Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeders sold steady on light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.29/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$127.29

80 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$7.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

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	570	128.35	731	68
Medium and Large 2-3	572	121.29	694	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.06/cwt here — about $38 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 sale80 hd

127.29

—

KY average27 barns · 4,949 hd

127.89

−0.60

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	1,349	85.45	1,152	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	68.68	826	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	64.00	736	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,675	97.21/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,446	1
Bulls	—	—	1,154	76.43/cwt	66.00–81.00	882	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	61.50/cwt	55.50–64.50	721	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	71.76/cwt	68.00–77.50	872	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	134.36/cwt	114.00–139.50	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	128.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.26/cwt	148.00–151.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	138.73/cwt	131.00–142.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	120.99/cwt	116.00–124.50	765	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	106.96/cwt	104.00–113.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.95/cwt	107.00–115.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.26/cwt	127.00–137.00	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.11/cwt	117.00–125.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	109.55/cwt	106.00–113.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	123.31/cwt	116.00–127.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.73/cwt	136.00–148.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	134.98/cwt	133.50–135.50	895	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.22/cwt	138.00–140.50	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	125.81/cwt	125.00–126.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.67/cwt	142.00–148.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.30/cwt	136.00–149.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,921	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	131.84/cwt	126.00–135.00	740	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	135.95/cwt	132.00–143.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 317Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 17

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeders sold steady on light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	95.00–99.00	97.21
1	—	1,475	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,154	66.00–81.00	76.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	55.50–64.50	61.50
7	—	1,215	68.00–77.50	71.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	64.00	64.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	114.00–139.50	134.36
2	—	617	129.00	129.00
3	—	393	165.00	165.00
4	—	528	136.00–148.00	142.73
5	—	563	132.00–143.00	135.95
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
2	—	413	154.00–156.00	155.01
2	—	495	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	125.00–132.00	128.49
4	—	473	148.00–151.00	150.26
6	—	1,045	111.00	111.00
23	—	663	133.50–135.50	134.98
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
2	—	625	138.00–140.50	139.22
6	—	526	142.00–148.00	143.67
8	—	568	136.00–149.00	139.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
3	—	776	115.50	115.50
5	—	640	125.00–126.00	125.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	131.00–142.00	138.73
16	—	632	116.00–124.50	120.99
3	—	811	104.00–113.00	106.96
2	—	730	107.00–115.00	110.95
17	—	516	127.00–137.00	133.26
2	—	662	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
20	—	561	126.00–135.00	131.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	117.00–125.00	121.11
2	—	685	106.00–113.00	109.55
7	—	564	116.00–127.00	123.31
1	—	485	131.00	131.00

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	—	1,310	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle