Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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 $140.27/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$140.27

190 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

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	582	140.86	820	169
Medium and Large 2-3	501	136.48	684	18thin
Large 1	563	129.67	730	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $90 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 sale190 hd

140.27

—

KY average27 barns · 4,264 hd

136.78

+3.49

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	1,810	90.65	1,641	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	63.54	925	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	61.72	744	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	51.51	577	5thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.27/cwt	115.00–118.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	131.34/cwt	122.00–132.50	733	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.92/cwt	131.00–139.50	638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	135.10/cwt	132.00–136.00	788	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	130.13/cwt	126.00–134.50	871	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	923	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	116.11/cwt	115.50–124.00	747	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	828	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	149.37/cwt	146.00–151.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	141.42/cwt	141.00–146.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	760	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	61.72/cwt	60.00–64.50	744	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	87.47/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	325	138.82/cwt	135.00–147.00	451	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	51.19/cwt	49.50–54.50	595	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	64.23/cwt	62.50–66.50	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.91/cwt	126.00–137.00	687	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	160.33/cwt	160.00–161.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,968	1
Steers	Large 1	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	137.54/cwt	130.00–142.00	660	14
Steers	Large 1	—	472	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	106.33/cwt	105.00–109.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.84/cwt	126.00–131.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.72/cwt	133.00–143.00	582	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	151.89/cwt	147.00–156.00	485	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	128.21/cwt	127.00–129.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	139.75/cwt	139.50–140.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.72/cwt	122.00–133.00	689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	132.82/cwt	120.00–139.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 580Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	115.00–118.00	117.27
29	—	558	122.00–132.50	131.34
16	—	473	131.00–139.50	134.92
10	—	729	115.00	115.00
8	—	324	155.00	155.00
2	—	371	139.00–145.00	141.99
14	—	643	115.50–124.00	116.11
1	—	230	162.00	162.00
17	—	426	133.00–143.00	136.72
11	—	531	122.00–133.00	129.72
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	396	136.00	136.00
2	—	538	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
3	—	661	105.00–109.00	106.33
3	—	425	120.00–139.00	132.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	123.00	123.00
3	—	440	146.00–151.00	149.37
7	—	529	126.00–137.00	129.91
3	—	293	160.00–161.00	160.33
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
6	—	567	126.00–131.00	126.84
8	—	319	147.00–156.00	151.89
5	—	609	127.00–129.00	128.21
4	—	466	139.50–140.00	139.75
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	112.00	112.00
3	—	325	135.00–147.00	138.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	297	153.00	153.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	125.00–126.00	125.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	156.00	156.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
13	—	583	132.00–136.00	135.10
4	—	748	116.00	116.00
43	—	669	126.00–134.50	130.13
16	—	806	114.50	114.50
6	—	641	130.50	130.50
2	—	752	120.00	120.00
11	—	495	141.00–146.00	141.42
1	—	370	163.00	163.00
3	—	530	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	165.00	165.00
23	—	569	145.50	145.50
11	—	380	164.00	164.00
26	—	465	163.50	163.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	472	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	130.00–142.00	137.54
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
3	—	566	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	58.00	58.00
8	—	1,414	62.50–66.50	64.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	60.00–64.50	61.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,200	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,163	49.50–54.50	51.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	86.00–89.00	87.47
1	—	1,945	97.00	97.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	880.00	880.00

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

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