Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.72/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.91 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.

Average price

$257.72

38 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$43.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs KY average

−19.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	269.09	1,480	26
Medium and Large 2	586	238.71	1,399	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	225.20	1,257	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.89/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale38 hd

257.72

—

KY average27 barns · 2,040 hd

259.99

−2.28

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−19.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.63

−141.91

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	—	High	1,929	158.43	3,056	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	125.19	2,038	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	121.35	1,588	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,086	105.86	1,150	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,410	165.00	2,327	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,098	146.50	1,608	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	158.00	2,504	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)	1,115	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,123	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$1,408	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	306.42/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	271.60/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,312	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	286.07/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	246.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	337.49/cwt	305.00–367.50	1,478	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	293.80/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	265.67/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	224.16/cwt	212.00–226.50	1,836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	197.30/cwt	181.00–200.50	1,665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	339.03/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,156	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	308.09/cwt	304.00–309.00	1,741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	238.35/cwt	229.00–246.75	1,633	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	281.23/cwt	270.00–291.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	286.63/cwt	275.00–297.50	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	302.22/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,245	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	334.41/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	221.26/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	291.98/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,489	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	285.11/cwt	277.00–292.50	1,317	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	285.61/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	311.06/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	326.54/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,251	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	709	239.15/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	206.29/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	298.13/cwt	290.00–302.50	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	398	324.07/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,290	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,122.68/head	1,085.00–1,160.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	258.63/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,766	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,407.83/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,408	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	127.10/cwt	120.00–137.00	2,032	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,327	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,177	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	86.14/cwt	82.50–89.50	812	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	126.93/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,684	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	116.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,515	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	98.82/cwt	97.00–101.50	932	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	118.30/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,589	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	536	306.68/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	657	272.59/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	277.71/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	318.61/cwt	315.00–322.50	860	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	106.37/cwt	104.50–111.50	1,089	11
Bulls	—	—	1,929	158.43/cwt	144.00–168.00	3,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	253.73/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,063	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	214.61/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	236.52/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,237	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	301.88/cwt	280.00–305.50	1,823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	853	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,924	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	239.97/cwt	232.00–241.75	1,812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	734	182.36/cwt	177.50–186.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	271.80/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	170.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	210.09/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	238.71/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	282.04/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,826	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	237.03/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,448	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	234.09/cwt	229.00–238.50	1,685	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	888	240.30/cwt	240.30–240.30	2,134	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,925	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	259.98/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,386	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	620	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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 912Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 63Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	304.00–314.00	306.42
4	550–600	561	302.00	302.00
7	600–650	604	280.00–305.50	301.88
10	650–700	658	277.50	277.50
62	850–900	888	240.30	240.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	510	292.00	292.00
4	550–600	566	284.00–292.00	286.07
2	600–650	615	262.50–269.00	265.67
1	650–700	680	252.50	252.50
3	700–750	725	240.00–250.00	246.67
15	750–800	755	232.00–241.75	239.97
7	800–850	819	212.00–226.50	224.16
16	850–900	850	226.50	226.50
12	900–950	933	200.00–212.00	210.09
2	1050–1100	1,095	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	322.50–340.00	334.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	230.00–242.50	236.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	275.00–297.50	286.63
6	300–350	323	270.00–291.00	281.23
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
4	400–450	430	265.00–282.50	271.80
17	450–500	483	260.00–281.00	271.60
7	500–550	533	250.00–263.00	259.98
4	550–600	569	249.00	249.00
13	600–650	611	226.00–245.00	237.03
40	650–700	685	229.00–246.75	238.35
11	700–750	730	219.00–224.00	221.26
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
6	800–850	844	181.00–200.50	197.30
8	850–900	851	205.00	205.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
13	350–400	398	324.00–325.00	324.07
12	400–450	412	295.00–311.00	302.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	419	250.00–258.00	253.73
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	586	235.00–240.00	238.71
3	650–700	670	210.00–217.00	214.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	525	233.00	233.00
3	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	184.00	184.00
4	700–750	734	177.50–186.00	182.36
2	750–800	780	165.00–175.00	170.06
1	850–900	875	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	543	279.00–285.00	282.04
5	550–600	573	272.00	272.00
8	600–650	609	259.00	259.00
15	700–750	720	229.00–238.50	234.09
62	850–900	853	225.50	225.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	315.00–322.50	318.61
19	300–350	341	320.00–360.00	339.03
10	350–400	383	320.00–340.00	326.54
32	400–450	438	305.00–367.50	337.49
11	450–500	483	305.00–325.00	311.06
9	500–550	536	300.00–309.00	306.68
11	550–600	565	304.00–309.00	308.09
3	600–650	625	270.00–285.00	277.71
5	650–700	657	271.00–275.00	272.59
9	700–750	709	235.00–242.50	239.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	295.00	295.00
4	250–300	265	290.00–302.50	298.13
1	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	390	312.50	312.50
5	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	293.80
7	450–500	462	277.00–292.50	285.11
2	500–550	510	290.00–294.00	291.98
11	550–600	578	270.00–299.00	285.61
5	650–700	683	249.00–265.00	258.63
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	795	208.00–210.00	209.00
4	850–900	861	195.00–214.00	206.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	238.00–240.00	238.98
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	545	260.00	260.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,085.00–1,160.00	1,122.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,610.00	1,610.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,407.83
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	120.00–137.00	127.10
2	—	1,728	118.00–119.00	118.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	107.00	107.00
13	—	1,327	120.00–134.00	126.93
11	—	1,305	110.00–119.00	116.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	82.50–89.50	86.14
3	—	943	97.00–101.50	98.82
6	—	1,343	116.00–122.50	118.30
11	—	1,024	104.50–111.50	106.37
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,250	153.00	153.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,929	144.00–168.00	158.43

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

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