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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 3

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

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Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 674 vs last sale 828▼ 129 vs year ago 283 · −45.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 65▲ 40 vs year ago 41 · +97.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 6 vs year ago 17 · −35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steer offering was too few trend. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 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 $245.79/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −123.91 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.

Average price

$245.79

20 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$5.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.45

vs KY average

−12.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	249.39	1,373	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	243.84	1,320	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.55/cwt here — about $53 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 sale20 hd

245.79

—

KY average25 barns · 1,669 hd

267.24

−21.45

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−12.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

369.70

−123.91

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	1,676	169.07	2,834	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	139.84	2,058	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	135.86	1,838	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	107.70	1,119	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,513	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,550	2thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	949	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	189.83/cwt	130.00–249.00	860	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	261.88/cwt	232.50–287.50	576	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	250.06/cwt	230.00–267.50	808	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	364	245.33/cwt	210.00–282.50	893	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	295.00/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,165	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	280.24/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,166	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	244.07/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,106	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	230.17/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,084	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	253.21/cwt	237.00–273.00	1,329	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	246.04/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,306	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	238.90/cwt	229.00–256.00	1,350	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	246.53/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,405	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,549	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	626	229.31/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,435	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,722	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	239.21/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,596	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,761	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	334.98/cwt	311.00–357.50	797	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	876	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	950	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,080	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	374	285.75/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,069	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	238.48/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,247	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	275.14/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,447	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	220.42/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,250	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,396	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	231.87/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,449	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,338	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,492	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,537	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,598	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	758	202.61/cwt	187.00–213.00	1,536	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,728	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,619	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	496	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,180	3
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	585	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,269	2
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	842	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,617	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 2-3	350	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	779	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	485	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	861	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	165.42/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,726	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,168	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	100.61/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,033	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	118.33/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,252	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	102.42/cwt	69.00–118.00	1,285	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	134.39/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,804	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	149.08/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,101	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	132.75/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,912	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	144.56/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,158	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	870	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Aug 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 828Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 65Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 17

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steer offering was too few trend. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter 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
1	250–300	290	302.00	302.00
4	350–400	374	285.00–287.00	285.75
2	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	523	220.00–257.50	238.48
4	550–600	567	210.00–224.00	220.42
1	600–650	625	214.00	214.00
2	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
3	750–800	758	187.00–213.00	202.61
1	850–900	875	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	311.00–357.50	334.98
1	300–350	330	288.00	288.00
2	350–400	370	292.00	292.00
3	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	526	273.00–282.00	275.14
2	550–600	577	242.00	242.00
5	600–650	625	221.00–244.00	231.87
2	650–700	697	214.00	214.00
4	700–750	702	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	750	213.00	213.00
1	800–850	835	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	232.50–287.50	261.88
2	300–350	323	230.00–267.50	250.06
4	350–400	364	210.00–282.50	245.33
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	471	200.00–265.00	230.17
9	500–550	531	220.00–280.00	246.04
4	550–600	565	229.00–256.00	238.90
5	600–650	626	210.00–237.00	229.31
1	650–700	665	259.00	259.00
1	850–900	885	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	285.00–300.00	295.00
3	400–450	416	271.00–285.00	280.24
4	450–500	453	240.00–256.00	244.07
3	500–550	525	237.00–273.00	253.21
4	550–600	570	244.00–249.00	246.53
3	600–650	610	254.00	254.00
5	650–700	667	239.00–240.00	239.21
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	496	238.00	238.00
2	550–600	585	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	720	130.00	130.00
4	800–850	842	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	271.00	271.00
2	450–500	453	130.00–249.00	189.83
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	910	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	114.00–122.00	118.33
3	—	1,027	93.00–108.00	100.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	128.00–137.00	132.75
3	—	1,493	141.00–147.00	144.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,342	120.00–144.00	134.39
4	—	1,255	69.00–118.00	102.42
14	—	1,409	143.00–158.00	149.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	160.00–168.00	165.42
1	—	1,760	180.00	180.00

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.