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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 13
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 352▲ 143 vs year ago 212 · +67.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 46▼ 16 vs year ago 88 · −18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 21▲ 60 vs year ago 34 · +176.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Light weight feeders sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 400 lbs and over sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.39/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 8 of 23 comparable sales and sits −53.81 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$359.39
36 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547369.422,02227
Medium and Large 2-3549329.291,8079thin
One grade step is worth $40.12/cwt here — about $214 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 sale36 hd
359.39
—
KY average25 barns · 987 hd
356.98
+2.41
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−53.81
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—Low1,841188.093,46212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,613160.022,5812thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,357153.122,07822
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026132.371,35810
HeifersChoiceAverage1,168204.682,3912thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,299$3,17310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,209$2,6794thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,174$2,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,3893thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,2924thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$2,2365
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$2,0572thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,132$1,9543thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)665$1,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,392$4,0252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$3,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,362$3,08610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,7003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,6132thin

Every lot

93 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 1-2300431.00/cwt431.00–431.001,2931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3342427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,4622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526385.75/cwt372.50–400.002,0294
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611340.21/cwt338.00–347.002,0794
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223448.65/cwt447.50–450.001,0002
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3263381.29/cwt380.00–382.501,0032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1511
Heifers250–300Medium 2-3295367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,0841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3317352.58/cwt337.50–365.001,1183
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336381.52/cwt375.00–392.501,28210
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3364350.08/cwt267.50–397.501,27410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378355.43/cwt337.50–365.001,3443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415380.67/cwt380.00–381.001,5803
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3416323.94/cwt260.00–355.001,3487
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422351.95/cwt349.00–353.001,4858
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463367.70/cwt357.00–407.001,70215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486327.43/cwt302.00–355.001,5917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519309.09/cwt285.00–320.001,6044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521322.90/cwt320.00–333.001,6828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564340.76/cwt330.00–345.001,9227
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3598319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,9085
Heifers600–650Large 2-3605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612320.62/cwt320.00–323.001,9625
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3612297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,8184
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,0183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660308.66/cwt302.50–315.002,0372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7031
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965241.78/cwt200.00–263.002,3333
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,117187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,0892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2175560.00/cwt560.00–560.009801
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,0152
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2227444.86/cwt429.00–457.501,0105
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,1511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326427.35/cwt400.00–442.501,39314
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,5011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377414.45/cwt400.00–432.501,56216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,5102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418417.21/cwt400.00–432.501,7446
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474404.99/cwt397.50–417.501,92030
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485360.41/cwt300.00–387.501,7485
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520323.24/cwt300.00–337.501,6815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525382.99/cwt350.00–402.002,01115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575352.45/cwt335.00–360.002,02712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585336.86/cwt310.00–347.501,9714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624323.08/cwt320.00–332.502,0164
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1522
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673309.21/cwt290.00–329.002,08110
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2719317.18/cwt300.00–319.002,28119
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,4262
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3823273.85/cwt267.00–281.002,2542
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7223
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,000200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0002
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,168204.68/cwt195.00–215.002,3912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,685169.52/cwt168.00–171.002,8562
Bulls——1,872191.80/cwt180.00–201.003,59010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98092.00/cwt92.00–92.009021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027135.71/cwt125.00–143.001,3948
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240138.78/cwt128.00–149.001,7219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430158.05/cwt155.00–166.002,2608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450171.06/cwt165.00–175.002,4805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613160.02/cwt158.00–162.002,5812
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3423,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3924,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4163,021.85/head2,650.00–3,575.003,0226
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5602,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,388.52/head2,325.00–2,425.002,3893
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1282,057.10/head1,875.00–2,250.002,0572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,043.05/head1,974.00–2,100.002,0432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1742,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2092,678.80/head2,250.00–3,050.002,6794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,291.62/head1,900.00–2,425.002,2924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2993,172.56/head3,000.00–3,375.003,17310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,235.75/head2,025.00–2,400.002,2365
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29102,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955170.64/cwt166.00–175.001,6302

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.