Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend due to last week's weather shut down. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.21/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$138.21

165 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	586	139.00	815	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	675	138.29	934	151
Medium and Large 2-3	537	137.80	740	10thin
Medium 1	675	127.00	857	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale165 hd

138.21

—

KY average20 barns · 3,329 hd

136.85

+1.36

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	1,689	91.00	1,537	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	63.35	969	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	59.32	747	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	52.39	592	9thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	114.44/cwt	112.00–115.50	826	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	113.16/cwt	109.00–114.00	977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.93/cwt	121.50–128.50	910	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.43/cwt	120.00–129.50	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	138.61/cwt	134.00–140.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	144.68/cwt	139.00–149.00	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.36/cwt	145.00–156.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.54/cwt	128.00–134.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	641	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	122.14/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,000	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	159.19/cwt	157.00–160.00	880	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	957	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	142.93/cwt	142.00–143.00	922	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.06/cwt	140.00–156.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.50/cwt	129.00–144.00	910	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	60.23/cwt	57.00–64.50	742	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	53.13/cwt	49.50–55.50	609	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	63.75/cwt	60.00–66.50	977	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	902	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	91.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	601	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	243	1
Steers	Large 1	—	586	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	815	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	662	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	808	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.38/cwt	152.00–169.00	776	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	52.55/cwt	51.50–54.00	674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	931	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,396	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,106.39/cwt	1,070.00–1,140.00	12,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	345	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	128.10/cwt	126.00–132.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	171.16/cwt	165.00–177.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	112.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	119.02/cwt	118.50–121.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	123.76/cwt	118.00–126.00	766	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	106.51/cwt	105.00–111.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	147.73/cwt	144.00–155.00	762	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 93Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 13Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 9

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend due to last week's weather shut down. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	795	123.00	123.00
17	—	723	121.50–128.50	125.93
2	—	315	166.50	166.50
3	—	518	145.00–156.00	152.36
40	—	819	115.00–124.00	122.14
2	—	392	179.00	179.00
13	—	645	142.00–143.00	142.93
7	—	571	140.00–156.00	145.06
1	—	410	172.00	172.00
8	—	667	129.00–144.00	136.50
11	—	478	152.00–169.00	162.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	553	157.00–160.00	159.19
18	—	714	134.00	134.00
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	586	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
4	—	482	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
2	—	582	129.00	129.00
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	722	112.00–115.50	114.44
6	—	863	109.00–114.00	113.16
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
14	—	572	120.00–129.50	126.43
1	—	950	102.00	102.00
1	—	145	162.50	162.50
9	—	414	134.00–140.00	138.61
4	—	821	112.00–113.00	112.51
4	—	323	139.00–149.00	144.68
14	—	515	128.00–134.00	131.54
14	—	480	130.00–137.00	133.52
4	—	761	116.00	116.00
34	—	619	118.00–126.00	123.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
4	—	360	126.00–132.00	128.10
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
6	—	669	105.00–111.00	106.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	120.00–121.00	120.33
1	—	285	171.00	171.00
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
2	—	365	165.00–177.00	171.16
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
2	—	907	86.00	86.00
5	—	713	118.50–121.00	119.02
3	—	516	144.00–155.00	147.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
2	—	675	111.00–114.00	112.46
2	—	438	142.00	142.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	77.00	77.00
1	—	300	81.00	81.00
3	—	416	83.00	83.00
1	—	860	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,232	57.00–64.50	60.23
2	—	1,283	51.50–54.00	52.55
1	—	1,400	66.50	66.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	46.50	46.50
8	—	1,146	49.50–55.50	53.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,533	60.00–66.50	63.75
1	—	1,625	55.50	55.50
1	—	1,400	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,689	85.00–95.00	91.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,070.00–1,140.00	1,106.39

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

Steers · 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