Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves sharply lower. Steers 10.00 lower heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Light supply of calves moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.17/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$118.17

103 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$1.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

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	573	118.37	678	92
Medium and Large 2-3	392	116.53	457	11thin

One grade step is worth $1.83/cwt here — about $221 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

118.17

—

KY average27 barns · 4,542 hd

119.98

−1.81

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	1,736	87.69	1,522	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	57.20	792	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	54.13	653	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	44.83	477	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	57.92/cwt	56.00–60.00	766	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,119	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	449	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	47.55/cwt	45.00–50.00	609	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	52.52/cwt	52.00–53.00	772	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.08/cwt	116.00–129.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	136.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.56/cwt	126.00–139.00	572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.61/cwt	127.00–142.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	126.38/cwt	120.00–132.00	532	5
Bulls	—	—	1,736	87.69/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	116.30/cwt	116.30–116.30	906	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	121.38/cwt	116.00–122.50	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	955	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	54.45/cwt	51.00–56.50	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	162.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	146.48/cwt	134.00–153.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.33/cwt	120.00–120.50	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.11/cwt	121.00–126.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.80/cwt	134.00–138.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	140.98/cwt	137.50–142.50	402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	115.17/cwt	110.00–117.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	98.70/cwt	98.70–98.70	757	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.44/cwt	119.00–127.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	114.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.46/cwt	117.00–124.50	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	113.65/cwt	111.00–119.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 1,451Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
2	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
6	—	617	116.00–129.00	122.08
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
2	—	882	103.00	103.00
42	—	779	116.30	116.30
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
10	—	656	116.00–122.50	121.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	379	130.00–140.00	136.35
12	—	419	126.00–139.00	136.56
4	—	617	110.00–117.00	115.17
2	—	297	125.00	125.00
21	—	767	98.70	98.70
6	—	472	119.00–127.00	121.44
3	—	321	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	132.00	132.00
22	—	666	110.00–117.00	114.74
6	—	526	117.00–124.50	121.46
3	—	588	111.00–119.00	113.65
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	117.00	117.00
1	—	515	107.00	107.00
2	—	430	115.00–122.00	118.42
2	—	453	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	555	109.00	109.00
1	—	260	124.00	124.00
2	—	315	115.00–121.00	118.00
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	127.00–142.00	139.61
3	—	480	138.00	138.00
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
9	—	426	134.00–153.00	146.48
3	—	613	120.00–120.50	120.33
2	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	205	142.00	142.00
9	—	582	121.00–126.00	125.11
5	—	368	134.00–138.00	135.80
3	—	285	137.50–142.50	140.98
1	—	330	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	133.00	133.00
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
5	—	421	120.00–132.00	126.38
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
3	—	498	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	160.00–166.00	162.06
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,323	56.00–60.00	57.92
1	—	1,610	69.50	69.50
4	—	1,469	52.00–53.00	52.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,280	45.00–50.00	47.55
4	—	1,131	51.00–56.50	54.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,070	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,125	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	83.00–92.00	87.69

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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