Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.03/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$212.03

378 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$41.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.91

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	568	213.12	1,210	368
Medium and Large 2-3	514	171.90	883	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.22/cwt here — about $327 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 sale378 hd

212.03

—

KY average25 barns · 6,375 hd

200.12

+11.91

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	107.64	1,609	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	96.22	1,216	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	79.94	835	11

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Lean 85-90%	—	928	108.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	236.33/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	205.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	239.50/cwt	239.00–240.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,315	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	182.13/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,229	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	221.36/cwt	220.00–222.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	235.48/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,564	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	238.50/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,123	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	218.03/cwt	216.00–220.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	221.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	213.61/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,333	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	208.02/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,164	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	189.34/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	232.07/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	219.19/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,127	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	230.19/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	624	216.83/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	243.81/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,034	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	59.02/cwt	51.00–64.00	641	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	85.34/cwt	81.00–91.00	904	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	107.64/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	89.58/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	100.65/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	224.23/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	242.16/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	228.95/cwt	228.00–230.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	219.03/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,244	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	200.61/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,226	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	217.23/cwt	216.00–218.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	222.55/cwt	217.00–224.50	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	491	219.83/cwt	217.00–225.50	1,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	213.24/cwt	201.00–215.50	1,331	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	203.86/cwt	190.00–209.00	970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	198.29/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,059	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	166.92/cwt	150.00–184.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	216.07/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,124	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	171.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	198.94/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	178.06/cwt	176.00–180.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	205.49/cwt	190.00–210.00	871	11

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 607Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 45Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	107.00–110.00	108.27
4	—	1,086	51.00–64.00	59.02
5	—	1,059	81.00–91.00	85.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	101.00–113.00	107.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	88.00–91.00	89.58
3	—	1,238	96.00–103.00	100.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	229.00–240.00	236.33
2	—	512	231.00	231.00
22	—	657	238.00	238.00
6	—	588	228.00–234.00	232.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	239.00–240.00	239.50
7	—	437	230.00–247.00	235.48
8	—	471	235.00–248.00	238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	220.00	220.00
3	—	430	220.00–222.00	221.36
1	—	735	182.00	182.00
2	—	355	216.00–220.00	218.03
2	—	317	201.00	201.00
3	—	485	215.00–225.00	221.77
4	—	819	189.00–190.00	189.51
11	—	624	200.00–220.00	213.61
3	—	575	200.00–214.00	208.02
3	—	793	187.00–194.00	189.34
10	—	514	216.00–220.00	219.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
2	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
2	—	675	170.00–175.00	172.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	200.00–210.00	205.36
4	—	727	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,065	129.00	129.00
11	—	675	180.00–184.00	182.13
8	—	476	190.00–209.00	203.86
16	—	534	187.00–206.00	198.29
5	—	626	170.00–175.00	171.18
7	—	571	186.00–201.00	198.94
11	—	424	190.00–210.00	205.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	587	224.00	224.00
113	—	624	201.00–215.50	213.24
84	—	520	209.00–222.00	216.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	216.00–218.00	217.23
8	—	361	217.00–224.50	222.55
9	—	491	217.00–225.50	219.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	174.00	174.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
1	—	715	151.00	151.00
1	—	640	165.00	165.00
2	—	513	150.00–184.00	166.92
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
2	—	418	176.00–180.00	178.06
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
2	—	730	169.00–170.00	169.49
5	—	506	220.00–227.00	224.23
1	—	910	125.00	125.00
7	—	568	212.00–223.00	219.03
8	—	611	190.00–204.00	200.61
1	—	325	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	230.00	230.00
5	—	528	230.00–231.00	230.19
6	—	624	216.00–217.00	216.83
4	—	424	239.00–249.00	243.81
5	—	469	241.00–247.00	242.16
2	—	328	228.00–230.00	228.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
1	—	600	165.00	165.00
1	—	230	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	196.00	196.00
1	—	550	200.00	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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