Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-21

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 were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.57/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −103.36 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$122.57

60 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

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

$18.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

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	480	125.84	603	37
Medium and Large 2-3	439	118.29	520	21
Large 1	627	107.00	671	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.84/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale60 hd

122.57

—

KY average25 barns · 6,517 hd

122.78

−0.21

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−103.36

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	1,860	84.01	1,563	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	52.34	747	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,099	50.32	553	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	41.81	422	7thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	717	105.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	127.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.27/cwt	118.00–121.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	113.71/cwt	108.00–123.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.19/cwt	133.00–140.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	134.36/cwt	131.00–136.00	464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	151.22/cwt	144.00–155.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	143.06/cwt	139.00–147.50	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.22/cwt	143.00–145.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	160.87/cwt	160.00–163.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.19/cwt	123.00–135.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	115.46/cwt	112.00–119.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.80/cwt	128.00–129.00	804	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	50.83/cwt	48.00–54.00	566	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	363	1
Bulls	—	—	2,283	92.59/cwt	91.00–94.00	2,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	75.43/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,228	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	688	104.49/cwt	104.00–106.00	719	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	53.29/cwt	50.00–57.50	778	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	37.86/cwt	35.00–40.00	387	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	412	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	424	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	83.38/cwt	79.00–85.50	563	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	44.77/cwt	43.00–48.00	447	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	48.55/cwt	48.00–49.00	631	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,108	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	870	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,141	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,838	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	627	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	671	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	101.15/cwt	86.00–103.50	593	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	767	87.97/cwt	86.50–89.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	648	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	590	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	299	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,287	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	812.82/cwt	775.00–840.00	9,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	141.47/cwt	136.00–147.00	620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	11,275	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	737	82.00/cwt	77.50–85.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.82/cwt	144.00–154.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	109.01/cwt	105.00–121.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	163.35/cwt	156.00–170.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	137.75/cwt	125.00–140.50	676	11

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 Nov 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 239Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 104Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	717	100.00–108.00	105.92
2	—	483	145.00–147.00	146.01
4	—	531	133.00–140.00	136.19
7	—	368	160.00–163.00	160.87
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
4	—	287	170.00	170.00
2	—	613	112.00–119.00	115.46
2	—	420	144.00–154.00	148.82
4	—	321	156.00–170.00	163.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	109.50	109.50
2	—	438	136.00–147.00	141.47
4	—	574	105.00–121.00	109.01
11	—	491	125.00–140.50	137.75
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	123.00	123.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
4	—	688	104.00–106.00	104.49
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	125.00–129.00	127.69
7	—	530	118.00–121.00	119.27
4	—	803	104.00	104.00
6	—	345	131.00–136.00	134.36
4	—	283	139.00–147.50	143.06
2	—	672	109.50	109.50
8	—	425	123.00–135.00	130.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	541	115.00	115.00
10	—	335	123.00	123.00
3	—	567	108.00–123.00	113.71
2	—	400	118.00	118.00
2	—	638	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	300	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	782	122.50	122.50
1	—	355	154.00	154.00
6	—	493	144.00–155.00	151.22
4	—	525	143.00–145.00	144.22
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	156.00	156.00
3	—	903	115.00	115.00
5	—	624	128.00–129.00	128.80
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
4	—	412	103.00	103.00
3	—	675	79.00–85.50	83.38
6	—	1,108	78.50	78.50
1	—	965	74.00	74.00
7	—	586	86.00–103.50	101.15
5	—	767	86.50–89.00	87.97
3	—	648	91.00	91.00
1	—	290	103.00	103.00
10	—	737	77.50–85.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	55.00	55.00
13	—	1,113	48.00–54.00	50.83
1	—	930	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,459	50.00–57.50	53.29
2	—	1,300	48.00–49.00	48.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	35.00–40.00	37.86
4	—	999	43.00–48.00	44.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,283	91.00–94.00	92.59
2	—	1,670	83.00–85.00	84.01
2	—	1,628	75.00–76.00	75.43

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	740.00	740.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	775.00–840.00	812.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	820.00	820.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle