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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 23
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 196▲ 108 vs year ago 198 · +54.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 46▼ 2 vs year ago 47 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cow and slaughter bulls sold steady to strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $371.01/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −42.18 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$371.01
46 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531382.932,03530
Medium and Large 2-3540348.661,88316thin
One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about $152 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 sale46 hd
371.01
—
KY average24 barns · 447 hd
357.21
+13.80
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−42.18
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—Average1,798202.303,6372thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,608178.922,8768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,315159.852,10228
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,098143.441,5753thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,670182.773,0523thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,560$2,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,6601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,750$3,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,6251thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350434.00/cwt434.00–434.001,5191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,9671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461426.00/cwt426.00–426.001,9644
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9085
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,1201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,25717
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,4996
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,3661
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,8901
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,088226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,4593
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2-3170545.00/cwt545.00–545.009271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,2291
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391405.02/cwt375.00–415.001,5844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416408.14/cwt391.00–423.001,6989
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435338.83/cwt262.50–390.001,4744
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9403
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493371.44/cwt340.00–399.001,8313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522381.35/cwt350.00–397.501,9913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535395.53/cwt393.00–402.502,1167
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574360.27/cwt348.00–376.002,06811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3834
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678251.98/cwt242.50–280.001,7084
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2187600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1222
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225489.33/cwt460.00–520.001,1012
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330445.63/cwt432.50–460.001,4712
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4031
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410472.00/cwt472.00–472.001,9351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415438.72/cwt417.50–455.001,82113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420373.48/cwt337.50–400.001,5693
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471412.86/cwt395.00–430.001,94514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478308.87/cwt255.00–360.001,4762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517388.07/cwt367.00–399.002,00622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525358.01/cwt329.00–390.001,88010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565333.09/cwt315.00–352.501,8826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571368.79/cwt359.00–375.002,1068
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610359.36/cwt355.00–365.002,1928
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625337.43/cwt305.00–361.002,1097
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659342.88/cwt337.00–350.002,2604
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3688312.40/cwt285.00–340.002,1492
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,3791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2661
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,2521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0591
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0591
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0531
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3592326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,93016
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3621342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1243
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3730301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,19720
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 2-3482320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5422
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 2-3547395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,798202.30/cwt195.00–210.003,6372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098143.44/cwt137.00–151.001,5753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292169.92/cwt163.00–176.002,19516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339134.21/cwt110.00–155.001,7979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368183.04/cwt182.00–184.002,5043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498172.94/cwt168.00–177.002,5915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,790188.88/cwt180.00–205.003,3813
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,670182.77/cwt181.00–186.003,0523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5602,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7503,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0252

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.