Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves sharply higher. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 higher on a limited comparison from last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher. Slaughter cows 10.00 higher slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.05/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$134.05

142 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$171

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

$23.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	545	136.27	743	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	733	134.48	985	136
Large 1	813	112.33	914	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.93/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale142 hd

134.05

—

KY average24 barns · 2,673 hd

135.31

−1.27

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	1,679	96.95	1,628	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	74.67	1,118	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	65.35	750	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	53.03	595	9thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,630	88.50	1,443	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,680	82.65	1,389	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,670	110.00	1,837	1thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	21,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	133.40/cwt	129.00–138.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	128.95/cwt	128.95–128.95	1,061	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	157.52/cwt	151.00–159.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	2
Steers	Large 1	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	131.25/cwt	131.00–135.00	925	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.71/cwt	136.50–138.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Steers	Large 1	—	880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	146.05/cwt	136.00–150.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,837	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	74.55/cwt	71.00–76.50	1,153	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	67.98/cwt	65.00–73.50	844	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	42.74/cwt	42.00–44.00	508	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	65.47/cwt	64.50–66.00	782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	58.17/cwt	56.00–61.00	633	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	80.41/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,279	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	60.79/cwt	58.00–64.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	141.56/cwt	138.00–144.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	125.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	660	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	128.69/cwt	123.00–134.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.36/cwt	119.00–129.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	131.95/cwt	126.00–134.50	776	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	147.43/cwt	138.00–152.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.91/cwt	156.00–166.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	96.85/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	176.07/cwt	175.50–177.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	163.14/cwt	154.00–171.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,476	89.70/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	101.87/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,773	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,680	82.65/cwt	81.25–82.80	1,389	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	739	96.55/cwt	96.10–97.10	714	150
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,630	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,443	2

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 287Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,775	1,190.00	1,190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	129.00–138.00	133.40
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	823	128.95	128.95
8	—	526	151.00–159.00	157.52
2	—	790	120.00	120.00
34	—	705	131.00–135.00	131.25
7	—	676	136.50–138.00	136.71
1	—	550	161.00	161.00
10	—	614	136.00–150.00	146.05
4	—	313	170.00	170.00
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	880	107.00	107.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	140.00–141.00	140.50
5	—	463	138.00–144.00	141.56
10	—	738	127.50	127.50
63	—	526	125.00–135.00	125.49
5	—	423	155.00	155.00
6	—	677	119.00–129.00	121.36
13	—	588	126.00–134.50	131.95
3	—	636	125.50	125.50
6	—	319	138.00–152.00	147.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	123.00–134.00	128.69
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	156.00–166.00	160.91
7	—	453	154.00–171.00	163.14
2	—	512	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
3	—	406	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	175.50–177.00	176.07
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	739	96.10–97.10	96.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,546	71.00–76.50	74.55
3	—	1,195	64.50–66.00	65.47
5	—	1,590	79.00–83.00	80.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	65.00–73.50	67.98
1	—	1,305	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,024	58.00–64.00	60.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	42.00–44.00	42.74
6	—	1,088	56.00–61.00	58.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,753	93.00–100.00	96.85
4	—	1,476	89.00–91.00	89.70
6	—	1,740	101.00–103.00	101.87
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,680	81.25–82.80	82.65
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	88.50	88.50

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle