Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $213.81/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +9.13 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$213.81

64 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$39.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.13

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	501	228.16	1,144	41
Medium and Large 2-3	506	188.22	953	23

One grade step is worth $39.94/cwt here — about $191 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 sale64 hd

213.81

—

KY average23 barns · 2,127 hd

200.68

+13.13

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

+9.13

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	1,519	122.05	1,854	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	111.23	1,573	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	102.22	1,339	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	83.89	882	9thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	90.44/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,085	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	86.02/cwt	76.00–89.00	908	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	105.49/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,517	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,626	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	73.10/cwt	60.00–83.00	934	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	112.62/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,628	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	99.27/cwt	86.00–107.00	1,225	19
Bulls	—	—	1,519	122.05/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,854	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,328	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	195.74/cwt	171.00–208.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	190.95/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	235.44/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,100	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	249.04/cwt	240.00–265.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	214.05/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	251.87/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,098	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,104	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	550	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	461	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	765	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	561	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	232	187.96/cwt	170.00–202.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	204.72/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	633	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	245.35/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	214.52/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	200.63/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,168	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	190.96/cwt	168.00–204.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	162.26/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	186.65/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	180.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	165.33/cwt	142.00–184.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	206.70/cwt	201.00–210.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	208.02/cwt	201.00–216.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	204.01/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	212.37/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,336	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	2

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 1,118Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 106Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 23Year ago 11

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,200	90.00–91.00	90.44
6	—	1,056	76.00–89.00	86.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	103.00–108.00	105.49
2	—	1,390	115.00–119.00	116.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	60.00–83.00	73.10
11	—	1,446	108.00–119.00	112.62
19	—	1,234	86.00–107.00	99.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	111.00–129.00	122.05

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	—	1,125	118.00	118.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	176.00	176.00
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
7	—	468	171.00–208.00	195.74
3	—	632	189.00–195.00	190.95
3	—	571	180.00–200.00	186.65
3	—	418	201.00–216.00	208.02
1	—	660	166.00	166.00
1	—	885	144.00	144.00
2	—	275	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	217.00	217.00
1	—	390	208.00	208.00
8	—	467	224.00–246.00	235.44
1	—	205	285.00	285.00
2	—	257	227.50	227.50
3	—	313	240.00–265.00	249.04
4	—	558	210.00–218.00	214.05
7	—	436	250.00–253.00	251.87
4	—	670	203.00–205.00	204.01
10	—	629	202.00–218.00	212.37
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
5	—	461	166.00	166.00
8	—	561	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	220.00	220.00
3	—	402	270.00	270.00
1	—	200	275.00	275.00
1	—	645	208.00	208.00
2	—	560	200.00	200.00
2	—	707	209.00	209.00
4	—	475	235.00–249.00	245.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	240.00	240.00
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,040	150.00	150.00
2	—	985	126.00	126.00
3	—	232	170.00–202.00	187.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	203.00–206.00	204.72
5	—	472	213.00–221.00	214.52
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
3	—	308	221.00	221.00
1	—	230	202.50	202.50
3	—	686	179.00	179.00
10	—	582	197.00–215.00	200.63
1	—	395	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
2	—	467	205.00	205.00
3	—	523	168.00–204.00	190.96
4	—	429	200.00	200.00
4	—	675	135.00–175.00	162.26
1	—	950	113.00	113.00
2	—	570	175.00–185.00	180.18
3	—	600	142.00–184.00	165.33
3	—	372	201.00–210.00	206.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	218.00	218.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle