Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.85/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$121.85

161 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$6.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	544	123.09	669	132
Medium and Large 2-3	502	116.23	583	29

One grade step is worth $6.86/cwt here — about $86 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 sale161 hd

121.85

—

KY average24 barns · 6,476 hd

124.01

−2.16

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	1,912	84.26	1,611	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	57.50	894	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	55.66	695	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	42.00	393	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	371	132.32/cwt	127.00–137.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	128.74/cwt	122.00–133.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.11/cwt	128.50–134.00	564	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	818	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.78/cwt	120.00–136.00	730	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	126.39/cwt	116.00–129.00	592	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	116.69/cwt	114.00–120.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	157.71/cwt	145.00–166.00	672	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.10/cwt	125.00–145.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.12/cwt	119.00–126.00	649	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.19/cwt	118.00–126.00	703	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	160.03/cwt	159.00–161.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,147	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.07/cwt	115.00–119.50	734	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.68/cwt	125.00–133.25	827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.45/cwt	137.00–143.00	747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.68/cwt	128.00–132.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	132.84/cwt	132.50–135.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.07/cwt	148.00–157.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.26/cwt	136.00–155.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	119.86/cwt	117.50–121.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	174.87/cwt	164.00–185.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	687	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,368	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	57.50/cwt	56.50–58.50	894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,948	81.89/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	317	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	60.75/cwt	59.50–61.50	833	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	120.89/cwt	115.00–124.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	122.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	54.53/cwt	48.00–59.00	666	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	105.41/cwt	92.00–119.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	117.46/cwt	115.00–124.00	570	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	143.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	123.47/cwt	119.00–129.00	717	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	114.20/cwt	109.50–115.50	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	108.65/cwt	102.00–119.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	107.60/cwt	101.00–113.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	133.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	131.00/cwt	126.00–136.00	373	2

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 379Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 31

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	127.00–137.00	132.32
10	—	469	122.00–133.00	128.74
22	—	430	128.50–134.00	131.11
21	—	523	119.00–126.00	124.12
26	—	575	118.00–126.00	122.19
26	—	622	115.00–119.50	118.07
12	—	653	109.50–115.50	114.20
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
5	—	838	106.50	106.50
2	—	285	126.00–136.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	115.00–124.00	120.89
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
2	—	792	101.00	101.00
3	—	578	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
13	—	485	115.00–124.00	117.46
2	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	154.00	154.00
2	—	287	163.00	163.00
10	—	700	130.00	130.00
3	—	788	121.00–125.00	123.68
2	—	428	159.00–161.00	160.03
2	—	907	113.00	113.00
8	—	972	118.00	118.00
21	—	628	125.00–133.25	131.68
15	—	532	137.00–143.00	140.45
7	—	676	128.00–132.00	130.68
7	—	585	132.50–135.00	132.84
7	—	820	115.00–121.00	118.85
6	—	470	148.00–157.00	154.07
1	—	870	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	775	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
5	—	473	129.00	129.00
19	—	581	119.00–129.00	123.47
2	—	673	124.00–125.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	624	127.00–133.00	131.01
18	—	567	120.00–136.00	128.78
15	—	426	145.00–166.00	157.71
14	—	517	125.00–145.00	139.10
7	—	475	136.00–155.00	147.26
3	—	735	117.50–121.00	119.86
3	—	318	164.00–185.00	174.87
2	—	368	175.00–176.00	175.51
6	—	696	122.00–125.00	122.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	116.00–129.00	126.39
10	—	590	114.00–120.00	116.69
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	141.00	141.00
2	—	765	92.00–119.00	105.41
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
3	—	270	140.00–150.00	143.33
4	—	723	102.00–119.00	108.65
6	—	663	101.00–113.00	107.60
5	—	431	130.00–137.00	133.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	404	170.00	170.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	56.50–58.50	57.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	59.50–61.50	60.75
18	—	1,221	48.00–59.00	54.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	42.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	81.00–83.00	81.89
1	—	1,840	89.00	89.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle