Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly Steady . Strong demand for feeders. 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 $191.90/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$191.90

193 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$28.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

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	556	199.74	1,110	139
Medium and Large 2-3	464	171.71	797	54

One grade step is worth $28.02/cwt here — about $313 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 sale193 hd

191.90

—

KY average23 barns · 6,668 hd

190.34

+1.55

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	1,773	121.41	2,152	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	92.00	1,392	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	89.94	1,219	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	62.35	608	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2Value Added	—	651	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,247	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	195.14/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	200.58/cwt	191.00–210.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	204.71/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,067	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	182.18/cwt	180.00–183.50	1,248	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	170.13/cwt	135.00–191.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	191.25/cwt	191.25–191.25	1,375	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	235.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	203.80/cwt	197.00–208.00	1,141	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	214.05/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,363	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	195.68/cwt	191.50–216.00	1,323	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	221.45/cwt	200.00–241.00	830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	202.00/cwt	192.00–212.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,290	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	224.03/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,392	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	230.83/cwt	215.00–239.00	986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,381	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	225	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	376	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	327	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	203.78/cwt	186.00–240.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	220.33/cwt	214.00–230.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	220.94/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,058	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	225.38/cwt	220.00–231.00	721	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	66.69/cwt	51.00–79.00	668	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	88.78/cwt	70.00–102.00	1,191	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	138.26/cwt	132.50–147.00	2,533	5
Bulls	—	—	1,869	116.56/cwt	106.00–128.00	2,179	8
Bulls	—	—	1,238	98.67/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,222	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	216.24/cwt	203.00–225.00	913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	198.38/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	139.56/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	203.12/cwt	192.50–206.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	199.00/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,238	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	194.27/cwt	180.00–224.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	194.30/cwt	180.00–210.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	190.40/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	205.00/cwt	200.00–209.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	163.75/cwt	100.00–185.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	216.20/cwt	199.00–237.00	1,098	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	159.25/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	151.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	176.57/cwt	120.00–196.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	161.83/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	165.43/cwt	121.00–222.00	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	213.16/cwt	200.00–230.00	889	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,284	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	180.08/cwt	150.00–200.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	173.32/cwt	161.00–185.00	641	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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 905Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 40Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 12

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly Steady . Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	191.50	191.50
20	—	622	195.00–200.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	185.00–200.00	195.14
2	—	288	191.00–210.00	200.58
26	—	521	195.00–211.00	204.71
15	—	685	180.00–183.50	182.18
13	—	560	197.00–208.00	203.80
14	—	375	200.00–241.00	221.45
10	—	477	200.00–209.00	205.00
15	—	417	200.00–230.00	213.16
9	—	805	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	157.00	157.00
5	—	230	192.50–206.00	203.12
4	—	430	100.00–185.00	163.75
11	—	326	120.00–196.00	176.57
6	—	689	151.00–164.00	161.83
10	—	575	121.00–222.00	165.43
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
3	—	477	150.00–200.00	180.08
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
10	—	370	161.00–185.00	173.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	135.00–191.00	170.13
1	—	610	171.00	171.00
1	—	265	172.50	172.50
2	—	485	192.00–212.00	202.00
3	—	1,040	124.00	124.00
3	—	390	186.00–240.00	203.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	719	191.25	191.25
5	—	615	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	491	230.00–237.00	235.31
3	—	568	210.00–216.00	214.05
23	—	712	191.50	191.50
24	—	676	191.50–216.00	195.68
5	—	512	200.00–230.00	224.03
12	—	819	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,105	106.00	106.00
8	—	427	215.00–239.00	230.83
4	—	1,023	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	167.00	167.00
10	—	327	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	214.00–230.00	220.33
2	—	572	184.00	184.00
4	—	812	155.00	155.00
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
7	—	479	207.00–230.00	220.94
6	—	320	220.00–231.00	225.38
5	—	422	203.00–225.00	216.24
12	—	623	180.00–205.00	198.38
16	—	508	199.00–237.00	216.20
4	—	723	159.00–160.00	159.25
3	—	772	150.00–155.00	151.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	129.00–150.00	139.56
1	—	495	219.00	219.00
1	—	280	187.00	187.00
1	—	640	164.00	164.00
4	—	308	197.00	197.00
3	—	421	180.00–224.00	194.27
2	—	378	180.00–210.00	194.30
4	—	574	180.00–194.00	190.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,001	51.00–79.00	66.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,341	70.00–102.00	88.78
1	—	1,545	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,832	132.50–147.00	138.26
8	—	1,869	106.00–128.00	116.56
2	—	1,238	96.00–102.00	98.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,063	1,200.00	1,200.00

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