Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder quality was average to plain . Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $250.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −169.71 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.

Average price

$250.00

9 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$32.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

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	555	257.14	1,427	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	225.00	1,260	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.14/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale9 hd

250.00

—

KY average25 barns · 726 hd

246.87

+3.13

This barn, trailing median21 sales

419.71

−169.71

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	1,706	138.69	2,366	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,721	118.99	2,048	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,414	108.95	1,540	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	90.87	908	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,540	145.00	2,233	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,104	194.00	2,142	1thin

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)	1,198	$1,669	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,523	$1,514	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,410	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,414	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,645	$2,124	5

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	600–650	613	242.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	249.89/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	222.23/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	200.06/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	225.48/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	233.63/cwt	181.00–250.00	1,135	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	254.83/cwt	250.00–257.50	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	252.25/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	218.27/cwt	210.00–230.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	182.48/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	203.76/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	784	193.80/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	753	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,554	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	950–1000	991	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,665	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	278.63/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,190	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	206.99/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	217.06/cwt	201.00–233.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,376	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,104	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	93.27/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,211	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,688	127.39/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,150	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	111.82/cwt	104.00–122.00	1,580	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,082	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	92.98/cwt	85.00–97.00	962	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	118.99/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,048	7
Bulls	—	—	1,706	138.69/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,366	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,668.75/head	1,375.00–1,910.00	1,669	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	1,513.98/head	1,260.00–1,925.00	1,514	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,414.32/head	1,585.00–2,625.00	2,414	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	2,123.51/head	1,585.00–2,500.00	2,124	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	266.38/cwt	266.00–267.50	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	321.46/cwt	311.00–332.50	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	272.91/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,574	1

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 958Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 132Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 6Year ago 18

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder quality was average to plain . Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	311.00–332.50	321.46
2	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
7	400–450	427	270.00–285.00	278.63
4	450–500	464	266.00–267.50	266.38
2	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	573	258.00	258.00
4	600–650	613	240.00–244.00	242.99
2	650–700	660	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	790	184.00	184.00
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	910	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	383	260.00–285.00	272.91
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	643	201.00–233.00	217.06
6	650–700	681	185.00–225.00	206.99
2	700–750	710	190.00–195.00	192.52
1	800–850	820	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	370	250.00–257.50	254.83
1	400–450	430	257.50	257.50
2	450–500	460	247.50–257.00	252.25
5	500–550	514	239.00–257.00	249.89
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	665	220.00–223.00	222.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	428	210.00–230.00	218.27
14	450–500	486	181.00–250.00	233.63
3	500–550	525	190.00–222.00	203.76
2	550–600	573	220.00–231.00	225.48
2	600–650	623	185.00–215.00	200.06
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	708	177.00–188.00	182.48
4	750–800	784	190.00–195.00	193.80
1	950–1000	980	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	263.00	263.00
1	450–500	495	284.00	284.00
1	500–550	535	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	600	259.00	259.00
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	257.00	257.00
5	750–800	753	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	991	168.00	168.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,104	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,298	84.00–104.00	93.27
3	—	1,688	124.00–131.00	127.39
19	—	1,413	104.00–122.00	111.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,040	104.00	104.00
7	—	1,035	85.00–97.00	92.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,721	115.00–123.00	118.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,706	135.00–143.00	138.69

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	780	1,410.00	1,410.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,375.00–1,910.00	1,668.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,523	1,260.00–1,925.00	1,513.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,480	1,585.00–2,625.00	2,414.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,645	1,585.00–2,500.00	2,123.51

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