Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.69/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −76.23 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$149.69

127 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

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	501	156.32	783	81
Medium and Large 2-3	471	138.02	651	46

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about $132 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 sale127 hd

149.69

—

KY average26 barns · 6,205 hd

151.33

−1.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−76.23

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	—	High	1,528	109.97	1,680	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	93.37	1,361	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	86.21	1,111	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	67.58	660	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	478	124.65/cwt	114.00–157.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	184.12/cwt	181.00–194.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	192.23/cwt	191.00–193.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	138.94/cwt	121.00–145.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	190.36/cwt	187.50–195.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,161	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	247	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	363	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	533	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	741	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,166	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,149	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,090	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	634	131.42/cwt	125.50–134.00	833	39
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	491	133.62/cwt	127.00–134.00	656	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	432	147.15/cwt	129.00–149.00	636	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	681	124.01/cwt	121.00–125.50	845	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	181.35/cwt	177.00–189.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	183.09/cwt	180.00–185.00	873	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	97.61/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,459	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	85.39/cwt	77.00–97.00	1,083	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	67.58/cwt	55.00–75.00	660	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	93.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,361	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,471	106.84/cwt	94.00–116.00	1,572	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,017.68/cwt	820.00–1,190.00	13,159	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	147.70/cwt	141.00–176.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	145.33/cwt	145.00–145.50	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.89/cwt	156.00–171.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	170.23/cwt	161.00–175.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	167.35/cwt	164.00–170.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	165.55/cwt	160.00–172.00	613	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	177.23/cwt	168.00–190.00	686	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	160.76/cwt	155.00–167.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	163.79/cwt	161.00–170.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	150.67/cwt	146.00–154.00	875	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.07/cwt	134.50–136.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	151.00/cwt	142.00–156.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	149.77/cwt	135.00–165.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.34/cwt	129.00–131.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	139.54/cwt	133.00–150.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	166.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	151.58/cwt	130.00–160.00	637	11

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 384Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 78Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 5

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	114.00–157.00	124.65
5	—	670	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
4	—	555	121.00–145.00	138.94
4	—	323	135.00–165.00	149.77
3	—	530	129.00–131.00	130.34
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
6	—	373	133.00–150.00	139.54
11	—	420	130.00–160.00	151.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	133.00	133.00
16	—	460	164.00–170.00	167.35
12	—	370	160.00–172.00	165.55
4	—	414	161.00–170.00	163.79
23	—	581	146.00–154.00	150.67
10	—	530	149.00–157.00	152.97
8	—	662	134.50–136.00	135.07
6	—	324	160.00–175.00	166.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	126.00	126.00
1	—	270	187.50	187.50
5	—	328	191.00–193.00	192.23
2	—	520	174.00	174.00
8	—	432	187.50–195.00	190.36
1	—	1,035	111.00	111.00
2	—	480	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
4	—	339	181.00–194.00	184.12
5	—	473	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,085	107.00	107.00
2	—	247	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	130.00	130.00
1	—	960	113.00	113.00
3	—	533	139.00	139.00
7	—	1,166	111.50	111.50
2	—	280	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,090	113.50	113.50
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
39	—	634	125.50–134.00	131.42
18	—	491	127.00–134.00	133.62
11	—	432	129.00–149.00	147.15
27	—	681	121.00–125.50	124.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	130.00–138.00	134.01
1	—	975	111.00	111.00
2	—	408	180.00–190.00	184.91
9	—	324	177.00–189.00	181.35
1	—	270	181.00	181.00
5	—	477	180.00–185.00	183.09
3	—	521	156.00–171.00	160.89
1	—	630	141.00	141.00
15	—	387	168.00–190.00	177.23
1	—	225	201.00	201.00
3	—	590	142.00–156.00	151.00
1	—	760	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	141.00–176.00	147.70
3	—	576	145.00–145.50	145.33
3	—	376	161.00–175.00	170.23
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	172.50	172.50
5	—	472	155.00–167.00	160.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,495	92.00–104.00	97.61
36	—	1,268	77.00–97.00	85.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	977	55.00–75.00	67.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	90.00–95.00	93.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	135.00	135.00
8	—	1,471	94.00–116.00	106.84

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,293	820.00–1,190.00	1,017.68

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