Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Farmer participation created strong demand for light weight feeders. All other classes of feeders sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.49/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.19 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$135.49

86 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.94

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	141.95	689	57
Medium and Large 2-3	571	122.78	701	29

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale86 hd

135.49

—

KY average27 barns · 1,979 hd

128.54

+6.94

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

−69.19

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	—	High	1,522	86.82	1,321	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	66.66	1,036	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	63.05	717	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	59.52	568	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	768	101.89/cwt	95.00–109.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	145.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.33/cwt	119.00–128.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	122.32/cwt	116.00–126.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	88.00/cwt	67.00–109.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	118.45/cwt	116.00–121.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	79.00/cwt	65.00–86.00	707	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.84/cwt	123.00–129.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	144.06/cwt	140.00–145.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	150.59/cwt	147.00–158.00	408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	757	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	65.71/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,012	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	70.34/cwt	69.50–71.00	948	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	62.39/cwt	55.00–68.50	698	22
Bulls	—	—	2,085	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	90.10/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,404	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	75.73/cwt	75.00–76.00	973	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	88.19/cwt	86.50–93.50	538	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	311	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	358	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	423	109.42/cwt	105.00–111.00	463	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	243	113.18/cwt	105.00–117.00	275	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	99.28/cwt	86.00–102.00	531	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	150.53/cwt	141.00–154.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	183	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	214	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	59.52/cwt	56.00–63.00	568	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	67.85/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	100.39/cwt	90.00–111.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	139.64/cwt	135.00–146.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	791	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	493	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	498	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	382	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	136.90/cwt	131.00–143.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	179.24/cwt	175.00–185.00	489	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	894.25/cwt	890.00–900.00	9,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,988	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	148.10/cwt	126.00–155.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	129.92/cwt	124.00–136.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.98/cwt	125.00–138.00	698	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	137.03/cwt	133.00–143.00	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	133.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	855	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 249Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 44Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	95.00–109.00	101.89
6	—	583	116.00–126.00	122.32
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
2	—	713	90.00–111.00	100.39
3	—	425	135.00–146.00	139.64
3	—	815	97.00	97.00
1	—	900	87.00	87.00
6	—	382	126.00–155.00	148.10
2	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.37
1	—	890	82.00	82.00
1	—	320	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	119.00–120.00	119.67
6	—	623	119.00–128.00	124.33
2	—	218	180.00–185.00	182.53
6	—	585	123.00–129.00	127.84
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
4	—	409	141.00–154.00	150.53
7	—	273	175.00–185.00	179.24
2	—	367	170.00	170.00
16	—	525	125.00–138.00	132.98
9	—	485	133.00–143.00	137.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	140.00–146.00	145.16
5	—	468	140.00–150.00	144.17
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
5	—	334	140.00–145.00	144.06
4	—	271	147.00–158.00	150.59
3	—	558	128.00	128.00
2	—	608	123.00–126.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	67.00–109.00	88.00
2	—	623	116.00–121.00	118.45
2	—	810	94.00	94.00
2	—	440	129.00–131.00	129.99
2	—	315	131.00–143.00	136.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	136.00	136.00
8	—	645	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	182.00	182.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
5	—	559	149.00	149.00
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
8	—	639	130.00–137.00	133.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	124.00–136.00	129.92
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	610	86.50–93.50	88.19
10	—	311	115.00	115.00
4	—	423	105.00–111.00	109.42
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
12	—	243	105.00–117.00	113.18
10	—	535	86.00–102.00	99.28
3	—	183	117.00	117.00
3	—	493	101.00	101.00
3	—	350	109.00	109.00
1	—	810	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	65.00–86.00	79.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	890.00–900.00	894.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	610.00	610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	65.00–66.00	65.71
4	—	1,573	66.00–69.00	67.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	69.50–71.00	70.34
22	—	1,118	55.00–68.50	62.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	56.00–63.00	59.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	107.00	107.00
4	—	1,558	87.00–96.00	90.10
3	—	1,285	75.00–76.00	75.73

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle