Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady on a very light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.54/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −75.38 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$150.54

26 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$31.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.59

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	456	171.44	782	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	139.48	711	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.96/cwt here — about $70 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 sale26 hd

150.54

—

KY average24 barns · 6,803 hd

168.13

−17.59

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−75.38

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	1,392	102.17	1,422	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,657	86.15	1,427	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	78.33	1,017	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	65.00	670	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,070	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,058	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	152.34/cwt	150.00–161.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	176.19/cwt	171.00–181.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	163.11/cwt	160.00–166.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	154.97/cwt	152.50–160.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	180.48/cwt	177.00–184.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	137.67/cwt	136.00–139.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	189.66/cwt	189.00–190.00	986	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,057.60/head	950.00–1,120.00	1,058	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	62.98/cwt	60.50–67.50	780	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	83.94/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,382	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	111.77/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,632	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,256	89.77/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,128	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	81.40/cwt	76.50–85.00	1,067	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	141.75/cwt	131.00–152.50	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,296	120.20/cwt	120.20–120.20	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	174.43/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.50/cwt	110.00–133.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	996	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,207	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	155.33/cwt	155.00–156.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	592	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 Feb 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 383Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 67Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 141

Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady on a very light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
5	—	414	150.00–161.00	152.34
1	—	980	108.00	108.00
2	—	240	165.00–170.00	167.45
3	—	672	136.00–139.00	137.67
2	—	380	131.00–152.50	141.75
2	—	580	110.00–133.00	121.50
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	171.00	171.00
1	—	550	156.00	156.00
2	—	388	177.00–184.00	180.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	171.00–181.00	176.19
2	—	420	160.00–166.00	163.11
3	—	293	152.50–160.00	154.97
1	—	715	143.00	143.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
3	—	520	189.00–190.00	189.66
1	—	220	172.50	172.50
3	—	623	155.00–156.00	155.33
1	—	665	151.00	151.00
1	—	420	201.00	201.00
1	—	340	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	145.00	145.00
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
4	—	611	170.00–176.00	174.43
2	—	487	195.00	195.00
1	—	435	201.00	201.00
2	—	550	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,296	120.20	120.20
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
2	—	275	143.00	143.00
1	—	715	96.00	96.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,207	112.50	112.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,070.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,143	950.00–1,120.00	1,057.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	60.50–67.50	62.98
15	—	1,311	76.50–85.00	81.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	82.00–86.50	83.94
1	—	1,700	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	105.00–116.00	111.77
1	—	1,730	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,256	84.00–95.00	89.77

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle