Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

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 steady. Light 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 $127.27/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$127.27

151 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$23.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

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	595	128.01	762	131
Medium and Large 2-3	482	123.28	595	19thin
Large 1	680	105.00	714	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $48 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 sale151 hd

127.27

—

KY average27 barns · 7,839 hd

127.44

−0.18

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	1,665	85.67	1,427	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	59.20	866	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	58.62	669	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	50.59	533	8thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	665	124.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.51/cwt	138.00–152.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.21/cwt	140.00–154.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	146.41/cwt	140.00–151.00	565	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	121.59/cwt	108.00–123.50	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	114.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	166.50/cwt	166.00–168.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.82/cwt	163.00–175.50	632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	111.26/cwt	108.00–113.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.04/cwt	128.00–143.00	641	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	951	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	121.47/cwt	115.00–124.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.86/cwt	152.00–153.00	801	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,009	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	175.29/cwt	171.00–180.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.78/cwt	138.00–147.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	164.72/cwt	162.00–168.00	764	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.60/cwt	123.00–128.00	709	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	51.67/cwt	48.50–57.00	561	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	955	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	58.65/cwt	56.00–60.00	861	6
Bulls	—	—	1,807	88.56/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	897	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	62.82/cwt	62.00–63.50	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	55.82/cwt	54.00–58.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	166.33/cwt	154.00–172.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.01/cwt	128.00–133.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	602	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	111.60/cwt	103.00–120.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	106.50/cwt	104.00–109.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	404	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	655	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	144.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.30/cwt	123.00–128.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.63/cwt	156.00–168.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	150.16/cwt	135.00–154.50	835	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	110.66/cwt	110.00–111.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	132.34/cwt	129.00–136.00	774	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 1,061Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 52Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	120.00–128.00	124.17
8	—	524	138.00–152.00	146.51
3	—	871	115.00	115.00
11	—	370	163.00–175.50	170.82
2	—	263	171.00–180.00	175.29
2	—	225	180.00	180.00
9	—	464	162.00–168.00	164.72
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
3	—	627	123.00–128.00	125.30
7	—	423	156.00–168.00	162.63
15	—	556	135.00–154.50	150.16
3	—	717	110.00–111.00	110.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
4	—	373	159.00–161.00	160.01
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
4	—	485	140.00–146.00	144.01
3	—	533	130.00–135.00	131.66
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
3	—	585	129.00–136.00	132.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	602	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	130.00–136.00	133.06
2	—	638	103.00–120.00	111.60
3	—	446	119.00	119.00
2	—	695	104.00–109.00	106.50
6	—	488	126.00	126.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	135.00–136.00	135.53
1	—	285	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	140.00–154.00	149.21
13	—	386	140.00–151.00	146.41
8	—	709	108.00–123.50	121.59
5	—	672	110.00–118.00	114.37
15	—	528	124.00–130.00	127.04
4	—	766	108.00–113.00	111.26
27	—	471	128.00–143.00	136.04
9	—	632	115.00–124.00	121.47
26	—	877	115.00	115.00
7	—	560	123.00–128.00	126.60
4	—	428	128.00–133.00	130.01
4	—	815	111.00	111.00
1	—	205	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
8	—	404	139.00	139.00
11	—	461	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	166.00–168.00	166.50
2	—	628	135.00–140.00	137.47
24	—	698	136.25	136.25
15	—	524	152.00–153.00	152.86
3	—	718	131.50	131.50
3	—	842	112.00–115.00	112.99
6	—	581	138.00–147.00	143.78
7	—	464	154.00–172.00	166.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	194.00	194.00
1	—	425	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	48.50–57.00	51.67
2	—	1,143	55.00	55.00
2	—	898	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	56.00–60.00	58.65
1	—	1,435	62.50	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	62.00–63.50	62.82
3	—	1,123	54.00–58.00	55.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,807	86.00–92.00	88.56

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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