Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 lower. 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 $136.30/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$136.30

150 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$14.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

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	524	137.72	722	131
Medium and Large 2-3	456	128.62	587	12thin
Large 1	495	123.00	609	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.72/cwt here — about $113 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

136.30

—

KY average26 barns · 5,051 hd

131.78

+4.52

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	1,677	97.22	1,630	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	61.63	699	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	60.50	854	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	51.30	515	5thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Large 1	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	95.83/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.99/cwt	145.00–157.00	624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.33/cwt	126.00–129.50	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.32/cwt	126.00–132.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	129.21/cwt	129.00–130.00	658	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	763	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	522	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.93/cwt	138.00–149.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.24/cwt	143.00–156.00	548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.50/cwt	125.00–137.00	681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.21/cwt	143.00–160.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	141.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	145.67/cwt	138.00–147.75	932	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	147.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	752	4
Steers	Large 1	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	946.88/cwt	900.00–975.00	8,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	163.27/cwt	156.00–170.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	738	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	159.96/cwt	154.00–166.00	549	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	138.55/cwt	136.00–141.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.72/cwt	141.50–146.50	699	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	149.19/cwt	142.00–153.00	477	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	127.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	134.31/cwt	124.00–136.75	796	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	156.84/cwt	145.00–160.00	687	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	906	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	694	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	687	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	53.88/cwt	52.00–57.00	558	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	59.23/cwt	56.00–61.00	660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	64.82/cwt	64.50–65.00	754	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	55.99/cwt	55.50–56.50	806	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	61.63/cwt	60.00–64.00	865	12
Bulls	Large 1	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.36/cwt	131.00–143.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.60/cwt	125.00–138.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	452	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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 476Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 43Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 9Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	145.00–157.00	148.99
3	—	665	126.00–129.50	128.33
3	—	718	126.00–132.00	128.32
4	—	583	133.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	180	166.00	166.00
6	—	366	156.00–170.00	163.27
1	—	495	149.00	149.00
6	—	526	135.00–145.00	140.80
2	—	343	154.00–166.00	159.96
6	—	622	125.00–138.00	132.60
3	—	260	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
3	—	635	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
5	—	509	129.00–130.00	129.21
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
1	—	445	138.00	138.00
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
3	—	470	131.00–143.00	136.36
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	131.00	131.00
2	—	522	124.00	124.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	131.50	131.50
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	119.00	119.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	335	136.00	136.00
2	—	383	136.00–141.00	138.55
2	—	413	126.00–130.00	127.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	122.00–123.00	122.66
7	—	429	138.00–149.00	143.93
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
10	—	372	143.00–156.00	147.24
2	—	230	185.00	185.00
16	—	526	125.00–137.00	129.50
3	—	703	115.50	115.50
31	—	483	141.50–146.50	144.72
4	—	320	142.00–153.00	149.19
46	—	593	124.00–136.75	134.31
5	—	682	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	595	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	143.00–160.00	154.21
12	—	564	135.00–145.00	141.96
2	—	810	120.00	120.00
15	—	640	138.00–147.75	145.67
4	—	509	145.00–150.00	147.72
26	—	650	147.00	147.00
4	—	717	142.50	142.50
2	—	347	173.00	173.00
4	—	751	139.00	139.00
2	—	395	159.00	159.00
6	—	438	145.00–160.00	156.84
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	906	90.00	90.00
5	—	694	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,638	91.00–99.00	95.83
2	—	1,755	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	41.00	41.00
4	—	1,035	52.00–57.00	53.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	56.00–61.00	59.23
3	—	1,163	64.50–65.00	64.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	55.50–56.50	55.99
12	—	1,404	60.00–64.00	61.63

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	3	—	880	900.00–975.00	946.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	813	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	975.00	975.00

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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