Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.96/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$125.96

87 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$2.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

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	654	126.22	826	79
Medium and Large 2-3	574	123.38	708	8thin

One grade step is worth $2.85/cwt here — about $118 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

125.96

—

KY average27 barns · 5,190 hd

129.20

−3.24

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	1,695	86.38	1,464	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	57.01	828	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	53.98	700	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	45.26	496	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	112.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	107.27/cwt	106.00–108.50	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	810	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.32/cwt	116.00–126.00	643	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,240.00/cwt	1,240.00–1,240.00	13,578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	84.17/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,410	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.16/cwt	125.00–136.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	122.86/cwt	121.50–127.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	133.89/cwt	130.00–143.00	612	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,515	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.73/cwt	129.50–130.00	804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	926	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.03/cwt	129.00–139.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	107.14/cwt	105.50–115.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	135.09/cwt	134.50–136.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	45.26/cwt	44.50–46.00	496	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	57.24/cwt	52.00–60.00	838	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	55.18/cwt	52.00–57.50	699	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	109.46/cwt	105.00–114.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.37/cwt	133.00–137.50	592	4

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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 597Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	460	116.00–120.00	118.02
2	—	505	105.00–114.00	109.46
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	105.00–115.00	112.38
2	—	683	106.00–108.50	107.27
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
3	—	305	135.00	135.00
1	—	880	92.00	92.00
23	—	526	116.00–126.00	122.32
3	—	563	115.00–118.00	116.01
2	—	465	134.00	134.00
4	—	434	133.00–137.50	136.37
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	124.00–126.00	125.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
2	—	627	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	125.00–136.00	129.16
2	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	164.00	164.00
4	—	631	121.50–127.00	122.86
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
9	—	457	130.00–143.00	133.89
2	—	347	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	122.50	122.50
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	159.50	159.50
4	—	563	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	129.50–130.00	129.73
5	—	535	135.00–136.00	135.40
3	—	430	145.00	145.00
20	—	863	107.25	107.25
6	—	660	127.00	127.00
4	—	574	129.00–139.00	134.03
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
10	—	737	105.50–115.00	107.14
5	—	490	134.50–136.00	135.09
2	—	342	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,240.00	1,240.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	82.00–85.00	84.17
1	—	1,755	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	44.50–46.00	45.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	45.00	45.00
9	—	1,464	52.00–60.00	57.24
2	—	1,430	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	52.00–57.50	55.18
1	—	1,455	48.00	48.00

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

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