Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.34/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$149.34

414 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$27.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

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	647	155.58	1,007	320
Medium and Large 2-3	576	128.11	738	94

One grade step is worth $27.48/cwt here — about $270 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 sale414 hd

149.34

—

KY average26 barns · 8,917 hd

149.06

+0.28

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	1,898	98.27	1,866	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,342	65.22	875	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	53.97	530	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$660	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$820	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$789	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	376	139.18/cwt	118.00–141.50	523	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	120.06/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	161.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	160.31/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,257	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	126.70/cwt	115.00–136.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	158.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	154.90/cwt	120.00–160.00	706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	143.56/cwt	138.00–147.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.21/cwt	140.00–152.00	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	162.11/cwt	160.10–167.50	994	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	142.16/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,039	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,175	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	145.82/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	137.30/cwt	136.50–141.00	946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	144.86/cwt	138.00–149.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	156.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	168.58/cwt	160.00–174.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	127.08/cwt	124.00–133.00	914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.42/cwt	134.00–139.00	925	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	150.01/cwt	148.50–155.00	800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	170.43/cwt	165.00–177.00	733	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	171.63/cwt	163.00–175.00	637	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	73.20/cwt	72.50–75.00	922	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	55.61/cwt	46.00–61.00	531	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	64.67/cwt	60.00–70.00	890	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	42.39/cwt	40.00–44.00	441	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	101.91/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,936	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	760	789.23/head	720.00–835.00	789	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	920	819.67/head	810.00–830.00	820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	142.43/cwt	135.00–150.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	156.58/cwt	152.00–168.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	128.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	140.48/cwt	123.00–148.00	594	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	139.86/cwt	130.00–148.00	656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.63/cwt	144.00–153.50	862	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.96/cwt	122.00–140.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	119.14/cwt	113.00–123.00	872	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	136.06/cwt	130.00–137.50	927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	143.16/cwt	130.00–149.50	880	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	146.62/cwt	142.00–166.00	544	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	101.28/cwt	95.00–130.00	691	10

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 660Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 55Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 19

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	118.00–141.50	139.18
5	—	875	112.00–122.00	120.06
6	—	777	115.00–136.00	126.70
2	—	800	93.00	93.00
12	—	423	123.00–148.00	140.48
19	—	469	130.00–148.00	139.86
1	—	265	142.50	142.50
2	—	575	129.00	129.00
6	—	530	122.00–140.00	130.96
16	—	732	113.00–123.00	119.14
3	—	623	125.00–126.00	125.66
10	—	682	95.00–130.00	101.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	706	134.00	134.00
9	—	492	157.00–162.00	161.45
7	—	416	155.00–160.00	158.48
4	—	750	120.00	120.00
11	—	513	140.00–152.00	146.21
3	—	300	154.00	154.00
69	—	565	144.00–153.50	152.63
10	—	681	130.00–137.50	136.06
28	—	615	130.00–149.50	143.16
13	—	371	142.00–166.00	146.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	784	154.00–161.00	160.31
76	—	707	166.25	166.25
5	—	526	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	120.00–160.00	154.90
4	—	515	138.00–147.00	143.56
11	—	689	136.50–141.00	137.30
3	—	573	138.00–149.00	144.86
1	—	800	137.00	137.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	595	155.00	155.00
69	—	613	160.10–167.50	162.11
2	—	927	146.00	146.00
23	—	731	130.00–147.00	142.16
3	—	385	168.00	168.00
11	—	770	135.00–153.00	145.82
11	—	464	173.00	173.00
4	—	685	150.00–158.00	156.04
7	—	513	160.00–174.00	168.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	719	124.00–133.00	127.08
14	—	678	134.00–139.00	136.42
2	—	575	151.00	151.00
11	—	533	148.50–155.00	150.01
10	—	430	165.00–177.00	170.43
7	—	371	163.00–175.00	171.63
7	—	458	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	135.00–150.00	142.43
2	—	492	148.00	148.00
6	—	431	152.00–168.00	156.58
2	—	623	125.00–132.00	128.63
2	—	565	148.00	148.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	72.50–75.00	73.20
2	—	1,140	58.50	58.50
19	—	1,376	60.00–70.00	64.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	954	46.00–61.00	55.61
2	—	1,040	40.00–44.00	42.39
1	—	1,090	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,900	100.00–104.00	101.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	760	720.00–835.00	789.23
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	810.00–830.00	819.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	660.00	660.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - Campbellsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle