Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.56/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −159.20 against this barn's trailing median of $388.77.

Average price

$229.56

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.12

vs KY average

−55.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	248.40	1,328	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	212.82	1,180	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

229.56

—

KY average25 barns · 912 hd

255.68

−26.12

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−55.39

This barn, trailing median20 sales

388.77

−159.20

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	1,750	128.50	2,249	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	106.62	1,605	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	103.73	1,273	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	97.88	1,000	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,310	167.00	2,188	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,085	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2-3	700–750	723	201.27/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	314.20/cwt	312.50–315.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	246.67/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	331.09/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,192	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,035	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	233.15/cwt	219.00–247.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,581	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	452	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	238.20/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	205.15/cwt	190.00–251.00	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	261.92/cwt	257.00–277.50	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	247.53/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	252.09/cwt	214.00–290.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	228.17/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	268.66/cwt	248.00–290.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,565	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	106.62/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	104.50/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,296	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	97.88/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,000	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,051	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,188	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 299Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 65Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 31Year ago 17

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	463	248.00–290.00	268.66
3	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	723	192.00–211.00	201.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	312.50–315.00	314.20
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	360	329.00–335.00	331.09
3	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	636	246.00–247.00	246.67
2	700–750	707	234.00	234.00
1	850–900	890	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	237.50	237.50
1	1000–1050	1,035	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	299.00	299.00
1	750–800	775	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	295.00	295.00
5	750–800	760	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	257.00–277.50	261.92
6	500–550	524	243.00–252.00	247.53
2	550–600	567	251.00	251.00
3	600–650	610	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	710	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	301.00	301.00
2	250–300	282	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	325	218.00	218.00
1	350–400	375	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	433	231.00–245.00	238.20
2	450–500	470	219.00–247.00	233.15
3	500–550	525	221.00–232.50	228.17
6	550–600	569	190.00–251.00	205.15
2	600–650	632	214.00–290.00	252.09

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,360.00	1,360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,845	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	105.00–108.00	106.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,240	100.00–113.00	104.50
1	—	1,095	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	93.00–101.00	97.88
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	167.00	167.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle