Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.70/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.92 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.

Average price

$241.70

33 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$42.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.85

vs KY average

−30.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	257.27	1,401	21
Medium and Large 2-3	593	214.46	1,272	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.81/cwt here — about $129 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $342.27, median $399.63 across 31 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

241.70

—

KY average20 barns · 1,344 hd

255.55

−13.85

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−30.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.63

−157.92

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	1,551	139.51	2,163	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	120.30	1,519	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	118.34	1,835	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	94.89	980	9thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,190	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	250.25/cwt	250.00–250.50	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	272.29/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,165	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	250.52/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,603	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	287.60/cwt	270.00–289.50	1,375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	251.62/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	256.47/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	241.32/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,378	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	238.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	236.60/cwt	236.60–236.60	1,935	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	286.61/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	220.25/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	277.05/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,352	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,074	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	285.99/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	248.68/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	275.99/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,736	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	211.06/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	342.07/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	253.56/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	586	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	211.51/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	309.26/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,457	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	284.97/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	285.14/cwt	277.50–292.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	285.56/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	337.77/cwt	320.00–366.00	1,250	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	304.81/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	283.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,502	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	122.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,906	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	114.41/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,765	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	124.53/cwt	121.00–130.50	1,538	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	116.07/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,498	6
Bulls	—	—	1,190	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	718	63.26/cwt	53.00–72.00	454	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	932	188.85/cwt	188.85–188.85	1,760	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	100.24/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,208	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	92.77/cwt	92.50–93.00	930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	113.81/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	147.72/cwt	134.00–155.00	2,491	5
Bulls	—	—	1,235	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,494	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	606	273.39/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	312.29/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,290	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	307.80/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	312.92/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	373.60/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	215.50/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	232.07/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,289	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	243.44/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	195.43/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	241.66/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	214.00/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	289.73/cwt	276.00–304.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,790	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	270.87/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	247.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,726	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	308.75/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	227.53/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	225.67/cwt	225.50–229.00	1,607	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	256.24/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,888	72

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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 646Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 59Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	307.50–310.00	308.75
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
11	450–500	478	270.00–289.50	287.60
4	500–550	531	250.00–250.50	250.25
7	550–600	581	250.00–266.00	256.47
3	600–650	633	230.00–245.00	238.29
12	650–700	655	240.00–250.00	245.81
21	700–750	712	225.50–229.00	225.67
12	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	276.00–304.00	289.73
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
26	600–650	629	270.00–286.00	275.99
8	650–700	683	279.00–289.00	286.61
72	700–750	737	247.00–261.00	256.24
32	800–850	818	236.60	236.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	370.00–377.50	373.60
5	450–500	465	300.00–306.00	304.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	220.00–232.00	227.53
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	690	211.00–220.00	215.50
2	800–850	825	190.00–201.00	195.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	262.50	262.50
2	300–350	328	277.50–292.00	285.14
3	350–400	370	272.50–295.00	285.99
11	400–450	428	262.50–285.00	272.29
19	450–500	488	262.50–279.00	277.05
4	500–550	524	247.50–255.00	251.62
7	550–600	571	233.00–250.00	241.32
4	600–650	600	220.00–221.00	220.25
7	650–700	676	202.50–212.50	211.06
2	700–750	728	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	795	197.00	197.00
1	800–850	820	185.00	185.00
9	850–900	861	181.00	181.00
7	1050–1100	1,074	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	527	267.00–275.00	270.87
2	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
47	600–650	640	242.00–251.00	250.52
4	650–700	652	241.00	241.00
68	800–850	801	223.50	223.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	305.00–320.00	312.92
2	350–400	380	300.00–315.00	307.80
15	400–450	413	292.50–325.00	312.29
2	450–500	450	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	240.00–255.00	247.68
3	400–450	435	237.50–247.50	243.44
7	450–500	464	229.00–250.00	241.66
1	500–550	540	203.00	203.00
11	550–600	598	215.50	215.50
2	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	183.00	183.00
1	750–800	780	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	444	280.00–300.00	284.97
3	450–500	483	277.00–290.00	285.56
1	500–550	505	247.50	247.50
5	550–600	560	240.00–260.00	253.56
2	600–650	640	240.00–257.50	248.68
1	650–700	650	233.00	233.00
2	700–750	743	209.00–214.00	211.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	366.00	366.00
7	350–400	370	320.00–366.00	337.77
6	400–450	418	327.50–345.00	342.07
12	450–500	471	301.00–315.00	309.26
10	500–550	529	280.00–290.00	283.95
10	550–600	586	286.50	286.50
5	600–650	606	266.00–277.00	273.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	340	242.50	242.50
3	450–500	458	221.00–240.00	232.07
3	500–550	511	234.00	234.00
2	550–600	563	202.50–225.00	214.00
2	600–650	620	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	700–750	719	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	900–950	932	188.85	188.85

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,190.00	1,190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,559	120.00–127.00	122.26
5	—	1,543	111.00–119.00	114.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	121.00–130.50	124.53
6	—	1,291	114.00–119.00	116.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	53.00–72.00	63.26
2	—	1,205	96.00–105.00	100.24
2	—	1,003	92.50–93.00	92.77
3	—	1,147	112.00–115.00	113.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,686	134.00–155.00	147.72
1	—	1,235	121.00	121.00

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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle