Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.71/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$136.71

165 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.84

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	518	140.29	727	117
Medium and Large 2-3	545	127.99	698	48

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $29 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 sale165 hd

136.71

—

KY average19 barns · 3,540 hd

140.54

−3.84

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	1,680	96.84	1,627	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	66.19	1,105	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	64.85	821	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	47.67	464	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	162.43/cwt	155.00–165.50	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	130.53/cwt	128.00–133.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	136.24/cwt	127.00–145.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	133.82/cwt	132.50–136.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	145.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	848	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.24/cwt	140.00–154.00	765	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	148.31/cwt	143.00–153.00	721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	154.36/cwt	151.00–158.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	139.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	163.52/cwt	161.00–166.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.83/cwt	130.00–144.50	805	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	150.49/cwt	146.00–152.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	152.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,007	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	145.41/cwt	140.00–151.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	145.70/cwt	142.50–148.50	1,104	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	155.77/cwt	154.00–156.00	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.55/cwt	128.00–132.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	152.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.12/cwt	130.00–149.00	722	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.42/cwt	154.00–159.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	154.20/cwt	150.00–157.00	791	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	130.50/cwt	129.00–131.50	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	133.24/cwt	119.00–137.00	943	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	845	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	65.43/cwt	56.00–69.00	843	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	48.51/cwt	41.00–54.50	477	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	66.19/cwt	64.50–67.50	1,105	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	94.05/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,559	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,642	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,286	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	13,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	129.42/cwt	120.00–139.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	141.95/cwt	141.00–143.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	128.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	153.06/cwt	150.00–159.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	144.83/cwt	140.00–147.00	675	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	118.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	125.23/cwt	116.00–128.00	773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	134.00/cwt	125.00–146.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	126.22/cwt	124.00–128.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	133.65/cwt	111.00–150.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	143.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	16

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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 120Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 18Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	155.00–165.50	162.43
4	—	601	146.00–152.00	150.49
14	—	662	145.00–155.00	152.14
2	—	833	136.00	136.00
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
2	—	882	134.00	134.00
13	—	758	142.50–148.50	145.70
6	—	701	139.00	139.00
9	—	566	154.00–156.00	155.77
4	—	480	154.00–159.00	156.42
15	—	513	150.00–157.00	154.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	640	155.00	155.00
7	—	500	160.00	160.00
5	—	741	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	134.00	134.00
1	—	620	148.00	148.00
2	—	735	130.00–134.00	131.97
2	—	767	124.00	124.00
2	—	483	140.00–151.00	145.41
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	128.00–133.00	130.53
2	—	478	127.00–145.00	136.24
2	—	870	100.00	100.00
9	—	533	132.50–136.00	133.82
2	—	768	115.00–119.00	117.05
2	—	610	120.00–139.00	129.42
2	—	423	141.00–143.00	141.95
2	—	373	145.00–147.00	146.03
2	—	687	129.00	129.00
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
1	—	290	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
18	—	581	140.00–150.00	145.92
15	—	516	140.00–154.00	148.24
5	—	370	150.00–160.00	156.72
11	—	486	143.00–153.00	148.31
8	—	434	151.00–158.00	154.36
3	—	613	130.00–145.00	139.86
2	—	313	161.00–166.00	163.52
5	—	708	119.00–137.00	133.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	576	130.00–144.50	139.83
10	—	380	140.00–147.00	142.49
6	—	622	128.00–132.00	129.55
2	—	313	151.00–154.00	152.51
29	—	515	130.00–149.00	140.12
3	—	706	132.00	132.00
4	—	686	129.00–131.50	130.50
3	—	285	150.00–159.00	153.06
15	—	466	140.00–147.00	144.83
16	—	429	140.00–145.00	143.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	144.00	144.00
6	—	567	127.00–130.00	128.97
4	—	714	117.00–119.00	118.49
11	—	617	116.00–128.00	125.23
10	—	470	125.00–146.00	134.00
9	—	520	124.00–128.00	126.22
5	—	377	111.00–150.00	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	713	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	54.50	54.50
18	—	1,289	56.00–69.00	65.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	33.00	33.00
1	—	955	59.00	59.00
4	—	983	41.00–54.50	48.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	64.50–67.50	66.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,658	81.00–99.00	94.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	920.00	920.00

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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