Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.59/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$139.59

63 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$10.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

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	678	140.24	951	59
Medium and Large 2-3	546	130.13	710	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.11/cwt here — about $240 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 sale63 hd

139.59

—

KY average25 barns · 3,936 hd

138.53

+1.07

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	—	High	1,730	110.85	1,918	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	77.92	1,001	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	72.59	851	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	61.09	668	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	—	528	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,052	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	133.96/cwt	130.00–134.50	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	120.04/cwt	116.00–122.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	631	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	159.65/cwt	158.00–164.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.93/cwt	123.00–135.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	130.21/cwt	128.50–133.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.32/cwt	132.00–145.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.18/cwt	142.00–148.50	833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	156.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	775	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	72.95/cwt	68.50–76.00	854	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	59.95/cwt	57.50–64.00	682	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,249	75.66/cwt	74.00–77.00	945	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	79.21/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,034	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	65.63/cwt	64.00–67.50	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	168	212.40/cwt	205.00–221.00	357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.27/cwt	139.00–149.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	78.49/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	110.85/cwt	109.50–112.00	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	129.24/cwt	129.00–130.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	152.12/cwt	146.00–155.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.50/cwt	135.00–146.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.49/cwt	125.00–131.50	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.75/cwt	126.00–138.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	132	238.53/cwt	223.00–251.00	315	5

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 195Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 22Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.44
4	—	566	116.00–122.00	120.04
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
1	—	270	147.00	147.00
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	140.00–142.00	141.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
8	—	607	128.50–133.00	130.21
1	—	285	152.00	152.00
6	—	469	132.00–145.00	141.32
7	—	575	125.00–131.50	129.49
3	—	906	115.00	115.00
10	—	528	126.00–138.00	133.75
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
1	—	240	153.00	153.00
1	—	300	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
1	—	375	159.00	159.00
1	—	625	138.00	138.00
1	—	715	137.00	137.00
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
12	—	570	142.00–148.50	146.18
2	—	495	153.00–160.00	156.50
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
3	—	531	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	800	131.50	131.50
13	—	706	141.25	141.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	596	126.50	126.50
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	160.00–162.00	161.66
8	—	687	130.00–134.50	133.96
6	—	427	158.00–164.00	159.65
2	—	613	123.00–135.00	128.93
2	—	262	170.00	170.00
2	—	168	205.00–221.00	212.40
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
6	—	574	139.00–149.00	141.27
1	—	305	172.00	172.00
8	—	528	135.00–146.00	142.50
2	—	725	118.00–121.00	119.48
5	—	132	223.00–251.00	238.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
2	—	195	180.00	180.00
4	—	561	129.00–130.00	129.24
3	—	328	146.00–155.00	152.12
1	—	400	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	68.50–76.00	72.95
2	—	1,065	64.00–67.50	65.63
2	—	1,280	77.50–79.50	78.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	64.50	64.50
3	—	1,138	57.50–64.00	59.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	74.00–77.00	75.66
7	—	1,306	78.00–81.00	79.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	109.50–112.00	110.85

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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