Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.80/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −119.97 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$268.80

31 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs KY average

−1.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	272.86	1,443	26
Medium and Large 2-3	538	247.66	1,332	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $111 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 sale31 hd

268.80

—

KY average25 barns · 1,468 hd

263.35

+5.44

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−1.20

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−119.97

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	1,721	155.97	2,684	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	139.12	2,031	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	129.82	1,672	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	107.15	1,050	9thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,145	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,788	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,491	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,061	12

Every lot, as filed

106 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	450–500	472	270.82/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	220.51/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	260.49/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	312.00/cwt	301.00–317.50	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	248.54/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	342.73/cwt	337.50–347.50	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	298.12/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,440	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	249.89/cwt	232.50–251.00	1,192	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	248.58/cwt	228.00–267.50	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	251.83/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	267.79/cwt	240.00–289.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,243.05/head	1,700.00–2,625.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	291.31/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	273.89/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,441	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,145.00/head	2,075.00–2,225.00	2,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	285.50/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	303.29/cwt	296.00–309.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	262.94/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	326.45/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,208	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,548.54/head	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,977.82/head	1,725.00–2,500.00	1,978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	302.14/cwt	271.00–310.00	1,635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	105.41/cwt	91.00–116.00	1,048	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	140.82/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,029	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,028	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	130.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,630	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	126.49/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,601	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	137.85/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,835	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	166.65/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,053	12
Bulls	—	—	1,760	154.12/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,713	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	105.98/cwt	85.00–113.00	1,258	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	242.07/cwt	221.00–256.00	1,138	65
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	524	236.27/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,238	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	381	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	827	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	700–750	708	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,458	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	570	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,260	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	354	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	965	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	297	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	763	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	887	197.10/cwt	197.10–197.10	1,748	62
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	386	248.97/cwt	220.00–332.50	961	54
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	329	255.83/cwt	245.00–285.00	842	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	925	178.90/cwt	171.00–184.25	1,655	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	666	198.09/cwt	175.00–207.00	1,319	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	779	189.77/cwt	171.00–195.00	1,478	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	972	169.03/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,643	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	432	244.75/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,057	53
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	300–350	345	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	873	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,145	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,843	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	578	233.95/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,352	71
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,170	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,533	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	250–300	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,195	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,308	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	400–450	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	40
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	422	244.39/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,031	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	850–900	852	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,538	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	617	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,141	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	623	209.43/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,305	39
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	900–950	920	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,693	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	403	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	858	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	811	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,622	68
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	871	184.97/cwt	170.50–189.50	1,611	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	725	201.02/cwt	189.00–209.50	1,457	41
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	538	236.13/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,270	90
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	785	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,515	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,019	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,763	5

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,258Last week 161Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 85Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 14Year ago 4

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and 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
1	200–250	210	317.50	317.50
3	350–400	390	301.00–317.50	312.00
3	400–450	420	296.00–309.00	303.29
4	450–500	472	269.00–275.00	270.82
24	500–550	526	263.00–281.00	273.89
2	550–600	563	258.00–263.00	260.49
2	600–650	618	247.00–250.00	248.54
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
4	400–450	413	240.00–289.00	267.79
2	450–500	475	228.00–267.50	248.58
4	500–550	526	243.00–262.00	251.83
1	550–600	585	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	615	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	680	214.00	214.00
1	750–800	775	171.00	171.00
1	800–850	820	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	390	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	430	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	535	209.00	209.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	673	211.00–229.00	220.51
1	700–750	715	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	337.50–347.50	342.73
2	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	370	322.50–330.00	326.45
4	450–500	478	280.00–295.00	291.31
3	500–550	518	279.00–289.00	285.50
2	550–600	573	261.00–265.00	262.94
2	600–650	630	249.00	249.00
2	650–700	667	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	388	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
12	450–500	483	295.00–315.00	298.12
5	500–550	541	271.00–310.00	302.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	477	232.50–251.00	249.89
1	500–550	540	207.00	207.00
2	850–900	850	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	297	257.00	257.00
15	300–350	329	245.00–285.00	255.83
54	350–400	386	220.00–332.50	248.97
53	400–450	432	222.50–251.00	244.75
65	450–500	470	221.00–256.00	242.07
90	500–550	538	229.00–251.00	236.13
71	550–600	578	210.00–240.00	233.95
39	600–650	623	200.00–217.00	209.43
36	650–700	666	175.00–207.00	198.09
41	700–750	725	189.00–209.50	201.02
11	750–800	779	171.00–195.00	189.77
2	800–850	810	185.00	185.00
26	850–900	871	170.50–189.50	184.97
20	900–950	925	171.00–184.25	178.90
3	950–1000	972	167.00–173.00	169.03
5	1000–1050	1,019	173.00	173.00
2	1100–1150	1,145	161.00	161.00
3	1150–1200	1,170	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	345	253.00	253.00
40	400–450	418	250.00	250.00
68	800–850	811	200.00	200.00
62	850–900	887	197.10	197.10
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	272.50	272.50
6	400–450	422	237.50–251.00	244.39
18	500–550	524	230.00–253.00	236.27
2	550–600	570	221.00	221.00
2	600–650	617	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	708	206.00	206.00
1	750–800	785	193.00	193.00
5	850–900	852	180.50	180.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	195.00	195.00
12	350–400	381	217.00	217.00
6	400–450	403	213.00	213.00
1	500–550	530	175.00	175.00
6	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
5	700–750	720	209.00	209.00
2	900–950	920	184.00	184.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	1,700.00–2,625.00	2,243.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,548.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,875.00	2,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,203	1,725.00–2,500.00	1,977.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,292	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	2,075.00–2,225.00	2,145.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	994	91.00–116.00	105.41
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
1	—	995	119.50	119.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,441	134.00–148.00	140.82
2	—	1,573	128.00–130.00	128.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,266	115.00–136.00	126.49
31	—	1,331	132.00–146.00	137.85
5	—	1,187	85.00–113.00	105.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	125.00–135.00	130.39
12	—	1,832	160.00–175.00	166.65
14	—	1,760	143.00–159.00	154.12

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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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

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