Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-07-31

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 31
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 202 vs last sale 455▼ 79 vs year ago 332 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 100▲ 26 vs year ago 23 · +113.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 19▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.16/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −126.67 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$262.16
27 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,462
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$493
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$94.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.95
vs KY average
+3.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557274.521,52820
Medium and Large 2558234.641,3106thin
Medium and Large 2-3575180.001,0351thin
One grade step is worth $94.52/cwt here — about $493 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd
262.16
—
KY average26 barns · 1,814 hd
270.10
−7.95
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
+3.70
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−126.67
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
453403352302median 388.8203/0404/2906/2408/2610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,654158.062,6157thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,609135.382,17810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,288132.861,71212
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,045115.011,20214
SteersChoiceAverage1,470172.062,5293thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,168170.001,9862thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)685$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,670$2,9601thin

Every lot

77 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300260.00/cwt260.00–260.007801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350261.00/cwt261.00–261.009141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485266.30/cwt262.00–279.001,2924
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581250.76/cwt250.00–253.001,4574
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606252.88/cwt249.00–262.501,5325
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,77814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686250.36/cwt245.50–256.001,71711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4711
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268269.06/cwt267.00–271.007212
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3277221.00/cwt221.00–221.006122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370260.00/cwt260.00–260.009621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405276.29/cwt260.00–279.001,1197
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456269.48/cwt268.00–270.001,2294
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472289.00/cwt287.00–290.001,3645
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517262.87/cwt256.00–273.001,3595
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568232.77/cwt230.00–240.001,3225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,59014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625243.27/cwt229.00–248.501,5208
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662259.60/cwt251.00–263.001,71925
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668230.88/cwt225.00–238.001,5423
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784220.34/cwt219.00–227.001,7278
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368343.66/cwt320.00–361.001,2656
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378292.96/cwt277.50–300.001,1073
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418302.24/cwt300.00–306.001,2634
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420276.90/cwt269.00–285.001,1632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473250.49/cwt250.00–251.001,1852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476266.03/cwt261.00–281.001,26614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522279.71/cwt278.00–281.001,4607
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533260.38/cwt257.00–270.001,3885
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533246.65/cwt240.00–250.001,3153
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5854
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4071
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3631
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2594268.42/cwt252.00–271.001,5947
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626238.58/cwt233.00–247.001,4945
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy663267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7703
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670240.53/cwt237.00–244.001,6122
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6061
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610163.00/cwt163.00–163.009941
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,168170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9862
Steers—Choice1,470172.06/cwt169.00–175.502,5293
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395155.85/cwt154.50–157.002,1742
Bulls——1,470136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9992
Bulls——1,950174.24/cwt168.00–182.003,3983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77893.55/cwt90.50–97.007282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032105.88/cwt101.00–112.001,0933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066121.80/cwt115.00–130.001,2988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278134.63/cwt130.50–141.501,72110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340124.04/cwt121.00–126.001,6622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,455131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,9061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623137.09/cwt132.00–141.502,2259
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2980189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2-3830900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6702,960.00/head2,960.00–2,960.002,9601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.