Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.54/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$130.54

192 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

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	660	131.62	869	169
Medium and Large 2-3	486	124.16	604	18thin
Large 1	545	117.20	639	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $230 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 sale192 hd

130.54

—

KY average26 barns · 5,452 hd

134.21

−3.67

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	1,834	90.09	1,652	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	56.72	734	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,086	52.39	569	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	43.93	462	6thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	619	127.46/cwt	124.00–129.50	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	136.24/cwt	135.00–138.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	135	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.32/cwt	126.00–133.50	742	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	130.28/cwt	114.00–133.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,150	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	128.29/cwt	126.00–129.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	117.08/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,131	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.85/cwt	134.00–143.00	649	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	124.24/cwt	117.00–126.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,303	60
Steers	Large 1	—	975	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	164.89/cwt	155.00–166.50	686	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	172	120.73/cwt	111.00–124.00	208	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.60/cwt	133.00–140.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.75/cwt	141.00–148.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.20/cwt	145.00–154.50	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.68/cwt	130.00–143.00	775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.96/cwt	160.00–175.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	858	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	48.53/cwt	45.50–52.00	502	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	41.63/cwt	40.00–45.00	441	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	57.25/cwt	54.00–59.50	758	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	54.86/cwt	51.00–57.50	603	3
Bulls	—	—	1,836	89.39/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,641	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	960	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	432	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	855.80/cwt	810.00–900.00	10,894	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	847.32/cwt	770.00–900.00	8,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	996	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.50/cwt	134.00–147.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.86/cwt	125.00–131.00	667	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	502	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	622	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,055	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	124.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	2

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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 239Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 23Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	124.00–129.50	127.46
1	—	135	141.00	141.00
14	—	565	126.00–133.50	131.32
7	—	704	114.00–133.00	130.28
7	—	659	126.00–129.00	128.29
31	—	966	114.00–118.00	117.08
27	—	471	134.00–143.00	137.85
5	—	792	117.00–126.00	124.24
12	—	371	135.00–140.00	138.31
10	—	530	125.00–131.00	125.86
4	—	429	132.00–135.00	133.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
2	—	695	110.00	110.00
2	—	292	128.00	128.00
12	—	487	120.00–128.00	124.74
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	692	144.00	144.00
12	—	802	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	135.00–138.00	136.24
2	—	620	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
2	—	515	133.00–140.00	136.60
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	796	144.50	144.50
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
15	—	416	155.00–166.50	164.89
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
4	—	687	146.50	146.50
1	—	1,020	120.00	120.00
4	—	560	141.00–148.00	142.75
9	—	519	145.00–154.50	149.20
6	—	478	155.00–158.00	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	929	140.25	140.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	103.00	103.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	172	111.00–124.00	120.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	161.00	161.00
10	—	563	130.00–143.00	137.68
2	—	325	160.00–175.00	167.96
3	—	753	114.00	114.00
4	—	460	160.00	160.00
2	—	623	125.00–128.00	126.51
2	—	660	125.50	125.50
3	—	525	134.00–147.00	140.50
3	—	421	158.00–160.00	159.34
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	138.00	138.00
1	—	240	156.00	156.00
1	—	495	147.00	147.00
3	—	578	125.00–126.00	125.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	45.50–52.00	48.53
4	—	1,059	40.00–45.00	41.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,324	54.00–59.50	57.25
1	—	960	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,368	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,100	51.00–57.50	54.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,836	87.00–92.00	89.39
1	—	1,820	95.00	95.00

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)	3	—	1,273	810.00–900.00	855.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	770.00–900.00	847.32

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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