Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.96/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −142.80 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$245.96

33 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$39.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.77

vs KY average

−34.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	259.24	1,360	22
Medium and Large 2-3	564	219.40	1,236	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.84/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

245.96

—

KY average29 barns · 2,485 hd

255.74

−9.77

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−34.34

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−142.80

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	1,652	139.57	2,306	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,726	107.94	1,863	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	103.31	1,434	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	93.97	1,060	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,119	201.77	2,258	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$2,348	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,750	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$1,997	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,698	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,218	$1,602	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,485	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	850–900	890	181.30/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,614	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,282	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	664	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,454	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	942	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,667	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	722	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,480	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,451	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	498	263.44/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,312	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	327.66/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	235.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	310.68/cwt	304.00–318.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	312.72/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	243.22/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	271.70/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,394	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	237.25/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	227.46/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	245.61/cwt	236.00–257.50	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	267.85/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	220.83/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	602	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	281.31/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	281.77/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	298.84/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	296.31/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	244.24/cwt	242.50–249.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	278.44/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	237.51/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	204.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	193.46/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	208.45/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	234.23/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,546	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	583	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,428	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	777	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,500	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	391	250.23/cwt	242.50–251.00	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	215.48/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	276.70/cwt	270.00–283.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	310.96/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	226.27/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	266.10/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,663	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,119	201.77/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,258	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	103.69/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,321	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,570	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	81.30/cwt	68.00–93.00	815	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	95.61/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,068	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,935	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	103.84/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,791	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	104.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,422	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	94.69/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,353	7
Bulls	—	—	1,514	128.05/cwt	100.00–138.00	1,939	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	146.16/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,530	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	2,347.51/head	1,625.00–2,600.00	2,348	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,997.26/head	1,335.00–2,175.00	1,997	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,984.78/head	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	137.28/cwt	123.00–153.00	1,330	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,602.16/head	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,602	2
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	860	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	249.67/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	295.55/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	219.02/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	271.64/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	304.35/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,282	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	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 Dec 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 422Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 50Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 11Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	391	242.50–251.00	250.23
9	450–500	498	263.00–265.00	263.44
5	550–600	583	245.00	245.00
22	650–700	664	219.00	219.00
2	700–750	722	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	777	193.00	193.00
12	850–900	890	175.00–182.50	181.30
11	900–950	942	177.00	177.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	503	231.00–237.50	234.23
2	550–600	555	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	655	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	283.00	283.00
1	550–600	555	261.00	261.00
3	600–650	625	260.00–269.00	266.10
1	700–750	710	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	760	238.00	238.00
2	950–1000	955	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	305.00–321.00	310.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	400	322.50	322.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	436	318.00–335.00	327.66
6	450–500	466	304.00–318.00	310.68
7	500–550	525	309.00–314.00	312.72
2	600–650	602	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	230.00–240.00	235.36
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	475	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	510	219.00	219.00
4	550–600	583	235.00–255.00	243.22
1	650–700	695	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	363	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	463	262.50–273.00	267.85
1	500–550	515	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	280.00–300.00	295.55
4	400–450	437	285.00–300.00	296.31
5	450–500	483	295.00–300.00	298.84
3	500–550	523	279.00–285.00	281.31
6	550–600	566	265.00–290.00	281.77
5	600–650	625	236.00–257.50	245.61
3	650–700	658	249.00–251.00	249.67
2	700–750	718	211.00–231.00	220.83
1	750–800	795	209.00	209.00
2	800–850	840	215.00–223.00	219.02
1	1000–1050	1,035	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	513	265.00–277.00	271.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
4	300–350	334	270.00–283.00	276.70
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	415	267.50–275.00	271.64
6	450–500	472	265.00–287.00	278.44
6	500–550	538	235.00–242.50	237.51
2	550–600	565	237.00–237.50	237.25
2	600–650	635	227.00	227.00
5	700–750	729	202.00–210.00	208.45
2	850–900	873	191.00–196.00	193.46
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
4	300–350	317	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	458	221.00–234.00	227.46
4	500–550	547	215.00–230.00	226.27
7	550–600	573	209.00–220.00	215.48
6	600–650	633	200.00–210.00	204.81
1	700–750	700	182.50	182.50
1	800–850	820	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	242.50–249.00	244.24
1	400–450	440	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	301.00–311.00	304.35
7	400–450	410	310.00–315.00	312.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	190.00–205.00	201.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,274	100.00–109.00	103.69
5	—	1,002	68.00–93.00	81.30
9	—	1,117	90.00–99.00	95.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,394	110.00–115.00	112.64
11	—	1,360	100.00–109.00	104.55
7	—	1,429	90.00–98.00	94.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	110.00–114.00	112.03
3	—	1,725	99.00–106.00	103.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	100.00–138.00	128.05
7	—	1,731	140.00–151.00	146.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,012	1,625.00–2,600.00	2,347.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,118	1,335.00–2,175.00	1,997.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,984.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,602.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	969	123.00–153.00	137.28
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,485.00	1,485.00

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

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