Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder quality varied from average to plain. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.32/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −48.60 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.

Average price

$177.32

71 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$671

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.72

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	588	183.92	1,081	33
Medium and Large 2-3	565	173.74	981	25
Large 3	245	167.46	410	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $671 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 sale71 hd

177.32

—

KY average26 barns · 6,150 hd

197.04

−19.72

This barn, trailing median2 sales

225.93

−48.60

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	—	Low	1,813	116.33	2,109	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	101.98	1,565	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	92.30	1,133	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	76.56	775	17

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)	1,080	$1,166	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,218	2thin

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	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	218.28/cwt	215.00–227.50	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	193.46/cwt	180.00–211.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	189.39/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	187.01/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Large 3	—	210	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	172.92/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	179.98/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	187.62/cwt	186.00–196.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	174.94/cwt	170.00–190.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	807	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	240.46/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,125	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	196.79/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,407	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	237	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	438	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	447	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	836	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	526	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	185.99/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	187.55/cwt	182.50–190.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	145.71/cwt	120.00–171.00	889	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	300	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	561	7
Bulls	Large 3	—	217	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	92.17/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,133	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	102.97/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,345	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	87.31/cwt	83.00–89.00	937	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	73.25/cwt	62.00–78.00	728	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	104.61/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,609	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	98.02/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	78.81/cwt	74.00–82.00	876	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	118.05/cwt	112.00–127.00	2,158	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,166.44/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,166	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	187.76/cwt	178.00–191.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	218.12/cwt	217.50–220.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	222.03/cwt	217.00–227.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	236.88/cwt	229.00–239.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	176.26/cwt	172.00–181.00	931	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	165.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,187	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	237.09/cwt	235.00–239.00	671	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	968	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	261	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,357	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 Nov 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 1,041Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 67Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
2	—	688	182.00–190.00	185.99
4	—	386	217.50–220.00	218.12
2	—	408	217.00–227.00	222.03
1	—	830	183.00	183.00
4	—	462	220.00	220.00
5	—	334	229.00–239.00	236.88
1	—	630	192.00	192.00
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
2	—	283	235.00–239.00	237.09
2	—	707	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	182.50–190.00	187.55
2	—	610	120.00–171.00	145.71
4	—	441	178.00–191.00	187.76
1	—	565	178.00	178.00
9	—	528	172.00–181.00	176.26
9	—	717	165.00–170.00	165.55
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	300	187.00	187.00
2	—	217	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	180.00	180.00
4	—	277	215.00–227.50	218.28
7	—	469	180.00–211.00	193.46
5	—	729	187.00–190.00	189.39
4	—	661	181.00–193.00	187.01
3	—	941	111.00	111.00
1	—	405	197.00	197.00
3	—	607	173.00–187.00	179.98
1	—	820	167.00	167.00
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	210	167.00	167.00
3	—	310	165.00	165.00
3	—	261	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	160.00–179.00	172.92
6	—	443	186.00–196.00	187.62
4	—	511	170.00–190.00	174.94
1	—	685	164.00	164.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	201.00	201.00
2	—	875	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	165.00–175.00	169.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	167.50	167.50
2	—	807	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	214.00	214.00
2	—	577	229.00	229.00
2	—	540	222.00	222.00
10	—	468	227.00–242.00	240.46
5	—	715	196.00–200.00	196.79
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	190.00	190.00
5	—	237	185.00	185.00
2	—	447	187.00	187.00
6	—	526	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,229	83.00–99.00	92.17
8	—	1,306	100.00–107.00	102.97
6	—	1,112	74.00–82.00	78.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	83.00–89.00	87.31
13	—	994	62.00–78.00	73.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,538	100.00–106.00	104.61
2	—	1,495	97.00–99.00	98.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	106.00	106.00
6	—	1,828	112.00–127.00	118.05

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,166.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,050.00	1,050.00

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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

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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