Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a high quality set of slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.22/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −15.70 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$210.22

77 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$20.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	497	220.17	1,094	39
Medium and Large 2-3	501	200.01	1,002	38

One grade step is worth $20.16/cwt here — about $93 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 sale77 hd

210.22

—

KY average26 barns · 5,876 hd

211.68

−1.46

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−15.70

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	1,794	114.89	2,061	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	107.48	1,697	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	103.38	1,367	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	73.42	783	5thin

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)	1,147	$1,201	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,198	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,670	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,600	1thin

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 1-2	—	603	213.88/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	220.28/cwt	210.00–225.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	188.06/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	225.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	214.35/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	209.75/cwt	170.00–230.00	1,105	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,289	1
Steers	Large 3	—	547	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	924	2
Steers	Large 3	—	307	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	306.40/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	210.50/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,442	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	582	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,094	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	713	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,266	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,091	4
Steers	Large 3	—	408	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	677	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	848	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	230.80/cwt	218.00–243.00	1,311	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	254.98/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	203.95/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	257.54/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	306.27/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,127	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	115.37/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,649	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	97.69/cwt	71.00–116.00	1,244	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	67.51/cwt	61.00–73.00	710	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	82.29/cwt	81.00–84.00	895	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	101.48/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,640	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	112.16/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,921	7
Bulls	—	—	2,360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	3,162	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	114.34/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,757	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,487	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,197.91/head	1,185.00–1,210.00	1,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	1,200.81/head	1,100.00–1,285.00	1,201	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	239.98/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	200.32/cwt	172.00–221.00	954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	200.98/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	167.74/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	193.23/cwt	183.00–214.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	193	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	203.79/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	277.07/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	209.00/cwt	205.00–211.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	189.50/cwt	180.00–206.00	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	180.55/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	218.15/cwt	214.00–231.00	910	10
Steers	Large 3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 435Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 54Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	603	208.00–223.00	213.88
5	—	364	210.00–225.00	220.28
8	—	577	220.00–227.00	225.35
5	—	477	210.00–221.00	214.35
4	—	543	233.00	233.00
10	—	417	214.00–231.00	218.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	183.00–193.00	188.06
2	—	260	207.00	207.00
13	—	527	170.00–230.00	209.75
1	—	745	173.00	173.00
3	—	193	207.50	207.50
3	—	585	180.00–216.00	203.79
1	—	765	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
3	—	420	205.00–211.00	209.00
5	—	479	180.00–206.00	189.50
4	—	613	178.00–183.00	180.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	214.00	214.00
2	—	695	224.00	224.00
1	—	485	253.00	253.00
6	—	363	302.00–311.00	306.40
1	—	435	269.00	269.00
2	—	632	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	184.00	184.00
1	—	930	190.00	190.00
2	—	552	220.00	220.00
2	—	685	202.00–219.00	210.50
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
4	—	540	202.00	202.00
2	—	777	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	169.00	169.00
4	—	307	175.00	175.00
5	—	408	166.00	166.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	188.00	188.00
15	—	713	177.50	177.50
4	—	402	211.00	211.00
5	—	515	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	568	218.00–243.00	230.80
4	—	427	246.00–263.00	254.98
2	—	623	200.00–208.00	203.95
3	—	467	245.00–265.00	257.54
5	—	528	239.00–242.00	239.98
3	—	768	183.00–214.00	193.23
2	—	383	275.00–279.00	277.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
8	—	476	172.00–221.00	200.32
3	—	530	194.00–206.00	200.98
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
4	—	730	160.00–180.00	167.74
1	—	780	175.00	175.00
1	—	675	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	300.00–311.00	306.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,429	109.00–120.00	115.37
40	—	1,273	71.00–116.00	97.69
1	—	1,035	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	61.00–73.00	67.51
2	—	1,088	81.00–84.00	82.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,616	91.00–107.00	101.48
7	—	1,537	111.00–120.00	114.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,713	105.00–120.00	112.16
1	—	2,360	134.00	134.00

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	1	—	1,070	139.00	139.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,185.00–1,210.00	1,197.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,100.00–1,285.00	1,200.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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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