Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a average to plain quality offering of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.41/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.51 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$141.41

73 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

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	489	146.68	717	41
Medium and Large 2-3	490	134.66	660	32

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $57 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 sale73 hd

141.41

—

KY average23 barns · 5,990 hd

149.48

−8.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−84.51

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	1,584	85.99	1,362	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	65.64	1,098	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	60.98	755	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	38.10	388	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,505	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$851	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$810	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$650	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	133.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	180.21/cwt	172.00–187.50	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	157.21/cwt	135.00–170.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	168.99/cwt	161.00–174.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.27/cwt	162.50–171.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	224	172.78/cwt	162.00–185.00	387	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	627	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	796	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	686	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	829	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	912	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,010	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,000	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	694	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	826	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	119.24/cwt	100.00–139.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.54/cwt	136.00–143.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	167.65/cwt	167.50–168.00	939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	152.05/cwt	135.00–161.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	134.06/cwt	130.00–142.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	138.25/cwt	130.00–142.00	705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	63.22/cwt	57.00–68.00	785	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	30.54/cwt	25.00–45.00	308	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	53.23/cwt	50.00–58.00	553	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	65.64/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,098	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	52.02/cwt	45.00–57.00	637	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	102.03/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,831	5
Bulls	—	—	1,408	72.62/cwt	65.00–78.50	1,022	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	851.38/head	710.00–975.00	851	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	135.34/cwt	110.00–145.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	142.08/cwt	130.00–162.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	146.18/cwt	136.00–155.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	137.13/cwt	133.00–143.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	163.39/cwt	160.00–169.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	147.99/cwt	146.00–149.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	187	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.60/cwt	140.00–160.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	152.41/cwt	142.50–155.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	131.97/cwt	130.00–133.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.06/cwt	141.00–152.00	765	7

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 Dec 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 337Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 51Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	687	130.00–145.00	133.49
2	—	213	172.00–187.50	180.21
4	—	474	135.00–170.00	157.21
5	—	332	161.00–174.00	168.99
3	—	375	162.50–171.00	166.27
2	—	558	150.00	150.00
5	—	512	160.00–169.00	163.39
4	—	625	146.00–149.00	147.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	224	162.00–185.00	172.78
6	—	583	110.00–145.00	135.34
2	—	623	130.00	130.00
5	—	492	130.00–162.00	142.08
3	—	412	136.00–155.00	146.18
1	—	335	162.50	162.50
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	137.50	137.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	127.00	127.00
3	—	588	115.00–120.00	116.67
5	—	829	110.00	110.00
6	—	523	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,010	99.00	99.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
7	—	694	119.00	119.00
2	—	285	140.00	140.00
3	—	345	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	153.00	153.00
2	—	692	140.00	140.00
10	—	560	167.50–168.00	167.65
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
2	—	605	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	100.00–139.00	119.24
3	—	305	135.00–161.00	152.05
4	—	425	130.00–142.00	134.06
1	—	785	129.00	129.00
4	—	510	130.00–142.00	138.25
8	—	482	133.00–143.00	137.13
2	—	187	132.00	132.00
6	—	614	130.00–133.00	131.97
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
1	—	275	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	148.00	148.00
7	—	620	136.00–143.00	141.54
2	—	432	146.00	146.00
3	—	560	145.00	145.00
4	—	323	140.00–160.00	152.60
8	—	371	142.50–155.00	152.41
2	—	705	122.00	122.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
7	—	531	141.00–152.00	144.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,241	57.00–68.00	63.22
6	—	1,225	45.00–57.00	52.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	25.00–45.00	30.54
4	—	1,038	50.00–58.00	53.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	64.00–67.00	65.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,795	99.00–104.00	102.03
6	—	1,408	65.00–78.50	72.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	710.00–975.00	851.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	650.00	650.00

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle