Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.44/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.49 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$133.44

64 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$10.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

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	481	134.26	646	59
Medium and Large 2-3	481	123.81	596	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.44/cwt here — about $50 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 sale64 hd

133.44

—

KY average25 barns · 5,209 hd

130.28

+3.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−92.49

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	1,612	100.22	1,615	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	68.00	867	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,029	66.75	687	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	58.67	552	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	141.55/cwt	137.00–144.00	654	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.86/cwt	140.00–141.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	127.19/cwt	125.00–129.00	675	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	151.26/cwt	144.00–155.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.66/cwt	142.00–151.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.47/cwt	151.00–153.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.29/cwt	123.00–128.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	559	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	716	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	867	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	65.87/cwt	64.00–69.00	685	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	99.27/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,573	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	403	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	323	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	355	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	901	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	739	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	538	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	283	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	396	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.66/cwt	145.00–146.00	753	3
Steers	Large 1	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	Large 1	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	124.69/cwt	124.00–126.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	446	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	125	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.46/cwt	128.00–138.00	710	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	136.97/cwt	136.00–141.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
1	—	310	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	123.00–124.00	123.67
4	—	431	142.00–151.00	144.66
3	—	577	123.00–128.00	126.29
2	—	368	152.00	152.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
12	—	528	128.00–138.00	134.46
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
16	—	462	137.00–144.00	141.55
7	—	440	140.00–141.00	140.86
19	—	531	125.00–129.00	127.19
3	—	285	144.00–155.00	151.26
2	—	330	141.00–144.00	142.50
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
3	—	591	123.00–124.00	123.33
2	—	605	120.00	120.00
5	—	392	136.00–141.00	136.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	124.00–126.00	124.69
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	128.00	128.00
1	—	240	174.00	174.00
4	—	423	151.00–153.00	152.47
4	—	498	154.00	154.00
3	—	288	172.00	172.00
3	—	517	145.00–146.00	145.66
1	—	715	126.00	126.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	625	124.00–126.00	124.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	110.00	110.00
2	—	495	106.00	106.00
3	—	901	82.00	82.00
7	—	508	106.00	106.00
9	—	275	103.00	103.00
6	—	396	89.00	89.00
2	—	420	108.00	108.00
1	—	125	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	66.00	66.00
1	—	950	59.00	59.00
1	—	790	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,040	64.00–69.00	65.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,585	92.00–103.00	99.27

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	—	1,065	935.00	935.00

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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