Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Weaned and preconditioned feeders sold with a stronger demand . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.70/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$118.70

79 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$12.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

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	548	120.98	664	64
Medium and Large 2-3	558	108.93	608	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $56 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 sale79 hd

118.70

—

KY average27 barns · 5,988 hd

118.46

+0.23

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	1,785	81.04	1,447	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	49.10	737	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	45.95	576	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	39.01	419	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.20/cwt	123.00–132.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	128.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	121.56/cwt	118.00–122.00	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.13/cwt	119.50–122.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	123.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	111.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	120.12/cwt	119.00–122.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	121.43/cwt	119.00–124.50	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	118.35/cwt	115.00–123.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	39.01/cwt	35.00–41.00	419	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	49.10/cwt	48.00–51.50	737	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	46.78/cwt	42.00–52.50	588	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	38.93/cwt	36.00–42.00	479	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.60/cwt	130.00–134.00	555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.48/cwt	129.00–137.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.67/cwt	131.00–133.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	104.67/cwt	104.00–106.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	107.95/cwt	106.00–110.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	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 (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Wed Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 482Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
1	—	480	122.00	122.00
4	—	597	110.00	110.00
3	—	683	104.00–106.00	104.67
2	—	628	100.00–106.00	103.01
2	—	430	106.00–110.00	107.95
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	119.50–122.00	120.13
5	—	358	120.00–129.00	123.47
5	—	678	110.00–115.00	111.17
8	—	431	119.00–122.00	120.12
9	—	513	119.00–124.50	121.43
12	—	472	115.00–123.00	118.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	124.00	124.00
15	—	682	124.75	124.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	137.50	137.50
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
2	—	347	135.00	135.00
3	—	450	128.00	128.00
3	—	688	115.00	115.00
4	—	530	123.00–132.00	128.20
5	—	425	120.00–127.00	123.69
5	—	556	125.00–130.00	128.76
9	—	607	118.00–122.00	121.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
2	—	538	108.00–109.00	108.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	110.00	110.00
2	—	715	119.00	119.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–143.00	141.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	130.00–134.00	130.60
6	—	529	129.00–137.00	131.48
4	—	628	126.00	126.00
3	—	565	131.00–133.00	131.67
3	—	498	132.00	132.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	35.00–41.00	39.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	48.00–51.50	49.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,257	42.00–52.50	46.78
2	—	1,230	36.00–42.00	38.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	80.00–82.00	81.04

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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