Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steer offering was too few trend. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a average to plain quality offering. 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 $245.79/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −142.98 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$245.79

20 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$5.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.45

vs KY average

−12.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	249.39	1,373	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	243.84	1,320	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.55/cwt here — about $53 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 sale20 hd

245.79

—

KY average25 barns · 1,669 hd

267.24

−21.45

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−12.67

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−142.98

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	1,676	169.07	2,834	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	139.84	2,058	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	135.86	1,838	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	107.70	1,119	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,513	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	244.07/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	285.75/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	220.42/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	275.14/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	334.98/cwt	311.00–357.50	797	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	246.53/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	253.21/cwt	237.00–273.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	280.24/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	239.21/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	238.48/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,537	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	118.33/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	165.42/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,726	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	132.75/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,912	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	144.56/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,158	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	134.39/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,804	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	100.61/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,033	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	496	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,180	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	350	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	779	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	485	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,168	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	102.42/cwt	69.00–118.00	1,285	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	149.08/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,101	14
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,269	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	842	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	231.87/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,728	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	245.33/cwt	210.00–282.50	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	250.06/cwt	230.00–267.50	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	238.90/cwt	229.00–256.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	189.83/cwt	130.00–249.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	230.17/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	246.04/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,306	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	261.88/cwt	232.50–287.50	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
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	600–650	626	229.31/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	202.61/cwt	187.00–213.00	1,536	3

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 Aug 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 828Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 65Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 17

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steer offering was too few trend. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	302.00	302.00
4	350–400	374	285.00–287.00	285.75
2	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	523	220.00–257.50	238.48
4	550–600	567	210.00–224.00	220.42
1	600–650	625	214.00	214.00
2	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
3	750–800	758	187.00–213.00	202.61
1	850–900	875	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	311.00–357.50	334.98
1	300–350	330	288.00	288.00
2	350–400	370	292.00	292.00
3	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	526	273.00–282.00	275.14
2	550–600	577	242.00	242.00
5	600–650	625	221.00–244.00	231.87
2	650–700	697	214.00	214.00
4	700–750	702	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	750	213.00	213.00
1	800–850	835	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	232.50–287.50	261.88
2	300–350	323	230.00–267.50	250.06
4	350–400	364	210.00–282.50	245.33
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	471	200.00–265.00	230.17
9	500–550	531	220.00–280.00	246.04
4	550–600	565	229.00–256.00	238.90
5	600–650	626	210.00–237.00	229.31
1	650–700	665	259.00	259.00
1	850–900	885	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	285.00–300.00	295.00
3	400–450	416	271.00–285.00	280.24
4	450–500	453	240.00–256.00	244.07
3	500–550	525	237.00–273.00	253.21
4	550–600	570	244.00–249.00	246.53
3	600–650	610	254.00	254.00
5	650–700	667	239.00–240.00	239.21
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	496	238.00	238.00
2	550–600	585	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	720	130.00	130.00
4	800–850	842	192.00	192.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	222.50	222.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	271.00	271.00
2	450–500	453	130.00–249.00	189.83
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	910	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	114.00–122.00	118.33
3	—	1,027	93.00–108.00	100.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	128.00–137.00	132.75
3	—	1,493	141.00–147.00	144.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,342	120.00–144.00	134.39
4	—	1,255	69.00–118.00	102.42
14	—	1,409	143.00–158.00	149.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	160.00–168.00	165.42
1	—	1,760	180.00	180.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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