Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-31

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 31
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
202 vs last sale 455 79 vs year ago 332 · 23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
51 vs last sale 100 26 vs year ago 23 · +113.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
14 vs last sale 19 5 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 $262.16/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 137.47 against this barn's trailing median of $399.63.
Average price
$262.16
27 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,462
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$493
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$94.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.95
vs KY average
+3.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557274.521,52820
Medium and Large 2558234.641,3106thin
Medium and Large 2-3575180.001,0351thin
One grade step is worth $94.52/cwt here — about $493 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 sale27 hd
262.16
KY average26 barns · 1,814 hd
270.10
−7.95
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
+3.70
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.63
−137.47
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
BullsHigh1,654158.062,6157thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,609135.382,17810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,288132.861,71212
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,045115.011,20214
SteersChoiceAverage1,470172.062,5293thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,168170.001,9862thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)685$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,670$2,9601thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550505282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4241
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568232.77/cwt230.00–240.001,3225
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600581250.76/cwt250.00–253.001,4574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500476266.03/cwt261.00–281.001,26614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485266.30/cwt262.00–279.001,2924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700662259.60/cwt251.00–263.001,71925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625243.27/cwt229.00–248.501,5208
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,77814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600594268.42/cwt252.00–271.001,5947
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668230.88/cwt225.00–238.001,5423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686250.36/cwt245.50–256.001,71711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2980189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500456269.48/cwt268.00–270.001,2294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550533260.38/cwt257.00–270.001,3885
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300268269.06/cwt267.00–271.007212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800784220.34/cwt219.00–227.001,7278
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670240.53/cwt237.00–244.001,6122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450405276.29/cwt260.00–279.001,1197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500472289.00/cwt287.00–290.001,3645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626238.58/cwt233.00–247.001,4945
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450420276.90/cwt269.00–285.001,1632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950915195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517262.87/cwt256.00–273.001,3595
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378292.96/cwt277.50–300.001,1073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6702,960.00/head2,960.00–2,960.002,9601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340124.04/cwt121.00–126.001,6622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278134.63/cwt130.50–141.501,72110
CowsLean 85-90%77893.55/cwt90.50–97.007282
CowsLean 85-90%1,066121.80/cwt115.00–130.001,2988
CowsLean 85-90%1,032105.88/cwt101.00–112.001,0933
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,623137.09/cwt132.00–141.502,2259
Bulls1,950174.24/cwt168.00–182.003,3983
Bulls1,470136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9992
Bulls1,395155.85/cwt154.50–157.002,1742
SteersChoice1,470172.06/cwt169.00–175.502,5293
CowsLean 85-90%1,455131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,9061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600560283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418302.24/cwt300.00–306.001,2634
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700663267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7703
Bred CowsMedium 2-3830900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650610163.00/cwt163.00–163.009941
SteersSelect and Choice1,168170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9862
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550522279.71/cwt278.00–281.001,4607
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368343.66/cwt320.00–361.001,2656
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300277221.00/cwt221.00–221.006122
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300260.00/cwt260.00–260.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750715192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3761
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4071
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5616
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2641
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350261.00/cwt261.00–261.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,59014
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550533246.65/cwt240.00–250.001,3153
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473250.49/cwt250.00–251.001,1852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650606252.88/cwt249.00–262.501,5325
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370260.00/cwt260.00–260.009621

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.