Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $127.22/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −98.70 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$127.22

67 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$10.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

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	485	129.88	630	49
Large 1	453	126.50	572	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	497	119.19	592	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.69/cwt here — about $38 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 sale67 hd

127.22

—

KY average26 barns · 10,131 hd

128.25

−1.03

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−98.70

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	1,666	78.69	1,311	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	57.93	800	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	54.69	631	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	46.84	519	12

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	165.83/cwt	159.00–170.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	183.47/cwt	180.00–187.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	157.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.30/cwt	125.00–134.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	151.46/cwt	150.00–153.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	183.29/cwt	180.00–187.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.78/cwt	133.00–146.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.90/cwt	118.00–127.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	167.91/cwt	165.00–176.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	133.99/cwt	129.00–138.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	128.67/cwt	127.00–133.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	184.16/cwt	179.00–190.00	755	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,213	1,197.42/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	14,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,607.28/cwt	1,575.00–1,625.00	21,055	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,181.55/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	14,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	129.56/cwt	124.00–131.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	957	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	610	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	729	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	54.89/cwt	53.00–57.00	627	9
Bulls	—	—	1,840	80.91/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,489	6
Bulls	—	—	2,030	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,030	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	40.69/cwt	37.00–44.00	434	4
Bulls	—	—	1,313	70.04/cwt	64.00–78.00	920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	49.19/cwt	46.00–52.00	555	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,155	85.25/cwt	85.25–85.25	985	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	58.13/cwt	54.00–61.00	780	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	291	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	602	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	653	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	411	114.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	469	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	856	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	107.78/cwt	103.00–113.00	612	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	673	103.45/cwt	101.50–105.50	696	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	736	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	172	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,050	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	842	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	927.86/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	12,007	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	94.33/cwt	92.00–97.50	726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	587	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	104.54/cwt	101.00–107.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	121.73/cwt	121.00–124.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	106.32/cwt	105.00–108.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	825.21/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	129.02/cwt	127.00–131.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	112.42/cwt	110.00–113.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	133.42/cwt	131.00–136.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	147.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.99/cwt	133.50–156.00	729	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	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 Mar 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 394Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 42Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00
2	—	438	144.00–150.00	147.02
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	144.00	144.00
3	—	423	159.00–170.00	165.83
2	—	343	180.00–187.00	183.47
1	—	255	178.00	178.00
12	—	462	150.00–165.00	157.42
7	—	616	125.00–134.00	131.30
1	—	350	188.00	188.00
5	—	731	110.00–113.00	112.42
11	—	521	133.50–156.00	139.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
4	—	410	179.00–190.00	184.16
1	—	335	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	151.00	151.00
6	—	437	130.00–137.00	133.65
7	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.68
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
2	—	278	150.00–153.00	151.46
8	—	619	115.00–117.00	116.23
7	—	375	133.00–146.00	139.78
10	—	578	118.00–127.00	124.90
6	—	466	127.00–133.00	128.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
4	—	485	120.00–122.00	120.98
3	—	658	105.00–108.00	106.32
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
4	—	391	127.00–131.00	129.02
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
5	—	542	156.50	156.50
2	—	373	180.00–187.00	183.29
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
2	—	870	111.00	111.00
9	—	427	165.00–176.00	167.91
10	—	663	129.00–138.00	133.99
6	—	567	140.00–149.00	143.31
5	—	606	124.00–131.00	129.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	121.00–124.00	121.73
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
2	—	475	145.00–151.00	148.00
2	—	518	131.00–136.00	133.42
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,155	85.25	85.25
1	—	255	114.00	114.00
6	—	602	108.50	108.50
4	—	411	111.00–115.00	114.03
11	—	568	103.00–113.00	107.78
4	—	673	101.50–105.50	103.45
3	—	736	90.00	90.00
5	—	172	121.00	121.00
2	—	842	86.00	86.00
15	—	770	92.00–97.50	94.33
4	—	515	101.00–107.00	104.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,197.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,310	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,607.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,181.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,294	850.00–1,075.00	927.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,346	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	800.00–850.00	825.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	64.00	64.00
12	—	1,342	54.00–61.00	58.13
1	—	1,730	49.50	49.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,195	61.00	61.00
9	—	1,143	53.00–57.00	54.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	37.00–44.00	40.69
1	—	1,135	55.00	55.00
7	—	1,129	46.00–52.00	49.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,840	79.00–84.00	80.91
1	—	2,030	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,313	64.00–78.00	70.04

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle