Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on a average quality offering of feeders. 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 $135.60/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.33 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$135.60

64 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

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	482	137.52	663	52
Medium and Large 2-3	480	127.26	611	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $53 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

135.60

—

KY average27 barns · 3,353 hd

138.25

−2.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−90.33

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	1,708	94.51	1,614	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	71.84	1,086	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	64.96	844	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	46.08	481	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	679	123.22/cwt	121.00–124.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.39/cwt	140.00–152.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	123.37/cwt	122.00–126.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	141.79/cwt	141.00–145.00	440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	502	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	592	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	874	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	697	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	154.52/cwt	153.00–155.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	147.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	754	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	657	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	733	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	264	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	330	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.47/cwt	145.00–151.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.70/cwt	131.00–153.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.98/cwt	139.00–147.00	832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	155.97/cwt	153.00–158.00	650	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,306	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	70.01/cwt	69.50–70.50	982	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	46.08/cwt	45.00–47.00	481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	87.61/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,132	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	64.95/cwt	59.00–71.50	850	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	92.43/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,532	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	706.78/cwt	660.00–750.00	5,817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,191	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.28/cwt	130.00–131.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.96/cwt	135.00–137.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	128.94/cwt	126.00–131.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	149.36/cwt	149.00–150.00	544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	128.41/cwt	116.00–135.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	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 Aug 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 415Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 40Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 67

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on a average quality offering of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	121.00–124.00	123.22
6	—	628	126.00–130.00	128.99
6	—	427	140.00–152.00	144.39
5	—	310	141.00–145.00	141.79
11	—	525	130.00–131.00	130.28
8	—	466	142.00–143.00	142.50
2	—	557	134.00	134.00
8	—	364	149.00–150.00	149.36
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	122.00–126.00	123.37
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
2	—	470	135.00–137.00	135.96
3	—	418	126.00–131.00	128.94
3	—	370	116.00–135.00	128.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
4	—	408	165.00	165.00
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
2	—	633	137.00–139.00	138.02
4	—	489	153.00–155.00	154.52
3	—	506	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	458	144.00–150.00	147.02
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	118.00	118.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
8	—	625	111.50	111.50
3	—	477	119.00	119.00
2	—	657	111.50	111.50
14	—	264	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	145.00–151.00	149.47
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
10	—	515	131.00–153.00	144.70
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
8	—	582	139.00–147.00	142.98
5	—	417	153.00–158.00	155.97
2	—	612	136.00	136.00
4	—	659	125.00–127.00	125.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	151.00	151.00
2	—	732	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	75.50	75.50
2	—	1,403	69.50–70.50	70.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	72.50	72.50
9	—	1,308	59.00–71.50	64.95
1	—	1,145	57.50	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	45.00–47.00	46.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	85.00–89.00	87.61
2	—	1,975	106.00–110.00	107.96
3	—	1,657	85.00–97.00	92.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	660.00–750.00	706.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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