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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 15
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
821 head
666 vs last sale 155 670 vs year ago 151 · +443.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
20 vs last sale 24 11 vs year ago 55 · 20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
32 vs last sale 7 2 vs year ago 37 · +5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Plain quality feeders saw the most losses. demand varied along with quality. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.69/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits 89.01 against this barn's trailing median of $419.71.
Average price
$330.69
34 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.15
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565352.161,98816thin
Medium and Large 2-3542311.611,68918thin
One grade step is worth $40.56/cwt here — about $300 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
455414374333median 419.7101/0302/2804/1805/3008/15
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 sale34 hd
330.69
KY average26 barns · 541 hd
334.84
−4.15
This barn, trailing median21 sales
419.71
−89.01
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,724183.193,1596thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,738146.992,5559thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,334140.461,87417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,016114.711,1658thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,585193.003,0596thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,490210.003,1291thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,4742thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,435$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,127$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,286$2,3414thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,2152thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,6795
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$2,0802thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600567331.10/cwt310.00–397.501,8777
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500478285.95/cwt259.00–317.501,3675
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350310388.24/cwt350.00–399.001,2045
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650615291.81/cwt283.00–301.001,7954
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300250315.00/cwt315.00–315.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2832
SteersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,185217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,5711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450424349.57/cwt300.00–397.501,4826
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400353352.55/cwt345.00–360.001,2452
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800755299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,2571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700665317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,8375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,1811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600561318.69/cwt275.00–367.001,7888
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575316.44/cwt310.00–323.001,8202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400360444.49/cwt443.00–445.001,6004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750747324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,4204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300252427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,0774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,7371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433385.54/cwt380.00–390.001,6694
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315432.70/cwt420.00–445.001,3632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450409356.87/cwt325.00–367.501,4605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950900293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,6373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250200430.00/cwt430.00–430.008601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615325.00/cwt320.00–330.001,9992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500467359.57/cwt340.00–365.001,67911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1272,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28452,079.59/head1,800.00–2,325.002,0802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600572351.22/cwt349.00–360.002,00914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270428.89/cwt415.00–445.001,1582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400352412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,4522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513358.76/cwt357.50–360.001,8402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625327.08/cwt326.00–328.002,04411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635299.33/cwt299.00–300.001,9013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2830165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,347145.76/cwt137.00–155.001,96312
Bulls1,540170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6181
Dairy SteersChoice1,585193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,0596
CowsLean 85-90%88384.33/cwt80.00–89.007452
Bulls1,761185.83/cwt180.00–190.003,2725
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,738146.99/cwt136.00–156.002,5559
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-31000–10501,030247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,5444
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3700–750710297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,1091
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3550–600577313.20/cwt299.00–320.001,8076
HeifersChoice1,490210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,1291
CowsLean 85-90%1,060124.83/cwt90.00–164.001,3236
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303127.74/cwt105.00–138.001,6645
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350325349.69/cwt340.00–355.001,1363
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550523318.98/cwt302.50–321.001,66813
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800781224.14/cwt221.00–259.001,75112
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3300–350300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009002
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3200–250218353.00/cwt353.00–353.007703
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500483298.82/cwt285.00–323.001,4434
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950939220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0668
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,180170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0061
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800765201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5381
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700678167.43/cwt160.00–186.001,13518
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600583290.45/cwt287.00–301.001,69312
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900882244.79/cwt244.75–246.002,159120
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850836250.06/cwt249.50–251.002,091106
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450428344.20/cwt310.00–377.001,47332
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550525180.00/cwt180.00–180.009453
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,042197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,0532
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000995179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7811
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450416172.40/cwt165.00–180.007172
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700685269.31/cwt262.50–270.001,84511
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600571167.36/cwt160.00–180.0095611
Dairy SteersLarge 31200–12501,225179.50/cwt179.50–179.502,19919
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650617287.75/cwt277.00–300.001,77569
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750725252.97/cwt221.00–270.001,83450
Dairy SteersLarge 31150–12001,172189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2152
Dairy SteersLarge 31100–11501,113191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,1263
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550526299.20/cwt210.00–330.001,57411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950935257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660295.67/cwt295.00–297.001,9513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375283.20/cwt265.00–300.001,0622
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350326321.97/cwt285.00–340.001,0504
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600557295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6432
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,0521
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000955249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,3781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2862,340.96/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3414
SteersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000955269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,5691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550518300.05/cwt290.00–310.001,5542
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650623293.37/cwt290.00–297.001,8282
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473305.52/cwt301.00–310.001,4452
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,2281,865.12/head1,625.00–2,075.001,8652
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,555.08/head1,250.00–2,025.001,5553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,215.44/head1,475.00–2,800.002,2152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4352,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2982,474.08/head2,300.00–2,625.002,4742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1241
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3350–400355265.00/cwt265.00–265.009412
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3600–650630298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,8774
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3500–550526290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5253
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950930159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4791
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3300–350312330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0302
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3750–800780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9502
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3650–700660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9472
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3950–1000956267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,5573
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3350–400356332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,1825
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,100167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8371

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.