Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.34/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$147.34

160 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$411

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	365	160.00	584	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	482	148.83	717	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	676	147.08	995	142

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about −$411 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 sale160 hd

147.34

—

KY average27 barns · 5,438 hd

152.12

−4.78

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	1,846	120.65	2,227	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	91.61	1,248	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	89.03	1,019	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	76.06	714	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	235	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	165.72/cwt	160.00–168.50	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	164.09/cwt	160.00–169.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	199.93/cwt	198.00–202.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	140.37/cwt	135.00–143.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	152.03/cwt	147.00–155.00	712	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,159	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	780	1
Steers	Large 1	—	435	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	199.33/cwt	198.00–202.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	133.84/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,336	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	162.96/cwt	158.50–164.00	1,015	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,156	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	167.24/cwt	163.00–175.00	876	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	190.26/cwt	186.00–200.00	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	141.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	160.75/cwt	157.00–166.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	897	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	89.50/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,173	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	83.21/cwt	83.00–83.50	1,109	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	76.79/cwt	68.00–83.00	833	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	104.17/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,279	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	98.97/cwt	98.50–100.00	1,440	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	89.54/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,023	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	901	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	80.62/cwt	79.00–82.00	704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	115.92/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	130.36/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	155.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	151.02/cwt	149.50–154.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	175.34/cwt	171.00–178.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	185.37/cwt	182.00–187.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	183.27/cwt	180.00–193.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	158.15/cwt	148.00–164.00	810	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.79/cwt	147.00–150.00	856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	165.97/cwt	161.00–171.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	152.19/cwt	145.00–154.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,071	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	988	3

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 186Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	171.00	171.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
3	—	542	135.00–143.00	140.37
4	—	468	147.00–155.00	152.03
2	—	383	155.00–160.00	157.42
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
2	—	587	145.00	145.00
2	—	400	152.00–160.00	156.00
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	160.00–168.50	165.72
8	—	482	160.00–169.00	164.09
1	—	395	171.00	171.00
1	—	320	169.00	169.00
24	—	512	148.00–164.00	158.15
5	—	575	147.00–150.00	148.79
6	—	671	133.00–134.00	133.49
5	—	608	145.00–154.00	152.19
3	—	743	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	875	132.50	132.50
41	—	731	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	146.00	146.00
2	—	425	198.00–202.00	199.93
4	—	528	169.00	169.00
2	—	835	141.00	141.00
1	—	725	144.50	144.50
3	—	381	198.00–202.00	199.33
53	—	998	125.00–134.00	133.84
21	—	623	158.50–164.00	162.96
13	—	758	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	135.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	760	133.00	133.00
1	—	555	162.00	162.00
1	—	510	153.00	153.00
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	524	163.00–175.00	167.24
9	—	435	186.00–200.00	190.26
2	—	683	139.00–143.00	141.01
2	—	285	186.00	186.00
5	—	578	157.00–166.00	160.75
3	—	323	182.00–187.00	185.37
1	—	225	194.00	194.00
7	—	459	180.00–193.00	183.27
1	—	170	220.00	220.00
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	150.00–157.50	155.75
3	—	571	149.50–154.00	151.02
4	—	430	171.00–178.00	175.34
2	—	453	161.00–171.00	165.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,311	86.00–95.00	89.50
2	—	1,333	83.00–83.50	83.21
4	—	1,455	98.50–100.00	98.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	68.00–83.00	76.79
3	—	1,228	99.00–108.00	104.17
7	—	1,142	84.00–95.00	89.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,060	85.00	85.00
2	—	873	79.00–82.00	80.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,618	112.00–120.00	115.92
3	—	2,025	127.00–137.00	130.36

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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