Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. 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 $208.80/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −17.12 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$208.80

90 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$20.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

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	525	217.81	1,142	51
Medium and Large 2-3	473	197.02	932	39

One grade step is worth $20.78/cwt here — about $210 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 sale90 hd

208.80

—

KY average26 barns · 4,991 hd

202.27

+6.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−17.12

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	1,502	111.27	1,671	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	100.80	1,502	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	91.00	1,181	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	71.10	749	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,180	120.00	1,416	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	960	72.00	691	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,009	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$890	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,665	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,285	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	229.69/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,089	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	272.08/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	194.88/cwt	180.00–208.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	200.59/cwt	175.00–219.00	951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	208	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	223.24/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,248	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	183.05/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	183.41/cwt	160.00–205.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	200.67/cwt	184.00–209.00	1,043	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,176	1
Steers	Large 3	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	1
Steers	Large 3	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Steers	Large 3	—	549	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	240.59/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,222	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,270	7
Steers	Large 3	—	675	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,102	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	272	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	530	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	764	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,229	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	200.70/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,064	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	871	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	222.72/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,283	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	191.49/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,214	4
Steers	Prime	—	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,180	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	49.45/cwt	47.00–51.00	524	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	73.75/cwt	60.00–79.00	771	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	97.79/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,463	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	103.81/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	71.92/cwt	66.00–77.00	826	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	101.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,403	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	91.58/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,191	41
Bulls	—	—	1,665	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,957	2
Bulls	—	—	1,338	105.03/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,405	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,008.87/head	850.00–1,085.00	1,009	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	191.79/cwt	171.00–222.00	899	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	224.80/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,158	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	270.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	181.58/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	179.86/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	216.18/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,120	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	218.86/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,033	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	217.01/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	222.87/cwt	222.50–223.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 261Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 110Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 11

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	223.00–235.00	229.69
3	—	375	264.00–277.50	272.08
18	—	576	218.00–228.00	222.72
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
2	—	657	192.00	192.00
4	—	634	190.00–192.00	191.49
12	—	515	215.00–235.00	224.80
2	—	325	260.00–280.00	270.62
1	—	820	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	167.50	167.50
2	—	563	195.00	195.00
1	—	255	210.00	210.00
14	—	469	171.00–222.00	191.79
1	—	930	160.00	160.00
1	—	240	207.00	207.00
1	—	525	201.00	201.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
6	—	679	175.00–189.00	181.58
3	—	615	175.00–189.00	179.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	180.00–208.00	194.88
1	—	700	177.50	177.50
13	—	474	175.00–219.00	200.59
2	—	208	205.00	205.00
1	—	665	184.00	184.00
2	—	630	181.00–185.00	183.05
2	—	370	160.00–205.00	183.41
1	—	325	201.00	201.00
10	—	520	184.00–209.00	200.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	231.00	231.00
13	—	559	222.00–226.00	223.24
3	—	671	202.00	202.00
1	—	365	233.00	233.00
10	—	518	210.00–222.00	216.18
10	—	472	210.00–227.00	218.86
6	—	614	210.00–219.00	217.01
4	—	340	222.50–223.00	222.87
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	201.00	201.00
1	—	535	206.00	206.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	157.00	157.00
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
5	—	549	172.00	172.00
4	—	675	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	223.00	223.00
4	—	387	279.00	279.00
1	—	1,035	176.00	176.00
8	—	508	235.00–245.00	240.59
7	—	572	222.00	222.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	195.00	195.00
1	—	400	191.00	191.00
4	—	635	193.50	193.50
4	—	530	185.00–206.00	200.70
3	—	871	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	47.00–51.00	49.45
1	—	1,150	80.00	80.00
13	—	1,045	60.00–79.00	73.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	96.00–99.00	97.79
4	—	1,484	102.00–108.00	103.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,148	66.00–77.00	71.92
7	—	1,386	100.00–105.00	101.24
41	—	1,301	80.00–99.00	91.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	117.00–118.00	117.51
2	—	1,338	100.00–109.00	105.03

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	—	690	142.00	142.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	850.00–1,085.00	1,008.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	1,800.00	1,800.00

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