Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.11/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −143.24 against this barn's trailing median of $441.36.

Average price

$298.11

15 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$572

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

$76.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

vs KY average

−11.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	303.19	1,707	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	227.00	1,135	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.19/cwt here — about $572 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $376.40, median $441.36 across 30 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 sale15 hd

298.11

—

KY average24 barns · 900 hd

301.93

−3.81

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−11.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

441.36

−143.24

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	1,522	144.48	2,200	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,688	132.07	2,229	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	130.28	1,727	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	107.86	1,242	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	162.00	1,806	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	239.02/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	283.23/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,345	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	288.31/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	245.79/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	629	258.50/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	280.84/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	265.52/cwt	259.00–281.00	1,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	274.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	224.45/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,966	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	318.62/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	340.61/cwt	339.00–347.50	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	243.23/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	236.02/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,304	127.67/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,665	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	115.78/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,388	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,383	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	83.38/cwt	80.00–88.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	295.04/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,508	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	132.07/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,229	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	130.84/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,757	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	100.46/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,090	4
Bulls	—	—	2,031	158.81/cwt	158.00–159.00	3,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	146.69/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,146	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	268	362.29/cwt	355.00–370.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	296.81/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	919	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	2,061	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,910	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	206.37/cwt	196.00–217.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	273.46/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	292.34/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	311.72/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	176.00/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	237.62/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	271.57/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	195.50/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	225.45/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	291.31/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	338.54/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	293.57/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,927	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,806	10

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 497Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	515	260.00–280.00	271.57
3	550–600	563	270.00–280.00	274.11
1	600–650	615	251.00	251.00
3	650–700	657	234.00–242.00	239.02
1	700–750	730	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	790	223.00	223.00
5	800–850	807	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	980	174.00	174.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	355.00–370.00	362.29
5	300–350	333	339.00–347.50	340.61
2	350–400	363	332.00–345.00	338.54
4	400–450	420	312.00–321.00	318.62
2	450–500	452	310.00	310.00
8	500–550	511	290.00–298.00	295.04
4	600–650	629	258.00–260.00	258.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	263.00–285.00	273.46
4	400–450	419	273.00–289.00	280.84
12	450–500	475	271.00–289.00	283.23
7	500–550	514	230.00–252.00	245.79
2	550–600	560	230.00–256.00	243.23
5	600–650	636	232.00–238.00	236.02
8	650–700	684	233.00–240.00	237.62
1	700–750	710	221.00	221.00
9	850–900	880	207.50	207.50
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
7	400–450	424	291.00–304.00	296.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	259.00–281.00	265.52
5	550–600	557	264.00	264.00
10	800–850	817	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	221.00–230.00	225.45
2	600–650	618	196.00–217.00	206.37
2	650–700	650	190.00–201.00	195.50
2	800–850	805	171.00–181.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	285.00–305.00	293.57
3	500–550	533	290.00–297.00	292.34
3	550–600	572	286.00–300.00	291.31
1	600–650	600	296.00	296.00
3	650–700	658	283.00–291.00	288.31
1	750–800	780	232.00	232.00
27	850–900	876	222.50–227.00	224.45
7	1000–1050	1,015	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	326.00	326.00
4	450–500	468	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	571	309.00–319.00	311.72
33	700–750	736	259.50	259.50
18	750–800	777	248.00	248.00
58	900–950	919	224.25	224.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	123.00–135.00	127.67
3	—	2,031	158.00–159.00	158.81
11	—	1,463	140.00–154.00	146.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	123.00	123.00
8	—	1,199	110.00–119.00	115.78
2	—	1,065	80.00–88.00	83.38
4	—	1,085	95.00–105.00	100.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	123.50	123.50
12	—	1,343	126.00–137.00	130.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	129.00–135.00	132.07
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	162.00	162.00

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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Steers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle