Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-11-02

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 2
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
229 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 276▼ 116 vs year ago 345 · −33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 56▼ 9 vs year ago 47 · −19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.86/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −148.84 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$220.86
17 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$3.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.06
vs KY average
−39.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565222.121,25510thin
Medium and Large 2-3524219.061,1487thin
One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about $107 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 sale17 hd
220.86
—
KY average24 barns · 1,781 hd
237.92
−17.06
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−39.60
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−148.84
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—Low1,494138.772,0737thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,767116.882,0656thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,294107.081,38613
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03189.849265thin

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)1,283$1,8692thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,1462thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$9752thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,1853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440213.00/cwt213.00–213.009372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569275.71/cwt260.00–285.001,5695
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580242.60/cwt230.00–253.001,4073
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5062
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613227.05/cwt213.00–240.001,3923
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy645260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6771
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662237.66/cwt235.00–239.001,5733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2303296.22/cwt292.50–300.008982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330252.50/cwt252.50–252.508331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3366215.03/cwt180.00–240.007874
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418253.26/cwt252.50–254.001,0592
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3419229.04/cwt210.00–260.009605
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462224.94/cwt219.00–235.001,0396
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469239.73/cwt232.50–248.001,1249
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520217.36/cwt210.00–225.001,1302
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524219.06/cwt201.00–240.001,1487
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576223.31/cwt211.00–227.501,2868
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635222.66/cwt222.00–223.001,4143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675194.72/cwt176.00–205.001,3143
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728186.01/cwt181.00–196.001,3543
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765190.51/cwt190.00–191.001,4572
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2907185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6784
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3190290.00/cwt290.00–290.005511
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3226271.50/cwt231.00–280.006146
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265267.29/cwt251.50–282.507082
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270295.00/cwt295.00–295.007971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009452
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007071
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375288.27/cwt285.00–290.001,0813
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383320.31/cwt319.00–322.501,2275
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428291.25/cwt287.50–295.001,2473
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517279.76/cwt265.00–286.001,4469
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527237.19/cwt230.00–260.001,2506
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3841
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3618213.20/cwt205.00–217.001,3186
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625243.24/cwt235.00–252.501,5204
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4482
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3347253.00/cwt253.00–253.008782
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007791
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3541238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,2907
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3571223.46/cwt221.00–226.001,2766
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3941
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3902169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5242
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,080147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5882
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3455137.50/cwt137.50–137.506261
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3616136.01/cwt123.00–142.508383
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3787123.00/cwt123.00–123.009682
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500172.50/cwt172.50–172.508631
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3515142.50/cwt142.50–142.507341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,095122.53/cwt122.00–123.001,3422
Bulls——1,653145.27/cwt140.00–150.002,4015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83564.00/cwt64.00–64.005341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04589.08/cwt88.00–90.009312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115103.52/cwt103.00–104.001,1542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23493.36/cwt84.00–102.001,1524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321113.18/cwt103.00–122.001,4959
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,767116.88/cwt110.00–122.002,0656
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,4321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2960950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,146.23/head1,025.00–1,260.001,1462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,868.85/head1,610.00–2,100.001,8692

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.