Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.69/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$136.69

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$40.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

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	546	138.82	758	38
Medium and Large 2-3	457	135.00	617	2thin
Large 1	755	98.00	740	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.82/cwt here — about $18 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 sale42 hd

136.69

—

KY average26 barns · 3,921 hd

136.57

+0.12

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	1,407	81.41	1,145	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	62.14	818	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,095	59.42	651	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	49.36	508	6thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	—	503	99.12/cwt	96.50–100.00	499	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	391	100.20/cwt	96.00–101.50	392	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	470	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	657	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	552	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	648	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	87.78/cwt	79.00–89.00	648	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	96.12/cwt	94.50–101.00	399	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	131.76/cwt	130.50–138.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Steers	Large 1	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	156.65/cwt	155.00–158.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	148.67/cwt	146.00–150.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	157.82/cwt	155.00–162.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Steers	Large 1	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	532	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	52.93/cwt	52.00–54.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	48.43/cwt	45.00–52.00	502	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	60.02/cwt	57.00–62.00	655	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	62.14/cwt	58.00–66.00	818	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	685	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	632	86.02/cwt	79.00–94.00	544	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	322	107.44/cwt	97.00–115.00	346	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	546	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	272	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.18/cwt	126.00–139.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	159.35/cwt	147.50–167.00	513	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	86.61/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.00/cwt	147.00–152.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	144.21/cwt	141.00–154.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	133.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.25/cwt	145.00–146.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.95/cwt	127.00–136.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	442	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	582	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	119.97/cwt	116.00–120.50	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	141.88/cwt	132.00–147.50	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	566	94.03/cwt	88.75–97.50	532	42

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 Apr 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 371Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	96.50–100.00	99.12
4	—	391	96.00–101.50	100.20
2	—	482	97.50	97.50
2	—	657	84.00	84.00
1	—	800	81.00	81.00
8	—	738	79.00–89.00	87.78
6	—	415	94.50–101.00	96.12
14	—	632	79.00–94.00	86.02
7	—	322	97.00–115.00	107.44
2	—	880	62.00	62.00
2	—	272	111.00	111.00
42	—	566	88.75–97.50	94.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	130.50–138.00	131.76
3	—	513	145.00	145.00
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
4	—	707	109.50	109.50
3	—	411	146.00–150.00	148.67
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
7	—	389	155.00–162.00	157.82
3	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	155.00–158.00	156.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
4	—	419	130.00–138.00	133.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	126.00–139.00	134.18
4	—	322	147.50–167.00	159.35
7	—	471	147.00–152.00	150.00
4	—	370	141.00–154.00	144.21
1	—	165	163.00	163.00
7	—	623	115.00–125.00	120.53
4	—	429	145.00–146.00	145.25
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	127.00–136.00	130.95
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
6	—	376	135.00–140.00	138.19
2	—	620	104.00	104.00
14	—	483	116.00–120.50	119.97
4	—	315	132.00–147.50	141.88
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	116.00	116.00
2	—	582	102.00	102.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,037	45.00–52.00	48.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	52.00–54.00	52.93
14	—	1,091	57.00–62.00	60.02
1	—	1,070	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	58.00–66.00	62.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,520	84.00–89.00	86.61

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

Steers · 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