Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-13

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 13
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 156▼ 684 vs year ago 981 · −69.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 81▲ 39 vs year ago 79 · +49.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 21▲ 19 vs year ago 25 · +76.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 to 4.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $264.34/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −148.85 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$264.34
15 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,456
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567280.251,5909thin
Medium and Large 2-3526240.481,2656thin
One grade step is worth $39.77/cwt here — about $325 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 sale15 hd
264.34
—
KY average25 barns · 692 hd
271.13
−6.79
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−148.85
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

23 sales
455408361314median 413.1903/1404/2506/2009/2610/31
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.96, low $327.75, median $413.19 across 23 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—Average1,790160.112,86610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482143.352,12410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,283137.281,76156
CowsLean 85-90%Average948111.321,0556thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,565165.002,5821thin

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)1,260$2,0263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$1,6925
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,3751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,450$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,655$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$2,6004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,551$2,4744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,178$2,1002thin

Every lot

75 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,3123
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417343.30/cwt340.00–345.001,4323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458327.70/cwt315.00–340.001,5012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512281.76/cwt276.00–285.001,44318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7042
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6806
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240302.50/cwt302.50–302.507261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255302.50/cwt302.50–302.507711
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3293289.81/cwt282.50–297.008492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319304.64/cwt300.00–308.009724
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328276.34/cwt250.00–300.009062
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358306.33/cwt302.50–310.001,0972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368277.58/cwt267.50–287.001,0212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428258.18/cwt230.00–281.001,1053
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,2735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3254
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466257.20/cwt238.00–269.001,19910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508252.39/cwt245.00–260.001,2822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538230.89/cwt200.00–240.001,2427
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4203
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574224.25/cwt221.00–229.001,2875
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4656
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660210.46/cwt180.00–232.001,3893
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678230.45/cwt229.00–235.001,5624
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220230.00/cwt230.00–230.005061
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255324.00/cwt324.00–324.008261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320351.53/cwt347.00–365.001,1255
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373347.58/cwt345.00–350.001,2962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383317.06/cwt250.00–385.001,2142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,3924
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463335.30/cwt312.00–347.001,55215
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3488281.95/cwt250.00–298.001,37614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,5153
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526240.48/cwt225.00–257.001,2656
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588276.37/cwt260.00–284.001,6256
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615253.79/cwt231.00–268.001,56111
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7761
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 2-3331220.00/cwt220.00–220.007284
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Large 2-3560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2322
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3355277.00/cwt277.00–277.009832
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3436277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,20810
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3637212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3505
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3756195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4743
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3915250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,565165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503142.84/cwt137.00–147.502,1472
Bulls——1,862164.43/cwt151.00–171.003,0628
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1311
Cows—Lean 85-90%950109.38/cwt104.00–118.001,0395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12380.94/cwt72.00–90.009092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,190152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,8091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275138.50/cwt121.00–172.001,76650
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,464150.13/cwt145.00–158.002,1984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514142.39/cwt135.00–147.002,1569
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,691.65/head1,450.00–2,100.001,6925
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,026.39/head1,900.00–2,175.002,0263
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1812,600.11/head2,450.00–2,875.002,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5512,473.77/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6552,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251

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.