Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.04/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.64 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$132.04

78 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$8.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.76

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	553	133.76	740	63
Medium and Large 2-3	513	124.80	640	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about $100 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 sale78 hd

132.04

—

KY average28 barns · 1,939 hd

128.28

+3.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

−72.64

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	1,511	87.35	1,320	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	65.42	878	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	62.36	765	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	44.50	423	6thin

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	—	488	124.48/cwt	117.00–127.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	113.28/cwt	109.00–116.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	105.49/cwt	104.00–107.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	133.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	122.60/cwt	119.00–128.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	138.46/cwt	134.00–145.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.98/cwt	120.00–134.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	115.62/cwt	113.00–125.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	144.25/cwt	143.00–147.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.67/cwt	120.00–139.00	792	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	140.59/cwt	137.00–143.00	690	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	145.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	157.91/cwt	153.00–163.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.01/cwt	101.00–106.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	39.51/cwt	31.00–46.00	368	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	539	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	67.66/cwt	66.00–69.00	964	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,239	62.63/cwt	59.00–65.00	776	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	60.28/cwt	53.00–65.00	713	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	68.84/cwt	65.00–71.50	942	9
Bulls	—	—	1,447	87.58/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,267	7
Bulls	—	—	1,978	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,268	72.91/cwt	70.00–75.00	924	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	83.68/cwt	67.00–91.00	695	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	795.79/cwt	770.00–820.00	8,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	826.47/cwt	810.00–840.00	9,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,280	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,186	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,834	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,123	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,589	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,209	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,486	1,325.92/cwt	1,200.00–1,435.00	19,703	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	890	997.75/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	8,880	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	697	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	613	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	527	95.17/cwt	88.00–97.00	502	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	788	87.70/cwt	86.50–91.00	691	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	116.97/cwt	116.00–118.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 129Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	117.00–127.00	124.48
4	—	576	109.00–116.00	113.28
2	—	665	104.00–107.00	105.49
2	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	130.00–136.00	133.96
8	—	540	119.00–128.00	122.60
6	—	474	131.00–133.00	132.02
6	—	369	134.00–145.00	138.46
5	—	572	120.00–134.00	125.98
3	—	616	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	113.00–125.00	115.62
4	—	385	143.00–147.00	144.25
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	630	120.00–139.00	125.67
13	—	491	137.00–143.00	140.59
8	—	432	140.00–150.00	145.35
5	—	518	130.00–145.00	138.23
4	—	359	153.00–163.00	157.91
3	—	775	101.00–106.00	104.01
3	—	680	120.00–125.00	122.02
2	—	322	168.00	168.00
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	697	88.00	88.00
19	—	527	88.00–97.00	95.17
11	—	788	86.50–91.00	87.70
5	—	705	91.00	91.00
4	—	490	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	774	116.00–118.00	116.97
3	—	371	138.00	138.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	31.00–46.00	39.51
2	—	990	54.00–55.00	54.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	66.00–69.00	67.66
4	—	1,239	59.00–65.00	62.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,182	53.00–65.00	60.28
9	—	1,368	65.00–71.50	68.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,447	82.00–94.00	87.58
2	—	1,978	100.00–102.00	100.97
2	—	1,268	70.00–75.00	72.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	831	67.00–91.00	83.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	770.00–820.00	795.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	810.00–840.00	826.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,328	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,316	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,486	1,200.00–1,435.00	1,325.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	950.00–1,050.00	997.75

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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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