Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-24

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 24
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
67 vs last sale 388 36 vs year ago 419 · +8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
62 vs last sale 38 50 vs year ago 50 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
5 vs last sale 14 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.88/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 128.75 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$270.88
59 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,468
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs KY average
+6.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540273.211,47656
Medium and Large 2575234.991,3512thin
Medium and Large 2-3570212.001,2081thin
One grade step is worth $61.21/cwt here — about $267 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

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 sale59 hd
270.88
KY average24 barns · 1,718 hd
269.65
+1.22
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+6.25
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−128.75
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
BullsLow1,634151.442,47412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,252130.861,63929
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,551128.771,99714
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037112.791,16925
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,577155.252,44812
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335178.132,3783thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,500155.002,3251thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,152183.002,1082thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,832161.502,9592thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,590$1,9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)615$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)718$7352thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)692$1,0852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,555$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)807$1,5623thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)780$1,4283thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273277.16/cwt267.00–287.507572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450420270.25/cwt270.00–271.001,1354
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500471318.73/cwt297.00–353.001,50110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323279.81/cwt275.00–285.009042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300260312.50/cwt312.50–312.508131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516261.29/cwt251.00–274.001,34819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650627241.26/cwt236.00–245.001,51310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477277.54/cwt270.00–283.001,32413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350328283.89/cwt278.00–287.009313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478277.32/cwt271.00–282.001,32615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433269.33/cwt261.00–285.001,1664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950918194.58/cwt184.00–211.001,7863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650642239.72/cwt221.00–242.001,53910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600592277.32/cwt262.00–281.001,6427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700662250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,0031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718244.96/cwt244.25–253.001,75924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519258.66/cwt244.00–263.001,34214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520286.36/cwt284.00–289.001,48921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750701232.06/cwt226.00–233.001,62715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285329.00/cwt329.00–329.009381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700674239.33/cwt231.00–240.501,61313
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29752,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400362284.68/cwt276.00–300.001,0313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550505304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,5351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305327.50/cwt327.50–327.509991
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26921,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850830217.03/cwt214.00–221.001,8013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5901,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450408317.96/cwt308.00–324.001,2974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419311.97/cwt308.00–316.001,30713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400384301.94/cwt297.00–318.001,1598
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575252.72/cwt250.00–260.001,4538
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3765985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3670835.00/head835.00–835.008351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750738233.65/cwt221.00–240.001,7243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,348143.75/cwt143.50–144.001,9382
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580119.14/cwt113.00–123.001,8823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543131.40/cwt126.00–139.502,02811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,355121.41/cwt119.00–124.001,6455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220131.84/cwt126.00–138.001,60822
CowsLean 85-90%972108.18/cwt100.00–119.501,0525
SteersChoice1,832161.50/cwt161.50–161.502,9592
Dairy SteersChoice1,577155.25/cwt155.25–155.252,44812
CowsLean 85-90%1,119124.77/cwt120.00–134.001,39614
Bulls1,491143.09/cwt140.00–145.002,1334
Bulls1,485167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,4802
HeifersSelect and Choice1,500155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium 1-2718735.10/head600.00–875.007352
Bred CowsMedium 1-2615900.00/head900.00–900.009001
SteersSelect and Choice1,152183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,1082
HeifersChoice1,335178.13/cwt175.00–180.002,3783
CowsLean 85-90%89888.69/cwt70.00–98.007966
Bulls1,779151.81/cwt145.00–161.002,7016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400383326.96/cwt310.00–350.001,2528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350313304.00/cwt304.00–304.009523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450440328.63/cwt314.00–331.001,4467
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28351,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-26801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340237.50/cwt237.50–237.508081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800768168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621253.48/cwt251.50–260.001,57430
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700675285.41/cwt284.50–291.001,92721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523267.38/cwt266.00–270.001,3983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576251.64/cwt241.00–257.001,4494
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600579297.76/cwt296.00–298.001,72416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618289.13/cwt288.00–289.501,78712
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563251.75/cwt245.00–255.001,4173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8801
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500495239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600574274.02/cwt273.00–282.001,57317
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481255.98/cwt255.00–261.001,2317
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590242.31/cwt237.00–249.001,4303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623262.92/cwt250.00–272.001,6384
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600583230.04/cwt220.00–240.001,3412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515301.54/cwt298.00–304.501,55315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900865191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575234.99/cwt234.00–236.001,3512
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450422250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0552
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0821

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.