Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Lightweight feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $184.80/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −41.12 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$184.80

79 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.16

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	192.59	959	50
Medium and Large 2-3	524	171.37	898	29

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $61 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 sale79 hd

184.80

—

KY average25 barns · 5,516 hd

194.96

−10.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−41.12

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	1,632	108.39	1,768	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	93.00	1,381	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	82.11	1,051	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	65.89	623	6thin

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)	1,385	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,389	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,035	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,885	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	201.68/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	191.29/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	903	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	180.34/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	200.04/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	186.61/cwt	140.00–217.50	411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	189.73/cwt	175.00–204.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	188.02/cwt	187.00–189.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	534	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	536	168.00/cwt	166.00–181.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	229.29/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,442	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	309	209.83/cwt	204.00–219.00	648	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	203.51/cwt	198.00–210.00	967	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	877	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	168.26/cwt	137.00–177.00	956	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	255.79/cwt	230.00–282.50	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	189.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,287	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	188.81/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	276.42/cwt	263.00–287.50	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	252.95/cwt	220.00–283.00	809	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	88.66/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,136	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	68.07/cwt	65.00–73.00	646	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,381	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	72.28/cwt	68.00–75.00	924	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	109.19/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,489	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,389.19/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,389	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	221.82/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	192.47/cwt	179.00–210.00	1,105	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	170.30/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	270.35/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	206.06/cwt	180.00–240.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	193.98/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	189.07/cwt	170.00–200.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	192.80/cwt	163.00–222.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	215.29/cwt	148.00–250.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	210.74/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	192.47/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	168.27/cwt	140.00–181.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	173.21/cwt	130.00–185.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	167.03/cwt	164.00–170.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	175.68/cwt	171.00–180.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	175.60/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	184.69/cwt	180.00–195.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	401	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 Oct 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 431Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 47Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 19

Compared to last Saturday: Lightweight feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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	—	710	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	170.00–175.00	172.43
3	—	903	159.00	159.00
3	—	220	140.00–217.50	186.61
1	—	470	181.00	181.00
5	—	506	140.00–181.00	168.27
5	—	376	130.00–185.00	173.21
2	—	780	179.00	179.00
2	—	430	164.00–170.00	167.03
2	—	318	171.00–180.00	175.68
1	—	580	170.00	170.00
2	—	675	171.00–180.00	175.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	196.00–203.00	201.68
3	—	623	190.00–194.00	191.29
3	—	715	176.00–184.00	180.34
6	—	511	199.00–202.00	200.04
11	—	433	175.00–204.00	189.73
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
2	—	330	187.00–189.00	188.02
1	—	295	191.00	191.00
4	—	673	178.00–180.00	179.01
11	—	470	180.00–195.00	184.69
1	—	180	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	744	209.00	209.00
2	—	368	280.00–282.50	281.26
1	—	330	273.00	273.00
1	—	295	272.00	272.00
2	—	915	194.00	194.00
1	—	540	232.00	232.00
2	—	410	275.00	275.00
3	—	563	229.00	229.00
9	—	629	219.00–231.00	229.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	168.00	168.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	225	237.50	237.50
1	—	1,020	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	166.00–181.00	168.00
10	—	309	204.00–219.00	209.83
9	—	475	198.00–210.00	203.51
2	—	385	195.00	195.00
7	—	445	197.00	197.00
5	—	568	137.00–177.00	168.26
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
3	—	275	167.50	167.50
1	—	600	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	230.00–282.50	255.79
7	—	678	185.00–195.00	189.82
1	—	185	212.50	212.50
5	—	711	184.00–193.00	188.81
5	—	372	263.00–287.50	276.42
5	—	320	220.00–283.00	252.95
6	—	472	214.00–230.00	221.82
3	—	415	253.00–280.00	270.35
2	—	615	192.00–196.00	193.98
5	—	519	148.00–250.00	215.29
5	—	575	207.00–218.00	210.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	214.00	214.00
1	—	435	192.00	192.00
1	—	370	230.00	230.00
8	—	574	179.00–210.00	192.47
2	—	618	155.00–185.00	170.30
3	—	265	180.00–240.00	206.06
1	—	705	171.00	171.00
4	—	509	170.00–200.00	189.07
7	—	483	163.00–222.00	192.80
1	—	305	192.50	192.50
2	—	653	184.00–201.00	192.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	84.00–93.00	88.66
4	—	1,278	68.00–75.00	72.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	55.00	55.00
5	—	949	65.00–73.00	68.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	105.00–115.00	109.19
1	—	1,405	106.00	106.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,389.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,885.00	1,885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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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