Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.86/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −167.91 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$220.86

17 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.06

vs KY average

−39.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	222.12	1,255	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	524	219.06	1,148	7thin

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about $107 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 sale17 hd

220.86

—

KY average24 barns · 1,781 hd

237.92

−17.06

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−39.60

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−167.91

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	1,494	138.77	2,073	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,767	116.88	2,065	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	107.08	1,386	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	89.84	926	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$1,869	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,146	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$975	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	419	229.04/cwt	210.00–260.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	215.03/cwt	180.00–240.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	194.72/cwt	176.00–205.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	219.06/cwt	201.00–240.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	186.01/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	296.22/cwt	292.50–300.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	237.66/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	227.05/cwt	213.00–240.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	347	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	878	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	616	136.01/cwt	123.00–142.50	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	242.60/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	275.71/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,139	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	787	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	968	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	455	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	626	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,080	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,185	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	541	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,290	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	902	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,524	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	571	223.46/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,276	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	863	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	267.29/cwt	251.50–282.50	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	116.88/cwt	110.00–122.00	2,065	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	113.18/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,495	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	103.52/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,154	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	931	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	93.36/cwt	84.00–102.00	1,152	4
Bulls	—	—	1,095	122.53/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,342	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,401	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,868.85/head	1,610.00–2,100.00	1,869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,146.23/head	1,025.00–1,260.00	1,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	291.25/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	320.31/cwt	319.00–322.50	1,227	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	243.24/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	279.76/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	224.94/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,039	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	226	271.50/cwt	231.00–280.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	239.73/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,124	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	213.20/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	237.19/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,250	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	190	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	222.66/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	217.36/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	253.26/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	223.31/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,286	8

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 Nov 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 276Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 25

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

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	275	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	330	252.50	252.50
4	350–400	366	180.00–240.00	215.03
5	400–450	419	210.00–260.00	229.04
6	450–500	462	219.00–235.00	224.94
7	500–550	524	201.00–240.00	219.06
2	600–650	640	172.00	172.00
3	650–700	675	176.00–205.00	194.72
3	700–750	728	181.00–196.00	186.01
2	750–800	765	190.00–191.00	190.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	292.50–300.00	296.22
2	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	418	252.50–254.00	253.26
9	450–500	469	232.50–248.00	239.73
2	500–550	520	210.00–225.00	217.36
8	550–600	576	211.00–227.50	223.31
3	600–650	635	222.00–223.00	222.66
4	900–950	907	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	569	260.00–285.00	275.71
2	600–650	612	246.00	246.00
3	650–700	662	235.00–239.00	237.66
2	700–750	735	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	367	323.00	323.00
2	400–450	440	213.00	213.00
1	450–500	485	233.00	233.00
1	500–550	515	263.00	263.00
3	550–600	580	230.00–253.00	242.60
3	600–650	613	213.00–240.00	227.05
1	650–700	650	219.00	219.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	253.00	253.00
1	350–400	380	205.00	205.00
7	500–550	541	238.50	238.50
6	550–600	571	221.00–226.00	223.46
1	800–850	845	165.00	165.00
2	900–950	902	169.00	169.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	137.50	137.50
3	600–650	616	123.00–142.50	136.01
2	750–800	787	123.00	123.00
1	850–900	870	115.00	115.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	172.50	172.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	290.00	290.00
6	200–250	226	231.00–280.00	271.50
2	250–300	265	251.50–282.50	267.29
1	300–350	345	205.00	205.00
3	350–400	375	285.00–290.00	288.27
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
6	500–550	527	230.00–260.00	237.19
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	618	205.00–217.00	213.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	383	319.00–322.50	320.31
3	400–450	428	287.50–295.00	291.25
1	450–500	490	257.50	257.50
9	500–550	517	265.00–286.00	279.76
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
4	600–650	625	235.00–252.50	243.24
2	650–700	655	221.00	221.00
1	700–750	740	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,767	110.00–122.00	116.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,321	103.00–122.00	113.18
4	—	1,234	84.00–102.00	93.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,115	103.00–104.00	103.52
2	—	1,045	88.00–90.00	89.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	122.00–123.00	122.53
5	—	1,653	140.00–150.00	145.27

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	—	1,005	142.50	142.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,610.00–2,100.00	1,868.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,025.00–1,260.00	1,146.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle