Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-09

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $232.73/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +28.05 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$232.73

87 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$31.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.41

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	498	241.54	1,203	63
Medium and Large 2-3	555	209.59	1,163	24

One grade step is worth $31.95/cwt here — about $40 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 sale87 hd

232.73

—

KY average18 barns · 1,803 hd

219.32

+13.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

+28.05

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	—	Low	1,638	119.46	1,957	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	115.02	1,925	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	104.89	1,333	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	78.46	755	12

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)	1,425	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,403	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,235	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3	—	615	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	222.88/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,050	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	215.56/cwt	205.00–220.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	211.19/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	209.19/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	246.97/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,462	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	236.49/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,206	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	246.93/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,267	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	461	195.34/cwt	191.00–200.00	901	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	729	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	567	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	260.20/cwt	240.00–267.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	224.75/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,290	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	240.41/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,243	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	79.24/cwt	71.00–86.00	777	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	87.33/cwt	86.00–89.00	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,541	115.46/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,779	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	93.16/cwt	90.00–96.00	818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	103.00/cwt	86.00–113.00	1,233	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	103.65/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	124.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,068	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,459	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,403.12/head	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,403	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	222.59/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	215.43/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,364	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	219.45/cwt	201.00–229.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	250.62/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,190	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	261.59/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	217.63/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	217.24/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	228.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	231.61/cwt	221.00–241.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	217.05/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	196.91/cwt	193.00–209.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	211.02/cwt	205.50–215.00	1,192	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	229.08/cwt	222.00–235.00	859	11

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 Sep 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 102Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 34Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 21

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	217.00	217.00
2	—	830	191.00	191.00
2	—	440	221.00	221.00
3	—	281	205.00–220.00	215.56
2	—	705	204.00	204.00
7	—	513	202.00–215.00	209.19
3	—	481	211.00–230.00	217.05
4	—	681	193.00–209.00	196.91
2	—	355	200.00	200.00
10	—	565	205.50–215.00	211.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	218.00	218.00
8	—	471	218.00–237.00	222.88
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
5	—	571	203.00–220.00	211.19
3	—	703	212.00	212.00
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
5	—	524	215.00–221.00	217.63
3	—	322	220.00–235.00	228.52
9	—	420	221.00–241.00	231.61
11	—	375	222.00–235.00	229.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	215.00	215.00
2	—	341	200.00	200.00
1	—	565	181.00	181.00
1	—	530	215.00	215.00
3	—	608	225.00	225.00
5	—	460	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	221.00	221.00
8	—	607	245.00	245.00
14	—	592	240.00–247.50	246.97
5	—	682	231.00–240.00	236.49
1	—	440	261.00	261.00
2	—	462	261.00	261.00
1	—	850	210.00	210.00
8	—	513	245.00–250.00	246.93
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	173.00	173.00
14	—	461	191.00–200.00	195.34
2	—	370	197.00	197.00
2	—	567	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	240.00–267.00	260.20
2	—	297	260.00	260.00
10	—	574	216.00–235.00	224.75
2	—	395	260.00	260.00
16	—	517	236.00–245.00	240.41
7	—	633	210.00–230.00	215.43
13	—	475	235.00–259.00	250.62
5	—	421	245.00–273.00	261.59
2	—	655	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	190.00	190.00
7	—	486	215.00–233.00	222.59
3	—	513	201.00–229.00	219.45
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	995	122.00	122.00
1	—	290	222.50	222.50
5	—	587	210.00–228.00	217.24
1	—	685	193.00	193.00
1	—	345	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	980	71.00–86.00	79.24
2	—	878	90.00–96.00	93.16
1	—	975	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,700	115.00–121.00	118.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,014	86.00–89.00	87.33
6	—	1,541	114.00–119.00	115.46
15	—	1,197	86.00–113.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	100.00–108.00	103.65
6	—	1,658	120.00–129.00	124.73

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	2	—	815	179.00	179.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,510.00	1,510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,403.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,235.00	1,235.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,525.00	1,525.00

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle