Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were steady. Heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls were untested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.82/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$124.82

103 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$11.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

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	508	126.71	644	85
Medium and Large 2-3	526	116.05	611	14thin
Large 1	566	115.25	652	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale103 hd

124.82

—

KY average29 barns · 6,342 hd

123.80

+1.02

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,274	55.23	703	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	38.33	464	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	34.66	341	7thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	707	128.75/cwt	128.00–131.00	910	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	485	139.47/cwt	138.00–141.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	147.52/cwt	147.00–149.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	151.66/cwt	151.00–152.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.67/cwt	126.00–130.00	727	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,040	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.48/cwt	126.00–137.00	888	12
Steers	Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Large 1	—	571	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	145.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	151.72/cwt	151.50–152.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	141.97/cwt	141.50–147.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	969	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	627	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	131.72/cwt	129.50–137.00	1,022	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	134.39/cwt	130.00–136.50	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	547	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	141.65/cwt	141.00–143.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.50	638	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	110.38/cwt	110.00–110.50	749	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	33.89/cwt	33.00–35.50	330	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	35.69/cwt	35.00–36.00	356	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	58.35/cwt	58.00–59.00	753	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	55.52/cwt	53.00–57.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.39/cwt	116.50–118.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	118.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	121.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.58/cwt	125.00–137.00	566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.02/cwt	122.00–135.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	134.44/cwt	125.00–139.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.36/cwt	119.00–124.00	690	8

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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 479Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	707	128.00–131.00	128.75
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	138.00–141.00	139.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	130.00–135.00	131.66
4	—	357	147.00–149.00	147.52
4	—	485	140.00–144.00	140.93
6	—	405	151.00–152.00	151.66
6	—	574	126.00–130.00	126.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	141.00–143.00	141.65
2	—	467	135.00	135.00
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	665	126.00–137.00	133.48
1	—	800	121.00	121.00
4	—	487	144.50	144.50
7	—	534	140.00–150.00	145.53
11	—	410	151.50–152.00	151.72
11	—	593	141.50–147.00	141.97
11	—	714	135.75	135.75
22	—	776	129.50–137.00	131.72
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
7	—	571	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
2	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	129.00	129.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
2	—	340	128.00	128.00
24	—	513	122.00–127.50	124.40
5	—	704	122.50	122.50
5	—	626	116.50–118.00	117.39
13	—	424	125.00–137.00	133.58
10	—	477	122.00–135.00	125.02
10	—	388	125.00–139.00	134.44
8	—	573	119.00–124.00	120.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	130.00–136.50	134.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	110.00–110.50	110.38
3	—	535	110.00–118.00	115.38
3	—	485	115.00–120.00	118.40
3	—	336	120.00–123.00	121.97
1	—	585	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,290	58.00–59.00	58.35
3	—	1,277	53.00–57.00	55.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,120	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	33.00–35.50	33.89
3	—	998	35.00–36.00	35.69

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle