Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.86/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −148.90 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$239.86

10 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$9.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.43

vs KY average

−36.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	247.50	1,343	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	237.95	1,330	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $13 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 sale10 hd

239.86

—

KY average27 barns · 2,233 hd

260.30

−20.43

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−36.31

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−148.90

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	—	Average	1,690	149.46	2,525	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,756	129.44	2,273	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	121.27	1,569	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	104.84	1,059	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,185	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,162	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,235	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	897	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	654	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,373	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	101.45/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,200	8
Bulls	—	—	1,544	140.35/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,167	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	125.93/cwt	122.00–133.00	2,235	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	120.60/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,533	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	263.40/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,407	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	231.40/cwt	192.00–250.00	1,210	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	109.82/cwt	101.00–121.50	1,119	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–73.00	662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	131.99/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,839	17
Bulls	—	—	1,835	159.62/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,929	16
Bulls	—	—	1,400	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,161.89/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	283.21/cwt	267.50–293.00	1,501	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	349.29/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,355	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	304.60/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,474	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	289.08/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,191	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	246.80/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,510	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	271.27/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,289	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	308.49/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	330.60/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	258.57/cwt	192.50–287.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	268.10/cwt	200.00–302.50	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	279.75/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,669	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	262.66/cwt	230.00–297.50	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	230.17/cwt	220.00–240.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	316	281.91/cwt	202.50–315.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	226.72/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	274.84/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	256.68/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	304.18/cwt	302.50–306.00	1,287	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	151.17/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 132Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 133Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	242.50	242.50
6	650–700	654	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	760	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	388	340.00–357.50	349.29
4	400–450	423	302.50–306.00	304.18
32	450–500	484	285.00–317.00	304.60
9	500–550	530	267.50–293.00	283.21
3	550–600	575	250.00–287.00	263.40
5	600–650	628	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	695	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	412	230.00–297.50	262.66
2	450–500	470	255.00–295.00	275.00
4	500–550	523	192.00–250.00	231.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
5	300–350	317	327.50–335.00	330.60
8	350–400	379	302.00–312.50	308.49
12	400–450	412	282.50–300.00	289.08
15	450–500	475	262.00–283.00	271.27
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
13	600–650	612	243.00–248.00	246.80
1	650–700	695	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	710	202.00	202.00
10	800–850	846	201.50	201.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	270	200.00–302.50	268.10
5	300–350	316	202.50–315.00	281.91
6	350–400	385	192.50–287.00	258.57
2	400–450	433	220.00–240.00	230.17
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	530	256.00–257.00	256.68
5	550–600	576	225.00–234.00	226.72
2	600–650	630	215.00–220.00	217.44
1	700–750	703	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	855	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	960	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	650–700	694	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	337.50	337.50
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	512	265.00	265.00
7	550–600	579	278.00–281.00	279.75
1	600–650	605	257.00	257.00
17	750–800	795	233.75	233.75
5	900–950	903	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	475	267.50–282.50	274.84
2	600–650	628	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	690	257.00	257.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	94.00–109.00	101.45
35	—	1,271	111.00–127.00	120.60
17	—	1,393	128.00–139.00	131.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,775	122.00–133.00	125.93
2	—	1,700	138.00–142.00	139.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	101.00–121.50	109.82
1	—	945	70.00–73.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,544	130.00–151.00	140.35
16	—	1,835	153.00–169.00	159.62
3	—	1,400	125.00–126.00	125.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,235.00	1,235.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,161.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,185.00	1,185.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	140.00–161.00	151.17

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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