Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-08-28

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 28
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 442 vs last sale 515▼ 660 vs year ago 733 · −90.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 47▼ 20 vs year ago 62 · −32.3%
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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 $219.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −169.57 against this barn's trailing median of $388.82.
Average price
$219.25
4 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$21
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.62
vs KY average
−22.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530233.001,2351thin
Medium and Large 2-3585214.671,2563thin
One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale4 hd
219.25
—
KY average26 barns · 920 hd
240.87
−21.62
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−22.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
388.82
−169.57
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—High1,787169.973,0373thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,308139.681,82616
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,447139.092,01311
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,161121.301,4089thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,298162.242,1062thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,308172.712,2592thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345247.00/cwt247.00–247.008521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282249.00/cwt249.00–249.007024
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295224.00/cwt224.00–224.006611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368231.69/cwt227.00–235.008537
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403236.54/cwt230.00–243.009532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475232.60/cwt229.00–239.001,1053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585214.67/cwt214.00–215.001,2563
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4233
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5773
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5871
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7611
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2393268.46/cwt262.00–275.001,0552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2402278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463238.81/cwt232.00–246.001,1062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525237.65/cwt236.00–241.001,2483
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3171
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590206.00/cwt201.00–211.001,2152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775176.65/cwt176.00–178.001,3693
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4251
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,035121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Small and Medium 3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004272
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,308172.71/cwt170.00–176.002,2592
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,298162.24/cwt160.00–165.002,1062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,7861
Bulls——1,820173.95/cwt169.00–179.003,1662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17081.50/cwt81.50–81.509541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,176127.60/cwt124.00–133.501,5017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237147.12/cwt145.50–149.001,8203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320139.13/cwt131.00–144.501,83712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424138.20/cwt131.00–142.001,9688
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455149.18/cwt146.50–152.002,1712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,0411

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.