Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-04-13

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 13
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 340▲ 76 vs year ago 314 · +24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 75▲ 162 vs year ago 44 · +368.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 20▼ 6 vs year ago 47 · −12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. High quality offering of slaughter cows .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.05/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −126.65 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$243.05
17 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,330
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.96
vs KY average
−20.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538259.031,39410thin
Medium and Large 2-3560220.211,2337thin
One grade step is worth $38.82/cwt here — about $160 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
243.05
—
KY average26 barns · 1,441 hd
254.00
−10.96
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−20.91
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−126.65
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
429386342299median 369.7003/0704/2506/2709/1910/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,793160.712,88133
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,664139.312,31822
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,356132.571,79783
CowsLean 85-90%High1,002107.381,0767thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,420$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,5782thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,381$2,2725
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$2,2702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,8244thin

Every lot

66 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 1-2432304.88/cwt302.00–310.001,3174
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,5952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563245.59/cwt240.00–256.001,3833
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,7152
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3652200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3042
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3247337.00/cwt337.00–337.008322
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255313.00/cwt313.00–313.007981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323303.24/cwt301.00–308.009793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1053
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424281.42/cwt229.00–293.001,1939
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435260.82/cwt245.00–269.001,1354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463261.02/cwt257.00–265.001,2092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483264.20/cwt261.00–267.501,2762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538259.03/cwt246.00–269.001,39410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540229.02/cwt227.00–231.001,2372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568216.69/cwt180.00–249.001,2315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613210.34/cwt210.00–211.001,2893
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5434
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6021
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2281328.23/cwt327.00–331.009223
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2312317.00/cwt317.00–317.009894
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3387261.61/cwt220.00–270.001,0126
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437302.24/cwt300.00–303.001,3214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476301.14/cwt295.00–303.001,43310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523270.23/cwt240.00–285.001,4133
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4236
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2652200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3042
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6091
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6531
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2-3325181.00/cwt181.00–181.005884
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 2-3565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3421259.89/cwt212.00–262.001,09443
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3468256.56/cwt209.00–258.751,201136
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3515215.51/cwt205.00–221.001,1103
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3577209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2062
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3660191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2611
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3895165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4776
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,043143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4914
Dairy Steers1200–1250Large 31,230169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,0791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,0641
Bulls——1,731152.78/cwt143.00–159.002,64513
Bulls——1,851167.28/cwt160.00–189.003,09619
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988104.78/cwt93.00–119.001,0356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313128.80/cwt113.00–139.001,69161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,496144.89/cwt140.00–156.002,16821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650142.19/cwt139.00–147.002,34616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700131.62/cwt110.00–138.002,2386
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,857.59/head1,600.00–2,325.001,8583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3432,269.79/head2,000.00–2,475.002,2702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3812,271.65/head2,050.00–2,475.002,2725
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,577.68/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252

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.