Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.18/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −28.75 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$197.18

110 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$13.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

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	511	203.09	1,039	62
Medium and Large 2-3	440	189.55	833	48

One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $206 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 sale110 hd

197.18

—

KY average27 barns · 5,225 hd

196.53

+0.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−28.75

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	1,405	109.72	1,542	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	95.36	1,638	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	94.00	1,214	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	77.94	812	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,645	142.50	2,344	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,170	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,014	$900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,038	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,494	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	426	104.61/cwt	94.00–112.00	446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	194.93/cwt	163.00–211.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	165.50/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	150.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	233.90/cwt	233.50–235.00	1,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,428	106.21/cwt	83.00–118.00	1,517	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	793	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,150	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	579	178.68/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,035	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	181.41/cwt	163.00–185.50	867	53
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,671	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	513	180.55/cwt	165.00–184.00	926	89
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	807	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,049	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,129	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	191.53/cwt	174.00–197.50	621	57
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	188.11/cwt	165.00–193.10	781	166
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	686	175.64/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,205	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,031	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,340	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	977	151.26/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,478	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	176.92/cwt	161.00–178.50	1,141	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	230	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	374	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,001	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	327	118.51/cwt	95.00–167.00	388	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	844	161.60/cwt	161.60–161.60	1,364	149
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	953	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,530	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	383	187.03/cwt	167.00–195.00	716	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	215.48/cwt	214.00–217.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	191.47/cwt	178.00–212.00	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	192.70/cwt	191.00–200.00	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	179.23/cwt	147.50–197.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	201.29/cwt	166.00–210.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	188.21/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,073	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	210.92/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,097	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	230.31/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	198.78/cwt	195.00–202.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	204.17/cwt	203.00–206.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	225.50/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	221.96/cwt	216.00–227.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	209.23/cwt	200.00–220.00	985	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	211.22/cwt	208.00–215.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	151.60/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	215.36/cwt	210.00–218.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	218.28/cwt	202.50–235.00	563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	76.96/cwt	72.00–83.00	926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	91.56/cwt	77.00–109.00	1,152	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	95.36/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,638	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	75.37/cwt	57.00–89.00	764	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	85.64/cwt	82.00–89.00	962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,010	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	101.64/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,408	22
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,645	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,344	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	947	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,406	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	267	167.47/cwt	161.00–187.50	447	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	780	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	175	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	220.50/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	236.54/cwt	224.00–243.00	875	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	224.89/cwt	212.50–237.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	243.72/cwt	234.00–251.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	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 May 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,118Last week 325Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 78Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 25Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	234.00	234.00
2	—	557	234.00	234.00
4	—	464	233.50–235.00	233.90
6	—	437	229.00	229.00
1	—	635	217.00	217.00
1	—	745	199.00	199.00
2	—	390	242.00	242.00
1	—	305	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	166.00	166.00
3	—	488	163.00–211.00	194.93
2	—	770	140.00–160.00	150.00
1	—	315	243.00	243.00
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	94.00–112.00	104.61
2	—	230	162.50	162.50
6	—	580	125.00	125.00
3	—	327	95.00–167.00	118.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	163.00–168.00	165.50
4	—	718	170.00	170.00
2	—	310	214.00–217.00	215.48
7	—	628	178.00–212.00	191.47
1	—	970	136.00	136.00
1	—	560	203.00	203.00
2	—	280	212.50	212.50
2	—	235	212.50	212.50
4	—	665	184.00	184.00
13	—	520	207.00–214.00	210.92
9	—	375	216.00–227.00	221.96
12	—	471	200.00–220.00	209.23
3	—	428	208.00–215.00	211.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	182.50	182.50
1	—	790	154.00	154.00
12	—	280	191.00–200.00	192.70
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
1	—	510	187.00	187.00
1	—	840	131.00	131.00
5	—	386	147.50–197.00	179.23
7	—	436	166.00–210.00	201.29
10	—	570	184.00–194.00	188.21
3	—	327	195.00–202.00	198.78
1	—	690	179.00	179.00
5	—	481	203.00–206.00	204.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	793	145.00	145.00
19	—	579	170.00–181.00	178.68
53	—	478	163.00–185.50	181.41
1	—	1,295	129.00	129.00
89	—	513	165.00–184.00	180.55
2	—	807	130.00	130.00
1	—	710	159.00	159.00
57	—	324	174.00–197.50	191.53
166	—	415	165.00–193.10	188.11
35	—	686	161.00–177.00	175.64
7	—	1,031	130.00	130.00
17	—	977	137.00–155.00	151.26
11	—	645	161.00–178.50	176.92
34	—	383	167.00–195.00	187.03
8	—	947	148.50	148.50
11	—	267	161.00–187.50	167.47
1	—	175	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	844	161.60	161.60
19	—	953	160.50	160.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	384	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	210.00–244.00	230.31
4	—	611	218.00–228.00	225.50
2	—	258	202.50–235.00	218.28
4	—	589	210.00–236.00	220.50
9	—	370	224.00–243.00	236.54
2	—	435	212.50–237.00	224.89
7	—	314	234.00–251.00	243.72
1	—	535	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
2	—	282	183.00	183.00
2	—	310	208.00	208.00
1	—	810	134.00	134.00
4	—	787	144.00–154.00	151.60
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
3	—	435	210.00–218.00	215.36
1	—	990	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	83.00–118.00	106.21
1	—	1,685	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,010	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	72.00–83.00	76.96
55	—	1,258	77.00–109.00	91.56
22	—	1,385	100.00–115.00	101.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	91.00–99.00	95.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	57.00–89.00	75.37
3	—	1,123	82.00–89.00	85.64
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	142.50	142.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,170.00	1,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,022	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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