Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $261.61/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −158.09 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$261.61

28 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$42.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.17

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	545	270.65	1,476	22
Medium and Large 2-3	558	228.49	1,274	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.16/cwt here — about $202 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 sale28 hd

261.61

—

KY average25 barns · 820 hd

246.44

+15.17

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−158.09

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	1,852	154.47	2,860	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	128.12	1,895	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	117.86	1,506	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	101.65	1,015	12

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)	1,215	$1,727	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,241	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,020	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	751	$1,375	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	500–550	527	199.03/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,049	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	246.98/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	261.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,133	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	212.84/cwt	206.00–222.50	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	202.92/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	237.72/cwt	233.00–242.50	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	641	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	240.35/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	967	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	222.58/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	320.32/cwt	320.00–321.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	267.76/cwt	250.00–271.00	870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	503	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,006	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	249.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	208.77/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	318.71/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	120.23/cwt	109.00–128.00	1,916	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	119.17/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,556	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	135.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,822	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	141.28/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,820	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	106.50/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,275	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	103.62/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,043	11
Bulls	—	—	1,913	162.47/cwt	161.00–164.00	3,108	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,622	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,240.65/head	1,230.00–1,250.00	1,241	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,726.54/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	271.19/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,426	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	268.71/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,255	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	297.58/cwt	284.00–302.50	1,232	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	269.70/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	253	251.36/cwt	240.00–262.50	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	249.15/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	343.87/cwt	302.50–365.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	215.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	229.43/cwt	214.00–237.50	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	240.26/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,458	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	207.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	145	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	226.58/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,083	11

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 197Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 49Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 17

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 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	290	277.50	277.50
2	300–350	343	233.00–242.50	237.72
1	350–400	385	262.50	262.50
2	400–450	430	230.00–250.00	240.35
11	450–500	478	195.00–240.00	226.58
6	500–550	527	180.00–215.00	199.03
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
5	600–650	641	207.00	207.00
4	650–700	670	200.00–209.00	202.92
1	700–750	720	203.00	203.00
1	850–900	855	175.00	175.00
2	950–1000	967	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	302.50	302.50
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
9	300–350	325	250.00–271.00	267.76
1	350–400	370	304.00	304.00
21	400–450	433	250.00–265.00	261.59
4	450–500	479	240.00–260.00	249.93
3	500–550	506	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	625	206.00–222.50	212.84
4	800–850	807	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	302.50–365.00	343.87
4	300–350	333	317.50	317.50
3	350–400	368	295.00	295.00
7	400–450	414	284.00–302.50	297.58
15	450–500	467	230.00–285.00	268.71
14	500–550	526	260.00–285.00	271.19
8	550–600	579	267.50–272.50	269.70
8	600–650	607	225.00–255.00	240.26
3	650–700	670	214.00–237.50	229.43
7	700–750	724	205.00–220.00	215.54
4	750–800	760	200.00–210.00	207.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	235.00	235.00
2	250–300	253	240.00–262.50	251.36
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	370	287.50	287.50
3	450–500	495	247.50–252.50	249.15
3	500–550	533	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	582	225.00–257.50	246.98
2	600–650	632	200.00	200.00
4	650–700	683	205.00–210.00	208.77
1	750–800	750	181.00	181.00
1	800–850	835	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	865	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	310.00–321.00	318.71
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	320.00–321.00	320.32
1	400–450	440	281.00	281.00
1	500–550	530	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	570	267.00	267.00
3	750–800	765	220.00–227.50	222.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	182.50	182.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	109.00–128.00	120.23
3	—	1,288	136.00–148.00	141.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,306	114.00–125.00	119.17
4	—	1,340	134.00–140.00	135.98
8	—	1,197	100.00–112.00	106.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
11	—	1,007	90.00–114.00	103.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	161.00–164.00	162.47
2	—	1,790	145.00–148.00	146.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	180.00	180.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	751	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,230.00–1,250.00	1,240.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,726.54
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,020.00	1,020.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle