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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 20

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 390▲ 96 vs year ago 266 · +36.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 206▲ 151 vs year ago 49 · +308.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 41▲ 27 vs year ago 20 · +135.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows sold steady . Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $245.49/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −124.21 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$245.49

19 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.86

vs KY average

−19.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	248.40	1,379	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	598	230.00	1,375	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd

245.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,855 hd

255.35

−9.86

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−19.03

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−124.21

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	—	High	1,822	155.47	2,833	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	132.34	2,170	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	127.04	1,738	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	89.02	829	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$1,675	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,468	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,883	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,745	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	293.89/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,228	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	289.62/cwt	271.00–297.00	1,387	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,290	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	251.99/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,444	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	266.32/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,563	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,611	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,691	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	215	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	516	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	294.14/cwt	285.00–302.50	818	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	233.41/cwt	202.50–262.50	770	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	302.17/cwt	302.00–302.50	1,036	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,076	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	272.24/cwt	205.00–315.00	1,015	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	271.41/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,126	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	260.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,153	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,065	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	271.62/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,290	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	252.04/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,295	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	246.21/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,428	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	598	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,375	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,905	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	218.50/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,656	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	351.80/cwt	327.50–367.50	943	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	324.25/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,044	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	305.70/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,287	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	287.70/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,401	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	255.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,332	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,372	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,404	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	237.01/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,474	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	230.57/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,510	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,717	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,772	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	278	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	828	12
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	362	298.06/cwt	296.00–302.00	1,079	17
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	405	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,089	9
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	497	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,243	43
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	521	263.31/cwt	251.00–295.00	1,372	7
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	594	247.51/cwt	231.00–277.00	1,470	28
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	740	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,458	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,676	133.48/cwt	122.00–140.00	2,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	149.76/cwt	137.00–159.00	2,585	19
Bulls	—	—	1,923	163.65/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,147	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	87.77/cwt	70.00–108.00	779	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	87.88/cwt	81.00–94.00	847	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	107.91/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,206	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	124.77/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,667	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	135.11/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,000	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	127.33/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,081	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	138.88/cwt	133.00–147.00	2,287	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	825	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,745.00/head	1,745.00–1,745.00	1,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,939.90/head	1,625.00–2,200.00	1,940	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,468.34/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,468	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

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 Apr 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 390Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 206Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 41Year ago 20

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady . Slaughter cows sold steady . Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	418	288.00–300.00	293.89
14	450–500	479	271.00–297.00	289.62
1	500–550	540	233.00	233.00
12	550–600	587	259.00–270.00	266.32
2	600–650	622	259.00	259.00
3	650–700	663	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	483	267.00	267.00
2	550–600	573	249.00–255.00	251.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	278	285.00–302.50	294.14
3	300–350	343	302.00–302.50	302.17
1	350–400	350	307.50	307.50
4	400–450	415	267.00–277.00	271.41
9	450–500	475	269.00–283.00	271.62
6	500–550	514	241.00–257.00	252.04
10	550–600	580	230.00–263.00	246.21
2	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	657	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	758	218.00–219.00	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	330	202.50–262.50	233.41
10	350–400	373	205.00–315.00	272.24
3	400–450	442	255.00–265.00	260.80
6	450–500	465	229.00	229.00
3	550–600	598	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	795	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	327.50–367.50	351.80
5	300–350	322	307.50–340.00	324.25
1	350–400	385	302.00	302.00
4	400–450	421	292.00–320.00	305.70
7	450–500	487	286.00–291.00	287.70
7	500–550	521	250.00–265.00	255.74
2	550–600	560	240.00–250.00	245.04
7	650–700	655	229.00–231.00	230.57
1	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	810	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	590	238.00	238.00
4	600–650	622	220.00–244.00	237.01
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	990	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	278	298.00	298.00
17	350–400	362	296.00–302.00	298.06
9	400–450	405	269.00	269.00
43	450–500	497	250.00	250.00
7	500–550	521	251.00–295.00	263.31
28	550–600	594	231.00–277.00	247.51
4	700–750	740	197.00	197.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,745.00	1,745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,129	1,625.00–2,200.00	1,939.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	825	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,468.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,276	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	887	70.00–108.00	87.77
1	—	880	102.00	102.00
7	—	964	81.00–94.00	87.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,634	123.00–130.00	127.33
13	—	1,647	133.00–147.00	138.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	106.00–110.00	107.91
47	—	1,336	110.00–134.00	124.77
18	—	1,480	130.00–146.00	135.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,923	160.00–175.00	163.65
4	—	1,676	122.00–140.00	133.48
19	—	1,726	137.00–159.00	149.76

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.