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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, May 11

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 162▼ 957 vs year ago 1,118 · −85.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 40▼ 21 vs year ago 106 · −19.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter 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 $253.56/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −116.13 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$253.56

13 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$33.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

vs KY average

−14.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	266.49	1,431	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	232.89	1,257	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.60/cwt here — about $174 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 sale13 hd

253.56

—

KY average27 barns · 1,299 hd

263.30

−9.73

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−14.03

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−116.13

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	—	Low	1,770	153.05	2,709	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,711	132.32	2,264	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	118.61	1,540	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	98.17	981	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,331	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,125	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,151	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	324.07/cwt	320.00–325.50	1,073	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	348.43/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,272	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	308.02/cwt	307.00–309.00	1,257	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,509	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,182	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	596	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,794	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	193	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	627	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	326.75/cwt	311.00–334.00	1,095	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,089	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	256.19/cwt	237.50–268.00	986	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,192	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,125	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,123	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	267.20/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,245	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,368	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	269.49/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,415	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	242.13/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,274	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	219.02/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,227	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	257.48/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,475	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	222.52/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,391	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,553	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,490	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	965	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,708	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	772	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	396.93/cwt	391.00–402.50	1,250	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	358.00/cwt	320.00–391.00	1,178	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,340	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	353.85/cwt	351.00–357.50	1,373	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	345.12/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,463	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	299.87/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,295	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,348	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	252.31/cwt	221.00–271.00	1,188	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	264.88/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,404	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	242.43/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,413	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,454	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,469	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,656	10
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	523	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,250	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	152.87/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,654	6
Bulls	—	—	1,760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,253	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	166.13/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,120	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	98.17/cwt	87.00–109.00	981	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	122.18/cwt	111.00–136.00	1,521	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	94.10/cwt	68.00–108.00	1,251	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,534	134.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,061	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	135.74/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,194	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,829	128.05/cwt	115.00–134.00	2,342	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,331.46/head	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,331	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	128.52/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,358	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	860	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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 May 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 162Year ago 1,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 40Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 23

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	193	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
9	300–350	335	311.00–334.00	326.75
2	350–400	387	308.00	308.00
1	400–450	415	271.00	271.00
1	450–500	485	282.00	282.00
6	500–550	525	268.00–272.00	269.49
2	550–600	573	256.00–259.00	257.48
4	600–650	647	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	315.00–320.00	317.52
5	350–400	385	237.50–268.00	256.19
2	400–450	437	257.00	257.00
7	450–500	466	260.00–275.00	267.20
3	500–550	526	230.00–248.00	242.13
2	550–600	560	217.00–221.00	219.02
2	600–650	625	221.00–224.00	222.52
1	750–800	760	196.00	196.00
1	950–1000	965	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	297.00	297.00
1	300–350	315	225.00	225.00
4	400–450	432	285.00–307.00	299.87
4	450–500	471	221.00–271.00	252.31
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	583	237.00–249.00	242.43
1	600–650	635	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	720	204.00	204.00
10	900–950	925	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
6	300–350	329	320.00–391.00	358.00
5	350–400	388	351.00–357.50	353.85
6	400–450	424	330.00–353.00	345.12
1	450–500	460	293.00	293.00
3	500–550	530	252.00–272.00	264.88
1	550–600	585	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	391.00–402.50	396.93
1	350–400	355	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	387.50	387.50
4	300–350	331	320.00–325.50	324.07
4	350–400	365	320.00–362.50	348.43
2	400–450	408	307.00–309.00	308.02
1	450–500	460	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	523	239.00	239.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,331.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,057	118.00–134.00	128.52

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	2	—	860	2,125.00	2,125.00

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	1	—	1,195	2,325.00	2,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,878	165.00–167.00	166.13
6	—	1,736	146.00–159.00	152.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,245	111.00–136.00	122.18
7	—	1,329	68.00–108.00	94.10
5	—	1,534	130.00–140.00	134.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,616	130.00–143.00	135.74
8	—	1,829	115.00–134.00	128.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	999	87.00–109.00	98.17

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.