Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 to 4.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $264.34/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −155.37 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$264.34

15 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$39.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.79

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	280.25	1,590	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	526	240.48	1,265	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.77/cwt here — about $325 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $347.47, median $419.71 across 21 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

264.34

—

KY average25 barns · 692 hd

271.13

−6.79

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−155.37

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	1,790	160.11	2,866	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	143.35	2,124	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	137.28	1,761	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	111.32	1,055	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	165.00	2,582	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)	1,260	$2,026	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,692	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,655	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,600	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,551	$2,474	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	343.30/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,026.39/head	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	304.64/cwt	300.00–308.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	327.70/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	281.95/cwt	250.00–298.00	1,376	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,312	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	347.58/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	253.79/cwt	231.00–268.00	1,561	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	276.37/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,625	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	306.33/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	351.53/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,345	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,551	2,473.77/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,474	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	826	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,691.65/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	142.39/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,156	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	80.94/cwt	72.00–90.00	909	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	109.38/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,039	5
Bulls	—	—	1,862	164.43/cwt	151.00–171.00	3,062	8
Bulls	—	—	1,503	142.84/cwt	137.00–147.50	2,147	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	331	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	728	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	150.13/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	138.50/cwt	121.00–172.00	1,766	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,131	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,392	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	436	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,208	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	756	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,474	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	637	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,350	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	983	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	915	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	210.46/cwt	180.00–232.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,600.11/head	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	281.76/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,443	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	335.30/cwt	312.00–347.00	1,552	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	224.25/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	289.81/cwt	282.50–297.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	230.89/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,242	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	277.58/cwt	267.50–287.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	276.34/cwt	250.00–300.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	317.06/cwt	250.00–385.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	230.45/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	257.20/cwt	238.00–269.00	1,199	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	258.18/cwt	230.00–281.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	240.48/cwt	225.00–257.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	252.39/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	771	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 Jul 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 156Year ago 981

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 81Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 21Year ago 25

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 to 4.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	347.00	347.00
3	400–450	417	340.00–345.00	343.30
2	450–500	458	315.00–340.00	327.70
18	500–550	512	276.00–285.00	281.76
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	602	283.00	283.00
6	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	383	250.00–385.00	317.06
2	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
14	450–500	488	250.00–298.00	281.95
6	500–550	526	225.00–257.00	240.48
1	600–650	605	217.00	217.00
1	950–1000	960	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	255	324.00	324.00
5	300–350	320	347.00–365.00	351.53
2	350–400	373	345.00–350.00	347.58
4	400–450	400	348.00	348.00
15	450–500	463	312.00–347.00	335.30
3	500–550	526	288.00	288.00
6	550–600	588	260.00–284.00	276.37
11	600–650	615	231.00–268.00	253.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	293	282.50–297.00	289.81
2	300–350	328	250.00–300.00	276.34
2	350–400	368	267.50–287.00	277.58
3	400–450	428	230.00–281.00	258.18
10	450–500	466	238.00–269.00	257.20
7	500–550	538	200.00–240.00	230.89
5	550–600	574	221.00–229.00	224.25
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	660	180.00–232.00	210.46
1	700–750	715	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	302.50	302.50
4	300–350	319	300.00–308.00	304.64
2	350–400	358	302.50–310.00	306.33
5	400–450	436	292.00	292.00
4	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	508	245.00–260.00	252.39
1	550–600	590	231.00	231.00
6	600–650	613	239.00	239.00
4	650–700	678	229.00–235.00	230.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	269.00	269.00
3	550–600	568	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	277.00	277.00
10	400–450	436	277.00	277.00
5	600–650	637	212.00	212.00
3	750–800	756	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	915	250.00	250.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,026.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,126	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,691.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,655	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,551	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,473.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,181	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,600.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,520	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	152.00	152.00
9	—	1,514	135.00–147.00	142.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	72.00–90.00	80.94
4	—	1,464	145.00–158.00	150.13
50	—	1,275	121.00–172.00	138.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	104.00–118.00	109.38
1	—	935	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,862	151.00–171.00	164.43
2	—	1,503	137.00–147.50	142.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	165.00	165.00

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

Bulls · 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