Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher except 500 lbs heifers and steers over 700 lbs which were 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.19/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$125.19

164 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

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	518	126.40	655	142
Medium and Large 2-3	518	117.88	611	18thin
Large 1	475	115.25	547	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $107 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 sale164 hd

125.19

—

KY average29 barns · 6,515 hd

125.16

+0.04

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	1,563	93.87	1,467	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,279	64.22	821	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	62.88	714	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	55.45	566	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.25/cwt	141.00–154.00	611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,028	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	787.91/cwt	730.00–820.00	9,219	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	64.26/cwt	62.00–68.00	824	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	952.55/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	12,812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	62.78/cwt	62.00–63.50	649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	845.51/cwt	810.00–880.00	10,848	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	46.63/cwt	45.00–50.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.72/cwt	144.00–153.00	711	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.89/cwt	133.00–139.00	773	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.08/cwt	127.00–133.50	888	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	112.82/cwt	112.00–118.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	124.37/cwt	121.00–125.50	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	127.96/cwt	123.00–129.50	916	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,007	14
Steers	Large 1	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	175.57/cwt	173.00–190.00	486	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	177.19/cwt	170.00–186.00	395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.35/cwt	126.00–139.00	695	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	122.32/cwt	115.00–131.00	776	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	97.80/cwt	89.50–102.00	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	142.21/cwt	137.00–148.00	666	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	175	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.24/cwt	163.00–173.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	105.99/cwt	101.00–109.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.83/cwt	126.00–136.00	625	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	118.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	526	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	861	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,184	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	57.42/cwt	53.00–60.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.34/cwt	139.00–147.00	754	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.47/cwt	151.00–163.00	586	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	141.16/cwt	133.00–150.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.90/cwt	123.00–135.50	673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	121.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.26/cwt	127.00–136.00	561	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.89/cwt	114.00–122.00	677	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	145.08/cwt	137.00–150.00	415	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	119.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	137.81/cwt	130.00–144.00	513	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	858	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	119.16/cwt	116.00–120.50	722	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	63.10/cwt	60.00–65.00	707	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,906	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	603	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	646	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,098	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	878	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	983	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 454Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	418	141.00–154.00	146.25
2	—	688	118.00	118.00
9	—	277	173.00–190.00	175.57
2	—	223	170.00–186.00	177.19
12	—	517	126.00–139.00	134.35
5	—	634	115.00–131.00	122.32
17	—	468	137.00–148.00	142.21
6	—	568	130.00–136.00	132.37
8	—	330	163.00–173.00	167.24
8	—	370	151.00–163.00	158.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	139.00–140.00	139.51
1	—	175	162.50	162.50
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
2	—	375	133.00–150.00	141.16
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	88.00	88.00
1	—	680	84.00	84.00
1	—	745	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,098	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	475	144.00–153.00	149.72
2	—	440	148.00	148.00
18	—	569	133.00–139.00	135.89
5	—	623	130.00–137.00	132.19
21	—	683	127.00–133.50	130.08
7	—	783	112.00–118.00	112.82
11	—	716	123.00–129.50	127.96
14	—	839	120.00	120.00
15	—	530	139.00–147.00	142.34
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
2	—	670	110.00–111.00	110.51
4	—	640	121.00–125.50	124.37
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	743	101.00–109.00	105.99
3	—	231	157.00	157.00
13	—	474	126.00–136.00	131.83
4	—	324	140.00–142.00	141.25
15	—	522	123.00–135.50	128.90
4	—	666	114.00	114.00
16	—	424	127.00–136.00	132.26
20	—	560	114.00–122.00	120.89
5	—	286	137.00–150.00	145.08
22	—	372	130.00–144.00	137.81
8	—	833	103.00	103.00
23	—	606	116.00–120.50	119.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	106.00–107.00	106.50
3	—	446	114.00–120.00	118.01
3	—	467	120.00–123.00	121.33
4	—	561	115.00–120.00	118.77
6	—	515	115.00–122.00	119.29
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
2	—	540	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,430	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,513	89.50–102.00	97.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,282	62.00–68.00	64.26
1	—	1,105	58.50	58.50
1	—	1,415	69.50	69.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	62.00–63.50	62.78
3	—	1,000	45.00–50.00	46.63
6	—	1,027	53.00–60.00	57.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	56.50	56.50
1	—	1,285	67.00	67.00
10	—	1,120	60.00–65.00	63.10

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,170	730.00–820.00	787.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	900.00–1,010.00	952.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,283	810.00–880.00	845.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	670.00	670.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle