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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 19
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 241▼ 64 vs year ago 261 · −24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 58▼ 61 vs year ago 110 · −55.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 10 vs year ago 18 · −55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders of all classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher . Strong demand for all feeeders.Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $255.96/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −157.23 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$255.96
30 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553268.701,48518thin
Medium and Large 2-3537236.851,27212thin
One grade step is worth $31.85/cwt here — about $213 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 sale30 hd
255.96
—
KY average25 barns · 750 hd
245.79
+10.17
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−157.23
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—Average1,751150.202,6306thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,323124.091,64228
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,429121.981,7434thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028109.511,1254thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,555$2,1851thin

Every lot

58 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
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4587
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5553
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7591
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8511
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,095185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270255.00/cwt255.00–255.006892
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335264.91/cwt261.00–271.008875
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3357220.94/cwt195.00–237.007893
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394258.41/cwt250.00–260.001,0186
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417257.74/cwt251.00–263.001,0759
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425228.71/cwt203.00–242.509725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466249.00/cwt240.00–252.001,1604
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512225.93/cwt217.00–231.001,1573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513238.60/cwt232.50–245.001,2242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2083
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2931
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5022
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4371
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2853196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,6724
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2204348.34/cwt312.50–362.507114
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265313.63/cwt282.50–342.508312
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325292.50/cwt292.50–292.509512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373291.02/cwt270.00–297.501,0866
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390246.32/cwt245.00–247.009613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423271.57/cwt260.00–280.001,1497
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430263.18/cwt250.00–270.001,1323
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469271.14/cwt261.00–277.001,27221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2506269.59/cwt261.00–274.001,3646
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520241.70/cwt222.50–257.001,2578
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3571227.15/cwt191.00–251.001,2974
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576268.26/cwt267.00–270.001,54512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4581
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631240.58/cwt239.00–242.001,5187
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667235.84/cwt230.00–240.001,5733
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,537139.43/cwt134.00–144.002,1433
Bulls——1,875155.46/cwt155.00–156.002,9152
Bulls——2,145172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,6891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%952107.98/cwt98.00–117.001,0282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103111.04/cwt110.00–112.001,2252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290109.46/cwt106.00–112.001,4123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298123.38/cwt113.00–130.001,60121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429121.98/cwt120.00–126.001,7434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,481138.76/cwt137.00–140.002,0554
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5552,185.00/head2,185.00–2,185.002,1851

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.