Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Increased buyer and farmer participation strengthened feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.44/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.24 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$134.44

70 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.21

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	476	141.07	671	47
Medium and Large 2-3	535	120.90	647	23

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

134.44

—

KY average27 barns · 2,152 hd

121.23

+13.21

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

−70.24

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,820	80.13	1,458	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	55.46	850	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	52.66	625	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	46.72	492	11

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.92/cwt	141.00–150.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	147.19/cwt	130.00–155.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	125.55/cwt	124.00–127.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	113.64/cwt	105.00–120.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	122.09/cwt	117.50–127.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	121.41/cwt	108.00–131.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.23/cwt	114.00–128.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	132.40/cwt	131.00–135.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	119.03/cwt	115.00–127.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	138.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.53/cwt	136.00–143.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	135.39/cwt	131.00–139.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	106.45/cwt	100.00–113.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	123.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	119.94/cwt	117.00–123.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	120.24/cwt	120.00–121.00	582	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	45.94/cwt	42.00–52.00	479	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	50.23/cwt	50.00–50.50	557	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	55.46/cwt	52.00–59.00	850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	52.63/cwt	41.00–58.00	594	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	44.05/cwt	41.00–48.00	617	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	61.39/cwt	53.00–66.00	739	5
Bulls	—	—	2,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,918	87.02/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,669	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	73.92/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	864	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	9,042	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,724	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	729	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	576	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	546	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	753	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	606	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	357	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	311	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	142.00/cwt	136.00–145.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	119.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	132.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	112.28/cwt	110.00–113.00	765	4

How this sale compares

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 (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Sat Aug 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 328Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
2	—	217	150.00	150.00
3	—	656	132.00	132.00
4	—	330	140.00	140.00
4	—	430	147.00–155.00	150.81
6	—	378	141.00–150.00	146.92
7	—	575	130.00–140.00	137.24
8	—	458	130.00–155.00	147.19
12	—	529	130.00–138.00	135.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
2	—	345	134.00	134.00
2	—	578	124.00–127.00	125.55
3	—	655	105.00–120.00	113.64
4	—	415	117.50–127.00	122.09
4	—	474	108.00–131.00	121.41
7	—	630	114.00–128.00	120.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	138.00	138.00
2	—	562	122.00	122.00
3	—	325	131.00–135.00	132.40
3	—	640	115.00–127.00	119.03
5	—	391	135.00–140.00	138.85
5	—	471	136.00–143.00	138.53
6	—	430	130.00–138.00	135.09
10	—	503	131.00–139.00	135.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
2	—	610	100.00–113.00	106.45
3	—	423	120.00–130.00	123.46
3	—	532	117.00–123.00	119.94
4	—	484	120.00–121.00	120.24
5	—	582	115.00–122.00	119.26
5	—	379	130.00–136.00	132.42
4	—	681	110.00–113.00	112.28
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	79.00	79.00
6	—	610	89.50	89.50
5	—	753	80.50	80.50
2	—	357	87.00	87.00
1	—	455	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	130.00	130.00
2	—	360	140.00–142.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	135.00–137.00	136.35
3	—	520	136.00–145.00	142.00
2	—	762	129.00	129.00
2	—	405	140.00–147.00	143.50
2	—	345	143.00	143.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	42.00–52.00	45.94
2	—	1,108	50.00–50.50	50.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	52.00–59.00	55.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,129	41.00–58.00	52.63
5	—	1,400	41.00–48.00	44.05
5	—	1,203	53.00–66.00	61.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,215	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,918	86.00–88.00	87.02
2	—	1,503	72.00–76.00	73.92
1	—	1,465	59.00	59.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	730.00	730.00

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.

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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle