Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.37/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −105.56 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$120.37

58 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

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	531	121.20	644	52
Medium and Large 2-3	526	113.17	595	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about $49 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 sale58 hd

120.37

—

KY average16 barns · 1,428 hd

119.43

+0.94

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−105.56

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	1,795	87.67	1,573	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	55.59	793	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	52.81	604	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	39.03	417	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	459	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	119.13/cwt	115.00–122.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	107.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	111.69/cwt	111.00–113.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	110.86/cwt	110.00–111.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	122.71/cwt	117.00–126.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	779	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	50.12/cwt	48.50–51.00	664	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	59.56/cwt	59.00–60.00	708	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	56.44/cwt	55.00–58.00	849	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	53.95/cwt	50.00–57.00	624	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	85.95/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,148	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	396	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	206	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	37.60/cwt	31.00–41.00	408	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	44.03/cwt	43.00–45.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.63/cwt	118.00–126.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	118.95/cwt	112.00–124.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,368	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	88.46/cwt	84.00–96.00	248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.50/cwt	115.00–129.00	681	12

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 304Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 65Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 28Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	459	125.00–130.00	127.33
6	—	391	132.00	132.00
3	—	663	111.00–113.00	111.69
7	—	607	110.00–111.00	110.86
6	—	507	117.00–126.00	122.71
2	—	728	106.00–108.00	107.02
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	250	131.00	131.00
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
12	—	565	115.00–129.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	372	121.00	121.00
1	—	670	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	144.00	144.00
2	—	545	123.00	123.00
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
4	—	447	147.00	147.00
4	—	333	175.00	175.00
1	—	275	157.00	157.00
1	—	210	161.00	161.00
6	—	608	118.00–126.00	124.63
4	—	711	112.00–124.00	118.95
4	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	115.00–122.00	119.13
3	—	688	107.00–110.00	107.98
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	159.00	159.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
4	—	573	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	92.00	92.00
2	—	210	98.00	98.00
1	—	570	96.00	96.00
5	—	280	84.00–96.00	88.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	48.50–51.00	50.12
2	—	1,188	59.00–60.00	59.56
10	—	1,505	55.00–58.00	56.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,157	50.00–57.00	53.95
1	—	1,060	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,084	31.00–41.00	37.60
2	—	1,013	43.00–45.00	44.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	98.00	98.00
6	—	1,773	83.00–89.00	85.95

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	—	970	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	850.00	850.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle