Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady on a light test .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.41/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.52 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$124.41

54 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$8.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

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	495	128.04	634	30
Medium and Large 2-3	486	119.88	582	24

One grade step is worth $8.16/cwt here — about $52 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 sale54 hd

124.41

—

KY average27 barns · 4,515 hd

126.59

−2.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−101.52

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	1,596	80.34	1,282	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	62.78	1,077	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	48.58	600	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	38.81	377	8thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.81/cwt	152.00–155.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	279	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	132.51/cwt	127.00–137.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	147.71/cwt	145.00–149.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	489	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	132.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	474	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	429	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	223	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	240	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,576	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	855	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	782.28/cwt	780.00–785.00	10,522	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,852	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	90.63/cwt	88.00–91.50	557	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	519	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	80.34/cwt	73.00–87.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.18/cwt	130.00–159.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	50.09/cwt	42.00–59.00	622	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	38.01/cwt	34.00–42.00	453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	40.07/cwt	35.00–46.00	400	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	236	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,756	65.55/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,151	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	57.23/cwt	57.00–57.50	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	112.68/cwt	112.00–114.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.31/cwt	125.00–131.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.87/cwt	115.00–117.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.20/cwt	115.00–122.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	683	10

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 Feb 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 344Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady on a light test .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	152.00–155.00	153.81
3	—	661	122.00	122.00
6	—	567	145.00–149.00	147.71
3	—	638	138.00	138.00
3	—	376	130.00	130.00
2	—	723	124.00–128.00	125.97
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
4	—	426	131.00–139.00	132.95
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	130.00–132.50	131.22
3	—	615	112.00–114.00	112.68
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
7	—	570	115.00–117.00	115.87
5	—	525	115.00–122.00	120.20
2	—	213	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	127.00–137.00	132.51
5	—	522	125.00–131.00	128.31
4	—	371	136.00	136.00
3	—	600	123.00	123.00
2	—	315	134.00	134.00
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
10	—	551	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	90.50	90.50
3	—	223	107.50	107.50
8	—	615	88.00–91.50	90.63
11	—	535	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	125.00–135.00	130.06
3	—	525	128.00–130.00	128.68
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
3	—	428	130.00–159.00	147.18
1	—	355	159.00	159.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	790	106.00	106.00
1	—	370	119.00	119.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	780.00–785.00	782.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	785.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	685.00	685.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,596	73.00–87.00	80.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,241	42.00–59.00	50.09
2	—	1,193	34.00–42.00	38.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	999	35.00–46.00	40.07
1	—	785	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	64.00–67.50	65.55
2	—	1,633	57.00–57.50	57.23

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle