Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-06-29

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 29
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 241▼ 138 vs year ago 294 · −46.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 41▼ 10 vs year ago 91 · −11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 25▼ 9 vs year ago 30 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a average quality offering with extreme heat . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.20/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −123.50 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$246.20
19 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,368
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.37
vs KY average
−23.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549255.311,40113thin
Medium and Large 2-3570226.481,2916thin
One grade step is worth $28.83/cwt here — about $110 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
246.20
—
KY average26 barns · 1,664 hd
271.57
−25.37
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−23.08
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−123.50
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—High1,523161.702,4635thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472143.542,1135thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,220141.131,72246
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88299.408776thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,145157.001,7981thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,465166.502,4391thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,7354thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,228$2,3182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,6751thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,0532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2675
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423328.57/cwt317.00–340.001,3902
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,3061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,4949
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515253.21/cwt231.00–275.001,3042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573248.44/cwt247.00–250.001,4242
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2247317.50/cwt317.50–317.507842
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285252.50/cwt252.50–252.507201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423262.16/cwt259.00–271.001,1094
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450250.33/cwt250.00–251.001,1263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475234.18/cwt227.50–241.001,1122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538258.03/cwt250.00–261.001,3889
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573249.18/cwt244.00–251.001,4284
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577225.77/cwt184.00–244.001,3035
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3611234.20/cwt218.00–239.001,4317
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627244.45/cwt237.00–247.001,5334
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653239.83/cwt239.00–240.001,5666
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210365.00/cwt365.00–365.007671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270309.00/cwt293.00–325.008342
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320313.56/cwt301.00–325.001,0032
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366347.51/cwt336.00–353.001,2723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405343.70/cwt338.00–348.001,3923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467292.74/cwt285.00–300.001,3674
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2506297.55/cwt289.00–301.001,5067
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510253.03/cwt241.00–262.501,2903
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555266.00/cwt260.00–272.001,4762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628261.00/cwt260.00–262.001,6392
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6241
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3755227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7141
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8301
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3851
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3346281.00/cwt281.00–281.009727
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3503
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3615221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3593
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3880170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4961
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 2-3980156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5291
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,465166.50/cwt166.50–166.502,4391
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,145157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,135144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6341
Bulls——1,335158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1091
Bulls——1,715168.84/cwt165.00–172.002,8963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82073.10/cwt65.00–81.005992
Cows—Lean 85-90%86598.00/cwt98.00–98.008481
Cows—Lean 85-90%910121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1011
Cows—Lean 85-90%938115.60/cwt112.00–119.001,0842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190139.30/cwt129.00–149.001,65831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235118.79/cwt104.00–128.001,4674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299154.41/cwt150.00–164.002,00611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452150.26/cwt149.00–153.002,1823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503133.46/cwt133.00–134.002,0062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,735.28/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7354
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0152,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0551,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251

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.