Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a more consistent offering of feeders than the previous Saturday. 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 $224.97/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −0.96 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$224.97

76 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

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	522	227.10	1,186	58
Medium and Large 2-3	466	218.10	1,015	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $171 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 sale76 hd

224.97

—

KY average25 barns · 4,493 hd

228.27

−3.30

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−0.96

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	—	High	1,707	124.92	2,132	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	109.00	1,555	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	103.89	1,288	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	87.00	807	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,321	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,437	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	491	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	154.63/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	229.05/cwt	198.00–237.00	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	248.77/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,264	7
Steers	Large 2-3	—	490	174.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	217.60/cwt	200.00–235.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	231.02/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,190	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,008	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,350	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	539	184.28/cwt	170.00–189.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	180.66/cwt	177.00–188.00	654	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	463	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,632	5
Steers	Large 2-3	—	359	163.28/cwt	146.00–190.00	586	5
Steers	Large 2-3	—	409	153.53/cwt	151.00–170.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	188.08/cwt	174.00–195.00	790	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	247.45/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,158	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	240.32/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,259	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	264.75/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,009	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	112.66/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,385	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	100.46/cwt	91.00–107.50	1,213	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	907	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	109.00/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,555	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	132.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,388	3
Bulls	—	—	1,363	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	125.02/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,188	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,436.82/head	1,085.00–1,525.00	1,437	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,320.56/head	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	203.76/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	228.67/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	209.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	224.33/cwt	201.00–240.00	1,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	227.84/cwt	227.00–229.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	226.97/cwt	216.00–238.00	1,262	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	227.19/cwt	226.00–237.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	234.55/cwt	230.00–241.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	236.87/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	245.01/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,561	4

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 Aug 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 171Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 38Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 6

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a more consistent offering of feeders than the previous Saturday. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	254.00	254.00
7	—	508	242.00–250.00	248.77
1	—	435	246.00	246.00
1	—	655	232.00	232.00
1	—	365	260.00	260.00
4	—	637	243.00–251.00	245.01
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	170.00–176.00	174.04
4	—	539	170.00–189.00	184.28
5	—	359	146.00–190.00	163.28
8	—	409	151.00–170.00	153.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	200.00–235.00	217.60
1	—	565	239.00	239.00
1	—	285	230.00	230.00
2	—	620	248.00	248.00
1	—	490	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	150.00–159.00	154.63
8	—	465	198.00–237.00	229.05
1	—	280	219.00	219.00
1	—	210	220.00	220.00
5	—	427	227.00–229.00	227.84
1	—	595	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	149.00	149.00
3	—	626	226.00	226.00
26	—	515	222.00–240.00	231.02
6	—	556	216.00–238.00	226.97
9	—	384	226.00–237.00	227.19
3	—	846	190.00	190.00
3	—	418	230.00–241.00	234.55
7	—	480	236.00–239.00	236.87
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	138.50	138.50
3	—	603	146.00	146.00
9	—	362	177.00–188.00	180.66
8	—	463	184.00	184.00
13	—	420	174.00–195.00	188.08
3	—	675	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	468	240.00–255.00	247.45
14	—	524	231.00–247.00	240.32
8	—	381	264.00–266.00	264.75
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
1	—	705	207.00	207.00
1	—	405	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	202.00	202.00
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
1	—	330	239.00	239.00
3	—	617	200.00–210.00	203.76
3	—	462	228.00–230.00	228.67
3	—	580	200.00–215.00	209.95
5	—	538	201.00–240.00	224.33
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	110.00–116.00	112.66
7	—	1,207	91.00–107.50	100.46
1	—	1,525	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	95.00	95.00
1	—	900	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	108.00–111.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	130.00–136.00	132.14
2	—	1,363	110.00–117.00	113.63
9	—	1,750	121.00–128.00	125.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	993	1,085.00–1,525.00	1,436.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,320.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,165	1,450.00	1,450.00

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