Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady .Average to plain quality offering. Slaughter Cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.76/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −173.01 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$215.76

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$18.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.79

vs KY average

−21.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	225.79	1,210	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	207.06	1,160	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $49 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 sale28 hd

215.76

—

KY average26 barns · 1,263 hd

232.54

−16.79

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−21.25

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−173.01

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	—	Low	1,791	152.12	2,725	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	121.33	1,799	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	115.65	1,557	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	98.97	1,035	11

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)	1,550	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	796	$1,260	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$2,548	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,474	$2,338	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,454	$2,014	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	421	268.16/cwt	187.50–273.00	1,129	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	204.58/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,185	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	240.34/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	307	221.54/cwt	214.00–242.50	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	228.43/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	724	184.77/cwt	173.00–216.00	1,338	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,345	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	784	184.03/cwt	176.00–186.50	1,443	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	673	199.57/cwt	147.50–205.00	1,343	46
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	572	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,115	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	924	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,649	10
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	713	188.15/cwt	187.50–189.00	1,342	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	316	269.81/cwt	210.00–273.50	853	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	588	215.67/cwt	183.00–226.00	1,268	66
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	467	242.13/cwt	182.50–262.00	1,131	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,095	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,851	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	300–350	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	209.33/cwt	130.00–221.00	1,287	51
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	620	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,321	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	389	281.37/cwt	220.00–282.50	1,095	116
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	519	226.54/cwt	188.00–241.00	1,176	56
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	635	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,276	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	533	196.70/cwt	192.50–203.00	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	215.07/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	162.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,022	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	88.30/cwt	84.00–91.00	852	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	121.33/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,799	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	95.35/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	101.64/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,126	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	105.20/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,076	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	117.58/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,596	22
Bulls	—	—	1,698	144.05/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	156.15/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,870	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	1,260.36/head	900.00–1,460.00	1,260	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,235	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,547.64/head	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,548	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,560	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,028.26/head	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,028	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,559	2,391.42/head	1,985.00–2,825.00	2,391	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	247.98/cwt	245.00–251.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	189.43/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	247.28/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,130	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	198.75/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	211.49/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	212.03/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	205.67/cwt	170.00–220.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	226.27/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,204	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	208.07/cwt	190.00–221.00	1,288	4

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 Sep 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 212Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 88Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 34Year ago 33

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady .Average to plain quality offering. Slaughter Cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	316	210.00–273.50	269.81
116	350–400	389	220.00–282.50	281.37
25	400–450	421	187.50–273.00	268.16
10	450–500	467	182.50–262.00	242.13
56	500–550	519	188.00–241.00	226.54
66	550–600	588	183.00–226.00	215.67
51	600–650	615	130.00–221.00	209.33
46	650–700	673	147.50–205.00	199.57
14	700–750	713	187.50–189.00	188.15
26	750–800	784	176.00–186.50	184.03
1	800–850	820	135.00	135.00
10	900–950	924	178.50	178.50
4	1050–1100	1,095	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	182.00	182.00
1	400–450	440	224.00	224.00
7	450–500	479	170.00–220.00	205.67
5	500–550	523	196.00–220.00	212.03
10	550–600	579	195.00–217.00	204.58
4	600–650	619	190.00–221.00	208.07
2	650–700	660	209.00	209.00
4	700–750	723	195.00–200.00	198.75
1	800–850	830	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
12	500–550	532	220.00–247.00	226.27
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	455	269.00	269.00
1	500–550	535	257.00	257.00
3	550–600	570	236.00	236.00
3	600–650	621	231.00–245.00	240.34
3	650–700	693	226.00	226.00
2	750–800	760	233.00	233.00
1	950–1000	990	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	307	214.00–242.50	221.54
1	450–500	480	208.00	208.00
2	550–600	578	223.00–234.00	228.43
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
9	700–750	724	173.00–216.00	184.77
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	145.00	145.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	185.00	185.00
5	500–550	533	192.50–203.00	196.70
2	600–650	635	201.00	201.00
1	650–700	670	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	410	232.00	232.00
2	450–500	475	160.00–165.00	162.61
2	500–550	513	210.00–213.00	211.49
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	620	185.00–194.00	189.43
1	650–700	685	192.00	192.00
2	700–750	708	185.00–188.00	186.51
1	750–800	760	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	810	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	383	245.00–251.00	247.98
1	400–450	445	267.00	267.00
6	450–500	457	241.00–262.50	247.28
6	500–550	536	245.00	245.00
8	600–650	648	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	680	210.00–219.00	215.07
1	700–750	705	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	84.00–91.00	88.30
5	—	1,108	95.00–106.00	101.64
3	—	1,023	96.00–112.00	105.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	114.00–125.00	121.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	91.00–100.00	95.35
1	—	1,215	134.00	134.00
22	—	1,357	110.00–129.00	117.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	142.00–145.00	144.05
6	—	1,838	148.00–161.00	156.15

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,650.00	1,650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	796	900.00–1,460.00	1,260.36
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,547.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,028.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,559	1,985.00–2,825.00	2,391.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,985.00	1,985.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,960.00	1,960.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	149.00	149.00

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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How this sale compares

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