Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 pounds were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 pounds were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with the exception of this 600 pound offerings being 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Buyers showing good demand for

feeder classes that were weaned and preconditioned, while those offerings that were unweaned or off-colored faced more moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.39/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$232.39

261 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$788

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

$56.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	678	238.01	1,614	227
Medium and Large 2	595	204.24	1,216	20
Medium and Large 2-3	455	181.59	826	14thin

One grade step is worth $56.42/cwt here — about $788 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 sale261 hd

232.39

—

KY average26 barns · 5,608 hd

235.07

−2.68

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	1,680	106.54	1,790	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,619	96.67	1,565	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	92.54	1,242	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	73.43	820	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,475	109.00	1,608	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	178.75/cwt	177.50–180.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	236.32/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,364	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	226.84/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,077	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	1,890	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	236.90/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,751	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	212.54/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,345	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	228.56/cwt	220.00–233.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	223.40/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,282	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.81/cwt	210.00–212.00	906	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	169.75/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	190.17/cwt	185.00–193.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	221.28/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,160	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	223.26/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,407	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	203.40/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	233.02/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	209.97/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	223.70/cwt	222.00–231.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,879	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	139.43/cwt	134.00–145.00	855	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,226	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,088	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	181.12/cwt	175.00–187.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	259.54/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,376	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	490	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	178.33/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,380	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	207.00/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	282.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	247.04/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,294	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,256	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	92.87/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,242	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	86.23/cwt	86.00–86.50	1,319	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	102.39/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,718	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	75.20/cwt	70.50–78.50	832	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	84.81/cwt	80.50–89.50	1,019	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	57.49/cwt	41.00–67.50	592	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	93.97/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,488	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	86.74/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,157	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,396	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	89.00/cwt	82.50–99.00	1,402	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,862	1
Bulls	—	—	1,829	113.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,068	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,225.19/head	1,160.00–1,285.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	181.01/cwt	170.00–192.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	174.49/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	255.03/cwt	249.00–261.00	1,219	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	247.76/cwt	245.00–249.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	182.81/cwt	169.00–189.00	985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	176.68/cwt	167.50–186.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	204.33/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,187	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	175.49/cwt	167.50–180.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	187.10/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	192.07/cwt	183.00–202.50	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	211.24/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	197.01/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	188.81/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	230.74/cwt	229.00–236.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	164.41/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	145.58/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	200.96/cwt	200.00–203.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	201.12/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	247.07/cwt	230.00–253.00	929	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	172.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,172	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	222.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,244	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	171.35/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	195.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	231.33/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,113	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	232.77/cwt	230.00–235.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	183.57/cwt	175.00–193.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	143.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,349	2

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 Oct 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 601Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 76Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 13Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	177.50–180.00	178.75
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
1	—	740	162.00	162.00
1	—	785	160.00	160.00
2	—	343	190.00	190.00
1	—	275	192.50	192.50
4	—	383	187.00	187.00
2	—	515	175.00–187.00	181.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	243.00	243.00
60	—	828	228.25	228.25
67	—	739	230.00–237.00	236.90
25	—	530	250.00–266.00	259.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	222.00	222.00
4	—	727	188.00	188.00
2	—	655	200.00	200.00
5	—	635	201.00–205.00	203.40
2	—	433	200.00–210.00	204.91
4	—	574	203.00–218.00	209.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	577	224.00–246.00	236.32
1	—	845	210.00	210.00
1	—	895	199.00	199.00
1	—	770	200.00	200.00
13	—	630	210.00–230.00	223.26
7	—	459	230.00–250.00	233.02
1	—	530	245.00	245.00
5	—	391	222.00–231.00	223.70
2	—	1,005	187.00	187.00
5	—	424	230.00	230.00
1	—	690	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	310.00	310.00
4	—	413	291.00	291.00
5	—	450	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	475	215.00–234.00	226.84
22	—	633	200.00–219.00	212.54
13	—	429	220.00–233.00	228.56
29	—	574	210.00–229.00	223.40
3	—	330	237.00	237.00
18	—	524	210.00–231.00	221.28
4	—	387	229.00–236.00	230.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	180.00	180.00
15	—	430	210.00–212.00	210.81
2	—	702	174.00	174.00
2	—	630	180.00–185.00	182.50
4	—	476	210.00–214.00	211.24
6	—	669	184.00–195.00	188.81
6	—	588	200.00–207.00	201.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	226.00	226.00
3	—	611	225.00	225.00
8	—	511	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	164.00–179.00	169.75
3	—	368	185.00–193.00	190.17
9	—	574	179.00–198.00	187.10
4	—	424	183.00–202.50	192.07
4	—	540	195.00–198.00	197.01
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
2	—	797	170.00	170.00
2	—	720	160.00–169.00	164.41
2	—	873	140.00–151.00	145.58
3	—	338	200.00–203.00	200.96
3	—	622	170.00–174.00	171.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	241.00	241.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	134.00–145.00	139.43
1	—	950	129.00	129.00
5	—	1,088	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	774	170.00–181.50	178.33
4	—	627	204.00–208.00	207.00
2	—	828	170.00–179.00	174.49
1	—	525	240.00	240.00
3	—	328	245.00–249.00	247.76
3	—	1,020	157.00	157.00
13	—	376	230.00–253.00	247.07
15	—	558	220.00–230.00	222.97
4	—	656	190.00–200.00	195.70
8	—	481	225.00–245.00	231.33
6	—	718	170.00	170.00
4	—	419	230.00–235.00	232.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	275.00–290.00	282.32
8	—	524	246.00–248.00	247.04
1	—	350	269.00	269.00
9	—	433	290.00	290.00
15	—	478	249.00–261.00	255.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	170.00–192.00	181.01
8	—	539	169.00–189.00	182.81
5	—	625	167.50–186.00	176.68
3	—	458	167.50–180.00	175.49
1	—	730	167.00	167.00
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
7	—	678	170.00–180.00	172.83
2	—	368	175.00–193.00	183.57
2	—	285	184.00–185.00	184.49
1	—	1,070	121.00	121.00
2	—	943	138.00–148.00	143.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	192.00–216.00	204.33
3	—	478	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	210.00	210.00
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
2	—	435	200.00–202.00	200.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,337	90.00–96.00	92.87
7	—	1,334	82.00–89.00	86.74
4	—	1,369	100.00–104.00	101.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	86.00–86.50	86.23
6	—	1,678	100.00–104.00	102.39
5	—	1,583	91.00–97.00	93.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,107	70.50–78.50	75.20
7	—	1,202	80.50–89.50	84.81
6	—	1,030	41.00–67.50	57.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	82.50–99.00	89.00
1	—	1,400	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,829	110.00–115.00	113.07

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	1,160.00–1,285.00	1,225.19

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