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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 27

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 362▼ 14 vs year ago 252 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 200▲ 50 vs year ago 90 · +55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 47▲ 33 vs year ago 8 · +412.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $247.91/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −121.79 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$247.91

21 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$12.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.47

vs KY average

−22.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	249.68	1,407	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	237.29	1,326	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.39/cwt here — about $82 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 sale21 hd

247.91

—

KY average26 barns · 1,560 hd

262.37

−14.47

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−22.28

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−121.79

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	1,736	151.50	2,630	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	131.11	2,055	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	125.28	1,623	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	103.99	1,060	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,555	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,405	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,285	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,892	3thin

Every lot

84 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	395	334.50/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,321	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,371	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,669	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,432	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	248.03/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,582	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,557	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,686	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	310.11/cwt	308.00–312.50	884	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	234.70/cwt	222.50–240.00	775	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	308.60/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,021	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,207	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	280.98/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,214	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	277.27/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,317	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	270.29/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,284	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	265.97/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,343	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,334	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	241.53/cwt	226.00–278.00	1,432	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,357	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,276	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,602	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,584	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	206.00/cwt	197.00–224.00	1,463	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,409	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,391	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	178.86/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,485	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,617	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	687	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	262.25/cwt	262.00–262.50	616	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	332.81/cwt	322.50–367.50	905	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	281	268.13/cwt	257.50–292.00	753	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	245.16/cwt	240.00–252.50	785	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	317.53/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,051	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	329.50/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,186	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	288.78/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,068	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	241.77/cwt	238.00–249.00	986	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	295.24/cwt	282.00–308.00	1,243	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	297.73/cwt	289.00–302.00	1,405	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	252.06/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,280	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	277.67/cwt	251.00–293.00	1,452	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	257.73/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,472	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	254.87/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,460	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,519	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	224.80/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,583	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 2-3	304	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	675	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 2-3	368	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	740	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 2-3	410	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 2-3	261	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	629	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 2-3	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 2-3	393	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	884	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 2-3	435	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	770	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	330	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	762	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	367	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	976	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	2,146	3
Bulls	—	—	1,746	152.74/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,667	11
Bulls	—	—	1,814	160.81/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,917	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	99.49/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,003	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,176	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,175	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,281	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	122.55/cwt	109.00–135.00	1,553	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	135.63/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,933	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	126.87/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,999	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	135.43/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,160	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,555.00/head	1,555.00–1,555.00	1,555	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,405.17/head	1,110.00–1,650.00	1,405	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 362Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 200Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 47Year ago 8

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	262.00–262.50	262.25
3	250–300	281	257.50–292.00	268.13
3	300–350	320	240.00–252.50	245.16
4	350–400	370	285.00–290.00	288.78
3	400–450	408	238.00–249.00	241.77
2	500–550	508	239.00–265.00	252.06
2	550–600	573	245.00–265.00	254.87
1	700–750	700	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	335.00	335.00
5	250–300	272	322.50–367.50	332.81
5	300–350	331	310.00–337.50	317.53
2	350–400	360	325.00–334.00	329.50
9	400–450	421	282.00–308.00	295.24
6	450–500	472	289.00–302.00	297.73
6	500–550	523	251.00–293.00	277.67
5	550–600	571	256.00–265.00	257.73
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	704	223.00–226.00	224.80
2	750–800	780	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	300.00–346.00	334.50
2	400–450	427	321.00	321.00
2	500–550	540	309.00	309.00
3	600–650	638	246.00–249.00	248.03
3	700–750	733	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
2	550–600	575	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	680	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	745	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	308.00–312.50	310.11
5	300–350	331	300.00–315.00	308.60
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	432	276.00–285.00	280.98
9	450–500	475	272.00–280.00	277.27
6	500–550	505	263.00–269.00	265.97
12	550–600	593	226.00–278.00	241.53
1	650–700	680	233.00	233.00
3	700–750	710	197.00–224.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	298.00	298.00
5	650–700	679	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	330	222.50–240.00	234.70
3	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	475	266.00–279.00	270.29
1	500–550	540	242.00	242.00
2	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	234.93
1	600–650	640	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	675	189.00	189.00
4	700–750	723	190.00–200.00	194.84
1	750–800	760	183.00	183.00
2	800–850	830	171.00–187.00	178.86
1	900–950	940	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	304	222.00	222.00
4	350–400	368	201.00	201.00
1	400–450	410	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	261	241.00	241.00
2	300–350	345	171.00	171.00
5	350–400	393	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	435	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	231.00	231.00
4	350–400	367	266.00	266.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	900	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	108.00	108.00

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	—	1,020	1,110.00–1,650.00	1,405.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,555.00	1,555.00

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	2	—	1,490	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,285.00	1,285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,595	133.00–139.00	135.43
7	—	1,576	115.00–134.00	126.87
1	—	1,175	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,267	109.00–135.00	122.55
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
10	—	1,425	132.00–139.00	135.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	95.00–104.00	99.49
2	—	1,041	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,746	146.00–159.00	152.74
3	—	1,595	133.00–136.00	134.53
4	—	1,814	160.00–163.00	160.81

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.