Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.30/cwt on 425 head.

Average price

$216.30

425 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$51.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

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	631	217.86	1,376	412
Medium and Large 2-3	533	166.86	889	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about $487 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 sale425 hd

216.30

—

KY average19 barns · 3,297 hd

209.56

+6.74

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	1,699	115.99	1,971	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	105.50	1,672	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	103.21	1,364	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	92.24	997	33

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	811	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	236.45/cwt	230.00–254.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	189.64/cwt	182.00–197.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	214.51/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	239.49/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,128	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	155.07/cwt	140.00–170.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	233.68/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,222	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	128.91/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,487	107.52/cwt	95.50–112.00	1,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,188	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,119	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	108.59/cwt	101.50–114.00	1,466	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	105.40/cwt	101.50–109.00	1,178	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	84.10/cwt	81.00–87.00	872	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	63.67/cwt	50.50–78.00	635	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	94.52/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,043	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	583	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	239.62/cwt	235.00–244.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	213.90/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	1,654	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	237.49/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,366	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	218.02/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	223.64/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	1,817	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	219.15/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	190.01/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,706	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	235.73/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,214	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	217.35/cwt	215.50–227.00	1,395	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	209.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	208.11/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	243.64/cwt	233.00–257.00	1,126	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	172.46/cwt	165.00–180.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	241.59/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	175.77/cwt	160.00–192.50	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	214.97/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	229.82/cwt	221.00–238.00	848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	123.07/cwt	115.00–130.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	202.25/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	224.38/cwt	219.00–236.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	219.43/cwt	218.50–228.00	1,264	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	181.67/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	198.85/cwt	198.85–198.85	1,633	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	197.88/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	190.99/cwt	190.00–193.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	202.05/cwt	200.00–204.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	223.06/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,073	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	204.07/cwt	201.00–207.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	213.25/cwt	213.25–213.25	1,751	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	152.59/cwt	140.00–165.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	225.85/cwt	225.85–225.85	1,506	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	225.85/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,161	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	211.29/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	165.91/cwt	144.00–188.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	194.19/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,291	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 786Last week 413Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 93Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 14Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	811	185.00	185.00
6	—	417	230.00–254.00	236.45
6	—	471	231.00–242.00	239.49
9	—	523	230.00–238.00	233.68
1	—	625	230.00	230.00
2	—	583	230.00	230.00
2	—	370	235.00–244.00	239.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	486	182.00–197.00	189.64
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
2	—	553	140.00–170.00	155.07
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
3	—	418	115.00–130.00	123.07
3	—	680	181.00–183.00	181.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	210.00–216.00	214.51
1	—	640	197.00	197.00
1	—	550	217.00	217.00
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
1	—	720	184.00	184.00
5	—	478	210.00–229.00	213.90
1	—	235	216.00	216.00
1	—	440	210.00	210.00
3	—	512	213.00–216.00	214.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	739	223.75	223.75
18	—	575	230.00–243.50	237.49
60	—	879	206.75	206.75
32	—	765	223.00	223.00
14	—	515	232.00–243.00	235.73
45	—	821	213.25	213.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	216.00–220.00	218.02
6	—	567	222.00–225.00	223.64
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
1	—	835	197.00	197.00
4	—	485	209.00–229.00	219.15
3	—	721	180.00–195.00	190.01
11	—	642	215.50–227.00	217.35
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
3	—	327	200.00–220.00	209.04
1	—	680	201.00	201.00
2	—	435	210.00–220.00	215.06
1	—	750	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
13	—	462	233.00–257.00	243.64
6	—	417	234.00–245.00	241.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	195.00	195.00
1	—	605	192.00	192.00
1	—	455	182.00	182.00
2	—	513	165.00–180.00	172.46
2	—	583	144.00–188.00	165.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	200.00–216.00	208.11
84	—	576	218.50–228.00	219.43
64	—	821	198.85	198.85
160	—	667	225.85	225.85
29	—	514	211.00–230.00	225.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	160.00–192.50	175.77
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	865	143.00	143.00
3	—	487	190.00–193.00	190.99
1	—	715	159.00	159.00
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
2	—	835	160.00	160.00
2	—	363	140.00–165.00	152.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	221.00–238.00	229.82
9	—	438	219.00–236.00	224.38
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
13	—	481	215.00–229.00	223.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	191.00–208.00	202.25
1	—	705	187.00	187.00
4	—	529	190.00–210.00	197.88
1	—	640	192.00	192.00
4	—	326	200.00–204.00	202.05
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
2	—	410	201.00–207.00	204.07
7	—	488	211.00–212.00	211.29
11	—	665	192.00–196.00	194.19

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	128.00–130.00	128.91
4	—	1,487	95.50–112.00	107.52
2	—	1,823	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	95.00	95.00
12	—	1,350	101.50–114.00	108.59
1	—	1,275	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,118	101.50–109.00	105.40
6	—	1,037	81.00–87.00	84.10
5	—	997	50.50–78.00	63.67
9	—	1,103	91.00–96.00	94.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	105.50	105.50

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

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle