Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifer sold mostly steady. There were some higher undertones noted. There good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.79/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$196.79

102 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$17.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.50

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	529	200.81	1,062	79
Medium and Large 2-3	496	183.00	908	23

One grade step is worth $17.81/cwt here — about $154 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 sale102 hd

196.79

—

KY average27 barns · 6,835 hd

188.29

+8.50

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	1,596	102.56	1,637	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,626	86.90	1,413	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	82.88	760	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	82.41	990	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,185	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,067	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,001	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$977	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,261	5

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	718	140.99/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	199.99/cwt	193.00–201.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	208.52/cwt	202.00–212.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	187.11/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	175.27/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,192	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	194.00/cwt	192.00–196.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	175.53/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	200.22/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,059	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	213.47/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	199.78/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	211.70/cwt	202.00–215.50	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	217.54/cwt	213.00–224.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	239.64/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	255.43/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,295	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	561	238.00/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	288.34/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,211	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,263	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	88.54/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,381	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	79.66/cwt	79.00–80.00	723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	92.11/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,073	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	111.61/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	84.41/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,004	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	75.22/cwt	71.50–79.00	928	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	86.11/cwt	84.00–90.00	797	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	101.42/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,738	4
Bulls	—	—	1,185	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,055	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,107.11/head	875.00–1,300.00	1,107	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	100.56/cwt	98.00–103.00	989	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	976.58/head	785.00–1,200.00	977	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,066.64/head	910.00–1,300.00	1,067	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,000.67/head	875.00–1,125.00	1,001	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,362.85/head	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	259.91/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,237	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	199.02/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	297.06/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	194.66/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	285.68/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	223.42/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	270.45/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1

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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 440Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 60Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 11Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	137.00–145.00	140.99
3	—	378	202.00–212.00	208.52
6	—	569	185.00–193.00	187.11
15	—	680	168.00–180.00	175.27
1	—	755	149.00	149.00
16	—	529	190.00–207.00	200.22
10	—	471	211.00–218.00	213.47
6	—	424	213.00–224.00	217.54
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	180.00–185.00	182.48
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
8	—	430	193.00–201.00	199.99
2	—	637	172.00	172.00
1	—	690	152.00	152.00
2	—	460	192.00–196.00	194.00
4	—	579	173.00–179.00	175.53
2	—	357	182.00	182.00
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	174.00	174.00
5	—	502	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	226.00	226.00
8	—	423	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	233.00	233.00
1	—	540	241.00	241.00
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
8	—	676	191.50	191.50
12	—	476	250.00–263.00	259.91
3	—	615	194.00–195.00	194.66
3	—	368	285.00–287.00	285.68
4	—	579	216.00–231.00	223.42
1	—	845	151.00	151.00
2	—	705	150.00–165.00	157.50
1	—	1,040	124.00	124.00
3	—	428	265.00–282.50	270.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	237.00–239.00	238.00
4	—	451	279.00	279.00
3	—	420	287.50–290.00	288.34
5	—	337	295.00–300.00	297.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
4	—	510	198.00–200.00	199.02
2	—	435	235.00	235.00
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	205.00	205.00
1	—	270	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
1	—	665	188.00	188.00
1	—	730	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
10	—	667	193.00–201.00	199.78
7	—	619	202.00–215.50	211.70
3	—	542	231.00–244.00	239.64
1	—	410	222.50	222.50
5	—	485	240.00–259.00	255.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	268.50	268.50
3	—	395	297.50	297.50
1	—	310	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,745	93.50	93.50
2	—	1,560	86.50–90.50	88.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	79.00–80.00	79.66
3	—	925	84.00–90.00	86.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	91.00–94.00	92.11
13	—	1,190	80.00–88.50	84.41
9	—	1,234	71.50–79.00	75.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	110.00–113.00	111.61
4	—	1,714	100.00–106.00	101.42
1	—	1,185	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	875.00–1,300.00	1,107.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,218	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,362.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	98.00–103.00	100.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	803	785.00–1,200.00	976.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,095	910.00–1,300.00	1,066.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	875.00–1,125.00	1,000.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,185.00	1,185.00

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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