Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-10-02

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 2
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
486 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 285▲ 95 vs year ago 391 · +24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 39▼ 3 vs year ago 40 · −7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $264.77/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.35 against this barn's trailing median of $432.12.
Average price
$264.77
21 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,403
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.89
vs KY average
−22.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525273.241,43418thin
Medium and Large 2-3561214.001,2013thin
One grade step is worth $59.24/cwt here — about $232 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 sale21 hd
264.77
—
KY average24 barns · 862 hd
268.66
−3.89
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−22.05
This barn, trailing median29 sales
432.12
−167.35
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
506455404352median 432.1203/0404/2906/1708/1210/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,931137.772,6618thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,669118.091,9716thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,282117.681,50816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,188108.301,2876thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,345$2,1251thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427240.63/cwt232.00–245.001,0273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy446262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed502291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,46111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3703
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3547211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571241.06/cwt235.00–247.001,3764
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633235.12/cwt230.00–240.501,48810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6326
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680231.84/cwt222.00–235.001,5774
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7503
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,88040
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765263.25/cwt263.25–263.252,01462
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773220.98/cwt220.00–222.001,7082
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,0207
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862240.28/cwt237.00–242.352,071105
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8903
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225250.00/cwt250.00–250.005631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260255.00/cwt255.00–255.006631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383224.07/cwt220.00–227.508583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430266.44/cwt264.00–269.001,1462
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436226.13/cwt219.00–235.009864
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0083
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465205.00/cwt205.00–205.009532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468257.80/cwt254.00–264.001,2076
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489213.50/cwt213.00–214.001,0444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519255.32/cwt249.00–260.001,32513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527241.21/cwt223.00–244.001,2719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571236.21/cwt225.00–243.001,34917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2351
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4583
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623227.20/cwt220.00–234.001,4155
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625181.50/cwt180.00–183.001,1342
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673211.02/cwt210.00–212.001,4202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675225.68/cwt214.00–231.001,52310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5426
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808192.52/cwt190.00–195.001,5562
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,7515
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290309.00/cwt309.00–309.008962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305311.00/cwt311.00–311.009491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315282.50/cwt282.50–282.508901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360277.00/cwt277.00–277.009971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,17211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420242.38/cwt230.00–251.001,0184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430202.00/cwt202.00–202.008692
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3467213.00/cwt213.00–213.009952
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0671
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2051
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508225.94/cwt219.00–230.001,1485
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy551247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3619
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568208.74/cwt204.00–212.501,1863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573228.91/cwt220.00–236.001,3126
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4356
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2700183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2714191.61/cwt190.00–196.001,3688
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2772182.37/cwt180.00–184.001,4083
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5551
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3955143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,915131.94/cwt104.00–140.002,5275
Bulls——1,958147.49/cwt142.00–156.002,8883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103106.44/cwt105.00–109.001,1743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257120.51/cwt117.00–123.001,5156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268107.92/cwt101.00–114.001,3686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,273110.15/cwt110.00–110.501,4023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339128.08/cwt125.00–133.001,7154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655112.37/cwt106.00–119.001,8603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,718119.70/cwt115.00–124.002,0562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251

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.