Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2021-05-15

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, May 15
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
284 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 249▲ 51 vs year ago 233 · +21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 44▼ 16 vs year ago 76 · −21.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 3▼ 21 vs year ago 36 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Farmer participation created strong demand for light weight feeders. All other classes of feeders sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.49/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −87.23 against this barn's trailing median of $222.72.
Average price
$135.49
86 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485141.9568957
Medium and Large 2-3571122.7870129
One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale86 hd
135.49
—
KY average27 barns · 1,979 hd
128.54
+6.94
This barn, trailing median1 sales
222.72
−87.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,52286.821,3218thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55566.661,0369thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13763.0571724
CowsLean 85-90%Average95559.525682thin

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245182.00/cwt182.00–182.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559149.00/cwt149.00–149.008335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578129.92/cwt124.00–136.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639133.74/cwt130.00–137.008558
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250172.50/cwt172.50–172.504311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271150.59/cwt147.00–158.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315136.90/cwt131.00–143.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334144.06/cwt140.00–145.004815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427145.16/cwt140.00–146.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440129.99/cwt129.00–131.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468144.17/cwt140.00–150.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521136.00/cwt136.00–136.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535136.00/cwt136.00–136.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558128.00/cwt128.00–128.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608124.51/cwt123.00–126.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623118.45/cwt116.00–121.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375588.00/cwt67.00–109.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381094.00/cwt94.00–94.007612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2218182.53/cwt180.00–185.003982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230202.50/cwt202.50–202.504661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273179.24/cwt175.00–185.004897
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320141.00/cwt141.00–141.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367170.00/cwt170.00–170.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382148.10/cwt126.00–155.005666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409150.53/cwt141.00–154.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425139.64/cwt135.00–146.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485137.03/cwt133.00–143.006659
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520123.37/cwt120.00–127.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525132.98/cwt125.00–138.0069816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583122.32/cwt116.00–126.007136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585127.84/cwt123.00–129.007486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623124.33/cwt119.00–128.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653119.67/cwt119.00–120.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3713100.39/cwt90.00–111.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-274094.00/cwt94.00–94.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3768101.89/cwt95.00–109.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381597.00/cwt97.00–97.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-389082.00/cwt82.00–82.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390087.00/cwt87.00–87.007831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3183117.00/cwt117.00–117.002143
Dairy Steers—Large 3243113.18/cwt105.00–117.0027512
Dairy Steers—Large 3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Dairy Steers—Large 3311115.00/cwt115.00–115.0035810
Dairy Steers—Large 3350109.00/cwt109.00–109.003823
Dairy Steers—Large 3423109.42/cwt105.00–111.004634
Dairy Steers—Large 3493101.00/cwt101.00–101.004983
Dairy Steers—Large 353599.28/cwt86.00–102.0053110
Dairy Steers—Large 361088.19/cwt86.50–93.5053832
Dairy Steers—Large 381074.00/cwt74.00–74.005991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28575.73/cwt75.00–76.009733
Bulls——1,55890.10/cwt87.00–96.001,4044
Bulls——2,085107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,2311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95559.52/cwt56.00–63.005682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11862.39/cwt55.00–68.5069822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34870.34/cwt69.50–71.009482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54065.71/cwt65.00–66.001,0125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57367.85/cwt66.00–69.001,0674
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289579.00/cwt65.00–86.007073
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,255850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,6681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,9881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078894.25/cwt890.00–900.009,6402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,2461

This sale against other markets

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.