Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.93/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.69 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.

Average price

$256.93

72 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$37.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs KY average

−11.45 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	261.07	1,397	64
Medium and Large 2-3	539	223.82	1,206	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.25/cwt here — about $191 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

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 sale72 hd

256.93

—

KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd

262.68

−5.75

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−11.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.63

−142.69

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	—	Average	1,710	165.38	2,828	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	129.78	1,988	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	123.73	1,535	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	109.79	1,170	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	150.00	1,733	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	145.00	1,878	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	242.09/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,377	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	297.41/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,710	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	227.60/cwt	227.60–227.60	1,803	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	275.95/cwt	274.00–280.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	281.99/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	272.41/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,171	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	207.74/cwt	206.50–209.50	1,728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	290.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	250.57/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	270.04/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	199.00/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	272.92/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	266.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	241.67/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,489	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	240.33/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	297.05/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,414	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	226.81/cwt	226.50–233.00	1,558	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	259.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	315.16/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	236.51/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	293.55/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,535	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	263.16/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,613	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	328.69/cwt	319.50–334.00	1,390	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	131.36/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,710	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,878	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	119.54/cwt	114.50–124.00	1,431	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	110.83/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,177	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	135.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,039	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	123.17/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,924	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	170.57/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	295.81/cwt	287.00–298.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	301.51/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	1,434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	125.37/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	252.04/cwt	242.50–262.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	239.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	220.32/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	237.18/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	285.51/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	295.30/cwt	293.00–296.50	1,801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	303.46/cwt	300.00–307.50	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	317.25/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	218.85/cwt	218.85–218.85	1,869	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	268.37/cwt	261.00–295.00	1,417	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	247.33/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	294.48/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	250.52/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	225.92/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	224.60/cwt	224.60–224.60	1,801	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	225.42/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	941	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 438Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	280.00–300.00	290.27
3	300–350	338	274.00–280.00	275.95
7	350–400	378	261.00–280.00	272.92
14	400–450	430	263.00–281.00	272.41
5	450–500	455	260.00–270.00	266.35
10	500–550	529	242.00–260.00	250.57
11	550–600	569	230.00–255.00	242.09
9	600–650	616	230.00–247.00	241.67
20	650–700	687	226.50–233.00	226.81
12	800–850	832	206.50–209.50	207.74
4	850–900	868	198.50	198.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	303.00	303.00
4	350–400	391	299.00–304.00	301.51
5	400–450	427	287.00–298.00	295.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	251.00	251.00
2	400–450	415	230.00–250.00	239.76
5	450–500	469	220.00–250.00	237.18
5	500–550	523	210.00–231.00	225.92
3	550–600	565	220.00–221.00	220.32
1	600–650	625	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	680	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	765	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	528	261.00–295.00	268.37
4	600–650	626	253.00	253.00
62	800–850	802	224.60	224.60
63	850–900	854	218.85	218.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	300.00–307.50	303.46
1	250–300	265	307.50	307.50
4	350–400	381	300.00–305.00	302.60
4	450–500	483	301.00	301.00
3	500–550	516	281.00–301.00	294.48
34	550–600	575	289.00–300.00	297.41
2	600–650	623	284.00–287.00	285.51
6	650–700	674	281.00–284.00	281.99
1	700–750	715	236.00	236.00
14	750–800	792	227.60	227.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	340.50	340.50
4	450–500	486	315.00–320.00	317.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	246.00	246.00
1	600–650	635	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	780	217.00	217.00
1	800–850	805	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	955	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	306.00–320.00	317.25
9	600–650	610	293.00–296.50	295.30
2	700–750	723	250.00–251.00	250.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	630	244.00–249.00	247.33
1	650–700	670	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	282.50	282.50
2	300–350	333	295.00–300.00	297.41
2	350–400	372	301.00	301.00
1	400–450	425	281.00	281.00
11	450–500	476	281.00–300.00	297.05
2	500–550	530	266.00–274.00	270.04
4	550–600	570	250.00–270.00	259.82
2	600–650	610	230.00–251.00	240.33
2	650–700	653	233.00–240.00	236.51
1	700–750	710	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	915	197.00–201.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	305	322.50	322.50
12	400–450	423	319.50–334.00	328.69
5	450–500	481	306.00–319.00	315.16
3	500–550	523	291.00–299.00	293.55
17	600–650	613	257.00–269.00	263.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	242.50–262.00	252.04
2	500–550	535	221.00–230.00	225.42

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	—	1,430	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,302	125.00–137.00	131.36
1	—	1,200	108.00	108.00
9	—	1,197	114.50–124.00	119.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	94.00	94.00
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
9	—	1,062	105.00–117.00	110.83
2	—	1,098	121.00–130.00	125.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,507	132.00–138.00	135.29
5	—	1,562	119.00–125.00	123.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,840	169.00–172.00	170.57
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	150.00	150.00

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