Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold from Steady to 6.00 lower. With instances of 10.00 lower. Feeder offering varied widely in quality. Demand varied from low to moderate on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $193.50/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −11.18 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.

Average price

$193.50

72 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$30.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

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	479	209.38	1,004	35
Medium and Large 2-3	471	178.47	840	37

One grade step is worth $30.91/cwt here — about $163 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 sale72 hd

193.50

—

KY average25 barns · 3,092 hd

192.32

+1.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.68

−11.18

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	1,880	116.33	2,187	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	96.13	1,524	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	82.78	1,043	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	68.43	698	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	440	200.45/cwt	199.00–208.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,109	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	213.03/cwt	191.00–218.00	1,225	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	182.19/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	740	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,421	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	939	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	150.27/cwt	134.00–167.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	183.42/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	193.64/cwt	170.00–200.00	995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	183.08/cwt	172.00–191.00	965	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	289	180.22/cwt	132.50–190.00	521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	200.20/cwt	192.00–210.00	847	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	76.10/cwt	70.00–79.00	804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	117.39/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,117	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	96.13/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	70.70/cwt	64.00–79.00	820	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	87.75/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,143	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	56.92/cwt	56.00–58.00	548	2
Bulls	—	—	2,265	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,260	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	193.43/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,097	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	238.00/cwt	220.00–252.50	992	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	137.73/cwt	130.00–145.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	229.93/cwt	191.00–245.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	165.24/cwt	160.00–175.00	960	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	199.80/cwt	195.00–205.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	158.63/cwt	112.50–181.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	197.41/cwt	190.00–201.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	194.77/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	146.39/cwt	132.00–161.00	959	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 Dec 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 374Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 42Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	440	199.00–208.00	200.45
2	—	482	202.00	202.00
15	—	691	160.50	160.50
1	—	385	213.00	213.00
8	—	570	171.00–187.00	182.19
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
9	—	516	186.00–200.00	194.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	144.00	144.00
1	—	800	156.00	156.00
2	—	570	165.00–166.00	165.51
3	—	445	198.00	198.00
2	—	330	130.00–145.00	137.73
3	—	490	112.50–181.00	158.63
2	—	362	180.00	180.00
2	—	655	132.00–161.00	146.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	174.00	174.00
14	—	640	195.00	195.00
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
10	—	575	191.00–218.00	213.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	166.00	166.00
2	—	440	189.00	189.00
5	—	478	200.00	200.00
1	—	925	180.00	180.00
2	—	730	134.00–167.00	150.27
1	—	825	132.00	132.00
3	—	675	180.00–185.00	183.32
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	740	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	149.00	149.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
2	—	335	166.00	166.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	180.00–187.00	183.42
5	—	514	170.00–200.00	193.64
7	—	567	186.00–197.00	193.43
8	—	417	220.00–252.50	238.00
1	—	610	199.00	199.00
5	—	385	191.00–245.00	229.93
2	—	318	195.00–205.00	199.80
5	—	480	190.00–201.00	197.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	172.00–191.00	183.08
3	—	371	230.00	230.00
6	—	289	132.50–190.00	180.22
3	—	423	192.00–210.00	200.20
1	—	740	147.00	147.00
2	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	245	137.50	137.50
8	—	581	160.00–175.00	165.24
1	—	655	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	70.00–79.00	76.10
2	—	963	56.00–58.00	56.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	95.00–97.00	96.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,160	64.00–79.00	70.70
17	—	1,302	80.00–95.00	87.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,803	115.00–124.00	117.39
1	—	2,265	111.00	111.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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