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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▼ 253 vs last sale 903▲ 424 vs year ago 226 · +187.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 71▲ 5 vs year ago 52 · +9.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 3▼ 19 vs year ago 30 · −63.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $282.98/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −121.19 against this barn's trailing median of $404.17.

Average price

$282.98

77 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$54.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.43

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	297.09	1,640	57
Medium and Large 2-3	553	242.77	1,344	20

One grade step is worth $54.32/cwt here — about $297 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 sale77 hd

282.98

—

KY average24 barns · 807 hd

269.55

+13.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

404.17

−121.19

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.69, low $329.80, median $404.17 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,572	137.73	2,164	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,820	117.04	2,130	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	110.78	1,450	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	885	102.59	908	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	151.30	1,993	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$900	4thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,128	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,010	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	374.83/cwt	363.00–384.00	1,556	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	241.75/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,143	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	344.13/cwt	337.00–351.00	1,666	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	277.53/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,440	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	313.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,653	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	300.99/cwt	289.00–309.00	1,728	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	261.31/cwt	231.00–281.00	1,518	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	291.77/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,806	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	274.27/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,700	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	278.23/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,764	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	273.36/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,834	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	242.37/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,735	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	728	226.29/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,647	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,932	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,006	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,684	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	243.61/cwt	237.50–250.00	548	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	906	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	304.57/cwt	290.00–311.00	996	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	279.11/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,030	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	314.45/cwt	290.00–342.00	1,189	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	310.38/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,341	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	267.79/cwt	238.00–283.00	1,162	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	239.81/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,120	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	292.91/cwt	269.00–297.50	1,391	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	255.08/cwt	212.50–290.00	1,337	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	268.89/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,414	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	271.19/cwt	254.00–277.00	1,578	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	210.18/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,230	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,248	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	255.36/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,583	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,582	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	696	226.60/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,577	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	197.17/cwt	185.00–209.00	1,400	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,741	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,051	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,881	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	308	306.47/cwt	303.00–310.00	944	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	368.12/cwt	320.00–387.00	1,193	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	351	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	978	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	344.19/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,280	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,527	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	355.93/cwt	317.00–370.00	1,498	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	282.76/cwt	273.00–287.50	1,238	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	342.64/cwt	299.00–363.00	1,580	33
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	288.76/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,386	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	298.15/cwt	277.00–319.00	1,535	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	237.68/cwt	219.00–262.00	1,267	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	278.13/cwt	271.00–297.00	1,560	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,701	35
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	246.17/cwt	221.00–281.00	1,396	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	231.69/cwt	195.00–257.00	1,427	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	248.91/cwt	242.00–263.00	1,538	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	242.78/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,651	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	686	229.53/cwt	201.00–251.00	1,575	17
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,686	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	207.82/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,600	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,496	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	7
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,792	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,317	151.30/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,993	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	129.20/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,832	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	146.26/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,523	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	103.39/cwt	95.00–111.00	908	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	87.05/cwt	80.00–94.00	955	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,709	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	112.44/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,493	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,836	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,925	115.39/cwt	114.00–116.00	2,221	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,617	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	813	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 903Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 71Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 3Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	327	290.00–311.00	304.57
21	350–400	378	290.00–342.00	314.45
22	400–450	432	290.00–319.00	310.38
22	450–500	475	269.00–297.50	292.91
22	500–550	526	250.00–279.00	268.89
28	550–600	582	254.00–277.00	271.19
12	600–650	620	252.00–259.00	255.36
2	650–700	682	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	237.50–250.00	243.61
2	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	369	270.00–293.00	279.11
11	400–450	434	238.00–283.00	267.79
8	450–500	467	230.00–261.00	239.81
6	500–550	524	212.50–290.00	255.08
6	550–600	585	200.00–240.00	210.18
2	600–650	615	203.00	203.00
5	650–700	696	225.00–227.00	226.60
2	700–750	710	185.00–209.00	197.17
1	1000–1050	1,030	169.00	169.00
3	1050–1100	1,051	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	415	363.00–384.00	374.83
7	450–500	484	337.00–351.00	344.13
22	500–550	527	310.00–315.00	313.64
16	550–600	574	289.00–309.00	300.99
19	600–650	634	268.00–282.00	278.23
9	650–700	671	270.00–275.00	273.36
6	700–750	716	241.00–247.00	242.37
1	750–800	795	243.00	243.00
4	800–850	812	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	382.50	382.50
1	350–400	390	259.00	259.00
3	450–500	473	239.00–247.50	241.75
5	500–550	519	272.00–279.00	277.53
4	550–600	581	231.00–281.00	261.31
2	600–650	620	265.00–284.00	274.27
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	728	215.00–230.00	226.29
1	900–950	920	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	619	291.00–293.00	291.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	320.00–387.00	368.12
5	350–400	372	327.00–357.00	344.19
14	400–450	421	317.00–370.00	355.93
33	450–500	461	299.00–363.00	342.64
14	500–550	515	277.00–319.00	298.15
8	550–600	561	271.00–297.00	278.13
3	600–650	618	242.00–263.00	248.91
4	650–700	680	230.00–247.00	242.78
1	750–800	770	219.00	219.00
7	800–850	810	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	308	303.00–310.00	306.47
3	350–400	351	278.50	278.50
9	400–450	438	273.00–287.50	282.76
4	450–500	480	285.00–290.00	288.76
8	500–550	533	219.00–262.00	237.68
12	550–600	567	221.00–281.00	246.17
5	600–650	616	195.00–257.00	231.69
17	650–700	686	201.00–251.00	229.53
2	750–800	770	201.00–215.00	207.82
1	800–850	800	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	990	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	550–600	565	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	405	377.00	377.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	145.00–159.00	151.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,925	114.00–116.00	115.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	129.00	129.00
32	—	1,328	105.00–121.00	112.44
3	—	1,097	80.00–94.00	87.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
2	—	878	95.00–111.00	103.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	125.00–133.00	129.20
5	—	1,725	144.00–152.00	146.26

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	149.00	149.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	813	900.00	900.00

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.