Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves over 600 lbs were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with good demand. Offering was mostly weaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.14/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$141.14

94 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

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	487	144.26	703	78
Large 1	505	127.50	644	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	480	125.72	604	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $99 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 sale94 hd

141.14

—

KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd

132.07

+9.08

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	—	High	1,733	90.19	1,563	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	62.00	1,004	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	60.01	749	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	47.66	556	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	698	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	64.60/cwt	63.50–65.50	1,072	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	61.30/cwt	59.00–65.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	148.41/cwt	138.00–155.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	793	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	141.94/cwt	135.00–144.00	799	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.95/cwt	135.50–140.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	141.04/cwt	134.00–147.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.98/cwt	138.00–156.50	709	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,342	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	857.06/cwt	830.00–880.00	9,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	145.98/cwt	140.00–152.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.72/cwt	155.00–171.50	795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	158.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.49/cwt	146.00–161.00	810	18
Bulls	—	—	1,560	86.29/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.66/cwt	146.00–149.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.08/cwt	160.00–171.50	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	143.41/cwt	143.25–146.00	916	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	132.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	502	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	45.54/cwt	44.50–46.00	520	3

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 Feb 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	49.00	49.00
5	—	1,659	63.50–65.50	64.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	51.00	51.00
7	—	1,259	59.00–65.00	61.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,142	44.50–46.00	45.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,560	84.00–88.00	86.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	150.00–152.00	151.05
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
2	—	423	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
4	—	497	165.00	165.00
2	—	518	140.00–141.00	140.51
2	—	295	160.00	160.00
9	—	578	146.00–149.00	146.66
3	—	628	139.00	139.00
2	—	380	162.00	162.00
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
1	—	225	133.00	133.00
3	—	613	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	397	136.00	136.00
2	—	508	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	470	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	138.00–155.00	148.41
4	—	318	145.00–155.00	150.71
3	—	623	120.00–131.00	127.32
22	—	563	135.00–144.00	141.94
5	—	531	135.50–140.00	136.95
2	—	273	134.00–147.00	141.04
25	—	476	138.00–156.50	148.98
7	—	378	145.00–152.00	149.48
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	140.00–152.00	145.98
3	—	425	145.00	145.00
2	—	385	140.00–148.00	143.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	155.00–171.50	165.72
5	—	571	155.00–160.00	158.05
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
18	—	521	146.00–161.00	155.49
6	—	425	160.00–171.50	169.08
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
16	—	639	143.25–146.00	143.41
5	—	676	131.00–139.00	132.95
2	—	312	161.00	161.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	830.00–880.00	857.06

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle