Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Most advance on cattle over 500 lbs. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.18/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$133.18

150 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

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

$14.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

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	485	134.52	653	126
Medium and Large 2-3	461	127.01	585	21
Large 1	587	120.33	706	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.19/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale150 hd

133.18

—

KY average18 barns · 3,659 hd

125.91

+7.28

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	—	Low	1,699	101.19	1,719	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	64.57	835	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	61.69	708	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	51.00	495	5thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	430	165.02/cwt	162.00–166.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	89.54/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.83/cwt	139.00–141.00	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	109.24/cwt	108.50–110.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	138.69/cwt	131.00–141.00	838	13
Steers	Large 1	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	147.59/cwt	136.00–153.50	850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	776	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.79/cwt	124.00–133.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	988	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	172.85/cwt	165.00–176.00	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	163.35/cwt	156.00–166.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	151.43/cwt	144.00–154.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	121.66/cwt	121.00–123.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.24/cwt	125.00–134.75	693	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	141.94/cwt	137.00–144.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	133.75/cwt	131.00–137.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.19/cwt	135.00–147.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	130.30/cwt	125.00–131.50	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.94/cwt	124.00–129.50	717	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	587	120.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	126.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	122.96/cwt	116.00–126.00	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	127.80/cwt	125.00–132.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	102.09/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,726	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	151.46/cwt	149.00–156.00	707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.45/cwt	125.00–136.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	170.97/cwt	165.00–173.50	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.81/cwt	129.50–138.00	628	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	117.66/cwt	115.00–123.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	144.02/cwt	134.00–147.00	603	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	147.95/cwt	143.00–153.00	688	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	350	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	141	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	175	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,290	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	889.53/cwt	850.00–1,030.00	11,599	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	53.00/cwt	50.00–55.50	531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	54.65/cwt	53.00–56.50	571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	866	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	61.30/cwt	56.00–64.50	672	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,226	63.78/cwt	63.00–64.50	782	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	65.28/cwt	65.00–65.50	883	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	768	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	147.31/cwt	146.00–150.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.04/cwt	116.00–122.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	138.28/cwt	136.00–140.00	661	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 462Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 17Year 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
5	—	430	162.00–166.00	165.02
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
6	—	578	139.00–141.00	139.83
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
7	—	671	125.00–132.00	127.80
2	—	315	177.00	177.00
9	—	467	149.00–156.00	151.46
12	—	376	165.00–173.50	170.97
2	—	605	125.00–129.00	127.00
4	—	723	116.00–122.00	120.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	145.00–146.00	145.51
2	—	530	125.00–136.00	130.45
3	—	382	146.00–150.00	147.31
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
3	—	478	136.00–140.00	138.28
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	604	131.00–141.00	138.69
20	—	576	136.00–153.50	147.59
3	—	486	155.00	155.00
23	—	527	145.00–150.00	147.18
4	—	712	124.00–133.00	130.79
4	—	787	120.00	120.00
9	—	377	165.00–176.00	172.85
10	—	436	156.00–166.00	163.35
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	122.00	122.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
2	—	465	143.00–153.00	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	706	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	144.00–154.00	151.43
41	—	520	125.00–134.75	133.24
7	—	322	137.00–144.00	141.94
7	—	371	135.00–147.00	139.19
12	—	565	124.00–129.50	126.94
13	—	612	116.00–126.00	122.96
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
19	—	469	129.50–138.00	133.81
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
21	—	419	134.00–147.00	144.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	121.00–123.00	121.66
4	—	370	131.00–137.00	133.75
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
5	—	432	125.00–131.50	130.30
5	—	475	125.00–130.00	126.55
3	—	526	115.00–123.00	117.66
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	119.00–121.00	120.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	104.50	104.50
4	—	141	124.00	124.00
3	—	700	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	87.00–93.00	89.54
2	—	1,898	108.50–110.00	109.24
8	—	1,691	97.00–105.00	102.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,002	50.00–55.50	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	53.00–56.50	54.65
5	—	1,322	65.50	65.50
13	—	1,096	56.00–64.50	61.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	63.00–64.50	63.78
9	—	1,352	65.00–65.50	65.28

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,304	850.00–1,030.00	889.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00

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