Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 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 $129.56/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$129.56

181 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$6.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

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	623	130.12	811	166
Medium and Large 2-3	506	123.40	624	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.72/cwt here — about $187 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 sale181 hd

129.56

—

KY average25 barns · 4,395 hd

129.61

−0.05

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	1,670	105.99	1,770	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	68.47	938	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	64.69	772	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	55.20	569	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	826	118.89/cwt	110.00–120.50	982	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	140.08/cwt	134.00–144.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,028	4
Steers	Large 1	—	686	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,134	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	142.60/cwt	141.00–143.00	837	5
Steers	Large 1	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	138.33/cwt	137.50–139.00	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	6
Steers	Large 1	—	571	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	149.34/cwt	144.00–150.00	990	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.18/cwt	144.00–147.00	679	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	110.93/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.73/cwt	135.00–145.00	755	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	126.88/cwt	122.00–132.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	153.49/cwt	146.00–162.00	643	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	133.34/cwt	124.00–142.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.99/cwt	156.00–162.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.75/cwt	130.00–143.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.91/cwt	123.00–126.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.51/cwt	128.00–135.50	747	14
Bulls	—	—	1,765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.45/cwt	130.00–142.00	772	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	85.67/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	881	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,338	75.75/cwt	75.75–75.75	1,014	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	277	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	299	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	56.76/cwt	55.00–59.00	602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	64.69/cwt	62.00–66.00	772	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,048	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	68.07/cwt	64.50–71.00	928	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	123.80/cwt	117.00–126.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	126.33/cwt	119.00–130.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.89/cwt	132.00–143.00	659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	126.68/cwt	126.00–127.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.68/cwt	130.00–142.00	728	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.45/cwt	141.00–146.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	124.15/cwt	123.00–126.00	639	6

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 275Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 61Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	826	110.00–120.50	118.89
7	—	419	134.00–144.00	140.08
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
10	—	630	123.00–126.00	124.91
2	—	330	150.00–151.00	150.52
14	—	572	128.00–135.50	130.51
2	—	710	115.00	115.00
15	—	663	117.00–126.00	123.80
2	—	790	115.00	115.00
24	—	471	132.00–143.00	139.89
2	—	922	100.00	100.00
29	—	525	130.00–142.00	138.68
4	—	374	141.00–146.00	143.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	605	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	405	119.00–130.00	126.33
3	—	468	126.00–127.00	126.68
6	—	515	123.00–126.00	124.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	857	120.00	120.00
5	—	587	141.00–143.00	142.60
6	—	628	144.00	144.00
9	—	663	144.00–150.00	149.34
1	—	525	144.00	144.00
10	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	745	137.00	137.00
11	—	1,079	111.00	111.00
4	—	368	164.00	164.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	135.00	135.00
4	—	620	128.00	128.00
5	—	571	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	835	135.75	135.75
10	—	563	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	137.50–139.00	138.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	144.00–147.00	145.18
19	—	533	135.00–145.00	141.73
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
22	—	419	146.00–162.00	153.49
2	—	718	125.00–129.00	126.99
4	—	378	156.00–162.00	157.99
8	—	617	130.00–143.00	136.75
9	—	570	130.00–142.00	135.45
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.97
2	—	513	122.00–132.00	126.88
5	—	477	124.00–142.00	133.34
1	—	295	144.00	144.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,338	75.75	75.75
2	—	277	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,754	106.00–114.00	110.93
1	—	1,765	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,370	80.00–92.00	85.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	50.50	50.50
3	—	1,060	55.00–59.00	56.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	62.00–66.00	64.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	72.50	72.50
10	—	1,363	64.50–71.00	68.07

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00

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