Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: No trends on feeders due to a very light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.13/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −108.79 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$117.13

38 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$18.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.45

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	388	128.24	498	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	513	109.89	563	23

One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale38 hd

117.13

—

KY average26 barns · 3,523 hd

122.58

−5.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−108.79

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	1,642	69.09	1,134	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	54.32	860	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	46.43	575	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	34.73	374	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2Fancy	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	128.86/cwt	125.00–133.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	61.10/cwt	56.00–65.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	517.50/cwt	508.00–535.00	4,854	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	763	515.44/cwt	500.00–530.00	3,933	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	89.78/cwt	71.00–100.00	681	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	631	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	552	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	539.06/cwt	500.00–575.00	5,897	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,949	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	587.47/cwt	535.00–630.00	7,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	559.46/cwt	480.00–680.00	6,093	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,539	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	34.73/cwt	31.00–39.00	374	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	53.77/cwt	50.00–55.00	828	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	997	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	48.02/cwt	42.00–53.50	598	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	35.31/cwt	28.00–41.00	419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	74.42/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	107.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	120.53/cwt	120.00–122.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	108.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	112.90/cwt	108.00–117.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.95/cwt	138.00–141.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,018	569.58/cwt	540.00–610.00	5,798	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 Dec 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 352Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last Saturday: No trends on feeders due to a very light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	107.00–110.00	107.59
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
1	—	190	140.00	140.00
6	—	567	105.00–111.00	108.94
6	—	524	108.00–117.00	112.90
1	—	710	99.00	99.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.16
4	—	465	120.00–122.00	120.53
2	—	415	123.00	123.00
1	—	315	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	375	138.00	138.00
6	—	465	125.00–133.00	128.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
2	—	365	145.00	145.00
3	—	613	130.00–134.00	131.30
3	—	435	138.00–141.00	138.95
2	—	568	130.00–133.00	131.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	56.00–65.00	61.10
3	—	1,860	72.00–77.00	74.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	31.00–39.00	34.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	50.00–55.00	53.77
1	—	1,765	56.50	56.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,245	42.00–53.50	48.02
4	—	1,186	28.00–41.00	35.31

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	938	508.00–535.00	517.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	500.00–575.00	539.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	535.00–630.00	587.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,089	480.00–680.00	559.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	540.00–610.00	569.58
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	500.00–530.00	515.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	759	71.00–100.00	89.78

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