51/cwt383.00–402.501,4398
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427427.23/cwt421.00–433.001,8246
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430401.43/cwt400.00–402.501,7269
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472368.12/cwt364.00–375.001,7385
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,8151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521426.58/cwt399.00–445.002,2225
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543378.14/cwt370.00–389.002,0539
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568356.26/cwt355.00–357.502,0242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576377.71/cwt377.00–380.002,17613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609338.44/cwt329.00–343.002,0614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy611351.36/cwt349.00–361.002,14720
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671314.45/cwt311.00–315.002,1107
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735292.81/cwt270.00–300.002,1524
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,0491
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,3742
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2161
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6731
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,130165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,567184.89/cwt182.00–188.002,8973
Bulls——1,693163.73/cwt150.00–178.002,7722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870117.99/cwt117.00–119.001,0272
Cows—Lean 85-90%985125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053157.77/cwt153.00–163.001,6612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195172.55/cwt171.00–175.002,0624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275153.41/cwt151.00–155.001,9563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608161.95/cwt160.00–164.002,6042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928199.42/cwt196.00–203.001,8512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28081,941.56/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9422
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251

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.