Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a average quality offering with extreme heat . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.20/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −142.57 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$246.20

19 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$28.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.37

vs KY average

−23.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	255.31	1,401	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	226.48	1,291	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.83/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd

246.20

—

KY average26 barns · 1,664 hd

271.57

−25.37

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−23.08

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−142.57

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	—	High	1,523	161.70	2,463	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	143.54	2,113	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	141.13	1,722	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	882	99.40	877	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	157.00	1,798	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	166.50	2,439	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,735	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,318	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2-3	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	253.21/cwt	231.00–275.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	262.16/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	253.03/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	239.83/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	247	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	234.20/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	258.03/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	250.33/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	297.55/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	343.70/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	244.45/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	328.57/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	347.51/cwt	336.00–353.00	1,272	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,735.28/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,735	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	266.00/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	313.56/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	309.00/cwt	293.00–325.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	249.18/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	292.74/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,367	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	848	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,145	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,798	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,465	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	115.60/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,084	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	73.10/cwt	65.00–81.00	599	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	234.18/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	248.44/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	225.77/cwt	184.00–244.00	1,303	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	346	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	972	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,109	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,634	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	980	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,529	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	150.26/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,182	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	168.84/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	154.41/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,006	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	139.30/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,658	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	118.79/cwt	104.00–128.00	1,467	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	133.46/cwt	133.00–134.00	2,006	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 Jun 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 241Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 41Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 30

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a average quality offering with extreme heat . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	252.50	252.50
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	475	227.50–241.00	234.18
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
5	550–600	577	184.00–244.00	225.77
7	600–650	611	218.00–239.00	234.20
1	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	317.50	317.50
4	400–450	423	259.00–271.00	262.16
3	450–500	450	250.00–251.00	250.33
9	500–550	538	250.00–261.00	258.03
4	550–600	573	244.00–251.00	249.18
4	600–650	627	237.00–247.00	244.45
6	650–700	653	239.00–240.00	239.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	284.00	284.00
2	500–550	515	231.00–275.00	253.21
2	550–600	573	247.00–250.00	248.44
1	650–700	680	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	367.00	367.00
5	350–400	362	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	317.00–340.00	328.57
9	450–500	485	308.00	308.00
5	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	241.00–262.50	253.03
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	755	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	885	120.00	120.00
1	950–1000	955	145.00	145.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	270	293.00–325.00	309.00
2	300–350	320	301.00–325.00	313.56
3	350–400	366	336.00–353.00	347.51
3	400–450	405	338.00–348.00	343.70
4	450–500	467	285.00–300.00	292.74
7	500–550	506	289.00–301.00	297.55
2	550–600	555	260.00–272.00	266.00
2	600–650	628	260.00–262.00	261.00
1	700–750	700	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	755	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	281.00	281.00
3	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	615	221.00	221.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	980	156.00	156.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,149	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,735.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,710.00	1,710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	98.00	98.00
2	—	938	112.00–119.00	115.60
2	—	820	65.00–81.00	73.10
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	149.00–153.00	150.26
2	—	1,503	133.00–134.00	133.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,299	150.00–164.00	154.41
31	—	1,190	129.00–149.00	139.30
4	—	1,235	104.00–128.00	118.79
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	157.00	157.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	166.50	166.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,135	144.00	144.00
3	—	1,715	165.00–172.00	168.84

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