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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 24

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192

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Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 196▲ 129 vs year ago 69 · +187.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 83▲ 25 vs year ago 22 · +113.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 17 · −70.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Quality varied . Demand was limited Volatile CME cattle futures continues to pressure the market. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $229.75/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −183.44 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.

Average price

$229.75

21 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.20

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	233.78	1,287	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	219.68	1,148	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

229.75

—

KY average25 barns · 625 hd

248.96

−19.20

This barn, trailing median23 sales

413.19

−183.44

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,925	172.15	3,315	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,864	141.82	2,644	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	137.70	1,853	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	101.39	1,022	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,434	160.50	2,302	34

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

49 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,167	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,351	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,530	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	655	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	843	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,043	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,030	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,113	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,251	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,233	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	206.29/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,184	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	226.89/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,389	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	207.47/cwt	191.00–230.00	1,301	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	202.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,346	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	191.58/cwt	170.00–213.00	1,356	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,426	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,674	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	782	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	230.69/cwt	201.00–245.00	768	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,202	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	256.19/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,171	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	511	221.61/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,132	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	229.56/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,203	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	237.48/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,363	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,486	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	769	186.92/cwt	162.00–225.00	1,437	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,583	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	6
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	550	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,122	3
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	870	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,462	4
Dairy Steers	1200–1250	Large 3	1,248	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,022	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,888	164.73/cwt	163.00–167.00	3,110	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	78.68/cwt	70.00–85.00	728	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	110.48/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,150	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	129.64/cwt	110.00–168.00	1,663	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	138.31/cwt	126.00–148.00	1,871	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	155.85/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,272	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,864	141.82/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,644	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,434	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,302	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 196Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 83Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	333	201.00–245.00	230.69
1	450–500	475	202.50	202.50
5	500–550	511	220.00–228.00	221.61
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	769	162.00–225.00	186.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	210.00	210.00
3	400–450	416	289.00	289.00
8	450–500	457	225.00–265.00	256.19
7	500–550	524	220.00–248.00	229.56
8	550–600	574	225.00–260.00	237.48
2	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
5	650–700	688	216.00	216.00
1	750–800	780	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	550	204.00	204.00
4	850–900	870	168.00	168.00
10	1200–1250	1,248	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	251.00	251.00
1	550–600	570	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	617	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	252.00	252.00
1	500–550	530	236.00	236.00
3	550–600	553	223.00	223.00
5	600–650	612	210.00–232.00	226.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	208.00	208.00
1	350–400	355	237.50	237.50
2	400–450	440	234.00	234.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	214.00	214.00
4	550–600	574	200.00–213.00	206.29
6	600–650	627	191.00–230.00	207.47
4	650–700	665	200.00–210.00	202.48
2	700–750	708	170.00–213.00	191.58
1	750–800	775	184.00	184.00
1	850–900	895	187.00	187.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	163.00–167.00	164.73
1	—	2,000	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,353	126.00–148.00	138.31
2	—	1,458	154.00–158.00	155.85
6	—	1,283	110.00–168.00	129.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	70.00–85.00	78.68
5	—	1,041	100.00–117.00	110.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,864	136.00–148.00	141.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,434	160.50	160.50

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.