Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-08-14

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 14
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
621 head
▲ 515 vs last sale 106▲ 300 vs year ago 321 · +93.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 12▼ 24 vs year ago 74 · −32.4%
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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 $266.99/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −121.84 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$266.99
53 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.85
vs KY average
+15.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525270.371,41848
Medium and Large 2-3559234.561,3115thin
One grade step is worth $35.80/cwt here — about $107 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 sale53 hd
266.99
—
KY average26 barns · 994 hd
252.13
+14.85
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
+15.05
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−121.84
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—Low1,945162.933,1686thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,441147.652,12710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233145.661,79522
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,062117.351,24612

Every lot

93 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320282.50/cwt282.50–282.509041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385313.97/cwt313.00–315.001,2092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430299.51/cwt291.00–304.001,2883
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy446312.93/cwt310.00–334.001,3968
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520303.80/cwt300.00–310.001,5809
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574281.08/cwt278.50–284.501,61316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623237.69/cwt228.00–247.001,4812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676236.85/cwt230.00–241.001,6017
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8567
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720225.54/cwt220.00–231.001,6242
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775240.90/cwt231.00–242.501,86719
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,91210
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9102
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2899224.25/cwt224.25–224.252,01618
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added902238.85/cwt238.85–238.852,15460
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225283.41/cwt280.00–285.006383
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290255.50/cwt250.00–261.007412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295267.50/cwt267.50–267.507891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2312280.00/cwt280.00–280.0087411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315250.80/cwt250.00–251.007905
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0125
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345241.00/cwt241.00–241.008311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365226.92/cwt220.00–233.008283
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0694
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415232.25/cwt222.50–242.009642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420275.13/cwt262.50–278.001,1567
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421292.20/cwt290.00–293.001,23015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460284.45/cwt284.00–287.001,30813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475236.75/cwt230.00–240.001,1255
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490272.75/cwt266.00–275.001,3364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518273.41/cwt270.00–280.001,41638
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530258.70/cwt253.00–262.001,3714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535227.91/cwt223.00–233.001,2192
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563258.86/cwt253.00–260.001,4576
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624230.75/cwt220.00–241.001,44015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640250.43/cwt250.00–251.001,60314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4032
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670237.88/cwt231.00–240.001,5946
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727219.31/cwt200.00–225.001,5949
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5471
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280282.50/cwt282.50–282.507911
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295262.50/cwt262.50–262.507741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311315.00/cwt315.00–315.009808
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318270.00/cwt270.00–270.008593
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3333238.56/cwt231.00–246.007942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373305.30/cwt300.00–310.001,1392
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380341.25/cwt317.00–346.001,29720
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434318.52/cwt310.00–326.001,38220
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4809
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480291.21/cwt280.00–299.001,3988
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530293.12/cwt281.00–304.001,55411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533257.84/cwt250.00–264.001,3744
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555266.99/cwt265.00–271.001,4824
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590223.58/cwt220.00–231.001,3193
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616232.18/cwt228.00–234.001,43010
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667219.38/cwt216.00–225.001,4635
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668189.89/cwt180.00–200.001,2682
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775203.34/cwt200.00–204.001,5766
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830172.32/cwt170.00–177.001,4303
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3309282.00/cwt282.00–282.008716
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3Value Added404266.35/cwt266.35–266.351,07675
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1805
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,4991
Bulls——1,797161.17/cwt150.00–167.002,8963
Bulls——2,288173.54/cwt172.00–175.003,9712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943135.47/cwt135.00–136.001,2772
Cows—Lean 85-90%970112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0861
Cows—Lean 85-90%995131.66/cwt130.00–134.001,3104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18199.73/cwt82.00–108.001,1785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220140.37/cwt130.00–144.001,71310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243150.07/cwt145.00–158.501,86512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413142.65/cwt141.00–144.002,0164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459150.98/cwt145.00–160.002,2036

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.