Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light offering . Slaughter cows sold mostly to steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.32/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −128.45 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$260.32

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$20.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs KY average

+2.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	265.87	1,434	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	245.51	1,339	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.36/cwt here — about $95 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 sale11 hd

260.32

—

KY average24 barns · 974 hd

262.80

−2.48

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+2.52

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−128.45

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	1,785	156.03	2,785	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,793	147.50	2,644	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	130.06	1,664	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	103.18	973	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,225	165.00	2,021	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,402	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	269.39/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	270.55/cwt	230.00–300.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	292.75/cwt	292.50–293.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	344.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	272.72/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,265	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,402.01/head	1,149.00–1,675.00	1,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	274.13/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	275.00/cwt	258.00–287.00	1,295	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	149.32/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,426	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	134.29/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,707	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	119.11/cwt	96.00–127.50	1,419	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,403	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,698	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	950–1000	955	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	102.09/cwt	93.00–109.00	938	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	141.67/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	156.96/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,968	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,021	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,036	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	261.90/cwt	225.00–266.00	1,309	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,069	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	200–250	237	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	782	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	574	248.07/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,424	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	246.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	337.28/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	222.54/cwt	222.54–222.54	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	228.48/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	263.54/cwt	249.00–283.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	271.34/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	246.14/cwt	235.00–269.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	228.38/cwt	214.00–241.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	248.27/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	263.67/cwt	210.00–279.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	239.37/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,494	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 Jul 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 297Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 118Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 44Year ago 52

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light offering . Slaughter cows sold mostly to steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	367.50	367.50
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	850	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	332.50	332.50
1	250–300	280	306.00	306.00
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	383	292.50–293.00	292.75
3	400–450	435	283.00	283.00
5	450–500	464	265.00–277.00	272.72
5	500–550	524	269.00–270.00	269.39
3	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	624	238.00–241.00	239.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	222.54	222.54
5	300–350	310	210.00–279.00	263.67
3	400–450	437	270.00–274.00	271.34
2	450–500	472	227.00–230.00	228.48
2	500–550	523	240.00–256.00	248.27
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	722	214.00–241.00	228.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	249.00–283.00	263.54
4	450–500	464	230.00–300.00	270.55
3	550–600	575	235.00–269.00	246.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	369	340.00–350.00	344.42
2	400–450	433	325.00–350.00	337.28
4	450–500	471	258.00–287.00	275.00
7	500–550	532	261.00–279.00	274.13
3	600–650	630	245.00–250.00	246.64
1	650–700	655	251.00	251.00
3	750–800	791	239.00	239.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	955	124.00	124.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
10	500–550	500	225.00–266.00	261.90
6	550–600	574	238.00–258.00	248.07
1	600–650	625	171.00	171.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,149.00–1,675.00	1,402.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,125.00	2,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	145.00–154.00	149.32
9	—	1,271	129.00–140.00	134.29
7	—	1,191	96.00–127.50	119.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	113.00	113.00
9	—	919	93.00–109.00	102.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,930	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,525	138.00–145.00	141.67
4	—	1,891	151.00–165.00	156.96
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	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

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