Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.48/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −13.44 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$212.48

61 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$5.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.67

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	521	215.80	1,123	23
Medium and Large 2-3	506	210.48	1,064	38

One grade step is worth $5.32/cwt here — about $59 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 sale61 hd

212.48

—

KY average25 barns · 6,335 hd

230.16

−17.67

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−13.44

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	1,848	126.88	2,344	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,745	119.00	2,077	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	100.01	1,195	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	75.99	754	7thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$979	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,485	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,384	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	258.47/cwt	258.00–259.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	219.06/cwt	218.00–220.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	209.31/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,074	13
Steers	Large 3	—	577	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	214.75/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	204.08/cwt	194.00–220.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	213.33/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,218	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	201.60/cwt	196.00–213.50	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	180.19/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,216	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,175	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	256.92/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	223.37/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,184	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	75.44/cwt	55.00–90.00	898	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	70.49/cwt	60.00–76.00	668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	896	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,077	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	102.09/cwt	92.50–110.00	1,214	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	111.99/cwt	110.50–114.00	1,409	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	120.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,020	2
Bulls	—	—	2,020	133.15/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,690	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,058	1,254.14/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,254	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,135	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,421.69/head	1,075.00–1,685.00	1,422	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	978.52/head	960.00–1,000.00	979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	212.64/cwt	190.00–221.00	1,033	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	226.11/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	237.53/cwt	221.00–248.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	215.44/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,142	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	262.43/cwt	261.00–265.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	705	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 Aug 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 225Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 16Year ago 43

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	217.50	217.50
2	—	487	217.00	217.00
2	—	370	258.00–259.00	258.47
9	—	571	211.00–218.00	213.33
5	—	416	220.00	220.00
2	—	747	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	218.00–220.00	219.06
13	—	513	200.00–215.00	209.31
5	—	473	206.00–220.00	214.75
4	—	622	194.00–220.00	204.08
3	—	575	207.00	207.00
2	—	742	214.00	214.00
3	—	422	196.00–213.50	201.60
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
2	—	295	250.00	250.00
1	—	325	217.00	217.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	232.50	232.50
1	—	565	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
1	—	690	218.00	218.00
1	—	815	206.00	206.00
1	—	553	209.00	209.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	675	178.00–191.00	180.19
12	—	625	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	202.00	202.00
1	—	295	222.50	222.50
11	—	486	190.00–221.00	212.64
2	—	565	222.00–230.00	226.11
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	194.00	194.00
5	—	530	200.00–224.00	215.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	254.00–260.00	256.92
4	—	652	210.00	210.00
1	—	790	215.00	215.00
5	—	613	217.00–227.00	223.37
2	—	572	207.00	207.00
1	—	706	200.00	200.00
7	—	463	221.00–248.00	237.53
3	—	363	261.00–265.00	262.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	55.00–90.00	75.44
30	—	1,189	92.50–110.00	102.09
3	—	1,258	110.50–114.00	111.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	60.00–76.00	70.49
1	—	1,270	60.00	60.00
2	—	943	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	115.00–125.00	120.60
2	—	2,020	131.00–135.00	133.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,106	1,075.00–1,685.00	1,421.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,254.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,485.00	1,485.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	960.00–1,000.00	978.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,000.00	1,000.00

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