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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 1

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 438▲ 128 vs year ago 369 · +34.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 52▲ 16 vs year ago 29 · +55.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.93/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −131.89 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.

Average price

$256.93

72 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$37.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs KY average

−11.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	261.07	1,397	64
Medium and Large 2-3	539	223.82	1,206	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.25/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale72 hd

256.93

—

KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd

262.68

−5.75

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−11.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

388.82

−131.89

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.84, low $316.11, median $388.82 across 33 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	1,710	165.38	2,828	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	129.78	1,988	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	123.73	1,535	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	109.79	1,170	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	150.00	1,733	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	145.00	1,878	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,025	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	228	303.46/cwt	300.00–307.50	692	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	815	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	315	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,110	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,153	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,014	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	1,434	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,454	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	486	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,543	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	317.25/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,631	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	294.48/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,520	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	297.41/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,710	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	295.30/cwt	293.00–296.50	1,801	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	285.51/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,779	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	247.33/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,558	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,511	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,628	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	281.99/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,901	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,687	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	250.52/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,811	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,693	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	227.60/cwt	227.60–227.60	1,803	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,618	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	955	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,815	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	290.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	821	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	985	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	275.95/cwt	274.00–280.00	933	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	941	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	272.92/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,032	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	391	301.51/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,179	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	239.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	995	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	295.81/cwt	287.00–298.00	1,263	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	272.41/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,171	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	266.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,212	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	237.18/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,112	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	225.92/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,182	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	268.37/cwt	261.00–295.00	1,417	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	250.57/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,326	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	220.32/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,245	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	242.09/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,377	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	241.67/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,489	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,381	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,584	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	226.81/cwt	226.50–233.00	1,558	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,553	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	224.60/cwt	224.60–224.60	1,801	62
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	207.74/cwt	206.50–209.50	1,728	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	218.85/cwt	218.85–218.85	1,869	63
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,723	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	819	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	984	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	990	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,120	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	328.69/cwt	319.50–334.00	1,390	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,194	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	252.04/cwt	242.50–262.00	1,172	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	297.05/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,414	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	481	315.16/cwt	306.00–319.00	1,516	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	293.55/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,535	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	270.04/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,431	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	225.42/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,206	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	259.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,481	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	240.33/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,466	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	613	263.16/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,613	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	236.51/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,544	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,619	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	199.00/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,821	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,878	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	170.57/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,138	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	110.83/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,177	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	125.37/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,377	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,072	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	119.54/cwt	114.50–124.00	1,431	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,296	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	131.36/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,710	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	135.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,039	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	123.17/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,924	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 438Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	280.00–300.00	290.27
3	300–350	338	274.00–280.00	275.95
7	350–400	378	261.00–280.00	272.92
14	400–450	430	263.00–281.00	272.41
5	450–500	455	260.00–270.00	266.35
10	500–550	529	242.00–260.00	250.57
11	550–600	569	230.00–255.00	242.09
9	600–650	616	230.00–247.00	241.67
20	650–700	687	226.50–233.00	226.81
12	800–850	832	206.50–209.50	207.74
4	850–900	868	198.50	198.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	303.00	303.00
4	350–400	391	299.00–304.00	301.51
5	400–450	427	287.00–298.00	295.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	251.00	251.00
2	400–450	415	230.00–250.00	239.76
5	450–500	469	220.00–250.00	237.18
5	500–550	523	210.00–231.00	225.92
3	550–600	565	220.00–221.00	220.32
1	600–650	625	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	680	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	765	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	528	261.00–295.00	268.37
4	600–650	626	253.00	253.00
62	800–850	802	224.60	224.60
63	850–900	854	218.85	218.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	300.00–307.50	303.46
1	250–300	265	307.50	307.50
4	350–400	381	300.00–305.00	302.60
4	450–500	483	301.00	301.00
3	500–550	516	281.00–301.00	294.48
34	550–600	575	289.00–300.00	297.41
2	600–650	623	284.00–287.00	285.51
6	650–700	674	281.00–284.00	281.99
1	700–750	715	236.00	236.00
14	750–800	792	227.60	227.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	340.50	340.50
4	450–500	486	315.00–320.00	317.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	246.00	246.00
1	600–650	635	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	780	217.00	217.00
1	800–850	805	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	955	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	306.00–320.00	317.25
9	600–650	610	293.00–296.50	295.30
2	700–750	723	250.00–251.00	250.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	630	244.00–249.00	247.33
1	650–700	670	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	282.50	282.50
2	300–350	333	295.00–300.00	297.41
2	350–400	372	301.00	301.00
1	400–450	425	281.00	281.00
11	450–500	476	281.00–300.00	297.05
2	500–550	530	266.00–274.00	270.04
4	550–600	570	250.00–270.00	259.82
2	600–650	610	230.00–251.00	240.33
2	650–700	653	233.00–240.00	236.51
1	700–750	710	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	915	197.00–201.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	305	322.50	322.50
12	400–450	423	319.50–334.00	328.69
5	450–500	481	306.00–319.00	315.16
3	500–550	523	291.00–299.00	293.55
17	600–650	613	257.00–269.00	263.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	242.50–262.00	252.04
2	500–550	535	221.00–230.00	225.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,302	125.00–137.00	131.36
1	—	1,200	108.00	108.00
9	—	1,197	114.50–124.00	119.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	94.00	94.00
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
9	—	1,062	105.00–117.00	110.83
2	—	1,098	121.00–130.00	125.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,507	132.00–138.00	135.29
5	—	1,562	119.00–125.00	123.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,840	169.00–172.00	170.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	150.00	150.00

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.