Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly 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 $213.02/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −12.90 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$213.02

56 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$13.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.59

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	585	223.76	1,309	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	466	209.78	977	43

One grade step is worth $13.98/cwt here — about $332 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 sale56 hd

213.02

—

KY average27 barns · 6,055 hd

230.61

−17.59

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−12.90

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	1,798	131.80	2,370	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	104.50	1,349	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	104.00	1,716	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	76.02	766	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	361	277.87/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	756	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	247.96/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,575	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	753	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	980	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	686	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	638	183.05/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,168	3
Steers	Large 2-3	—	756	162.01/cwt	146.00–170.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	221.39/cwt	194.00–230.00	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,413	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	173.87/cwt	151.00–180.00	895	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	209.93/cwt	205.00–231.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	234.92/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	251.03/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,300	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	199.50/cwt	186.00–215.00	1,025	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	66.65/cwt	60.00–71.00	668	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	87.76/cwt	84.00–91.00	889	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	103.48/cwt	90.00–117.50	1,339	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	122.90/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	133.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,415	14
Bulls	—	—	1,700	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,066	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	262.24/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,115	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	213.87/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	220.74/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	203.98/cwt	182.00–218.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	229.67/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	3

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 283Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 41Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 17Year ago 12

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly 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
6	—	361	265.00–284.00	277.87
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
2	—	282	259.00	259.00
2	—	500	247.00	247.00
9	—	425	257.00–266.00	262.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
1	—	320	207.00	207.00
2	—	705	176.00	176.00
2	—	517	231.00	231.00
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
1	—	255	211.00	211.00
2	—	555	200.00–228.00	213.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	756	211.00	211.00
1	—	525	238.00	238.00
2	—	955	148.00	148.00
4	—	635	235.00	235.00
1	—	680	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	243.00–256.00	247.96
9	—	518	243.00–252.00	251.03
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	756	146.00–170.00	162.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	167.00	167.00
2	—	483	156.00	156.00
2	—	570	172.00	172.00
3	—	416	165.00	165.00
3	—	638	178.00–193.00	183.05
5	—	515	151.00–180.00	173.87
1	—	1,090	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	194.00–230.00	221.39
7	—	426	205.00–231.00	209.93
3	—	308	220.00	220.00
5	—	514	186.00–215.00	199.50
1	—	840	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	193.00	193.00
2	—	965	174.00	174.00
5	—	471	216.00–222.00	220.74
3	—	578	182.00–218.00	203.98
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
3	—	290	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	231.00–239.00	234.92
1	—	435	238.00	238.00
7	—	680	216.00	216.00
3	—	456	229.00–230.00	229.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	60.00–71.00	66.65
1	—	990	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,013	84.00–91.00	87.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,294	90.00–117.50	103.48
2	—	1,233	121.00–125.00	122.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,812	130.00–137.00	133.27
2	—	1,700	118.00–125.00	121.50

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	1	—	825	120.00	120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,475.00	1,475.00

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