Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower . Unweaned and fleshy calves discounted heavily. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.37/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −43.56 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$182.37

101 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$13.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.57

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	507	186.10	944	73
Medium and Large 2-3	454	172.65	784	28

One grade step is worth $13.45/cwt here — about $160 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 sale101 hd

182.37

—

KY average26 barns · 6,533 hd

213.94

−31.57

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−43.56

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	1,603	112.58	1,805	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	84.00	1,041	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,235	80.00	988	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	66.27	691	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,540	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,161	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	969	$1,018	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$730	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	305	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	211.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	184.44/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	185.93/cwt	181.00–191.00	972	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	188.02/cwt	185.00–192.00	899	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	183.19/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	171.77/cwt	151.00–179.00	807	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	173.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	213.14/cwt	196.00–234.00	1,219	21
Steers	Large 2-3	—	560	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	232.71/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,406	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	362	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	645	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,177	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	736	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	566	191.08/cwt	171.00–195.00	1,082	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,022	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	202.05/cwt	191.00–213.50	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	233.09/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,121	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	366	191.37/cwt	171.00–202.00	700	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	414	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	791	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	822	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,291	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	681	183.87/cwt	176.00–185.50	1,252	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	199.50/cwt	174.00–225.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	220.92/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,162	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	215.26/cwt	204.00–225.00	992	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	228.13/cwt	199.00–251.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	209.81/cwt	193.00–227.00	468	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	93.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	66.27/cwt	61.00–72.00	691	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	83.00/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,047	18
Bulls	—	—	1,608	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,815	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	102.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,376	2
Bulls	—	—	2,105	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,001.16/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,001	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,018	1,186.19/head	1,060.00–1,300.00	1,186	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,144.96/head	1,135.00–1,150.00	1,145	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	202.47/cwt	170.00–216.00	1,079	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	168.13/cwt	142.50–191.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	177.13/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	192.18/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,274	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	945	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	228.02/cwt	199.00–243.00	939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	204.15/cwt	199.00–225.00	1,286	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	187.36/cwt	181.00–198.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	181.86/cwt	170.00–194.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	164.11/cwt	141.00–197.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	498	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 Sep 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 216Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 60Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 33Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	182.50	182.50
3	—	380	210.00–215.00	211.62
4	—	629	179.00–187.00	184.44
27	—	523	181.00–191.00	185.93
14	—	478	185.00–192.00	188.02
6	—	583	171.00–190.00	183.19
1	—	285	192.50	192.50
1	—	210	172.50	172.50
10	—	428	181.00–198.00	187.36
4	—	658	170.00–194.00	181.86
1	—	1,050	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	186.00	186.00
13	—	470	151.00–179.00	171.77
4	—	516	170.00–180.00	173.58
1	—	590	188.00	188.00
1	—	410	203.00	203.00
7	—	367	141.00–197.00	164.11
1	—	275	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	185.00	185.00
2	—	555	217.00	217.00
2	—	717	212.00	212.00
1	—	770	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
21	—	572	196.00–234.00	213.14
8	—	604	227.00–234.00	232.71
1	—	370	199.00	199.00
6	—	481	229.00–237.00	233.09
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	168.00	168.00
6	—	645	182.50	182.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	566	171.00–195.00	191.08
1	—	535	191.00	191.00
6	—	458	191.00–213.50	202.05
6	—	366	171.00–202.00	191.37
5	—	414	191.00	191.00
2	—	822	157.00	157.00
31	—	681	176.00–185.50	183.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	174.00–225.00	199.50
10	—	526	204.00–224.00	220.92
10	—	461	204.00–225.00	215.26
4	—	376	199.00–251.00	228.13
5	—	581	208.00	208.00
2	—	223	193.00–227.00	209.81
1	—	250	182.50	182.50
1	—	735	171.00	171.00
9	—	663	189.00–195.00	192.18
8	—	412	199.00–243.00	228.02
10	—	630	199.00–225.00	204.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	170.00–216.00	202.47
3	—	475	142.50–191.00	168.13
1	—	590	199.00	199.00
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
2	—	678	170.00–184.00	177.13
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
7	—	402	235.00	235.00
1	—	785	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	90.00–96.00	93.03
18	—	1,261	75.00–88.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	61.00–72.00	66.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	110.00–115.00	112.85
2	—	1,348	100.00–105.00	102.10
1	—	2,105	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	998	925.00–1,100.00	1,001.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	1,135.00–1,150.00	1,144.96
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,060.00–1,300.00	1,186.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle