Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm with strong demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.45/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$140.45

164 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

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

$26.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

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	642	142.16	913	152
Medium and Large 2-3	654	119.34	780	10thin
Large 1-2	392	116.00	455	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $458 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 sale164 hd

140.45

—

KY average27 barns · 6,550 hd

140.98

−0.53

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	—	Low	1,993	84.69	1,688	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	53.64	715	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	52.01	697	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	37.20	359	7thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	—	1,820	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Muddy	—	1,025	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	144.27/cwt	120.00–158.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.91/cwt	160.00–167.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	147.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	130.46/cwt	128.00–133.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	183.76/cwt	159.00–200.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	126.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	131.65/cwt	127.00–137.00	890	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	109.47/cwt	106.00–113.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	123.01/cwt	120.50–125.50	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	193.28/cwt	166.00–200.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	135.25/cwt	120.00–135.50	968	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	119.19/cwt	118.00–120.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	139.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	147.50/cwt	145.00–149.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	119.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	163.56/cwt	159.00–165.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	142.57/cwt	120.00–148.00	875	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	163.35/cwt	163.00–165.00	776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.43/cwt	119.00–136.00	815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.64/cwt	136.00–156.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	131.59/cwt	130.00–132.50	704	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.97/cwt	106.00–113.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	179.78/cwt	164.00–188.00	559	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,749	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,172	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	51.94/cwt	45.00–58.00	698	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	37.57/cwt	35.00–41.00	363	6
Bulls	—	—	2,028	87.23/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,769	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,105	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	109.33/cwt	107.00–114.00	530	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	293	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,198	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	392	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	53.64/cwt	50.00–56.00	715	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	129.25/cwt	120.00–139.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	115.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	905	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	863	974.64/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	8,411	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	426	116.25/cwt	116.00–119.00	495	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	651	114.09/cwt	108.50–124.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	831.63/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	9,198	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	110.84/cwt	104.00–115.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	111.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	154.13/cwt	145.00–158.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	129.31/cwt	126.00–131.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	130.75/cwt	126.00–136.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 373Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 95Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 79Year ago 22

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm with strong demand. 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	—	1,820	72.00	72.00
5	—	2,028	86.00–90.00	87.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,749	67.00	67.00
14	—	1,343	45.00–58.00	51.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	35.00	35.00
6	—	965	35.00–41.00	37.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	50.00–56.00	53.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	950.00–1,000.00	974.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	725.00–1,050.00	831.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	120.00–158.00	144.27
2	—	478	120.00–139.00	129.25
2	—	628	115.00–119.00	117.02
3	—	522	126.00–136.00	130.75
2	—	713	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	417	160.00–167.00	163.91
5	—	370	159.00–200.00	183.76
4	—	659	120.00–129.00	126.29
2	—	768	106.00–113.00	109.47
4	—	559	145.00–149.00	147.50
7	—	630	119.00–136.00	129.43
12	—	480	136.00–156.00	150.64
3	—	720	106.00–113.00	109.97
3	—	311	164.00–188.00	179.78
12	—	514	145.00–158.00	154.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
3	—	345	140.00–151.00	147.33
2	—	483	128.00–133.00	130.46
8	—	421	135.00–144.00	141.56
6	—	653	120.50–125.50	123.01
1	—	290	151.00	151.00
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
5	—	619	118.00–120.00	119.19
4	—	376	135.00–143.00	139.30
6	—	518	122.00–125.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	150.00	150.00
11	—	535	130.00–132.50	131.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	110.00–120.00	115.04
2	—	463	130.00–137.00	133.59
1	—	360	142.00	142.00
7	—	667	104.00–115.00	110.84
4	—	573	109.00–115.00	111.97
4	—	531	114.00–119.00	116.45
3	—	440	126.00–131.00	129.31
2	—	755	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	145.00	145.00
7	—	676	127.00–137.00	131.65
5	—	359	166.00–200.00	193.28
64	—	716	120.00–135.50	135.25
9	—	843	117.00–120.00	119.67
4	—	416	159.00–165.00	163.56
40	—	614	120.00–148.00	142.57
11	—	475	163.00–165.00	163.35
8	—	524	150.00–155.00	152.35
1	—	295	179.00	179.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	110.00–118.00	115.32
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
5	—	651	108.50–124.00	114.09
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	119.00	119.00
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
3	—	485	107.00–114.00	109.33
3	—	293	126.00	126.00
12	—	426	116.00–119.00	116.25

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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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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