Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.70/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −100.23 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$125.70

87 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

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	505	129.30	654	60
Medium and Large 2-3	483	117.70	569	27

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $85 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 sale87 hd

125.70

—

KY average27 barns · 4,022 hd

126.16

−0.47

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−100.23

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	1,723	80.68	1,391	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,053	63.00	1,293	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	60.87	765	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	43.17	427	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2-3	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	120.76/cwt	120.00–122.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	123.29/cwt	115.00–129.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	119.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	116.70/cwt	114.00–120.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	125.36/cwt	124.00–126.00	401	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	822.35/cwt	710.00–920.00	9,992	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	16,439	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.89/cwt	164.00–168.00	622	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	93.49/cwt	86.00–98.00	493	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	581	93.15/cwt	92.50–94.00	541	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	321	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	311	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	51.33/cwt	48.00–54.00	543	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	815	718.82/cwt	700.00–725.00	5,858	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	657	92.78/cwt	86.00–94.00	610	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	411	103.81/cwt	101.00–105.00	427	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.54/cwt	154.00–164.00	681	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	82.63/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,387	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	122.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	143.22/cwt	125.00–149.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	131.64/cwt	129.00–134.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	43.17/cwt	36.00–49.00	427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,525	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,414	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	136.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	663	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	119.77/cwt	119.00–122.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.88/cwt	122.00–134.00	688	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	130.22/cwt	129.00–131.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	133.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.90/cwt	121.00–123.00	711	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	57.75/cwt	52.00–61.00	724	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	65.56/cwt	63.00–68.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.54/cwt	136.00–141.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	114.22/cwt	113.00–115.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	732	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 Feb 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
4	—	531	120.00–122.00	120.76
6	—	361	115.00–129.00	123.29
5	—	428	115.00–125.00	119.17
3	—	578	114.00–120.00	116.70
3	—	320	124.00–126.00	125.36
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
2	—	732	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	522	122.00–134.00	131.88
9	—	431	129.00–131.00	130.22
7	—	464	130.00–136.00	133.90
6	—	583	121.00–123.00	121.90
5	—	607	119.00	119.00
3	—	268	136.00	136.00
6	—	385	136.00–141.00	139.54
5	—	727	113.00–115.00	114.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
2	—	680	131.00–138.00	134.42
2	—	375	164.00–168.00	165.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	593	148.50	148.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	86.00–98.00	93.49
7	—	581	92.50–94.00	93.15
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
3	—	321	97.00	97.00
20	—	657	86.00–94.00	92.78
10	—	411	101.00–105.00	103.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
11	—	424	154.00–164.00	160.54
2	—	778	113.00–114.00	113.50
3	—	618	120.00	120.00
3	—	565	125.00–130.00	126.97
3	—	370	160.00	160.00
13	—	485	130.00–140.00	136.66
5	—	679	119.00–122.00	119.77
4	—	524	125.00–135.00	129.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	86.00	86.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
5	—	514	120.00–126.00	122.80
5	—	437	125.00–149.00	143.22
2	—	650	105.00–108.00	106.50
2	—	325	132.50	132.50
2	—	370	129.00–134.00	131.64
2	—	250	155.00	155.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	710.00–920.00	822.35
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,170.00	1,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	990.00	990.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	48.00–54.00	51.33
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	815	700.00–725.00	718.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,679	70.00–90.00	82.63
1	—	1,990	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	36.00–49.00	43.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,525	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,580	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,254	52.00–61.00	57.75
6	—	1,260	63.00–68.00	65.56

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