Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a average to plain quality offering. 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 $124.32/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.61 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$124.32

60 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$13.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

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	511	131.30	671	29
Medium and Large 2-3	540	117.78	636	31

One grade step is worth $13.52/cwt here — about $35 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 sale60 hd

124.32

—

KY average26 barns · 4,192 hd

128.00

−3.68

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−101.61

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	1,622	90.96	1,475	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	66.12	1,047	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	61.69	737	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	44.00	407	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	117.30/cwt	113.00–121.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.63/cwt	131.00–136.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	169.79/cwt	164.00–176.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	139.46/cwt	138.00–140.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	151.86/cwt	145.00–159.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.29/cwt	139.00–143.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	206	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	123.34/cwt	122.00–127.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	138.24/cwt	133.00–145.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	67.76/cwt	67.00–68.50	867	4
Bulls	—	—	1,622	90.96/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,475	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	66.12/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,047	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	60.17/cwt	55.00–65.00	706	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	652	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	554	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	641	98.85/cwt	90.00–101.00	634	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	269	123.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	331	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	724	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	637	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	411	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	462	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,996	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	618	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	111.44/cwt	100.00–114.00	407	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	113.53/cwt	108.00–128.00	380	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	111.78/cwt	109.00–116.00	750	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	548	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	75.23/cwt	71.00–82.00	734	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	131.79/cwt	127.00–139.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	118.95/cwt	115.00–123.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	109.39/cwt	107.00–114.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	132.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	127.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	131.86/cwt	125.00–137.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	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 May 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 326Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 86Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 23

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	104.00	104.00
6	—	571	113.00–121.00	117.30
4	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
8	—	671	109.00–116.00	111.78
5	—	374	127.00–139.00	131.79
3	—	508	107.00–114.00	109.39
2	—	338	128.00–136.00	132.03
1	—	810	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	124.00	124.00
2	—	255	145.00–159.00	151.86
2	—	645	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	135.00–137.00	135.99
6	—	579	122.00–127.00	123.34
4	—	469	133.00–145.00	138.24
4	—	530	124.00	124.00
1	—	210	143.00	143.00
4	—	428	133.00–134.00	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
2	—	528	118.00–120.00	118.97
2	—	573	115.00–123.00	118.95
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
2	—	380	125.00–131.00	127.96
5	—	417	125.00–137.00	131.86
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	164.00–176.00	169.79
4	—	461	138.00–140.00	139.46
2	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.50
2	—	642	122.00	122.00
3	—	517	139.00–143.00	140.29
5	—	552	129.00	129.00
2	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	205	172.50	172.50
3	—	430	140.00–146.00	143.64
2	—	365	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	131.00–136.00	132.63
7	—	885	105.50	105.50
6	—	512	135.00–145.00	142.24
1	—	206	172.00	172.00
1	—	250	172.00	172.00
2	—	482	130.00	130.00
2	—	682	128.00	128.00
5	—	783	95.00	95.00
3	—	623	124.00	124.00
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	144.00	144.00
1	—	525	129.00	129.00
2	—	552	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	85.00	85.00
5	—	641	90.00–101.00	98.85
4	—	269	120.00–126.00	123.15
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
5	—	724	88.00	88.00
15	—	411	112.50	112.50
3	—	235	132.00	132.00
11	—	365	100.00–114.00	111.44
9	—	335	108.00–128.00	113.53
2	—	180	125.00	125.00
7	—	548	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	67.00–68.50	67.76
16	—	1,174	55.00–65.00	60.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	47.00	47.00
1	—	905	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	65.00–67.00	66.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,622	88.00–93.00	90.96

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,054	760.00	760.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	976	71.00–82.00	75.23

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle