Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.39/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.54 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$157.39

65 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$31.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

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	484	167.96	813	43
Medium and Large 2-3	532	136.72	727	22

One grade step is worth $31.24/cwt here — about $85 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 sale65 hd

157.39

—

KY average24 barns · 6,520 hd

155.92

+1.47

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−68.54

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	1,815	94.29	1,711	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	71.61	966	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	71.55	1,052	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	56.02	560	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)	1,405	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$985	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$885	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	482	157.81/cwt	156.00–162.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	132.36/cwt	129.00–136.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	142.32/cwt	134.00–149.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	188.20/cwt	188.00–189.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,090	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	155.86/cwt	150.00–161.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	521	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	719	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	139.06/cwt	136.00–140.00	473	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,117	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,206	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	666	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	916	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	434	157.42/cwt	151.00–158.50	683	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	773	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	916	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	202.40/cwt	192.00–206.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	47.34/cwt	42.00–50.00	445	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	686	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	59.55/cwt	55.00–64.00	613	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	71.55/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,052	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	60.16/cwt	57.00–74.00	715	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	81.93/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,114	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	72.90/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,019	22
Bulls	—	—	1,684	89.03/cwt	80.50–92.00	1,499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,946	99.55/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,937	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	92.91/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,129	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,004	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	155.58/cwt	148.00–165.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	153.57/cwt	148.00–160.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	135.80/cwt	132.00–137.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	189.95/cwt	180.00–195.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	161.14/cwt	158.00–162.00	820	10

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 Jan 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 308Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 66Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 75

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	156.00–162.00	157.81
5	—	377	188.00–189.00	188.20
6	—	558	150.00–161.00	155.86
5	—	649	155.00	155.00
3	—	348	181.00	181.00
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
10	—	509	158.00–162.00	161.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	129.00–136.00	132.36
4	—	575	134.00–149.00	142.32
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
2	—	348	167.00	167.00
1	—	795	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	195.00	195.00
1	—	820	158.00	158.00
1	—	520	174.00	174.00
12	—	589	185.00	185.00
1	—	290	204.00	204.00
2	—	450	193.00	193.00
2	—	610	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
3	—	481	173.00	173.00
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	138.00	138.00
4	—	340	136.00–140.00	139.06
2	—	1,117	108.00	108.00
2	—	390	149.00	149.00
28	—	666	137.50	137.50
27	—	434	151.00–158.50	157.42
3	—	773	118.50	118.50
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
5	—	700	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
4	—	409	192.00–206.00	202.40
3	—	551	176.00	176.00
1	—	485	181.00	181.00
1	—	390	185.00	185.00
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
3	—	332	180.00–195.00	189.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	148.00–165.00	155.58
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
1	—	360	178.00	178.00
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
3	—	480	148.00–160.00	153.57
2	—	595	153.00	153.00
4	—	677	132.00–137.00	135.80
1	—	235	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	42.00–50.00	47.34
1	—	1,040	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,029	55.00–64.00	59.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	69.00–74.00	71.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	57.00–74.00	60.16
5	—	1,360	78.00–88.00	81.93
22	—	1,398	68.00–78.00	72.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,684	80.50–92.00	89.03
4	—	1,946	92.00–107.00	99.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	91.00–95.00	92.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	84.00	84.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	985.00	985.00

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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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