Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.24/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$129.24

133 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$6.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

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	561	129.46	726	118
Medium and Large 2-3	481	127.82	614	14thin
Large 1	510	123.00	627	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.46/cwt here — about $98 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 sale133 hd

129.24

—

KY average27 barns · 4,062 hd

127.81

+1.43

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	1,689	98.32	1,661	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,510	69.50	1,049	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	65.57	929	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	64.55	748	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	55.65	553	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	471	141.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	123.00/cwt	122.50–124.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	158.88/cwt	157.00–165.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	150.51/cwt	149.00–152.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.43/cwt	150.00–159.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	145.39/cwt	142.00–147.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	119.55/cwt	115.00–120.50	768	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.25/cwt	132.00–146.00	671	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	125.14/cwt	119.00–130.00	775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.15/cwt	133.00–139.00	712	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	136.46/cwt	135.75–143.50	906	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	131.74/cwt	126.00–136.00	739	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	145.34/cwt	140.00–149.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.35/cwt	144.00–150.00	770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.22/cwt	139.00–145.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.47/cwt	141.00–156.00	773	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	54.20/cwt	52.50–55.50	542	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	585	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	65.08/cwt	59.00–67.50	917	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,002	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	71.27/cwt	69.00–73.50	912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	79.71/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	120.58/cwt	120.50–121.00	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	106.54/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,662	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	101.79/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,510	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,049	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	62.31/cwt	59.00–64.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.05/cwt	117.00–124.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	149.39/cwt	144.00–155.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	138.33/cwt	129.00–143.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	147.79/cwt	144.00–149.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	136.71/cwt	135.00–138.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 414Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 33Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	140.00–148.00	141.99
2	—	675	111.00	111.00
2	—	518	135.00–139.00	136.93
2	—	378	144.00–155.00	149.39
2	—	585	126.00	126.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
2	—	418	145.00–146.00	145.52
1	—	335	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	157.00–165.00	158.88
2	—	563	139.00–141.00	140.02
4	—	429	149.00–152.00	150.51
2	—	478	150.00–159.00	154.43
9	—	619	119.00–130.00	125.14
2	—	670	118.00–121.00	119.52
12	—	524	141.00–156.00	147.47
2	—	325	168.00	168.00
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
2	—	220	189.00–190.00	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	122.50–124.00	123.00
2	—	387	160.00	160.00
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
32	—	664	135.75–143.50	136.46
5	—	561	140.00–149.00	145.34
14	—	526	144.00–150.00	146.35
6	—	791	120.50–121.00	120.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	142.00	142.00
4	—	511	129.00–143.00	138.33
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
1	—	570	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	109.00	109.00
3	—	322	142.00–147.00	145.39
1	—	935	94.00	94.00
44	—	642	115.00–120.50	119.55
13	—	475	132.00–146.00	141.25
22	—	527	133.00–139.00	135.15
18	—	561	126.00–136.00	131.74
7	—	425	139.00–145.00	142.22
3	—	660	113.50	113.50
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
4	—	367	144.00–149.00	147.79
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	129.00–130.00	129.34
2	—	525	126.00	126.00
4	—	580	117.00–124.00	121.05
2	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.56
3	—	365	135.00–138.00	136.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	52.50–55.50	54.20
1	—	975	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,409	59.00–67.50	65.08
2	—	1,463	68.50	68.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	69.00–73.50	71.27
6	—	1,119	59.00–64.00	62.31
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	69.50	69.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	76.00–82.00	79.71
2	—	1,560	106.00–107.00	106.54
6	—	1,848	98.00–104.00	101.79

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	885.00	885.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle