Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-17

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 17
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
799 vs last sale 1,187 112 vs year ago 500 · 22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
76 vs last sale 114 5 vs year ago 33 · +15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
7 vs last sale 21 13 vs year ago 1 · +1,300.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.26/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 147.36 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$252.26
39 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,396
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.78
vs KY average
5.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540263.981,42723
Medium and Large 2577238.951,37810thin
Medium and Large 2-3564229.511,2956thin
One grade step is worth $34.47/cwt here — about $131 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
453411370328median 399.6312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale39 hd
252.26
KY average25 barns · 1,208 hd
264.04
−11.78
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−5.54
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−147.36
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,658158.932,6368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227133.761,64114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,584131.432,0825thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,002108.061,08312

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$1,6574thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$1,6323thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$9601thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,5351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,433$3,0604thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555250.34/cwt250.00–251.001,3893
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470272.52/cwt271.00–274.001,2812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800795208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800785248.25/cwt248.25–248.251,94968
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750708255.90/cwt252.00–258.001,81229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538273.49/cwt267.00–278.001,4716
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380256.00/cwt256.00–256.009731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275290.71/cwt277.50–300.007995
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567265.21/cwt262.00–269.001,50411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6925
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,0972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450417272.65/cwt260.00–281.001,1378
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379280.78/cwt270.00–288.001,0647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624229.23/cwt226.00–231.001,4306
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718217.99/cwt215.00–219.001,5654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516262.86/cwt250.00–267.001,35612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320271.00/cwt271.00–271.008671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290282.50/cwt282.50–282.508191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750713240.66/cwt240.00–241.001,7163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650622231.53/cwt230.00–237.001,4406
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850840208.18/cwt200.00–232.501,7494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477261.71/cwt259.00–264.001,24810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,4491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500468287.78/cwt284.00–300.001,34710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700672235.05/cwt220.00–242.001,5806
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600564265.71/cwt256.00–274.001,49913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550529265.27/cwt260.00–280.001,40310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0401
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29301,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1811,656.81/head1,385.00–1,925.001,6574
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4333,060.00/head3,060.00–3,060.003,0604
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450428288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251136.19/cwt131.00–142.001,70410
CowsLean 85-90%82376.81/cwt74.00–80.006322
CowsLean 85-90%1,445125.02/cwt120.00–130.001,8072
Bulls1,872171.64/cwt168.00–177.003,2133
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570140.05/cwt133.00–144.002,1993
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605118.50/cwt115.00–122.001,9022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185121.91/cwt117.00–125.001,4453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,110145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6101
CowsLean 85-90%924108.29/cwt101.00–112.001,0017
CowsLean 85-90%1,025135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3841
Bulls1,615157.51/cwt149.00–163.002,5443
Bulls1,403142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400382347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3272
Bred CowsMedium 3920960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500460131.00/cwt131.00–131.006031
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350325177.50/cwt177.50–177.505771
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300270207.50/cwt207.50–207.505602
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800770143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600579227.76/cwt217.50–231.001,3194
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,632.43/head1,585.00–1,710.001,6323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450416339.44/cwt330.00–345.001,4128
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400376347.16/cwt332.00–366.001,30520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650646275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7779
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345267.50/cwt267.50–267.509231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500481234.32/cwt231.00–241.001,1273
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450421242.58/cwt240.00–250.001,0214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550535242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700690200.00/cwt191.00–209.001,3802
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535233.01/cwt232.00–234.001,2472
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450442140.00/cwt140.00–140.006192
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350317171.00/cwt171.00–171.005422
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465244.57/cwt235.00–252.501,1377
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600582234.50/cwt229.00–242.001,3656
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500496250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2404
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2603
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335260.00/cwt260.00–260.008711
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600599238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,4297
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1921
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005941
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700662236.68/cwt232.00–240.001,5673
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5031
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351

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.