Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.88/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −79.79 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$124.88

100 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

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	535	134.66	720	56
Medium and Large 2-3	594	112.44	668	44

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $52 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 sale100 hd

124.88

—

KY average28 barns · 3,995 hd

124.61

+0.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

−79.79

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	1,715	80.29	1,377	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	57.30	927	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	53.54	664	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	41.68	450	8thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	475	138.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	111.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.70/cwt	118.00–123.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	104.93/cwt	98.00–108.50	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	122.71/cwt	121.00–131.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	120.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	162.81/cwt	162.00–164.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.50/cwt	134.00–136.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	132.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	120.36/cwt	120.00–123.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	140.75/cwt	134.00–143.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	152.36/cwt	147.00–156.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	106.77/cwt	105.00–108.50	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	990.43/cwt	875.00–1,110.00	10,974	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	156.58/cwt	154.00–159.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.91/cwt	118.00–124.50	635	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,197.80/cwt	1,170.00–1,220.00	16,051	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	66.97/cwt	61.00–73.00	640	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	928.79/cwt	860.00–1,000.00	8,740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	793.61/cwt	680.00–850.00	7,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,827	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	807.31/cwt	730.00–850.00	10,729	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	21,381	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	851.86/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	10,699	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	848.32/cwt	660.00–1,025.00	10,672	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,000.27/cwt	725.00–1,130.00	12,673	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,110	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	89.45/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	55.20/cwt	54.00–56.50	842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	80.94/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,387	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	68.55/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,092	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,080	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	864	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	843	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	53.49/cwt	47.00–58.50	660	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	41.68/cwt	34.00–53.00	450	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	815	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,520	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	382	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	371	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,350	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	562	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	587	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	637	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	573	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	824	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	737	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,407.32/cwt	1,175.00–1,580.00	21,743	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	911.84/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,349	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	24,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,013	932.04/cwt	925.00–940.00	9,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	915	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,044.26/cwt	700.00–1,330.00	14,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,516.59/cwt	1,440.00–1,590.00	23,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	112.25/cwt	112.00–113.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.39/cwt	130.00–133.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	103.16/cwt	96.00–109.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	123.84/cwt	121.00–126.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.50/cwt	121.00–128.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	130.49/cwt	128.00–133.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	115.07/cwt	102.00–120.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	107.28/cwt	94.00–112.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	115.18/cwt	114.00–119.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.05/cwt	110.00–126.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	120.39/cwt	117.00–122.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	120.04/cwt	113.00–130.00	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	108.02/cwt	104.00–110.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	64.04/cwt	56.00–89.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	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 Dec 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 356Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 88Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 70Year ago 44

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	134.00–140.00	138.07
4	—	669	110.00–118.00	111.97
4	—	616	118.00–123.00	120.70
3	—	730	98.00–108.50	104.93
3	—	375	160.00–163.00	161.99
8	—	441	147.00–156.00	152.36
2	—	775	105.00–108.50	106.77
1	—	935	95.00	95.00
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
8	—	519	130.00–133.00	131.39
9	—	575	121.00–128.00	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
4	—	676	112.00–113.00	112.25
6	—	765	96.00–109.00	103.16
7	—	433	121.00–126.00	123.84
7	—	631	94.00–112.00	107.28
4	—	369	130.00–140.00	134.77
6	—	475	110.00–126.00	120.05
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	147.00	147.00
4	—	985	56.00–89.00	64.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	104.00	104.00
10	—	433	121.00–131.00	122.71
6	—	485	120.00–123.00	120.67
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
6	—	322	128.00–134.00	132.01
4	—	667	109.00	109.00
2	—	733	106.00	106.00
11	—	521	118.00–124.50	121.91
2	—	217	150.00	150.00
4	—	374	128.00–133.00	130.49
6	—	553	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
2	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	950	99.00	99.00
5	—	476	102.00–120.00	115.07
5	—	423	114.00–119.00	115.18
3	—	316	117.00–122.00	120.39
6	—	385	113.00–130.00	120.04
4	—	571	104.00–110.00	108.02
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
5	—	391	162.00–164.00	162.81
4	—	516	134.00–136.00	134.50
8	—	684	120.00–123.00	120.36
4	—	561	134.00–143.00	140.75
3	—	613	123.00	123.00
2	—	460	147.00	147.00
7	—	417	154.00–159.00	156.58
2	—	333	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
4	—	519	120.00–127.00	123.56
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	80.00	80.00
2	—	382	97.00	97.00
17	—	562	104.50	104.50
4	—	637	90.00	90.00
10	—	824	89.50	89.50
7	—	705	96.00	96.00

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)	3	—	1,108	875.00–1,110.00	990.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,170.00–1,220.00	1,197.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,329	730.00–850.00	807.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,256	650.00–1,000.00	851.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,258	660.00–1,025.00	848.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,267	725.00–1,130.00	1,000.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	875.00–950.00	911.84
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	925.00–940.00	932.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,545	1,175.00–1,580.00	1,407.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,665	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,373	700.00–1,330.00	1,044.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,570	1,440.00–1,590.00	1,516.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	61.00–73.00	66.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	941	860.00–1,000.00	928.79
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	955	680.00–850.00	793.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,525	54.00–56.50	55.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	47.00	47.00
1	—	1,360	62.00	62.00
40	—	1,234	47.00–58.50	53.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,080	34.00–53.00	41.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	89.00–90.00	89.45
8	—	1,714	74.00–88.00	80.94
2	—	1,593	67.00–70.00	68.55

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle