Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: No trends available on feeder steers due to light test. Feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.25/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −163.52 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$225.25

11 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$15.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.50

vs KY average

−43.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	593	233.52	1,385	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	566	218.36	1,236	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale11 hd

225.25

—

KY average25 barns · 1,212 hd

260.75

−35.50

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−43.13

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−163.52

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	2,090	140.00	2,926	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	127.95	2,162	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	119.14	1,512	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	93.10	910	5thin

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)	1,337	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	324.21/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	333.56/cwt	297.50–372.50	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	214.07/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	233.52/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	308.34/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	267.19/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	226.63/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,084	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	157.24/cwt	139.00–167.00	1,999	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	123.42/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	130.38/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,858	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	103.68/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	118.32/cwt	106.50–128.00	1,500	24
Bulls	—	—	2,090	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,926	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,256	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	836	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	1,532	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	898	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,666	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	86.05/cwt	75.00–93.00	803	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	288.98/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,208	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	269.86/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	218.36/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	238.79/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	180.49/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,594	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 May 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 238Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 140Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 41Year ago 25

Compared to last Saturday: No trends available on feeder steers due to light test. Feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	282.50	282.50
3	250–300	288	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	473	220.00–257.00	238.79
1	500–550	500	219.00	219.00
1	600–650	640	202.00	202.00
3	650–700	675	210.00–216.00	214.07
1	700–750	710	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	260	297.50–372.50	333.56
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	362	300.00–337.00	324.21
4	400–450	425	300.00–318.00	308.34
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	648	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	690	218.00–231.00	226.63
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	541	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	985	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	360	301.00	301.00
2	400–450	418	285.00–293.00	288.98
5	450–500	463	265.00–270.00	267.19
5	550–600	593	231.00–244.00	233.52
1	600–650	605	223.00	223.00
1	650–700	660	229.00	229.00
3	700–750	723	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	298.00	298.00
5	350–400	375	257.50–277.50	269.86
3	400–450	430	279.00	279.00
2	450–500	480	251.00	251.00
6	550–600	566	201.00–225.00	218.36
1	700–750	720	153.00	153.00
2	850–900	883	179.00–182.00	180.49
1	950–1000	970	179.00	179.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	460	273.00	273.00
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
24	800–850	836	183.25	183.25
4	850–900	898	185.50	185.50

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)	2	—	1,337	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,271	139.00–167.00	157.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	123.00–124.00	123.42
1	—	1,980	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,425	129.00–131.00	130.38
24	—	1,268	106.50–128.00	118.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	100.00–106.50	103.68
3	—	933	75.00–93.00	86.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	140.00	140.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle