Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 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 $127.02/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$127.02

202 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$5.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

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	552	127.36	703	189
Medium and Large 2-3	382	122.12	466	13thin

One grade step is worth $5.24/cwt here — about $237 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 sale202 hd

127.02

—

KY average25 barns · 5,394 hd

125.78

+1.25

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	1,652	88.61	1,464	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	54.40	787	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	53.29	657	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	49.10	492	18

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2-3	—	537	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	121.44/cwt	117.00–126.00	697	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	130.79/cwt	126.00–136.00	502	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	117.54/cwt	115.00–117.75	1,186	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	132.57/cwt	126.00–135.00	563	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	149.98/cwt	147.00–153.00	508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.82/cwt	121.00–127.00	654	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.59/cwt	131.00–133.00	952	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	55.10/cwt	53.00–57.00	785	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	54.38/cwt	52.00–57.50	672	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,629	82.87/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,350	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	49.49/cwt	49.00–50.00	797	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	93.40/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,561	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	49.83/cwt	47.00–52.00	505	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	45.76/cwt	45.00–47.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	130.26/cwt	130.00–131.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	132.28/cwt	126.00–136.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	125.76/cwt	123.00–131.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	830	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.04/cwt	113.00–120.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	126.60/cwt	123.00–131.00	529	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	484	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	812	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	763.89/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	119.01/cwt	113.00–120.00	921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	117.91/cwt	116.00–120.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	121.94/cwt	121.00–123.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	122.96/cwt	121.00–124.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.69/cwt	126.00–139.00	768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	125.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,093	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	135.27/cwt	135.00–135.75	1,038	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	131.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	888	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.44/cwt	120.00–129.50	779	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.17/cwt	132.50–138.00	637	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	140.37/cwt	140.00–141.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	121.18/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	143.67/cwt	137.00–146.00	839	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	131.56/cwt	131.00–134.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	130.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	116.76/cwt	110.00–122.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	132.25/cwt	130.00–133.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 245Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 40Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	125.00–130.00	126.63
2	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
2	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	385	133.00	133.00
3	—	475	120.00–127.00	124.31
3	—	418	123.00–131.00	126.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	152.00	152.00
9	—	339	147.00–153.00	149.98
1	—	830	109.00	109.00
6	—	664	120.00–123.00	122.33
6	—	429	136.00–140.00	138.00
5	—	226	160.00	160.00
13	—	570	126.00–139.00	134.69
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
13	—	616	120.00–129.50	126.44
24	—	471	132.50–138.00	135.17
10	—	535	131.00–134.00	131.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	574	117.00–126.00	121.44
21	—	384	126.00–136.00	130.79
17	—	425	126.00–135.00	132.57
31	—	528	121.00–127.00	123.82
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	121.50	121.50
12	—	473	123.00–131.00	125.76
6	—	618	113.00–120.00	116.04
7	—	774	113.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	266	140.00–141.00	140.37
1	—	210	141.00	141.00
6	—	333	126.00–135.00	130.95
6	—	676	110.00–122.00	116.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	120.00–125.00	123.36
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
2	—	470	116.00–120.00	117.91
4	—	326	121.00–123.00	121.94
3	—	420	121.00–124.00	122.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	635	130.75	130.75
38	—	676	125.00–135.00	131.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,009	115.00–117.75	117.54
5	—	718	131.00–133.00	132.59
34	—	871	125.00–130.00	125.52
27	—	767	135.00–135.75	135.27
7	—	642	139.25	139.25
6	—	833	120.00–127.00	121.18
20	—	584	137.00–146.00	143.67
4	—	343	154.00	154.00
4	—	661	130.00–133.00	132.25
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	130.00–131.00	130.26
4	—	479	126.00–136.00	132.28
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,424	53.00–57.00	55.10
2	—	1,610	49.00–50.00	49.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,235	52.00–57.50	54.38
4	—	1,228	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	53.00	53.00
13	—	1,013	47.00–52.00	49.83
4	—	969	45.00–47.00	45.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,629	79.00–86.00	82.87
6	—	1,671	90.00–96.00	93.40

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	839	750.00–800.00	763.89

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