Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1108.00/cwt slaughter cattle deleted

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers sold steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Strong demand for all slaughter cattle on a high quality offering.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $244.47/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −175.24 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$244.47

11 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$48.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.61

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	262.15	1,423	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	582	213.53	1,243	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.62/cwt here — about $180 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $347.47, median $419.71 across 21 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 sale11 hd

244.47

—

KY average24 barns · 548 hd

266.08

−21.61

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−175.24

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	1,700	149.09	2,534	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	116.61	1,758	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	115.66	1,553	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	77.78	756	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,477	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$2,163	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	112.89/cwt	96.00–130.00	1,496	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	116.61/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,758	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	81.58/cwt	70.00–90.00	824	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	128.06/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,804	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	281.54/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	292.67/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	270.25/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,254	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,477	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	296.25/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	882	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	278.49/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	221.51/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	280.47/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	311.40/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,146	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	556	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,396	7
Steers	Large 2-3	250–300	275	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	708	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	730	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	156.96/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,912	14
Bulls	—	—	1,533	141.29/cwt	125.00–149.00	2,166	10
Bulls	—	—	1,445	133.04/cwt	110.00–146.00	1,922	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	447	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,104	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	790	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,469	1
Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	626	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,346	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,415	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	532	245.64/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	281.82/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	225.41/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,276	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,612.50/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	256.21/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,432	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	141.85/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	283.43/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	213.53/cwt	180.00–240.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	240.08/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,464	2

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 273Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 68Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 1Year ago 56

Correction: 1108.00/cwt slaughter cattle deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,325	96.00–130.00	112.89
1	—	1,315	75.00	75.00
16	—	1,409	120.00–140.00	128.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,508	114.00–119.00	116.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,010	70.00–90.00	81.58
1	—	745	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,855	150.00–165.00	156.96
10	—	1,533	125.00–149.00	141.29
2	—	1,445	110.00–146.00	133.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	302.50	302.50
1	300–350	340	267.50	267.50
3	350–400	368	300.00–317.50	311.40
2	400–450	400	292.50–300.00	296.25
2	450–500	478	279.00–284.00	281.54
2	500–550	502	277.00	277.00
5	550–600	559	253.00–257.00	256.21
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	275.00–292.50	283.43
2	400–450	438	276.00–281.00	278.49
3	450–500	478	279.00–288.00	281.82
4	550–600	582	180.00–240.00	213.53
1	700–750	735	207.00	207.00
2	850–900	882	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.50	302.50
2	350–400	373	287.50–297.50	292.67
3	400–450	420	271.00–291.00	280.47
6	450–500	464	267.00–275.00	270.25
3	500–550	520	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	583	221.00–222.00	221.51
2	600–650	610	230.00–250.00	240.08
2	650–700	677	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	465	237.00	237.00
1	500–550	545	214.00	214.00
2	550–600	566	220.00–231.00	225.41
1	600–650	645	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	660	219.00	219.00
1	700–750	740	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
9	550–600	593	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	850	213.00	213.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	790	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	447	247.00	247.00
6	500–550	532	240.00–251.00	245.64
7	550–600	556	251.00	251.00
9	600–650	626	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
6	700–750	705	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	187.00	187.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,612.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,477	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,125.00	2,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	138.00–147.00	141.85

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

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