Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2025-11-05

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 5
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▲ 361 vs last sale 377▲ 544 vs year ago 194 · +280.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 26▲ 43 vs year ago 20 · +215.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 9 vs year ago 3 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for feeders. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $372.58/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.54 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$372.58
46 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.83
vs KY average
−46.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537380.112,04238
Medium and Large 2-3534336.831,7998thin
One grade step is worth $43.28/cwt here — about $244 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 sale46 hd
372.58
—
KY average22 barns · 875 hd
377.41
−4.83
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−46.52
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
−59.54
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—Average1,811184.563,34314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,388143.791,9962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273138.971,76927
CowsLean 85-90%Low942115.701,0909thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,530200.503,0682thin
SteersPrimeAverage615340.002,0911thin

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)1,710$2,5751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$2,5743thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,635$2,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)927$1,6093thin

Every lot

104 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,5871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417363.90/cwt340.00–375.001,5177
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444426.16/cwt425.00–431.001,8925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7092
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0448
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526339.09/cwt330.00–350.001,7847
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536380.05/cwt350.00–389.002,03721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0855
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,9884
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,8941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618308.02/cwt280.00–337.501,9044
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639337.87/cwt331.00–349.002,1599
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640368.04/cwt351.00–370.002,35519
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,35848
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728328.17/cwt327.50–330.002,38911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730321.96/cwt308.00–323.502,35010
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,3331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762319.98/cwt313.00–323.002,43825
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832327.55/cwt320.50–333.502,72522
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862334.60/cwt332.00–337.502,884126
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3868284.08/cwt255.00–313.002,4662
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,006299.00/cwt299.00–299.003,00821
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,042297.00/cwt297.00–297.003,0952
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,153270.50/cwt270.50–270.503,11914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3223355.73/cwt335.00–380.007932
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230355.00/cwt355.00–355.008171
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255342.50/cwt342.50–342.508731
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273302.48/cwt300.00–305.008262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363349.07/cwt347.00–355.001,2674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377311.44/cwt287.00–345.001,1747
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,5926
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3421318.44/cwt230.00–355.001,3419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,7944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480349.39/cwt320.00–377.001,6772
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481376.57/cwt369.00–382.001,81111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,93514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,9004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519331.89/cwt300.00–363.001,7238
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527362.18/cwt353.00–364.001,9097
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572353.51/cwt344.00–356.002,02229
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576343.32/cwt310.00–352.001,9785
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613339.55/cwt330.00–344.002,08117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630320.56/cwt300.00–329.002,02013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0802
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,2305
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,1683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2913
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2126
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,5263
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3235360.00/cwt360.00–360.008461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2256419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,0733
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3273358.67/cwt357.50–360.009792
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323398.99/cwt395.00–402.501,2893
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,5371
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3411333.29/cwt287.50–465.001,3708
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436429.01/cwt425.00–430.001,8705
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2491392.77/cwt387.50–394.001,9295
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3492306.84/cwt280.00–369.001,5106
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510317.91/cwt285.00–380.001,6213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519391.66/cwt375.00–397.002,03311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577310.10/cwt300.00–330.001,7898
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578350.88/cwt347.00–361.002,0287
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3609314.99/cwt300.00–320.001,9184
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613344.48/cwt341.00–348.002,11220
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,8161
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2676312.43/cwt311.00–318.002,11215
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2729289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,10711
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3733282.94/cwt281.00–287.002,0743
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy743318.50/cwt318.50–318.502,3664
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2762261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,9892
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0781
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Prime615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,530200.50/cwt176.00–227.003,0682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700172.78/cwt170.00–175.002,9373
Bulls——1,830204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,7331
Bulls——1,843186.15/cwt168.00–197.003,43110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92597.50/cwt97.50–97.509021
Cows—Lean 85-90%944117.97/cwt108.00–126.001,1148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217127.98/cwt100.00–142.001,55815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340149.12/cwt143.00–163.001,99810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360170.58/cwt167.00–173.002,3202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388143.79/cwt139.00–149.001,9962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29231,764.02/head1,650.00–1,875.001,7642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5752,574.37/head2,475.00–2,625.002,5743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6352,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7102,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038190.68/cwt181.00–205.001,9793

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.