Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . 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 $179.92/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.01 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$179.92

74 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$4.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.23

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	620	182.19	1,130	36
Medium and Large 2-3	436	177.76	775	38

One grade step is worth $4.43/cwt here — about $355 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 sale74 hd

179.92

—

KY average25 barns · 7,354 hd

193.15

−13.23

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−46.01

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	1,672	113.26	1,894	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	100.34	1,602	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	90.61	1,058	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	68.07	662	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,685	122.00	2,056	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,585	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	230.68/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,119	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	584	164.12/cwt	163.50–164.50	958	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	579	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	381	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	572	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	187.75/cwt	187.75–187.75	1,709	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,190	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	89.72/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,010	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	69.89/cwt	65.00–74.00	811	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	42.75/cwt	40.00–45.00	369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	79.26/cwt	77.00–80.50	815	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	67.41/cwt	53.00–77.00	651	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,578	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	101.04/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,282	10
Bulls	—	—	1,239	94.06/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,165	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	115.91/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,119	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	185.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	197.77/cwt	172.00–211.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	207.60/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	203.51/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	207.30/cwt	206.00–210.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	201.24/cwt	201.00–202.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	228.81/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	196.59/cwt	191.00–202.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	184.87/cwt	170.00–203.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	171.21/cwt	124.00–196.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	190.00/cwt	177.00–198.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	205.41/cwt	203.00–209.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,372	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	233.83/cwt	226.00–245.00	998	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	251.44/cwt	245.00–261.00	805	5

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 266Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 49Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 18

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	195.00	195.00
3	—	485	230.00–232.00	230.68
1	—	655	199.00	199.00
2	—	633	200.00–207.00	203.51
5	—	528	224.00–233.00	228.81
3	—	372	250.00–260.00	253.36
6	—	427	226.00–245.00	233.83
5	—	320	245.00–261.00	251.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
2	—	273	180.00–190.00	185.23
5	—	389	172.00–211.00	197.77
3	—	523	203.00–217.00	207.60
3	—	415	206.00–210.00	207.30
1	—	465	203.00	203.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	584	163.50–164.50	164.12
3	—	320	181.00	181.00
3	—	381	150.00	150.00
3	—	463	170.00	170.00
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	213.50	213.50
7	—	725	196.50	196.50
2	—	572	208.00	208.00
6	—	989	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	910	187.75	187.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	812	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	347	166.00	166.00
1	—	705	139.00	139.00
2	—	458	191.00–202.00	196.59
2	—	690	169.00–170.00	169.50
7	—	430	170.00–203.00	184.87
3	—	370	149.00	149.00
1	—	240	177.50	177.50
6	—	566	124.00–196.00	171.21
4	—	515	177.00–198.00	190.00
6	—	278	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	201.00–202.00	201.24
3	—	271	202.00	202.00
1	—	670	198.00	198.00
8	—	724	173.50	173.50
5	—	439	203.00–209.00	205.41
3	—	341	209.00	209.00
12	—	863	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,126	83.00–98.00	89.72
4	—	1,161	65.00–74.00	69.89
10	—	1,269	98.00–111.00	101.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	40.00–45.00	42.75
5	—	1,028	77.00–80.50	79.26
8	—	965	53.00–77.00	67.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,555	101.00–102.00	101.51
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	91.00–100.00	94.06
3	—	1,730	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,828	111.00–119.00	115.91

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	105.00–106.00	105.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,585.00	1,585.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle