Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly 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 $200.56/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −25.37 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$200.56

108 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$38.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.48

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	550	211.12	1,162	45
Medium and Large 2-3	492	198.24	974	40
Large 2	478	185.00	884	21
Large 2-3	327	172.50	564	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.62/cwt here — about $598 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 sale108 hd

200.56

—

KY average27 barns · 8,974 hd

228.04

−27.48

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−25.37

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	1,719	126.51	2,175	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	105.92	1,699	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	99.94	1,293	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	85.78	852	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,375	149.00	2,049	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	161.26	2,267	3thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Steers	Large 2	—	917	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	582	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	217.59/cwt	211.00–236.00	1,121	7
Steers	Large 2	—	1,042	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,657	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	203	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Steers	Large 2	—	402	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	222.51/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,297	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	386	190.49/cwt	145.00–215.00	735	21
Steers	Large 2	—	498	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,096	20
Steers	Large 2	—	679	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,596	15
Steers	Large 2-3	—	347	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	521	4
Steers	Large 2-3	—	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,388	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	193.64/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,297	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Large 2	—	715	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,602	1
Steers	Large 2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	973	154.68/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,505	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	930	168.46/cwt	166.50–171.00	1,567	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	205.19/cwt	150.00–213.00	1,077	80
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	618	200.73/cwt	196.00–202.50	1,241	111
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	269	239.72/cwt	210.00–250.00	645	25
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	512	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,052	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	641	194.36/cwt	193.00–195.50	1,246	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,113	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,675	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,457	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	479	200.17/cwt	175.00–213.50	959	76
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,015	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,644	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	427	197.06/cwt	181.00–209.00	841	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	759	182.01/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,381	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	183.92/cwt	180.10–187.50	1,339	174
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	853	181.55/cwt	173.00–185.35	1,549	89
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	564	192.63/cwt	186.00–206.50	1,086	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,321	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	259.06/cwt	255.00–263.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	213.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	235.39/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,036	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,406	161.26/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,267	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,049	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	86.78/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,050	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	85.78/cwt	81.00–90.00	852	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	105.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,699	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	114.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,429	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	100.78/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,329	36
Bulls	—	—	1,948	134.93/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	124.83/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,088	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	203.24/cwt	191.00–215.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	220.62/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,363	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	222.78/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	222.49/cwt	187.00–236.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	197.11/cwt	185.00–207.00	1,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	224.73/cwt	211.00–240.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	206.40/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	396	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	207.51/cwt	202.00–233.00	1,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	203.89/cwt	180.00–215.00	858	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	504	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	220.43/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	239.89/cwt	237.50–245.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	194.54/cwt	187.50–201.00	934	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	212.55/cwt	207.00–216.00	810	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	327	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	219.18/cwt	213.00–235.00	942	10

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,337Last week 350Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 57Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 10

Compared to last Saturday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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
1	—	460	240.00	240.00
2	—	550	243.00	243.00
1	—	445	250.00	250.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	917	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,042	159.00	159.00
4	—	402	202.00	202.00
20	—	498	220.00	220.00
15	—	679	235.00	235.00
1	—	715	224.00	224.00
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	180.00	180.00
1	—	405	205.00	205.00
5	—	497	230.00	230.00
2	—	583	221.00–224.00	222.51
4	—	601	231.00	231.00
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
2	—	725	203.00–210.00	206.40
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	170.00	170.00
3	—	203	221.00	221.00
4	—	347	150.00	150.00
2	—	435	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	209.00	209.00
8	—	396	173.00	173.00
9	—	504	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	211.00–236.00	217.59
5	—	753	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,275	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,110	166.00	166.00
12	—	566	202.00–233.00	207.51
4	—	482	216.00–235.00	220.43
1	—	625	192.00	192.00
3	—	377	237.50–245.00	239.89
1	—	230	225.00	225.00
10	—	430	213.00–235.00	219.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	185.00–207.00	197.11
1	—	815	175.00	175.00
1	—	975	159.00	159.00
7	—	421	180.00–215.00	203.89
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
1	—	205	220.00	220.00
12	—	480	187.50–201.00	194.54
1	—	570	203.00	203.00
5	—	381	207.00–216.00	212.55
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	172.50	172.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	386	145.00–215.00	190.49
19	—	670	179.00–198.00	193.64
1	—	330	226.00	226.00
3	—	973	148.00–160.00	154.68
19	—	930	166.50–171.00	168.46
80	—	525	150.00–213.00	205.19
111	—	618	196.00–202.50	200.73
25	—	269	210.00–250.00	239.72
13	—	1,113	150.50	150.50
10	—	840	173.50	173.50
76	—	479	175.00–213.50	200.17
17	—	1,015	162.00	162.00
14	—	427	181.00–209.00	197.06
4	—	759	181.00–183.00	182.01
174	—	728	180.10–187.50	183.92
89	—	853	173.00–185.35	181.55
35	—	564	186.00–206.50	192.63
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	205.50	205.50
11	—	641	193.00–195.50	194.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	231.00	231.00
2	—	355	255.00–263.00	259.06
1	—	345	232.50	232.50
1	—	765	186.00	186.00
3	—	478	200.00–220.00	213.10
3	—	440	230.00–246.00	235.39
5	—	661	191.00–215.00	203.24
12	—	618	200.00–232.00	220.62
6	—	527	213.00–229.00	222.78
1	—	200	237.50	237.50
2	—	712	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	178.00	178.00
1	—	625	189.00	189.00
5	—	484	187.00–236.00	222.49
6	—	421	230.00	230.00
1	—	505	188.00	188.00
2	—	375	211.00–240.00	224.73
2	—	597	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,406	157.00–165.00	161.26
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,210	77.00–91.00	86.78
5	—	1,243	110.00–118.00	114.97
36	—	1,319	94.00–108.00	100.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	81.00–90.00	85.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	104.00–110.00	105.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	133.00–137.00	134.93
10	—	1,673	121.00–129.00	124.83

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	162.00	162.00

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