Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady to 1.00 higher. Heavy supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.15/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$144.15

321 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$22.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

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	592	146.80	869	280
Medium and Large 2-3	629	126.97	799	28
Large 1	688	124.00	853	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.80/cwt here — about $15 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 sale321 hd

144.15

—

KY average30 barns · 9,719 hd

142.93

+1.22

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	1,549	77.33	1,198	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	49.60	747	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	46.07	503	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	39.62	417	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	333	123.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	114.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	119.77/cwt	118.00–122.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	116.00/cwt	112.00–120.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	119.76/cwt	119.00–120.00	875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	134.59/cwt	127.50–136.50	1,030	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	129.62/cwt	123.00–135.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	117.59/cwt	117.00–118.00	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.78/cwt	138.00–152.75	783	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.38/cwt	137.50–145.00	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.41/cwt	135.00–143.50	871	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	159.28/cwt	149.00–161.50	741	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	124.52/cwt	123.50–125.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	145.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	165.25/cwt	159.00–173.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,142	3
Steers	Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	127.73/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,107	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	954	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.67/cwt	129.00–137.50	990	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	9,384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,487	1
Steers	Large 1	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.65/cwt	155.50–164.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	164.64/cwt	160.00–171.00	535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.75/cwt	145.00–151.50	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	161.04/cwt	158.00–164.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	132.78/cwt	128.00–136.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	128.23/cwt	126.00–130.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.91/cwt	134.00–139.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.33/cwt	120.00–127.75	728	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	656	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	127.29/cwt	123.00–135.00	542	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	50.37/cwt	48.50–52.50	735	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	37.04/cwt	36.50–37.50	379	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	42.20/cwt	41.00–43.50	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	126.26/cwt	122.00–128.00	598	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	121.13/cwt	117.00–126.00	764	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	43.51/cwt	43.00–44.00	417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	47.78/cwt	46.00–49.50	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.30/cwt	130.00–139.50	767	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	147.85/cwt	146.00–148.50	865	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	161.54/cwt	157.00–162.50	817	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	175.57/cwt	175.00–178.00	651	5

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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 1,531Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year 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
4	—	333	121.00–125.00	123.37
2	—	670	109.00	109.00
2	—	550	110.00–119.00	114.50
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
5	—	469	118.00–122.00	119.77
5	—	412	117.00–118.00	117.59
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	111.00	111.00
4	—	264	128.00–136.00	132.78
4	—	730	110.00–115.00	111.26
5	—	337	126.00–130.00	128.23
10	—	374	134.00–139.00	135.91
52	—	581	120.00–127.75	125.33
4	—	660	121.00	121.00
32	—	524	120.00–128.00	125.14
33	—	426	123.00–135.00	127.29
41	—	474	122.00–128.00	126.26
43	—	631	117.00–126.00	121.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	112.00–120.00	116.00
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
8	—	731	119.00–120.00	119.76
8	—	582	123.00–135.00	129.62
6	—	676	123.50–125.00	124.52
3	—	413	140.00–148.00	145.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	765	127.50–136.50	134.59
17	—	523	138.00–152.75	149.78
16	—	580	137.50–145.00	140.38
35	—	625	135.00–143.50	139.41
31	—	465	149.00–161.50	159.28
7	—	369	159.00–173.00	165.25
3	—	921	124.00	124.00
8	—	867	120.00–132.00	127.73
25	—	684	139.50	139.50
18	—	730	129.00–137.50	135.67
10	—	423	155.50–164.00	159.65
8	—	325	160.00–171.00	164.64
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	755	124.00	124.00
6	—	610	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	585	146.00–148.50	147.85
13	—	506	157.00–162.50	161.54
2	—	487	166.00	166.00
5	—	371	175.00–178.00	175.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	145.00–151.50	148.75
6	—	611	120.00–126.00	122.81
4	—	367	158.00–164.00	161.04
3	—	715	125.00	125.00
3	—	668	120.00–123.00	121.99
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
12	—	430	150.00–155.00	151.95
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
7	—	761	125.50	125.50
11	—	567	130.00–139.50	135.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
3	—	587	118.00–120.00	118.66
2	—	323	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	690.00	690.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	46.50	46.50
4	—	1,460	48.50–52.50	50.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	36.50–37.50	37.04
2	—	1,080	41.00–43.50	42.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	43.00–44.00	43.51
3	—	1,182	46.00–49.50	47.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,558	79.00	79.00

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Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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