Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday : Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.53/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$120.53

114 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$9.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

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	517	122.21	631	93
Large 1	428	120.48	516	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	112.32	563	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $68 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 sale114 hd

120.53

—

KY average29 barns · 6,454 hd

120.73

−0.20

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	1,675	76.37	1,279	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	54.37	730	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	50.99	582	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	42.33	459	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	44.33/cwt	43.00–45.00	447	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	38.33/cwt	35.00–40.50	473	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	55.32/cwt	50.00–57.50	726	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	885	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	47.05/cwt	45.00–49.00	598	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	50.28/cwt	46.50–54.00	566	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	57.01/cwt	56.50–57.50	726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	76.74/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,278	71.25/cwt	71.00–71.50	911	2
Bulls	—	—	2,430	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	2,078	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	708	88.40/cwt	88.40–88.40	626	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,038	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.63/cwt	129.00–135.00	677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	129.80/cwt	120.00–136.50	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	139.46/cwt	136.00–148.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	114.13/cwt	110.00–121.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	102.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	121.89/cwt	119.00–126.00	637	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.42/cwt	117.50–125.50	695	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	109.69/cwt	108.00–110.00	735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.56/cwt	122.00–125.50	575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	130.00/cwt	123.00–137.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.02/cwt	108.00–120.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	135.28/cwt	129.00–137.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	428	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	124.80/cwt	122.00–129.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	122.64/cwt	121.00–127.00	720	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	126.99/cwt	119.00–130.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	142.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.62/cwt	113.00–124.50	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	148.95/cwt	140.00–152.00	480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.64/cwt	130.50–136.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	141.50/cwt	137.00–145.00	593	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 270Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,009	43.00–45.00	44.33
3	—	1,235	35.00–40.50	38.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,313	50.00–57.50	55.32
3	—	1,512	58.50	58.50
3	—	1,272	45.00–49.00	47.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,125	46.50–54.00	50.28
2	—	1,273	56.50–57.50	57.01
1	—	1,050	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	76.00–78.00	76.74
2	—	1,278	71.00–71.50	71.25
1	—	2,430	85.50	85.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	708	88.40	88.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	722	111.50	111.50
2	—	647	106.00	106.00
2	—	512	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	794	130.75	130.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	518	129.00–135.00	130.63
14	—	609	120.00–136.50	129.80
5	—	968	112.50	112.50
4	—	460	136.00–148.00	139.46
3	—	773	124.00	124.00
3	—	723	120.00–126.00	123.98
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	110.00–120.00	115.27
5	—	475	110.00–121.00	114.13
4	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.58
3	—	610	100.00–106.00	102.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	119.00–126.00	121.89
17	—	572	117.50–125.50	121.42
13	—	670	108.00–110.00	109.69
12	—	465	122.00–125.50	123.56
8	—	366	123.00–137.00	130.00
7	—	620	108.00–120.00	117.02
5	—	312	129.00–137.00	135.28
4	—	294	139.00–142.00	140.49
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	120.00–121.00	120.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	122.00–129.00	124.80
3	—	526	122.00	122.00
3	—	428	120.00	120.00
2	—	362	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	587	121.00–127.00	122.64
9	—	514	119.00–130.00	126.99
8	—	383	137.00–147.00	142.84
7	—	716	115.50	115.50
7	—	623	113.00–124.50	120.62
6	—	322	140.00–152.00	148.95
5	—	479	130.50–136.00	131.64
4	—	419	137.00–145.00	141.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	129.00	129.00

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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