Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.36/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −91.57 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$134.36

54 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

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	556	138.73	771	37
Medium and Large 2-3	520	124.85	650	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $122 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 sale54 hd

134.36

—

KY average25 barns · 6,055 hd

134.97

−0.61

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−91.57

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	1,699	82.99	1,410	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	59.29	726	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	830	48.04	399	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	423	130.87/cwt	115.00–145.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	153.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.30/cwt	148.00–160.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	151.98/cwt	150.00–157.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	127.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.85/cwt	121.00–131.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	301	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	151.20/cwt	145.00–157.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	138.40/cwt	131.00–142.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.53/cwt	131.00–142.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	148.01/cwt	143.00–151.00	787	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	48.04/cwt	47.00–49.00	399	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	63.23/cwt	62.00–67.00	794	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	57.87/cwt	53.00–61.50	711	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	76.46/cwt	71.00–80.00	898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	85.60/cwt	77.00–93.00	1,633	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	727	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	874.40/cwt	870.00–880.00	10,624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	235	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	128.65/cwt	128.00–130.00	596	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	759.68/cwt	650.00–830.00	8,531	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	117.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	115.30/cwt	110.00–121.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.50/cwt	113.00–124.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	252	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 340Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 123Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 26Year ago 54

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	115.00–145.00	130.87
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	733	118.00	118.00
8	—	479	150.00–156.00	153.79
8	—	418	148.00–160.00	155.30
2	—	380	156.00–160.00	158.05
3	—	318	160.00–170.00	164.95
1	—	285	167.00	167.00
6	—	588	131.00–142.00	138.40
3	—	633	131.00–142.00	134.53
3	—	532	143.00–151.00	148.01
1	—	230	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	163.00	163.00
1	—	231	206.00	206.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
5	—	732	123.00–130.00	127.29
3	—	635	144.00	144.00
1	—	390	173.00	173.00
4	—	531	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	136.00	136.00
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
2	—	955	106.00–107.00	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	146.00	146.00
10	—	758	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	150.00–157.00	151.98
1	—	505	143.00	143.00
7	—	569	121.00–131.00	127.85
5	—	382	145.00–157.00	151.20
2	—	637	128.00	128.00
2	—	805	113.00–124.00	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	301	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	128.00–130.00	128.65
2	—	320	142.00	142.00
4	—	579	115.00–120.00	117.23
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
2	—	728	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	525	110.00–121.00	115.30
2	—	252	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	390	127.00	127.00
2	—	295	133.00	133.00
1	—	235	128.00	128.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	870.00–880.00	874.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,123	650.00–830.00	759.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	985.00	985.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	67.00	67.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	47.00–49.00	48.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	62.00–67.00	63.23
15	—	1,229	53.00–61.50	57.87
1	—	925	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	71.00–80.00	76.46
5	—	1,908	77.00–93.00	85.60

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

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