Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.35/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −105.58 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$120.35

103 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$7.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

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	455	124.76	567	44
Medium and Large 2-3	437	117.06	511	59

One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $56 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 sale103 hd

120.35

—

KY average30 barns · 10,204 hd

121.08

−0.73

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−105.58

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	—	Average	1,755	65.77	1,154	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	48.92	770	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	45.61	556	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	39.30	392	14

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	851	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	587	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	386	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	119.35/cwt	110.00–124.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.57/cwt	135.00–152.00	686	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.46/cwt	155.00–162.50	583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	69.07/cwt	64.00–77.00	1,191	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	62.48/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	105.98/cwt	103.00–109.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	101.06/cwt	99.00–103.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	137.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.81/cwt	133.00–150.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	120.33/cwt	110.00–132.00	623	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,025	71.27/cwt	60.00–75.00	731	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,521	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	552	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	479	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	487	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	341	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	254	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	273	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	815.11/cwt	675.00–910.00	10,303	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	700.19/cwt	600.00–800.00	9,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	9,076	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	7,049	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,083	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,084	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,706	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,147	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.28/cwt	134.00–142.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	145.30/cwt	144.00–147.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	109.65/cwt	109.00–111.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	116.57/cwt	112.50–124.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	113.85/cwt	105.00–118.00	545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	125.01/cwt	120.00–127.00	479	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.99/cwt	148.00–153.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	120.29/cwt	119.00–121.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	306	120.62/cwt	114.00–123.00	369	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	108.42/cwt	103.00–116.00	644	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	48.92/cwt	48.00–49.50	770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	123.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	140.97/cwt	139.00–147.00	364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	119.77/cwt	117.00–122.50	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	563	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	40.09/cwt	35.00–47.00	400	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	51.32/cwt	50.00–52.50	789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	46.40/cwt	42.00–49.00	561	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	107.77/cwt	104.00–110.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	141.39/cwt	130.00–149.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	776	12

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 Dec 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 554Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	851	69.00	69.00
3	—	386	69.00	69.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	60.00–75.00	71.27
2	—	487	70.00	70.00
4	—	330	77.00	77.00
4	—	390	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	110.00–124.00	119.35
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
2	—	725	103.00–109.00	105.98
2	—	675	99.00–103.00	101.06
1	—	305	123.00	123.00
10	—	518	110.00–132.00	120.33
3	—	425	117.00–122.50	119.77
5	—	606	104.00–110.00	107.77
6	—	389	130.00–149.00	141.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	465	135.00–152.00	147.57
3	—	368	155.00–162.50	158.46
1	—	290	174.00	174.00
2	—	235	150.00	150.00
4	—	538	131.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	596	127.00	127.00
9	—	422	133.00–150.00	143.81
2	—	337	167.00	167.00
12	—	618	120.00–129.00	125.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
2	—	540	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
7	—	621	134.00–142.00	140.28
2	—	570	132.00	132.00
3	—	427	144.00–147.00	145.30
5	—	483	148.00–153.00	149.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	81.00	81.00
3	—	530	109.00–111.00	109.65
4	—	431	112.50–124.00	116.57
9	—	479	105.00–118.00	113.85
16	—	383	120.00–127.00	125.01
14	—	306	114.00–123.00	120.62
1	—	205	132.50	132.50
1	—	270	127.50	127.50
9	—	594	103.00–116.00	108.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	119.00–121.00	120.29
16	—	434	120.00–130.00	125.17
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
4	—	474	120.00–129.00	123.14
6	—	258	139.00–147.00	140.97
6	—	594	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	64.00–77.00	69.07
3	—	1,785	60.00–67.00	62.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	48.00–49.50	48.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	29.00	29.00
13	—	997	35.00–47.00	40.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	30.00	30.00
2	—	1,538	50.00–52.50	51.32
25	—	1,208	42.00–49.00	46.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,264	675.00–910.00	815.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,298	600.00–800.00	700.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,147	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,003	55.00	55.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	58.00	58.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	725.00	725.00

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

Heifers · 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