Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. To few receipts for test on Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.33/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.01 against this barn's trailing median of $214.34.

Average price

$143.33

87 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$17.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.66

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	471	151.32	713	48
Medium and Large 2-3	463	133.51	618	39

One grade step is worth $17.81/cwt here — about $95 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 sale87 hd

143.33

—

KY average25 barns · 2,201 hd

129.67

+13.66

This barn, trailing median2 sales

214.34

−71.01

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	1,817	78.33	1,423	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	50.92	662	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	47.50	449	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	—	343	173.39/cwt	162.00–179.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	171.76/cwt	171.00–172.00	757	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	157.54/cwt	156.00–159.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	174.15/cwt	164.00–177.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	163.81/cwt	159.00–164.50	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	114.16/cwt	108.00–122.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	122.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	105.52/cwt	101.00–115.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	126.90/cwt	124.00–130.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	53.24/cwt	49.00–59.00	718	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,021	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	850.48/cwt	830.00–870.00	13,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.08/cwt	126.00–132.00	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	128.09/cwt	120.00–134.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	129.95/cwt	128.00–131.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	141.55/cwt	121.00–146.00	645	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	135.41/cwt	120.00–138.00	726	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	123.95/cwt	114.00–131.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	130.25/cwt	120.00–140.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	123.24/cwt	122.00–127.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	302	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	125.04/cwt	118.00–131.00	341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.84/cwt	140.00–180.00	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	154.00/cwt	146.00–157.50	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.21/cwt	125.00–138.50	769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	149.31/cwt	141.00–158.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	163.52/cwt	159.00–166.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	796	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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 901Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. To few receipts for test on Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	162.00–179.00	173.39
12	—	434	164.00–177.00	174.15
8	—	501	159.00–164.50	163.81
7	—	559	156.00	156.00
2	—	450	165.00	165.00
2	—	387	162.00	162.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	156.00–159.00	157.54
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
1	—	510	148.00	148.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	165.00	165.00
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
10	—	377	140.00–180.00	153.84
9	—	524	146.00–157.50	154.00
7	—	582	125.00–138.50	132.21
7	—	419	141.00–158.00	149.31
6	—	468	159.00–166.00	163.52
2	—	632	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	171.00–172.00	171.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	456	121.00–146.00	141.55
8	—	536	120.00–138.00	135.41
4	—	575	114.00–131.00	123.95
4	—	423	120.00–140.00	130.25
4	—	387	122.00–127.00	123.24
2	—	302	146.00	146.00
2	—	273	118.00–131.00	125.04
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	537	108.00–122.00	114.16
6	—	377	120.00–131.00	122.73
3	—	573	101.00–115.00	105.52
2	—	622	101.00	101.00
2	—	473	123.00–127.00	124.99
2	—	423	127.00–129.00	127.97
2	—	315	124.00–130.00	126.90
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	421	125.00–130.00	127.09
11	—	468	126.00–132.00	127.08
3	—	632	110.00	110.00
3	—	363	120.00–134.00	128.09
3	—	280	128.00–131.00	129.95
2	—	545	123.00	123.00

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	—	1,420	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,548	830.00–870.00	850.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	39.00	39.00
1	—	850	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	49.00–59.00	53.24
1	—	1,010	37.00	37.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	85.00–86.00	85.50
1	—	1,595	64.00	64.00

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

Bulls · 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