Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to strong. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.91/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −141.86 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$246.91

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$41.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

vs KY average

−21.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	248.78	1,329	21
Medium and Large 2-3	510	207.50	1,058	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.28/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.27, low $357.73, median $388.77 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

246.91

—

KY average2 barns · 80 hd

253.54

−6.63

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−21.97

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−141.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,886	136.08	2,566	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,731	117.52	2,035	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	109.10	1,438	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	87.58	864	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,316	151.62	1,995	17

Every lot, as filed

68 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	256.45/cwt	240.00–265.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	269.18/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	274.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	250.78/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	654	199.21/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,889	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	282.96/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,454	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	210.68/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	280.40/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	262.12/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	841	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	264.07/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	245.50/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,284	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	264.24/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	111.30/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,494	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	80.50/cwt	77.00–89.00	940	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	943	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	84.92/cwt	79.00–88.00	819	5
Bulls	—	—	1,857	139.06/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,582	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	115.36/cwt	112.00–117.00	2,001	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	541	238.00/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,288	9
Bulls	—	—	2,011	131.69/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,648	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,316	151.62/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,995	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,133	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	129.32/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,783	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	239.35/cwt	212.00–253.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	255.47/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,110	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	483	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,106	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	417	250.19/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,043	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	250.78/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	944	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	233.90/cwt	218.00–250.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	215.80/cwt	200.00–242.00	893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	253.68/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,180	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	231.16/cwt	200.00–248.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	207.77/cwt	191.00–225.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	254.98/cwt	235.00–266.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	200.67/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	256.85/cwt	215.00–283.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,198	3

How this sale compares

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Mar 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 350Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 115Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 49Year ago 41

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to strong. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	240.00–265.00	256.45
6	400–450	424	242.00	242.00
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
8	500–550	536	235.00–266.00	254.98
1	550–600	570	201.00	201.00
3	800–850	841	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
14	500–550	514	273.00–288.00	282.96
5	550–600	558	270.00–280.00	274.79
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	665	247.00	247.00
2	850–900	880	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	710	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	375	277.00–282.00	280.40
3	400–450	410	267.50–270.00	269.18
4	450–500	485	264.00	264.00
10	500–550	523	229.00–255.00	245.50
5	550–600	565	212.00–253.00	239.35
3	650–700	678	210.00–211.00	210.68
1	700–750	730	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	780	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	215.00–283.00	256.85
2	350–400	375	191.00–225.00	207.77
9	400–450	419	230.00–261.00	250.78
12	450–500	465	230.00–267.00	253.68
1	500–550	510	207.50	207.50
1	600–650	600	209.00	209.00
5	650–700	654	193.00–203.00	199.21
3	750–800	772	199.00–202.00	200.67
1	800–850	820	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	527	259.00–265.00	262.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	330	287.00	287.00
2	350–400	393	218.00–250.00	233.90
8	400–450	414	200.00–242.00	215.80
3	500–550	527	245.00–261.00	250.78
4	550–600	576	200.00–248.00	231.16
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	272.00	272.00
6	400–450	442	263.00–270.00	264.07
2	450–500	452	269.00	269.00
2	500–550	528	250.00–261.00	255.47
7	550–600	590	263.00–272.00	264.24
1	700–750	730	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	292.00	292.00
2	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	248.00–253.00	250.19
3	450–500	483	229.00	229.00
9	500–550	541	236.00–239.00	238.00
3	550–600	580	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,342	102.00–118.00	111.30
5	—	1,168	77.00–89.00	80.50
5	—	1,379	124.00–136.00	129.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	92.00	92.00
5	—	964	79.00–88.00	84.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	112.00–117.00	115.36
1	—	1,720	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,857	136.00–143.00	139.06
4	—	2,011	127.00–134.00	131.69
1	—	1,820	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,316	140.00–159.00	151.62

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	113.00	113.00

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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle