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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 1
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 0▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 0▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder offering was mostly unweaned and plainer quality making comparisons difficult. Demand was moderate to good relative to recent market volatility. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $346.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −66.94 against this barn's trailing median of $413.19.
Average price
$346.25
2 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550355.001,9531thin
Medium and Large 2-3555337.501,8731thin
One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $79 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 sale2 hd
346.25
—
KY average25 barns · 610 hd
336.64
+9.61
This barn, trailing median23 sales
413.19
−66.94
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—Low1,732188.433,26312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,623157.652,5598thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,311150.201,96923
CowsLean 85-90%High1,034115.561,19511

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)1,312$2,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,4502thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,7911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,6061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,1054
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,7251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,2732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,8554
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,9782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3386329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,2703
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,6862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440319.79/cwt300.00–360.001,4073
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,6613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8731
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2637321.97/cwt312.00–324.002,0516
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2741329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,4383
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,067195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0815
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,9001
Bulls——1,702193.02/cwt169.00–204.003,2853
Bulls——1,746189.30/cwt180.00–199.003,3057
Bulls——1,835178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,2661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90895.74/cwt80.00–107.008693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075118.32/cwt110.00–129.001,2726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100137.00/cwt136.00–138.001,5072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232135.72/cwt125.00–148.001,6729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384158.85/cwt150.00–166.002,19813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,638158.89/cwt151.00–164.002,6037
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3122,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502

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.