Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-12

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 12
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 328▼ 194 vs year ago 435 · −44.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 31▲ 4 vs year ago 54 · +7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.19/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −131.51 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$238.19
26 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,282
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.20
vs KY average
−14.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533245.611,30921
Medium and Large 2-3560207.041,1595thin
One grade step is worth $38.57/cwt here — about $149 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 sale26 hd
238.19
—
KY average26 barns · 1,304 hd
235.99
+2.20
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−14.49
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−131.51
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—Average1,621147.332,3887thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,593127.012,0239thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,276120.801,54124
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,037109.601,13615
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110173.001,9201thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,035176.001,8221thin
SteersSelectAverage1,748136.002,3772thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,9202thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,7722thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$1,1851thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355275.00/cwt275.00–275.009761
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3358238.78/cwt235.00–242.508552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,3526
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493275.52/cwt271.00–280.001,3582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3547227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572262.97/cwt255.00–269.001,5047
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619254.45/cwt253.00–259.001,5754
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694233.55/cwt231.00–244.001,6215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8082
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9693
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245252.50/cwt252.50–252.506191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285253.00/cwt253.00–253.007211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371244.85/cwt239.00–253.009086
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008971
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422256.29/cwt252.50–262.501,08213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423202.11/cwt185.00–220.008553
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425244.02/cwt240.00–247.001,0378
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466207.02/cwt200.00–220.009657
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470243.03/cwt240.00–247.501,1425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515189.41/cwt180.00–199.009752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518250.64/cwt249.00–255.001,2989
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529243.00/cwt242.00–245.001,2858
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574239.50/cwt239.00–240.001,3754
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590218.79/cwt217.00–222.501,2913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629215.85/cwt208.00–227.001,3586
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665191.48/cwt190.00–193.001,2732
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671204.88/cwt200.00–210.001,3754
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335284.75/cwt282.50–287.009542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367282.79/cwt270.00–287.501,0384
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419263.30/cwt255.00–275.001,1037
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420228.36/cwt212.50–245.009592
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2452274.62/cwt257.00–279.001,2415
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3467234.85/cwt227.50–250.001,0974
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511256.29/cwt245.00–265.001,3108
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579247.32/cwt243.00–250.001,4326
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670230.85/cwt227.50–232.001,5474
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2714221.82/cwt217.00–223.001,5845
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4521
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4361
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2996169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,6883
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3514237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2185
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3650233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,51511
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3803180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4453
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3980150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4701
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,035176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8221
Steers—Select1,748136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,3772
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,110173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473139.79/cwt124.00–146.002,0594
Bulls——1,795160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8721
Bulls——1,830156.06/cwt155.00–157.002,8562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00091.00/cwt91.00–91.009101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022117.55/cwt116.00–120.001,2013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044109.12/cwt104.00–115.001,13911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252110.43/cwt105.00–113.001,3837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257117.16/cwt116.00–120.001,4736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301129.39/cwt124.00–135.001,68311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575121.68/cwt120.00–123.001,9163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602129.67/cwt126.00–134.002,0776
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,771.63/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,919.90/head1,900.00–1,935.001,9202

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.