Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $189.02/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$189.02

206 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$18.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

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	596	192.08	1,145	171
Medium and Large 2-3	527	174.07	917	35

One grade step is worth $18.01/cwt here — about $228 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 sale206 hd

189.02

—

KY average24 barns · 7,319 hd

187.71

+1.31

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	1,725	117.29	2,024	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	92.92	1,243	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	92.58	1,424	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	68.23	773	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,266	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	966	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,348	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	236.95/cwt	229.00–239.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	175.34/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	174.16/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,012	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	208.62/cwt	200.00–224.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	229.36/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,268	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	206.42/cwt	204.00–209.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,305	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	192.05/cwt	181.00–210.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	215.15/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,013	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	173.89/cwt	173.50–177.00	1,582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,132	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	193.39/cwt	179.00–201.00	1,104	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	199.49/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	202.87/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,284	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,415	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	229.67/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	238.17/cwt	238.00–238.50	1,346	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	159.04/cwt	150.00–187.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	235.76/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,231	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	215.64/cwt	202.00–231.00	1,121	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,424	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	222.69/cwt	196.00–240.00	853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	232.31/cwt	221.00–238.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	201.12/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,291	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	91.49/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,339	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,910	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	104.08/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,470	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	91.16/cwt	83.50–98.00	1,210	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	71.54/cwt	61.00–84.00	802	4
Bulls	—	—	1,562	100.34/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,567	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	121.91/cwt	114.00–135.00	2,158	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,232.42/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,232	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	205.97/cwt	180.00–231.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	203.37/cwt	182.00–214.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	141.45/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	228.46/cwt	210.00–237.00	957	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	181.02/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	208.93/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,208	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	216.29/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,049	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	197.02/cwt	185.00–210.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	188.72/cwt	180.00–200.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	186.34/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,194	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	209.65/cwt	208.00–214.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	696	165.61/cwt	144.00–171.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	192.78/cwt	171.00–220.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	157.92/cwt	131.00–190.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	158.03/cwt	145.00–184.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	208.20/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,158	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 507Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 49Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 13

Compared to last Wednesday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	966	139.50	139.50
7	—	631	165.00–177.00	175.34
7	—	375	200.00–224.00	208.62
6	—	714	164.00	164.00
2	—	310	204.00–209.00	206.42
10	—	831	157.00	157.00
21	—	471	201.00–222.00	215.15
16	—	571	179.00–201.00	193.39
3	—	886	149.00	149.00
7	—	532	191.00–204.00	199.49
1	—	675	166.00	166.00
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
10	—	429	208.00–214.00	209.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	229.00–239.00	236.95
16	—	544	208.00	208.00
39	—	641	184.00–196.00	186.34
10	—	556	208.00–210.00	208.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	165.00–180.00	174.16
6	—	489	200.00	200.00
1	—	325	221.00	221.00
3	—	353	181.00–210.00	192.05
1	—	255	184.00	184.00
2	—	617	184.00	184.00
4	—	426	131.00–190.00	157.92
4	—	512	145.00–184.00	158.03
3	—	770	130.00	130.00
2	—	672	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	553	210.00–231.00	229.36
9	—	910	173.50–177.00	173.89
5	—	410	235.00	235.00
16	—	633	191.00–204.00	202.87
7	—	469	228.00–231.00	229.67
1	—	360	225.00	225.00
3	—	808	182.00	182.00
12	—	522	220.00–245.00	235.76
3	—	708	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	658	215.00	215.00
30	—	565	238.00–238.50	238.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	150.00–187.00	159.04
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	202.00–231.00	215.64
9	—	703	202.50	202.50
9	—	383	196.00–240.00	222.69
6	—	336	221.00–238.00	232.31
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
8	—	642	190.00–207.00	201.12
11	—	419	210.00–237.00	228.46
11	—	578	200.00–219.00	208.93
9	—	485	201.00–225.00	216.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
4	—	408	180.00–231.00	205.97
3	—	391	182.00–214.00	203.37
2	—	870	137.00–146.00	141.45
3	—	585	179.00–185.00	181.02
2	—	323	185.00–210.00	197.02
3	—	527	180.00–200.00	188.72
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
5	—	696	144.00–171.00	165.61
3	—	470	171.00–220.00	192.78
1	—	275	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,464	85.00–95.00	91.49
1	—	1,910	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	83.50	83.50
4	—	1,412	101.00–109.00	104.08
20	—	1,327	83.50–98.00	91.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	61.00–84.00	71.54
1	—	1,180	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	95.00–108.00	100.34
11	—	1,770	114.00–135.00	121.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	950.00–1,350.00	1,232.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,435.00	1,435.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,760.00	1,760.00

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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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