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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 16

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

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Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▲ 244 vs last sale 132▼ 17 vs year ago 393 · −4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 133▲ 67 vs year ago 71 · +94.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 18▼ 5 vs year ago 12 · −41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.86/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −129.83 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$239.86

10 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$9.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.43

vs KY average

−36.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	247.50	1,343	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	237.95	1,330	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $13 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 sale10 hd

239.86

—

KY average27 barns · 2,233 hd

260.30

−20.43

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−36.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−129.83

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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.11, low $312.72, median $369.70 across 25 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	149.46	2,525	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,756	129.44	2,273	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	121.27	1,569	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	104.84	1,059	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,185	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,162	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,235	1thin

Every lot

71 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	989	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	274.84/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,305	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,357	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	279.75/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,620	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,773	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,858	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	903	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,923	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	242	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	738	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	268.10/cwt	200.00–302.50	724	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	316	281.91/cwt	202.50–315.00	891	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	330.60/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,048	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	308.49/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,169	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	258.57/cwt	192.50–287.00	995	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	289.08/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,191	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	230.17/cwt	220.00–240.00	997	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	271.27/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,289	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	256.68/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,360	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	226.72/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,306	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	246.80/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,510	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,370	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,669	56
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,571	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	703	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,392	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,705	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,650	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,690	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	349.29/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,355	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,407	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	262.66/cwt	230.00–297.50	1,082	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	304.18/cwt	302.50–306.00	1,287	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	275.00/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,293	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	304.60/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,474	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	231.40/cwt	192.00–250.00	1,210	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	283.21/cwt	267.50–293.00	1,501	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	263.40/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,515	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,557	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	370	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	897	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	654	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,373	6
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	760	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,414	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,759	3
Bulls	—	—	1,544	140.35/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,167	10
Bulls	—	—	1,835	159.62/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,929	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–73.00	662	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	109.82/cwt	101.00–121.50	1,119	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	101.45/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,200	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	120.60/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,533	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	131.99/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,839	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,380	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	125.93/cwt	122.00–133.00	2,235	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,161.89/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	151.17/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,436	4

This sale against other markets

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Mar 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 132Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 133Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	242.50	242.50
6	650–700	654	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	760	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
8	350–400	388	340.00–357.50	349.29
4	400–450	423	302.50–306.00	304.18
32	450–500	484	285.00–317.00	304.60
9	500–550	530	267.50–293.00	283.21
3	550–600	575	250.00–287.00	263.40
5	600–650	628	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	695	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	412	230.00–297.50	262.66
2	450–500	470	255.00–295.00	275.00
4	500–550	523	192.00–250.00	231.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
5	300–350	317	327.50–335.00	330.60
8	350–400	379	302.00–312.50	308.49
12	400–450	412	282.50–300.00	289.08
15	450–500	475	262.00–283.00	271.27
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
13	600–650	612	243.00–248.00	246.80
1	650–700	695	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	710	202.00	202.00
10	800–850	846	201.50	201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	270	200.00–302.50	268.10
5	300–350	316	202.50–315.00	281.91
6	350–400	385	192.50–287.00	258.57
2	400–450	433	220.00–240.00	230.17
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	530	256.00–257.00	256.68
5	550–600	576	225.00–234.00	226.72
2	600–650	630	215.00–220.00	217.44
1	700–750	703	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	855	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	960	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	650–700	694	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	337.50	337.50
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	512	265.00	265.00
7	550–600	579	278.00–281.00	279.75
1	600–650	605	257.00	257.00
17	750–800	795	233.75	233.75
5	900–950	903	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	475	267.50–282.50	274.84
2	600–650	628	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	690	257.00	257.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	94.00–109.00	101.45
35	—	1,271	111.00–127.00	120.60
17	—	1,393	128.00–139.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,775	122.00–133.00	125.93
2	—	1,700	138.00–142.00	139.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	101.00–121.50	109.82
1	—	945	70.00–73.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,544	130.00–151.00	140.35
16	—	1,835	153.00–169.00	159.62
3	—	1,400	125.00–126.00	125.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,235.00	1,235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,161.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,185.00	1,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	140.00–161.00	151.17

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.