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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

691 head

▲ 180 vs last sale 511▼ 209 vs year ago 900 · −23.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 68▲ 8 vs year ago 39 · +20.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Exception of unweaned light weight feeders sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.73/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −147.40 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.

Average price

$284.73

95 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.66

vs KY average

−26.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	290.46	1,629	77
Medium and Large 2-3	551	260.19	1,434	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $195 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 sale95 hd

284.73

—

KY average24 barns · 1,026 hd

294.39

−9.66

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−26.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

432.12

−147.40

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.00, low $366.47, median $432.12 across 29 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,403	142.92	2,005	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	119.48	1,506	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	116.76	2,032	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	827	93.00	769	2thin

Every lot

67 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,490	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,314	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	509	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,328	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	277.48/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,487	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,643	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	259.79/cwt	233.00–269.00	1,486	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	286.22/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,692	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	247.12/cwt	235.00–278.00	1,502	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	280.64/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,740	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	299.19/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,879	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	263.14/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,766	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,832	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	247.92/cwt	246.50–255.00	1,775	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,660	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,971	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	783	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,793	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	236.85/cwt	236.85–236.85	1,992	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	229.02/cwt	226.00–230.25	2,002	24
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	935	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,038	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	591	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	265.54/cwt	261.00–312.50	998	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	262.56/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,129	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	265.08/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,254	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,283	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	246.29/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,298	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	242.83/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,411	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	233.29/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,379	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	239.80/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,494	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	201.02/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,266	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	235.72/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,584	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	1,644	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	682	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,616	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,408	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,819	61
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	248	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	626	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	834	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	934	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	268.69/cwt	218.00–285.00	994	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,366	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,215	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	306.33/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,354	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,277	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	264.21/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,210	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,375	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	240.69/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,370	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,587	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,522	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,452	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,601	12
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	142.92/cwt	129.50–157.00	2,005	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	804	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	844	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	974	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,042	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	119.01/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,520	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,613	150.46/cwt	136.00–164.00	2,427	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	116.76/cwt	110.00–124.00	2,032	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Apr 3, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 511Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 68Year ago 39

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Exception of unweaned light weight feeders sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	252.50	252.50
1	250–300	290	287.50	287.50
1	300–350	325	287.50	287.50
4	350–400	370	218.00–285.00	268.69
2	450–500	458	257.50–271.00	264.21
2	500–550	545	237.00	237.00
5	550–600	569	235.00–261.00	240.69
1	600–650	645	236.00	236.00
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	307.50	307.50
6	400–450	442	300.00–312.50	306.33
5	450–500	456	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	515	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	685	212.00	212.00
12	700–750	707	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	509	261.00	261.00
12	550–600	572	233.00–269.00	259.79
7	600–650	608	235.00–278.00	247.12
1	700–750	725	229.00	229.00
3	750–800	783	229.00	229.00
1	900–950	935	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
46	450–500	462	284.50	284.50
13	500–550	536	269.00–286.00	277.48
19	550–600	591	279.00–287.50	286.22
4	600–650	620	271.00–284.00	280.64
7	650–700	671	261.00–270.00	263.14
6	700–750	716	246.50–255.00	247.92
59	800–850	841	236.85	236.85
24	850–900	874	226.00–230.25	229.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	331.00	331.00
45	550–600	555	296.00	296.00
10	600–650	628	294.00–302.00	299.19
22	650–700	681	269.00	269.00
67	750–800	764	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	376	261.00–312.50	265.54
5	400–450	430	250.00–272.50	262.56
2	450–500	473	262.00–268.00	265.08
8	500–550	527	237.50–249.00	246.29
16	550–600	591	226.00–238.00	233.29
14	600–650	623	232.00–244.00	239.80
8	650–700	672	232.00–237.00	235.72
7	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
61	800–850	811	224.25	224.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	581	242.00–249.00	242.83
53	650–700	680	241.75	241.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	262.50	262.50
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
5	450–500	484	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	630	200.00–202.00	201.02
2	650–700	682	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	136.00–164.00	150.46
26	—	1,277	110.00–130.00	119.01
4	—	974	105.00–109.50	107.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	804	105.00	105.00
1	—	850	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	110.00–124.00	116.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	129.50–157.00	142.92

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.