Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand weakened for all feeders particularly unweaned feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.16/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +16.49 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$221.16

66 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

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	490	226.34	1,109	54
Medium and Large 2-3	579	197.84	1,145	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale66 hd

221.16

—

KY average25 barns · 3,724 hd

214.60

+6.56

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

+16.49

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	1,863	121.53	2,264	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	89.46	1,123	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,291	88.89	1,148	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	75.55	763	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,252	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$1,165	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$1,097	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,120	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,762	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,760	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,373	$1,730	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$1,276	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	208.85/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,435	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	133.50/cwt	101.00–166.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	197.30/cwt	181.00–201.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	118.05/cwt	100.00–124.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	200.11/cwt	180.00–210.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	131.83/cwt	114.00–150.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	234.62/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	206.15/cwt	202.00–211.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	196.30/cwt	176.00–217.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	227.59/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,159	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	336	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	682	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	611	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,149	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	168	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	200.57/cwt	182.00–208.00	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	238.48/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	248.33/cwt	244.00–257.50	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,037	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	88.89/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	108.12/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,306	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	81.57/cwt	81.00–82.00	728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	70.42/cwt	63.00–76.00	701	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	88.89/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,121	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	83.67/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	—	1,826	119.79/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,187	6
Bulls	—	—	2,085	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,752	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,252.62/head	1,085.00–1,350.00	1,253	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	1,165.43/head	900.00–1,360.00	1,165	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,729.76/head	1,600.00–1,860.00	1,730	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,208.30/head	960.00–1,400.00	1,208	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	166.24/cwt	135.00–212.00	1,814	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,762.36/head	1,400.00–2,085.00	1,762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,251.65/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,252	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,255	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	201.35/cwt	201.00–202.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	227.02/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,158	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	200.55/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	217.38/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,243	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	224.78/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,047	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	210.63/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	233.56/cwt	227.00–240.00	684	2

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 1,337Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 88Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 9Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
1	—	595	202.00	202.00
2	—	1,000	101.00–166.00	133.50
6	—	484	181.00–201.00	197.30
4	—	833	100.00–124.00	118.05
4	—	414	180.00–210.00	200.11
2	—	778	114.00–150.00	131.83
1	—	320	212.00	212.00
3	—	373	202.00–211.00	206.15
1	—	650	187.00	187.00
2	—	605	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
15	—	687	200.00–219.00	208.85
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
5	—	479	225.00–241.00	234.62
1	—	380	227.00	227.00
5	—	580	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	213.00	213.00
1	—	1,030	170.00	170.00
2	—	763	176.00–217.00	196.30
1	—	585	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	211.00	211.00
3	—	885	224.50	224.50
3	—	723	221.00–231.00	227.59
2	—	380	270.00	270.00
1	—	630	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	161.00	161.00
3	—	336	203.00	203.00
4	—	611	188.00	188.00
4	—	168	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	182.00–208.00	200.57
7	—	424	230.00–253.00	238.48
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
3	—	385	244.00–257.50	248.33
1	—	205	213.00	213.00
19	—	510	220.00–231.00	227.02
6	—	572	210.00–226.00	217.38
5	—	466	223.00–226.00	224.78
2	—	293	227.00–240.00	233.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	187.00	187.00
1	—	760	176.00	176.00
1	—	705	187.00	187.00
3	—	461	201.00–202.00	201.35
2	—	513	191.00–210.00	200.55
3	—	583	209.00–214.00	210.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,291	86.00–96.00	88.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	106.00–110.00	108.12
35	—	1,261	84.00–95.00	88.89
3	—	1,227	80.00–87.00	83.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	84.00	84.00
2	—	893	81.00–82.00	81.57
4	—	995	63.00–76.00	70.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,826	117.00–125.00	119.79
1	—	2,085	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,272	1,085.00–1,350.00	1,252.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	900.00–1,360.00	1,165.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	630.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,373	1,600.00–1,860.00	1,729.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	960.00–1,400.00	1,208.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	1,400.00–2,085.00	1,762.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,760.00	1,760.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,091	135.00–212.00	166.24

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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Bulls · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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