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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 24
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
← Oct 17Oct 24latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 181▼ 53 vs year ago 239 · −22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 54▼ 7 vs year ago 50 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 106▼ 13 vs year ago 21 · −61.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.76/cwt on 16 head, down $8.80 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −59.71 against this barn's trailing median of $416.47.
Average price
$356.76
▼ 8.80 vs prior sale
16 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.60
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546367.802,00911thin
Medium and Large 2580343.001,9891thin
Medium and Large 2-3547329.831,8034thin
One grade step is worth $37.97/cwt here — about $206 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale16 hd
356.76
—
KY average27 barns · 864 hd
364.36
−7.60
This barn, trailing median23 sales
416.47
−59.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales
455408361314median 416.4702/2804/1806/1309/1910/24
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $416.47 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,609179.702,8914thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,605128.002,0541thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,359123.901,68425
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,094111.241,2176thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$2,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,174$2,1751thin

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,0582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,6371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523397.62/cwt392.50–403.002,0802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573384.32/cwt380.00–389.002,2022
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602376.27/cwt355.00–387.002,2653
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1113
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3041
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,172246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,8832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310445.16/cwt435.00–455.001,3802
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458367.38/cwt360.00–375.001,6832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473417.43/cwt405.00–430.001,9742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473344.28/cwt325.00–353.001,6284
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512340.77/cwt325.00–353.001,7453
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,9741
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571336.96/cwt335.00–341.001,9243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580312.04/cwt310.00–318.001,8104
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,9622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638273.34/cwt260.00–287.001,7442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,2412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733266.07/cwt245.00–287.001,9502
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0671
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1983
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,2354
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3351
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,6071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313417.80/cwt405.00–430.001,3082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384482.44/cwt480.00–485.001,8538
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436438.04/cwt425.00–450.001,9106
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460439.46/cwt417.50–451.002,0223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518361.96/cwt340.00–385.001,8752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532366.79/cwt360.00–382.501,9517
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571369.58/cwt363.00–377.502,1104
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575297.70/cwt290.00–305.001,7122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9891
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2639344.66/cwt335.00–352.502,2027
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4032
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2893
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8361
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3763282.17/cwt271.00–288.002,1533
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2963
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3537307.08/cwt257.50–331.001,64915
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3667287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9182
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3763298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,2744
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3820240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,609179.70/cwt175.00–189.002,8914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080113.14/cwt110.00–118.001,2224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123107.43/cwt104.00–110.001,2062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323108.03/cwt100.00–113.001,4294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,366126.92/cwt113.00–139.001,73421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,0541
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1742,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955220.35/cwt150.00–243.002,1044
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.