Name: Campbellsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Sharply higher in several instances. Feeders over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.16/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$245.16

245 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$27.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.35

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	572	250.70	1,433	196
Medium and Large 2-3	572	223.03	1,276	49

One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $158 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 sale245 hd

245.16

—

KY average27 barns · 7,256 hd

240.81

+4.35

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	1,770	133.18	2,357	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	109.69	1,561	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	107.05	1,401	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	86.67	882	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,153	146.23	1,686	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,355	163.00	2,209	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	743	$994	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2Value Added	—	367	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	270.33/cwt	270.00–271.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	279.15/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	302.36/cwt	302.00–303.00	1,367	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	219.05/cwt	217.00–220.50	1,853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	247.15/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	218.83/cwt	207.00–230.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	230.70/cwt	200.00–238.50	1,336	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	218.39/cwt	184.00–227.00	1,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	260.07/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	239.58/cwt	200.00–273.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	244.57/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,668	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	282.47/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,585	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	235.65/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	244.25/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,771	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	348.24/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	242.06/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,513	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	283.42/cwt	281.50–285.50	1,479	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	242.79/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	259.07/cwt	225.00–274.00	1,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	224.15/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,450	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	791	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	230.31/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,403	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	347.58/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,296	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,153	146.23/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	109.47/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,466	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	81.72/cwt	69.00–89.00	841	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	95.34/cwt	93.00–99.00	951	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	109.69/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,561	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	85.41/cwt	80.00–92.50	999	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	122.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,619	5
Bulls	—	—	1,808	138.53/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,505	6
Bulls	—	—	1,724	126.75/cwt	123.00–134.00	2,185	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	743	994.48/head	900.00–1,140.00	994	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	221.11/cwt	200.00–243.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	216.60/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	233.29/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,339	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	225.78/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	234.61/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,476	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	258.46/cwt	230.00–286.00	1,334	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	258.82/cwt	246.00–279.00	1,242	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	213.86/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,627	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	235.28/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	277.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	273.05/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	821	188.94/cwt	179.00–195.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	278.40/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,150	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	319.82/cwt	318.00–327.50	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	229.80/cwt	217.00–255.00	1,223	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	257.43/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	238.05/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	257.37/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	226.38/cwt	224.50–229.00	1,524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	264.52/cwt	251.00–282.50	1,391	21

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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 459Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 85Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	316.00	316.00
17	—	452	302.00–303.00	302.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	242.00	242.00
6	—	842	197.00	197.00
3	—	273	270.00–271.00	270.33
4	—	371	275.00–291.00	279.15
37	—	629	219.00–240.00	234.61
39	—	516	230.00–286.00	258.46
19	—	480	246.00–279.00	258.82
28	—	761	190.00–216.00	213.86
7	—	582	216.00–239.00	235.28
2	—	328	275.00–280.00	277.56
8	—	726	240.00	240.00
12	—	413	265.00–287.00	278.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	242.50–253.00	247.15
2	—	258	207.00–230.00	218.83
9	—	579	200.00–238.50	230.70
7	—	663	184.00–227.00	218.39
5	—	733	208.00	208.00
5	—	380	200.00–273.00	239.58
1	—	985	167.50	167.50
1	—	890	190.00	190.00
7	—	483	221.00–232.50	225.78
1	—	315	222.50	222.50
1	—	635	227.00	227.00
3	—	821	179.00–195.00	188.94
4	—	526	236.00–241.00	238.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	846	217.00–220.50	219.05
20	—	682	220.00–259.00	244.57
3	—	436	324.00	324.00
2	—	497	298.00	298.00
11	—	561	272.00–287.00	282.47
4	—	732	225.00–239.00	235.65
4	—	375	340.00–357.50	348.24
1	—	335	285.00	285.00
46	—	625	238.00–255.00	242.06
12	—	522	281.50–285.50	283.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	245.00–290.00	260.07
1	—	720	214.00	214.00
7	—	578	240.00–260.00	242.79
8	—	491	225.00–274.00	259.07
1	—	360	350.00	350.00
2	—	662	240.00	240.00
1	—	765	215.00	215.00
7	—	647	219.00–225.00	224.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	259.00	259.00
20	—	725	244.00–245.00	244.25
7	—	562	304.00	304.00
4	—	462	316.00	316.00
3	—	358	377.50	377.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	791	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	250.00	250.00
7	—	609	220.00–244.00	230.31
6	—	478	200.00–243.00	221.11
7	—	574	210.00–246.00	233.29
1	—	750	210.00	210.00
1	—	335	280.00	280.00
13	—	532	217.00–255.00	229.80
1	—	275	272.50	272.50
2	—	443	245.00–270.00	257.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	184.00	184.00
1	—	330	347.50	347.50
1	—	370	300.00	300.00
5	—	732	215.00–217.00	216.60
1	—	215	272.50	272.50
7	—	474	265.00–285.00	273.05
5	—	438	318.00–327.50	319.82
4	—	573	252.00–263.00	257.37
2	—	757	205.00	205.00
1	—	605	231.00	231.00
10	—	673	224.50–229.00	226.38
21	—	526	251.00–282.50	264.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	335.00	335.00
8	—	508	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	330.00–365.00	347.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	140.00–153.00	146.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,339	95.00–118.00	109.47
7	—	1,170	80.00–92.50	85.41
5	—	1,318	120.00–128.00	122.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	69.00–89.00	81.72
4	—	998	93.00–99.00	95.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,423	104.00–116.00	109.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,808	136.00–140.00	138.53
5	—	1,724	123.00–134.00	126.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	743	900.00–1,140.00	994.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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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