Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 7.00 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 $149.07/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$149.07

100 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

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	494	153.29	758	75
Medium and Large 2-3	514	136.40	701	25

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $57 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 sale100 hd

149.07

—

KY average25 barns · 4,838 hd

145.07

+4.00

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	1,789	113.32	2,027	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	82.25	1,138	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	80.43	939	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	70.55	656	7thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	75.23/cwt	75.00–75.50	963	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	71.15/cwt	70.00–72.50	686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	88.62/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,084	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,284	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	62.63/cwt	60.00–65.00	525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	104.97/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	79.75/cwt	77.50–83.00	930	8
Bulls	—	—	1,680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,066	1
Steers	Large 1	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	176.35/cwt	168.00–182.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	133.36/cwt	125.00–140.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.37/cwt	154.00–166.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	160.27/cwt	159.00–162.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	143.54/cwt	136.00–148.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	144.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.94/cwt	142.00–155.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	142.11/cwt	137.00–148.50	1,057	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	125.91/cwt	125.00–127.50	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	136.00/cwt	135.50–136.50	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	172.28/cwt	170.00–173.50	979	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	727	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	829	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	543	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	698	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	170.93/cwt	164.00–178.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	159.60/cwt	155.00–169.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	177.31/cwt	175.00–180.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	186.14/cwt	173.00–194.50	771	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.34/cwt	149.00–168.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	81.55/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,132	11
Bulls	—	—	1,815	115.65/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,099	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	14,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	14,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	165.28/cwt	164.00–168.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	169.19/cwt	169.00–170.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	145.82/cwt	143.00–146.50	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	144.04/cwt	138.00–149.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	128.21/cwt	125.00–129.00	883	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	262	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	169.61/cwt	162.00–181.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.53/cwt	153.00–165.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	172.32/cwt	168.00–174.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	174.61/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	146.00/cwt	134.00–152.00	599	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 568Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 49Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	75.00–75.50	75.23
3	—	1,435	89.00–90.00	89.51
11	—	1,388	77.00–85.50	81.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	70.00–72.50	71.15
1	—	975	84.00	84.00
2	—	838	60.00–65.00	62.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	86.50–90.50	88.62
1	—	1,065	69.50	69.50
8	—	1,166	77.50–83.00	79.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	102.00–109.00	104.97
1	—	1,680	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,815	114.00–117.00	115.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	168.00–182.00	176.35
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
2	—	807	135.00	135.00
10	—	623	159.00–162.00	160.27
10	—	744	137.00–148.50	142.11
6	—	787	135.50–136.50	136.00
10	—	568	170.00–173.50	172.28
2	—	530	164.00–178.00	170.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	167.00	167.00
2	—	425	172.00	172.00
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
2	—	705	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	137.00	137.00
7	—	416	154.00–166.00	156.37
3	—	522	142.00–155.00	147.94
6	—	733	125.00–127.50	125.91
1	—	235	179.00	179.00
5	—	562	138.00–149.00	144.04
10	—	689	125.00–129.00	128.21
13	—	359	162.00–181.00	169.61
7	—	476	153.00–165.00	157.53
7	—	288	168.00–174.00	172.32
3	—	328	170.00–178.00	174.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	125.00–140.00	133.36
4	—	473	136.00–148.00	143.54
4	—	364	140.00–150.00	144.14
2	—	677	120.00	120.00
6	—	630	125.00–128.00	125.98
5	—	410	134.00–152.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	548	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	114.00	114.00
5	—	543	128.50	128.50
2	—	670	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	155.00–169.00	159.60
2	—	382	174.00	174.00
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
5	—	323	169.00–170.00	169.19
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
2	—	262	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	175.00–180.00	177.31
17	—	414	173.00–194.50	186.14
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
5	—	574	149.00–168.00	155.34
2	—	362	192.50	192.50
5	—	290	205.00	205.00
4	—	531	164.00–168.00	165.28
5	—	628	143.00–146.50	145.82

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)	1	—	1,285	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,160.00	1,160.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle