Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders unable to trend due to a very light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher on a light test. Winter weather conditions slowed movement of cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.45/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.23 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$135.45

31 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.33

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	542	144.30	782	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	582	129.06	751	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $31 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 sale31 hd

135.45

—

KY average24 barns · 2,081 hd

149.78

−14.33

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

−69.23

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	1,490	105.57	1,573	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,716	90.24	1,548	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	80.39	1,009	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	65.00	670	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.73/cwt	143.00–146.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	870	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	253	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	146.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	118.88/cwt	115.00–123.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	830.53/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,975	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	808.99/cwt	700.00–910.00	7,993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	110.10/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,802	3
Bulls	—	—	1,050	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	79.81/cwt	69.00–89.00	985	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	92.29/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,561	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	94.08/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,383	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	88.19/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,535	4

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 Mar 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 589Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 81Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 50Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
4	—	572	143.00–146.00	144.73
5	—	665	133.00	133.00
1	—	285	164.00	164.00
1	—	370	163.00	163.00
1	—	310	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	777	116.00	116.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
7	—	667	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
2	—	470	129.00	129.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	135.00–136.00	135.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	143.00–144.00	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	131.00	131.00
2	—	670	115.00–123.00	118.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	152.00	152.00
2	—	570	138.00	138.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
2	—	602	137.00	137.00
3	—	516	145.00–148.00	146.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	94.00	94.00
3	—	253	111.00	111.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	990.00	990.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,201	700.00–910.00	830.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	700.00–910.00	808.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	107.00–113.00	110.10
1	—	1,050	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,234	69.00–89.00	79.81
1	—	1,080	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,470	92.00–96.00	94.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	91.00–93.00	92.29
4	—	1,740	87.00–89.00	88.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	65.00	65.00

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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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