Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes. Market and demand affected by extremely hot and dry weather conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.82/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −125.95 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$262.82

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$26.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs KY average

−4.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	266.33	1,417	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	240.00	1,320	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.33/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale15 hd

262.82

—

KY average23 barns · 963 hd

266.93

−4.11

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−4.40

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−125.95

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	1,685	158.00	2,662	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	145.07	2,382	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,179	143.17	1,688	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	123.33	1,032	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	163.00	2,290	1thin

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)	1,326	$1,886	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,733	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,530	4thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	146.48/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,477	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	227	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	619	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	812	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,494	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	570	203.62/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,161	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	337	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	843	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,405	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,290	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,091	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	143.97/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	287.13/cwt	282.50–291.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	300.61/cwt	300.00–302.50	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	286.98/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	258.51/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	283.22/cwt	279.00–294.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	286.12/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	323.34/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,403	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	262.87/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,414	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	258.01/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	278.65/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	276.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,529.74/head	2,425.00–2,675.00	2,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	239.71/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,534	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	133.78/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,571	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	154.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,864	7
Bulls	—	—	1,114	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,271	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	311	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	715	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	195	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	320.01/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	223.25/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,424	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,029	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,140	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	594	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	198.64/cwt	196.00–201.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,273	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	523	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,386	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	765	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,155	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	655	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,330	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	648	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	1,466	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,182	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	653	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,466	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	885	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	306	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	924	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,733.21/head	1,410.00–2,100.00	1,733	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	1,886.26/head	1,625.00–2,150.00	1,886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	292	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,000	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	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 Jun 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 127Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 6Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,691	141.00–149.00	146.48
2	—	1,515	135.00–138.00	136.45
1	—	1,505	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	880	124.00	124.00
1	—	970	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	118.00	118.00
7	—	1,161	139.00–148.00	143.97
6	—	1,174	129.00–137.00	133.78
7	—	1,210	150.00–156.00	154.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,114	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,790	170.00	170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	227	272.50	272.50
2	300–350	337	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	465	202.50	202.50
2	500–550	535	221.00	221.00
3	550–600	570	201.00–209.00	203.62
2	600–650	640	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	765	151.00	151.00
4	800–850	812	184.00	184.00
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	523	265.00	265.00
23	600–650	648	226.25	226.25
19	650–700	653	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	300.00–302.50	300.61
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	322	282.50–291.00	287.13
3	350–400	383	281.00–290.00	286.98
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	538	250.00–265.00	262.87
2	550–600	560	257.00–260.00	258.51
10	600–650	640	231.00–243.00	239.71
3	650–700	678	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	725	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	275.00–280.00	276.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	269.00	269.00
1	350–400	365	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	685	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	800	181.00	181.00
1	850–900	895	171.00	171.00
1	950–1000	970	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	337.50	337.50
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	477	318.00–321.00	320.01
4	500–550	530	279.00–294.00	283.22
1	600–650	615	276.00	276.00
2	650–700	650	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	638	220.00–224.00	223.25
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	250	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
8	400–450	434	321.00–332.50	323.34
4	450–500	476	285.00–287.50	286.12
7	500–550	514	268.00–282.00	278.65
8	550–600	595	251.00	251.00
2	600–650	613	256.00–260.00	258.01
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	708	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	286.00	286.00
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	342.50	342.50
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	262.50	262.50
3	300–350	311	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	248.00	248.00
1	450–500	460	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	630	181.00	181.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	242.50	242.50
2	350–400	370	196.00–201.00	198.64
1	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	815	118.00	118.00
1	850–900	885	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	2,425.00–2,675.00	2,529.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,174	1,410.00–2,100.00	1,733.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,326	1,625.00–2,150.00	1,886.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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