Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.93/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −104.00 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$121.93

71 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

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	524	123.66	648	59
Medium and Large 2-3	502	113.41	569	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about $78 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 sale71 hd

121.93

—

KY average26 barns · 4,791 hd

120.89

+1.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−104.00

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	1,495	80.00	1,196	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	53.59	841	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	49.43	648	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	37.25	378	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	—	1,760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	849	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	53.59/cwt	51.00–57.50	841	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	206	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	38.51/cwt	35.00–43.00	432	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	757.85/cwt	720.00–780.00	8,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	125.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.61/cwt	138.00–142.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	126.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	150.35/cwt	147.00–155.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.50	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	127.80/cwt	123.00–131.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	131.43/cwt	130.00–134.00	438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	117.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	127.63/cwt	126.00–133.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.75/cwt	159.00–160.00	596	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	40.92/cwt	34.00–45.00	524	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	50.59/cwt	46.50–57.50	665	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	722.12/cwt	600.00–840.00	9,330	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	373	103.19/cwt	91.00–104.00	385	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	647	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	618	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	696	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	658	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	94.41/cwt	89.00–95.50	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,795	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	261	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	93.92/cwt	90.00–98.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	117.44/cwt	109.00–125.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.88/cwt	143.00–156.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	130.08/cwt	127.00–133.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	102.04/cwt	99.00–105.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	567	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 365Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 100Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 124Year ago 36

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,230	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,569	51.00–57.50	53.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	49.00	49.00
1	—	895	23.00	23.00
2	—	1,123	35.00–43.00	38.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	34.00–45.00	40.92
22	—	1,315	46.50–57.50	50.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	720.00–780.00	757.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,292	600.00–840.00	722.12
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	610.00	610.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	120.00–128.00	125.34
13	—	516	120.00–129.00	126.62
11	—	631	110.00–119.50	115.00
6	—	471	123.00–131.00	127.80
5	—	333	130.00–134.00	131.43
9	—	436	126.00–133.00	127.63
3	—	885	98.00	98.00
3	—	382	127.00–133.00	130.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	121.00	121.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
2	—	675	105.00–110.00	107.44
2	—	318	109.00–125.00	117.44
1	—	400	124.00	124.00
2	—	623	99.00–105.00	102.04
3	—	492	115.00–116.00	115.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	138.00–142.00	140.61
1	—	995	108.00	108.00
4	—	715	124.00	124.00
5	—	421	147.00–155.00	150.35
4	—	533	135.00–137.00	136.00
3	—	926	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
4	—	679	112.00	112.00
7	—	612	115.00–122.00	117.54
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	200	167.50	167.50
4	—	373	159.00–160.00	159.75
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
2	—	828	90.00–98.00	93.92
3	—	578	118.00	118.00
3	—	418	143.00–156.00	147.88
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	121.00	121.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	373	91.00–104.00	103.19
7	—	647	95.50	95.50
1	—	730	75.00	75.00
1	—	330	91.00	91.00
17	—	696	94.50	94.50
6	—	585	89.00–95.50	94.41
3	—	261	101.00	101.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle