Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, feeder steers sold firm. Not enough slaughter cattle to establish an accurate market comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.95/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −107.98 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$117.95

77 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

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	520	118.43	616	72
Medium and Large 2-3	448	111.00	498	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $118 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 sale77 hd

117.95

—

KY average27 barns · 6,968 hd

121.86

−3.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−107.98

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	—	Low	1,591	75.50	1,201	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	50.64	722	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	45.23	531	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	38.84	416	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	127.44/cwt	122.00–132.50	350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	112.91/cwt	103.00–117.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	132.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	582	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.33/cwt	133.00–136.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.95/cwt	121.00–130.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	228	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	83.85/cwt	80.00–85.50	451	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	686	88.26/cwt	85.50–89.50	605	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	82.03/cwt	80.00–86.00	402	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	828	80.39/cwt	80.00–81.00	666	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,077	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	829	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	741	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	615	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	582	81.81/cwt	80.00–84.50	476	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	332	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	366	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	318	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	617	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	120.94/cwt	119.00–124.00	456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	114.01/cwt	108.00–119.50	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	119.76/cwt	113.00–127.00	695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	135.48/cwt	135.00–137.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	127.47/cwt	126.00–129.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	71.02/cwt	70.00–72.00	936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,652	76.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,264	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	41.48/cwt	40.00–43.50	473	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	47.91/cwt	47.00–49.50	575	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	55.23/cwt	55.00–55.50	778	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	49.87/cwt	47.50–54.00	712	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	35.27/cwt	33.00–37.50	356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	40.63/cwt	39.00–42.50	447	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	307	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	267	2

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 Oct 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 374Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 61Year ago 0

Compared to the previous week, feeder steers sold firm. Not enough slaughter cattle to establish an accurate market comparison.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	275	122.00–132.50	127.44
6	—	512	112.00–115.00	113.51
4	—	721	103.00–117.00	112.91
2	—	862	105.00	105.00
2	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	190	137.50	137.50
10	—	377	119.00–124.00	120.94
10	—	470	118.00	118.00
11	—	658	108.00–119.50	114.01
18	—	580	113.00–127.00	119.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
4	—	423	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	439	128.00–138.00	132.48
9	—	528	133.00–136.00	134.33
4	—	620	121.00–130.00	125.95
2	—	480	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
1	—	145	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	538	80.00–85.50	83.85
24	—	686	85.50–89.50	88.26
21	—	490	80.00–86.00	82.03
14	—	828	80.00–81.00	80.39
11	—	1,077	77.00	77.00
11	—	741	83.00	83.00
9	—	582	80.00–84.50	81.81
3	—	405	82.00	82.00
3	—	366	87.00	87.00
2	—	617	83.00	83.00
2	—	307	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
1	—	815	124.00	124.00
2	—	370	142.00	142.00
2	—	503	134.00–135.00	134.50
3	—	641	135.00	135.00
8	—	489	135.00–137.00	135.48
8	—	597	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	126.00–129.00	127.47
2	—	658	119.00–120.00	119.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	70.00–72.00	71.02
9	—	1,652	75.00–80.00	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,140	40.00–43.50	41.48
7	—	1,200	47.00–49.50	47.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	55.00–55.50	55.23
12	—	1,428	47.50–54.00	49.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	33.00–37.50	35.27
4	—	1,101	39.00–42.50	40.63

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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