Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.97/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.71 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$132.97

30 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$1.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

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	479	133.29	638	24
Medium and Large 2-3	473	131.67	623	6thin

One grade step is worth $1.63/cwt here — about $15 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 sale30 hd

132.97

—

KY average27 barns · 1,800 hd

128.07

+4.90

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

−71.71

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	—	High	1,980	97.50	1,931	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,753	64.71	1,134	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	58.18	694	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	45.95	436	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	108.03/cwt	106.00–109.00	790	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,985	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	282	111.29/cwt	106.00–115.00	314	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	636	87.56/cwt	87.00–89.00	557	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	636	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	222	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	884	1,202.30/cwt	975.00–1,350.00	10,628	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,872	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	790	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	905.36/cwt	900.00–925.00	12,458	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,045	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	20,145	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	805	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	64.14/cwt	61.00–67.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	134.15/cwt	133.00–143.00	586	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	24,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	43.20/cwt	30.00–53.50	396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	50.08/cwt	49.00–51.00	498	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	64.71/cwt	62.50–67.00	1,134	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	56.08/cwt	52.00–59.00	652	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	124.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	102.01/cwt	98.00–103.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	115.99/cwt	112.00–117.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	138.55/cwt	130.00–143.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1

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 May 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
1	—	395	133.00	133.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
3	—	490	133.00	133.00
3	—	731	106.00–109.00	108.03
13	—	437	133.00–143.00	134.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	120.00	120.00
2	—	287	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	282	106.00–115.00	111.29
7	—	636	87.00–89.00	87.56
7	—	780	81.50	81.50
10	—	365	110.00	110.00
14	—	185	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,045	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.48
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	611	144.50	144.50
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
1	—	320	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
6	—	559	120.00–127.00	124.66
3	—	273	130.00–143.00	138.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	108.00	108.00
5	—	636	98.00–103.00	102.01
5	—	557	112.00–117.00	115.99
4	—	722	100.00	100.00
1	—	675	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,975	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	61.00–67.00	64.14
17	—	1,162	52.00–59.00	56.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	30.00–53.50	43.20
2	—	995	49.00–51.00	50.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	62.50–67.00	64.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	884	975.00–1,350.00	1,202.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,376	900.00–925.00	905.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,515	1,610.00	1,610.00

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

Bulls · 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