Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-11-23

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 23
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 151▼ 30 vs year ago 262 · −11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 55▼ 58 vs year ago 107 · −54.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 37▼ 5 vs year ago 18 · −27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.54/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −134.16 against this barn's trailing median of $369.70.
Average price
$235.54
33 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.34
vs KY average
−31.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527242.751,28023
Medium and Large 2-3564218.961,23410thin
One grade step is worth $23.79/cwt here — about $46 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 sale33 hd
235.54
—
KY average25 barns · 1,648 hd
240.88
−5.34
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−31.51
This barn, trailing median25 sales
369.70
−134.16
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—Average2,205151.003,3301thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,815118.002,1421thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,261109.961,38634
CowsLean 85-90%High98899.439836thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$1,6813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)713$1,1182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)865$1,2751thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300277.50/cwt277.50–277.508331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0571
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,2671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530284.12/cwt283.00–287.001,5067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,6039
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568274.20/cwt270.00–283.001,5573
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5091
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3851
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340251.00/cwt251.00–251.008531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373216.56/cwt145.00–255.008084
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376260.09/cwt250.00–270.009786
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412247.59/cwt245.00–250.001,0205
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440230.55/cwt220.00–252.001,0143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458251.99/cwt234.00–255.001,1547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468222.37/cwt180.00–247.001,0417
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517247.40/cwt246.00–248.001,27917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528215.79/cwt206.00–221.001,1393
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2493
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570229.14/cwt221.00–233.001,3063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579220.32/cwt192.00–225.001,2767
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618202.57/cwt200.00–205.001,2522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675202.00/cwt201.00–203.001,3643
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6214
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5711
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3883171.82/cwt165.00–193.001,5174
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305285.00/cwt285.00–285.008691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333320.28/cwt319.00–324.001,06716
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382306.15/cwt300.00–315.001,1695
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2441289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2745
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3526
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1271
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510206.02/cwt182.50–230.001,0512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2542262.37/cwt257.00–265.001,4223
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558283.09/cwt276.00–290.001,5802
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573223.61/cwt190.00–267.001,2813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605266.66/cwt265.00–267.501,6133
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638246.78/cwt238.00–249.001,5745
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683190.20/cwt180.00–195.001,2993
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721223.81/cwt222.00–225.001,6145
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5273
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007162
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3829150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2446
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2-3460199.00/cwt199.00–199.009153
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 2-3635173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3420238.43/cwt233.00–241.001,0016
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3648230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,4949
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3750213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,205151.00/cwt151.00–151.003,3301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97997.12/cwt88.00–105.009515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19893.23/cwt89.00–98.001,1172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262109.07/cwt99.00–121.001,37628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285124.52/cwt123.00–126.001,6004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,815118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,1421
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2949146.19/cwt123.00–187.001,3876
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27131,117.89/head800.00–1,400.001,1182
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28651,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,681.02/head1,325.00–2,250.001,6813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.