Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady.Feeders varied from good to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.08/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −33.85 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$192.08

77 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

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	538	198.32	1,067	53
Medium and Large 2-3	509	178.29	907	24

One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $160 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 sale77 hd

192.08

—

KY average22 barns · 5,948 hd

195.72

−3.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−33.85

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	1,652	112.48	1,858	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	91.19	1,152	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	87.00	1,148	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	64.33	607	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,334	140.00	1,868	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)	1,210	$1,384	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,750	5

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	—	883	131.20/cwt	108.00–154.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	238.58/cwt	230.00–247.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	232.98/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,237	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	778	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	471	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	930	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	857	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,097	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	226.59/cwt	210.00–233.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	187.55/cwt	170.00–200.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	203.22/cwt	191.00–228.00	1,085	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	183.16/cwt	175.00–188.00	756	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	152.50/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,310	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	200.63/cwt	185.00–210.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	188.11/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	197.31/cwt	170.00–209.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	235.02/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	233.67/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	161.39/cwt	129.00–187.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	186.77/cwt	150.00–200.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	255.59/cwt	247.00–265.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	220.12/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	206.14/cwt	200.00–209.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,750.35/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,383.75/head	1,200.00–1,585.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	99.38/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,410	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,602	112.16/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,797	6
Bulls	—	—	1,980	130.46/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	95.47/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	64.33/cwt	51.00–70.00	607	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	792	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	89.84/cwt	82.50–98.00	1,115	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,334	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	201.64/cwt	184.00–220.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	219.93/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,273	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 Apr 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 314Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 44Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 47Year ago 36

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady.Feeders varied from good to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	108.00–154.00	131.20
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
2	—	528	215.00–225.00	220.12
1	—	595	210.00	210.00
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	230.00–247.00	238.58
7	—	531	228.00–238.00	232.98
1	—	305	255.00	255.00
2	—	458	232.00–238.00	235.02
6	—	432	230.00–241.00	233.67
2	—	220	247.00–265.00	255.59
7	—	621	184.00–220.00	201.64
10	—	579	211.00–230.00	219.93
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	157.00	157.00
2	—	857	128.00	128.00
7	—	560	160.00	160.00
8	—	413	175.00–188.00	183.16
2	—	230	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	205.00	205.00
2	—	350	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	220.00	220.00
1	—	725	178.00	178.00
2	—	372	250.00	250.00
10	—	559	239.00	239.00
2	—	605	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	210.00–233.00	226.59
5	—	534	191.00–228.00	203.22
4	—	372	226.00	226.00
1	—	255	204.00	204.00
1	—	835	153.00	153.00
15	—	710	184.50	184.50
6	—	488	185.00–210.00	200.63
6	—	578	187.00–194.00	188.11
1	—	645	179.00	179.00
2	—	775	160.00	160.00
3	—	425	200.00–209.00	206.14
1	—	200	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	170.00–200.00	187.55
3	—	718	160.00	160.00
2	—	690	140.00–165.00	152.50
4	—	381	170.00–209.00	197.31
4	—	575	129.00–187.00	161.39
5	—	457	150.00–200.00	186.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,750.35
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,200.00–1,585.00	1,383.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	97.00–101.00	99.38
1	—	990	80.00	80.00
16	—	1,241	82.50–98.00	89.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	51.00–70.00	64.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,602	102.00–119.00	112.16
2	—	1,980	127.00–134.00	130.46
2	—	1,475	93.00–98.00	95.47
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,334	140.00	140.00

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

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