Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and bull calves were steady. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.51/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.16 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$147.51

66 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

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	550	152.09	836	42
Medium and Large 2-3	520	139.56	726	23
Large 1	560	138.00	773	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $63 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 sale66 hd

147.51

—

KY average26 barns · 2,644 hd

144.47

+3.05

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

−57.16

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	1,698	88.86	1,509	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	63.87	745	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	63.83	940	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	54.82	554	20

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	422	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	125.36/cwt	122.00–126.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	133.23/cwt	126.00–142.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	126.56/cwt	119.00–134.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	154.96/cwt	153.00–158.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.42/cwt	143.00–154.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	126.97/cwt	126.00–129.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	152.81/cwt	150.00–161.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	189.04/cwt	186.00–192.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	176.95/cwt	172.00–182.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.22/cwt	133.00–144.00	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.87/cwt	138.00–144.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	169.66/cwt	161.00–177.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.01/cwt	128.00–140.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.82/cwt	127.00–139.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	64.44/cwt	60.00–67.50	948	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	66.90/cwt	66.00–68.00	791	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	63.26/cwt	59.00–65.00	736	20
Bulls	—	—	1,449	82.83/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,200	5
Bulls	—	—	2,105	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	90.73/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,636	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	55.20/cwt	51.00–58.00	559	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	49.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	483	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	62.80/cwt	62.00–64.00	658	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	57.63/cwt	54.00–59.50	881	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	937	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	659	105.13/cwt	102.50–108.50	693	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	507	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	621	45
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	322	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	370	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	561	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	648	6
Steers	Large 1	—	577	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	793	4
Steers	Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,374	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	99.75/cwt	99.75–99.75	783	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	467	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	542	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	136.69/cwt	132.00–141.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	136.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	519	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	930.00/cwt	890.00–1,010.00	11,858	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,831	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	160.92/cwt	156.00–164.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	153.43/cwt	149.00–158.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	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 Apr 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 1,273Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 73Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	151.00	151.00
6	—	627	122.00–126.00	125.36
5	—	524	126.00–142.00	133.23
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
4	—	364	156.00–164.00	160.92
2	—	488	149.00–158.00	153.43
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
4	—	578	153.00–158.00	154.96
4	—	538	143.00–154.00	148.42
3	—	773	126.00–129.00	126.97
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
2	—	385	168.00	168.00
2	—	263	172.00–182.00	176.95
2	—	903	109.00–110.00	109.50
4	—	426	173.00	173.00
9	—	464	161.00–177.00	169.66
6	—	610	128.00–140.00	134.01
2	—	675	127.00–139.00	132.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	119.00–134.00	126.56
7	—	366	150.00–161.00	152.81
2	—	277	165.00	165.00
2	—	213	186.00–192.00	189.04
7	—	422	140.00–151.00	146.99
14	—	519	133.00–144.00	140.22
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
8	—	579	138.00–144.00	140.87
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	132.00–141.00	136.69
6	—	379	130.00–140.00	136.96
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	193.00	193.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	137.50	137.50
2	—	770	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	133.50	133.50
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	659	102.50–108.50	105.13
45	—	507	122.50	122.50
2	—	322	115.00	115.00
6	—	561	115.50	115.50
16	—	785	99.75	99.75
16	—	467	116.00	116.00
10	—	430	125.00	125.00
8	—	938	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,471	60.00–67.50	64.44
4	—	1,529	54.00–59.50	57.63
1	—	1,310	71.50	71.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	66.00–68.00	66.90
20	—	1,164	59.00–65.00	63.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,013	51.00–58.00	55.20
5	—	983	45.00–52.00	49.11
3	—	1,047	62.00–64.00	62.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,449	80.00–84.00	82.83
1	—	2,105	104.00	104.00
8	—	1,803	86.00–96.00	90.73

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,275	890.00–1,010.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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