Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.56/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −135.20 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$253.56

13 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$33.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

vs KY average

−14.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	266.49	1,431	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	232.89	1,257	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.60/cwt here — about $174 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 sale13 hd

253.56

—

KY average27 barns · 1,299 hd

263.30

−9.73

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−14.03

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−135.20

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	1,770	153.05	2,709	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,711	132.32	2,264	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	118.61	1,540	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	98.17	981	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,331	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	550–600	573	257.48/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	348.43/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	324.07/cwt	320.00–325.50	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	242.13/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	358.00/cwt	320.00–391.00	1,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	353.85/cwt	351.00–357.50	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	308.02/cwt	307.00–309.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	193	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	264.88/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,331.46/head	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	326.75/cwt	311.00–334.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	269.49/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	128.52/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,358	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,253	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	166.13/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	122.18/cwt	111.00–136.00	1,521	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	94.10/cwt	68.00–108.00	1,251	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	135.74/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,194	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,829	128.05/cwt	115.00–134.00	2,342	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	860	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	523	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,250	13
Bulls	—	—	1,736	152.87/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,654	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,534	134.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,061	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	98.17/cwt	87.00–109.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	345.12/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	596	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	396.93/cwt	391.00–402.50	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	222.52/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	256.19/cwt	237.50–268.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	252.31/cwt	221.00–271.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	219.02/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	267.20/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,245	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	299.87/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	242.43/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,151	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 162Year ago 1,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 40Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 23

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	193	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
9	300–350	335	311.00–334.00	326.75
2	350–400	387	308.00	308.00
1	400–450	415	271.00	271.00
1	450–500	485	282.00	282.00
6	500–550	525	268.00–272.00	269.49
2	550–600	573	256.00–259.00	257.48
4	600–650	647	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	315.00–320.00	317.52
5	350–400	385	237.50–268.00	256.19
2	400–450	437	257.00	257.00
7	450–500	466	260.00–275.00	267.20
3	500–550	526	230.00–248.00	242.13
2	550–600	560	217.00–221.00	219.02
2	600–650	625	221.00–224.00	222.52
1	750–800	760	196.00	196.00
1	950–1000	965	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	297.00	297.00
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
4	400–450	432	285.00–307.00	299.87
4	450–500	471	221.00–271.00	252.31
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	583	237.00–249.00	242.43
1	600–650	635	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	720	204.00	204.00
10	900–950	925	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
6	300–350	329	320.00–391.00	358.00
5	350–400	388	351.00–357.50	353.85
6	400–450	424	330.00–353.00	345.12
1	450–500	460	293.00	293.00
3	500–550	530	252.00–272.00	264.88
1	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	391.00–402.50	396.93
1	350–400	355	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	387.50	387.50
4	300–350	331	320.00–325.50	324.07
4	350–400	365	320.00–362.50	348.43
2	400–450	408	307.00–309.00	308.02
1	450–500	460	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	301.00	301.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	523	239.00	239.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,331.46
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,057	118.00–134.00	128.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,325.00	2,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,878	165.00–167.00	166.13
6	—	1,736	146.00–159.00	152.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,245	111.00–136.00	122.18
7	—	1,329	68.00–108.00	94.10
5	—	1,534	130.00–140.00	134.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,616	130.00–143.00	135.74
8	—	1,829	115.00–134.00	128.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	999	87.00–109.00	98.17

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle