Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders of all classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher . Strong demand for all feeeders.Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.96/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −163.74 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$255.96

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$31.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

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	553	268.70	1,485	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	236.85	1,272	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.85/cwt here — about $213 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

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 sale30 hd

255.96

—

KY average25 barns · 750 hd

245.79

+10.17

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−163.74

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	1,751	150.20	2,630	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	124.09	1,642	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	121.98	1,743	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	109.51	1,125	4thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,555	$2,185	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	228.71/cwt	203.00–242.50	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	225.93/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	257.74/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,075	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	249.00/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	258.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	238.60/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,095	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	246.32/cwt	245.00–247.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	313.63/cwt	282.50–342.50	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	227.15/cwt	191.00–251.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	241.70/cwt	222.50–257.00	1,257	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	109.46/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,412	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	138.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,055	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	121.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	123.38/cwt	113.00–130.00	1,601	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	107.98/cwt	98.00–117.00	1,028	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	155.46/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,537	139.43/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,143	3
Bulls	—	—	2,145	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,689	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	675	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	2,185.00/head	2,185.00–2,185.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	268.26/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	263.18/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	240.58/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	204	348.34/cwt	312.50–362.50	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	235.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	271.57/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	269.59/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,364	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	291.02/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	264.91/cwt	261.00–271.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	220.94/cwt	195.00–237.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	271.14/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,272	21

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 Oct 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 241Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 58Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 18

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders of all classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher . Strong demand for all feeeders.Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	357	195.00–237.00	220.94
5	400–450	425	203.00–242.50	228.71
3	500–550	512	217.00–231.00	225.93
3	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	640	202.00	202.00
2	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	183.00	183.00
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	970	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	335	261.00–271.00	264.91
6	350–400	394	250.00–260.00	258.41
9	400–450	417	251.00–263.00	257.74
4	450–500	466	240.00–252.00	249.00
2	500–550	513	232.50–245.00	238.60
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
4	850–900	853	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	455	267.00	267.00
1	650–700	680	231.00	231.00
3	700–750	710	219.00	219.00
2	1050–1100	1,095	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	730	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	830	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	245.00–247.00	246.32
3	400–450	430	250.00–270.00	263.18
2	450–500	462	232.50	232.50
8	500–550	520	222.50–257.00	241.70
4	550–600	571	191.00–251.00	227.15
1	600–650	605	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	204	312.50–362.50	348.34
2	250–300	265	282.50–342.50	313.63
2	300–350	325	292.50	292.50
6	350–400	373	270.00–297.50	291.02
7	400–450	423	260.00–280.00	271.57
21	450–500	469	261.00–277.00	271.14
6	500–550	506	261.00–274.00	269.59
12	550–600	576	267.00–270.00	268.26
7	600–650	631	239.00–242.00	240.58
3	650–700	667	230.00–240.00	235.84
1	700–750	730	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	106.00–112.00	109.46
4	—	1,481	137.00–140.00	138.76
21	—	1,298	113.00–130.00	123.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	120.00–126.00	121.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	952	98.00–117.00	107.98
2	—	1,103	110.00–112.00	111.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	155.00–156.00	155.46
3	—	1,537	134.00–144.00	139.43
1	—	2,145	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	2,185.00	2,185.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle