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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 16
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 807 vs last sale 958▼ 111 vs year ago 262 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 132▼ 52 vs year ago 107 · −48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 6▲ 19 vs year ago 18 · +105.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder quality was average to plain . Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $250.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −163.19 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$250.00
9 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,390
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555257.141,4277thin
Medium and Large 2-3560225.001,2602thin
One grade step is worth $32.14/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale9 hd
250.00
—
KY average25 barns · 726 hd
246.87
+3.13
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−163.19
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—Average1,706138.692,3664thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,721118.992,0487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,414108.951,54029
CowsLean 85-90%Low99990.879089thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,540145.002,2331thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,104194.002,1421thin

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)1,198$1,6692thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,523$1,5143thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,4103thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$2,4146
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,645$2,1245

Every lot

66 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335263.00/cwt263.00–263.008815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5031
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5541
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3753220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6575
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347265.00/cwt265.00–265.009202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370254.83/cwt250.00–257.509433
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428218.27/cwt210.00–230.009343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460252.25/cwt247.50–257.001,1602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486233.63/cwt181.00–250.001,13514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514249.89/cwt239.00–257.001,2845
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525203.76/cwt190.00–222.001,0703
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573225.48/cwt220.00–231.001,2922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623200.06/cwt185.00–215.001,2462
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665222.23/cwt220.00–223.001,4784
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3708182.48/cwt177.00–188.001,2922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3784193.80/cwt190.00–195.001,5194
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2185321.46/cwt311.00–332.505952
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250350.00/cwt350.00–350.008752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300310.00/cwt310.00–310.009303
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3317265.00/cwt265.00–265.008402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383272.91/cwt260.00–285.001,0452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0271
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427278.63/cwt270.00–285.001,1907
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464266.38/cwt266.00–267.501,2364
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3763
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4785
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613242.99/cwt240.00–244.001,4904
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3643217.06/cwt201.00–233.001,3962
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5252
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3681206.99/cwt185.00–225.001,4106
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710192.52/cwt190.00–195.001,3672
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4541
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3820192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9011
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3855185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5821
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers950–1000Large 2-3991168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6653
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,104194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,540145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,706138.69/cwt135.00–143.002,3664
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70563.00/cwt63.00–63.004441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03592.98/cwt85.00–97.009627
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29893.27/cwt84.00–104.001,2117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413111.82/cwt104.00–122.001,58019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,688127.39/cwt124.00–131.002,1503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,721118.99/cwt115.00–123.002,0487
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27001,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4103
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,668.75/head1,375.00–1,910.001,6692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5231,513.98/head1,260.00–1,925.001,5143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,414.32/head1,585.00–2,625.002,4146
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6452,123.51/head1,585.00–2,500.002,1245

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.