Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.70/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −129.00 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$290.70

34 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$30.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.73

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	523	292.51	1,529	32
Medium and Large 2-3	545	261.75	1,427	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.76/cwt here — about $102 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

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 sale34 hd

290.70

—

KY average25 barns · 713 hd

277.98

+12.73

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−129.00

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	—	Low	1,779	142.77	2,540	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,694	130.33	2,208	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	124.54	1,592	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	910	94.71	862	3thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,785	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,609	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,376	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,258	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,312	$2,205	3thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	2,258.48/head	1,925.00–2,575.00	2,258	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	321.14/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	314.29/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	269.84/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	291.36/cwt	283.00–294.50	1,506	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	305.63/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	236.25/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	284.63/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,195	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	266.47/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	251.31/cwt	240.00–262.50	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	238	257.31/cwt	247.50–270.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	219.60/cwt	210.00–240.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	246.52/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	257.63/cwt	252.50–262.50	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	204.94/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	237.20/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	239.85/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	296.97/cwt	292.50–300.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	278.43/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	271.39/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	350.80/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,273	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	326.28/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	271.80/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	290.07/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	246.28/cwt	240.00–248.50	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	250.64/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	319.38/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	315.24/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,324	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,375.53/head	1,274.00–1,550.00	1,376	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,609.17/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,205.38/head	1,425.00–2,600.00	2,205	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	133.15/cwt	124.00–143.00	2,129	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	131.08/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,650	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	123.89/cwt	98.00–140.50	1,577	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,853	125.63/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,328	3
Bulls	—	—	2,355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,826	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	157.89/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,957	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	833	203.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,696	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	331	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	732	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	965	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,747	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	559	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,191	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	871	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,820	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	337	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	522	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,049	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	977	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,827	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	800–850	802	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,712	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	383	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	718	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	892	197.35/cwt	183.00–197.75	1,760	48
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	342	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	450–500	471	303.49/cwt	300.50–309.00	1,429	42
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	243.57/cwt	224.00–265.00	1,510	55
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	779	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,753	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	581	258.45/cwt	209.00–293.00	1,502	113
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	238.38/cwt	214.50–243.50	1,597	39
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	324	255.01/cwt	232.00–276.00	826	48
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	923	190.45/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,758	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	386	286.75/cwt	274.00–322.50	1,107	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	813	203.54/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,655	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	720	208.12/cwt	182.00–215.50	1,498	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	281	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	703	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	483	274.49/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,326	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,185	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,920	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,129	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,261	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,967	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	515	260.26/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,340	57
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	623	216.02/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,346	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	784	186.61/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,463	5
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	457	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,193	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	424	255.02/cwt	211.00–282.00	1,081	61
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	988	190.72/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,884	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	99.56/cwt	95.00–104.00	984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,744	140.18/cwt	120.00–150.00	2,445	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	702	215.33/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,512	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	443	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,143	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	622	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,319	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	990	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,871	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,182	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	309.94/cwt	302.50–322.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,047	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,264Last week 376Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 138Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
5	300–350	324	292.50–300.00	296.97
2	350–400	370	287.50–292.50	290.07
10	400–450	420	279.00–290.00	284.63
3	450–500	463	268.00–279.00	271.80
4	500–550	519	258.00–285.00	278.43
3	550–600	553	267.00–280.00	271.39
4	600–650	612	240.00–248.50	246.28
2	750–800	782	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	247.50–270.00	257.31
2	250–300	283	252.50–262.50	257.63
3	300–350	333	210.00–240.00	219.60
7	350–400	373	240.00–262.50	251.31
5	450–500	463	220.00–260.00	246.52
6	500–550	525	210.00–260.00	239.85
3	550–600	576	220.00–246.00	237.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	312.50	312.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	609	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	555	213.00	213.00
4	600–650	623	210.00–224.00	216.02
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
6	700–750	702	215.00–216.00	215.33
7	800–850	833	200.00–205.00	203.55
5	850–900	871	209.00	209.00
1	950–1000	990	189.00	189.00
7	1000–1050	1,035	198.00	198.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	187.50	187.50
2	650–700	650	181.00	181.00
7	800–850	802	213.50	213.50
2	950–1000	977	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	325.00–327.50	326.28
4	350–400	384	310.00–325.00	321.14
5	400–450	413	303.00–330.00	314.29
6	500–550	521	280.00–290.00	284.87
1	600–650	625	282.50	282.50
6	650–700	656	266.00–273.00	269.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	302.50–322.00	309.94
4	300–350	335	310.00–322.50	319.38
7	350–400	363	347.50–355.00	350.80
5	400–450	420	295.00–320.00	315.24
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
14	500–550	517	283.00–294.50	291.36
4	550–600	569	250.00–252.50	250.64
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
14	500–550	515	303.00–308.00	305.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	387	255.00–290.00	266.47
3	400–450	420	255.00–260.00	257.44
2	450–500	450	222.50–250.00	236.25
1	500–550	510	271.00	271.00
1	550–600	580	252.50	252.50
2	750–800	783	185.00–225.00	204.94
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	221.00	221.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	197.50	197.50
7	550–600	559	213.00	213.00
2	600–650	622	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
5	750–800	784	185.00–193.00	186.61
2	950–1000	965	181.00	181.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	190.00	190.00
2	300–350	337	155.00	155.00
3	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	281	250.00	250.00
48	300–350	324	232.00–276.00	255.01
12	350–400	386	274.00–322.50	286.75
61	400–450	424	211.00–282.00	255.02
51	450–500	483	252.00–300.00	274.49
57	500–550	515	240.00–270.00	260.26
113	550–600	581	209.00–293.00	258.45
55	600–650	620	224.00–265.00	243.57
39	650–700	670	214.50–243.50	238.38
35	700–750	720	182.00–215.50	208.12
11	750–800	779	225.00	225.00
24	800–850	813	190.00–219.00	203.54
48	850–900	892	183.00–197.75	197.35
3	900–950	923	181.00–195.00	190.45
27	950–1000	988	189.00–191.00	190.72
1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00	195.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	162.00	162.00
3	1250–1300	1,261	156.00	156.00
1	1350–1400	1,365	156.00	156.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	450–500	471	300.50–309.00	303.49
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	457	261.00	261.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,378	1,925.00–2,575.00	2,258.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,312	1,425.00–2,600.00	2,205.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,785.00	1,785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	1,274.00–1,550.00	1,375.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,609.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,599	124.00–143.00	133.15
3	—	1,853	120.00–131.00	125.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	124.00–135.00	131.08
38	—	1,273	98.00–140.50	123.89
1	—	1,565	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	95.00–104.00	99.56
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,355	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,873	151.00–162.00	157.89
38	—	1,744	120.00–150.00	140.18

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

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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

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