Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.18/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.44 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.

Average price

$263.18

68 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$50.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.45

vs KY average

−3.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	269.30	1,485	58
Medium and Large 2	546	233.48	1,275	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	219.06	1,227	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.24/cwt here — about $259 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 sale68 hd

263.18

—

KY average25 barns · 1,537 hd

256.73

+6.45

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−3.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.63

−136.44

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	1,474	140.72	2,074	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	125.15	1,837	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	120.78	1,462	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	102.94	970	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,262	165.00	2,082	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	151.00	2,016	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)	1,520	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$1,910	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$720	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	532	283.48/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	272.18/cwt	268.00–289.00	1,263	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	292.01/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	1,759	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	278.03/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	291.27/cwt	290.00–292.50	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	190.62/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,491	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	253.85/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	280.13/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	243.26/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	277.46/cwt	262.00–280.50	1,787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	247.79/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	232.80/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	235.87/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,819	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	225.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,605	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	280.01/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	285.19/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,375	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	242.73/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,425	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	215.17/cwt	204.00–216.50	1,941	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	296.96/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,571	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	339.09/cwt	316.00–347.00	1,641	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	302.28/cwt	291.00–312.00	1,475	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	233.72/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	322.75/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,336	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	720.12/head	600.00–850.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	293.51/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,104	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	126.36/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,622	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	116.45/cwt	110.50–119.00	1,295	8
Bulls	—	—	1,847	164.20/cwt	161.00–168.00	3,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,258	133.20/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	127.07/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,855	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	113.02/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,277	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	123.87/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	115.90/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,157	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	104.61/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,262	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,082	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,016	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	347.25/cwt	317.50–374.00	1,309	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	532	303.98/cwt	303.00–306.00	1,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	446	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,423	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	71.94/cwt	60.00–83.00	578	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	103.67/cwt	100.00–107.50	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	255.53/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,457	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	282.93/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	248.92/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	261.48/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	232.26/cwt	232.00–232.50	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	250.20/cwt	240.00–260.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	253.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	224.23/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	241.73/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	270.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	1,764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	298.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	289.65/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	234.67/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	232.28/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	293.88/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.78/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	295.26/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	219.06/cwt	208.00–228.00	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	809	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 625Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 66Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	285.00–292.50	289.65
4	400–450	426	284.00–299.00	295.26
11	450–500	482	280.00–291.00	285.19
3	500–550	532	280.00–291.00	283.48
6	550–600	585	277.00–289.00	280.01
6	600–650	644	262.00–280.50	277.46
16	650–700	663	260.00–275.00	270.17
1	700–750	715	252.00	252.00
25	750–800	771	232.00–246.00	235.87
2	850–900	875	208.00	208.00
19	900–950	902	204.00–216.50	215.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	560	260.00–263.00	260.78
1	600–650	600	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	342.50	342.50
5	400–450	414	368.00	368.00
12	450–500	484	316.00–347.00	339.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	260.00–263.00	261.48
2	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	247.45
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
9	800–850	809	193.50	193.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	589	299.50	299.50
14	600–650	617	288.00–297.00	293.88
4	700–750	712	258.50	258.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	290.00–292.50	291.27
6	300–350	331	295.00–300.00	298.38
3	350–400	386	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	411	265.00–285.00	278.03
10	450–500	464	268.00–289.00	272.18
9	500–550	516	240.00–250.00	243.26
19	550–600	587	239.00–257.00	242.73
5	600–650	618	221.00–238.00	232.80
10	650–700	669	224.00–240.00	233.72
1	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
13	750–800	782	190.00–191.00	190.62
18	800–850	823	213.75	213.75
4	900–950	942	187.00	187.00
3	950–1000	971	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	529	290.00–299.00	296.96
7	550–600	575	284.00	284.00
16	700–750	712	220.00–230.00	225.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	338.00	338.00
6	400–450	414	306.00–330.00	322.75
34	450–500	488	291.00–312.00	302.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	390	250.00–260.00	253.25
3	400–450	427	245.00–250.00	248.38
8	450–500	485	242.50–250.00	248.92
4	550–600	560	208.00–228.00	219.06
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	735	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	450	257.50	257.50
3	500–550	530	234.00–235.00	234.67
3	550–600	562	230.00–237.00	232.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	376	281.00–305.00	293.51
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	476	270.00–290.00	282.93
8	500–550	519	270.00–290.00	280.13
4	550–600	559	291.00–293.00	292.01
5	600–650	610	248.00–265.00	253.85
7	650–700	665	245.00–265.00	247.79
2	700–750	732	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	750	217.00	217.00
1	800–850	840	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
13	350–400	377	317.50–374.00	347.25
5	400–450	446	319.00	319.00
5	500–550	532	303.00–306.00	303.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	378	240.00–260.00	250.20
3	400–450	438	237.50–250.00	241.73
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	570	247.50–264.00	255.53
2	600–650	633	222.50–226.00	224.23
2	650–700	680	232.00–232.50	232.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	276.00	276.00
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	160.00	160.00

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	—	1,520	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,910.00	1,910.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	675	600.00–850.00	720.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,284	121.00–131.00	126.36
8	—	1,112	110.50–119.00	116.45
2	—	1,165	101.00–108.00	104.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,460	120.00–139.00	127.07
1	—	1,555	104.00	104.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	122.00–128.00	123.87
5	—	998	112.00–119.00	115.90
5	—	803	60.00–83.00	71.94
9	—	937	100.00–107.50	103.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	161.00–168.00	164.20
2	—	1,258	131.50–135.00	133.20
2	—	1,130	109.00–117.00	113.02
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,262	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	151.00	151.00

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

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