Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2022-12-17

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 17
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 337▲ 81 vs year ago 169 · +47.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 51▲ 18 vs year ago 65 · +27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 15 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a average to plain quality offering of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.41/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −84.51 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$141.41
73 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489146.6871741
Medium and Large 2-3490134.6666032
One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $57 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 sale73 hd
141.41
—
KY average23 barns · 5,990 hd
149.48
−8.06
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−84.51
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—Average1,58485.991,36211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67265.641,0983thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23860.9875530
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01838.1038812

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,505$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$8512thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$8101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$6501thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560167.65/cwt167.50–168.0093910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692140.00/cwt140.00–140.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3187132.00/cwt132.00–132.002472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275147.50/cwt147.50–147.504061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305152.05/cwt135.00–161.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323152.60/cwt140.00–160.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371152.41/cwt142.50–155.005658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425134.06/cwt130.00–142.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432146.00/cwt146.00–146.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458148.00/cwt148.00–148.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482137.13/cwt133.00–143.006618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510161.00/cwt161.00–161.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510138.25/cwt130.00–142.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531144.06/cwt141.00–152.007657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563119.24/cwt100.00–139.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614131.97/cwt130.00–133.008106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620141.54/cwt136.00–143.008787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394096.00/cwt96.00–96.009021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2213180.21/cwt172.00–187.503842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3224172.78/cwt162.00–185.003872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332168.99/cwt161.00–174.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335162.50/cwt162.50–162.505441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355137.50/cwt137.50–137.504881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375166.27/cwt162.50–171.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3412146.18/cwt136.00–155.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474157.21/cwt135.00–170.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3492142.08/cwt130.00–162.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512163.39/cwt160.00–169.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558150.00/cwt150.00–150.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583135.34/cwt110.00–145.007896
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623130.00/cwt130.00–130.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625147.99/cwt146.00–149.009254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687133.49/cwt130.00–145.009176
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 1-2265137.00/cwt137.00–137.003631
Dairy Steers—Large 3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003992
Dairy Steers—Large 3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004493
Dairy Steers—Large 3523136.00/cwt136.00–136.007116
Dairy Steers—Large 3588116.67/cwt115.00–120.006863
Dairy Steers—Large 3627127.00/cwt127.00–127.007962
Dairy Steers—Large 3694119.00/cwt119.00–119.008267
Dairy Steers—Large 3730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Dairy Steers—Large 3829110.00/cwt110.00–110.009125
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0005
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40872.62/cwt65.00–78.501,0226
Bulls——1,795102.03/cwt99.00–104.001,8315
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00830.54/cwt25.00–45.003088
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03853.23/cwt50.00–58.005534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22552.02/cwt45.00–57.006376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24163.22/cwt57.00–68.0078524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67265.64/cwt64.00–67.001,0983
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2933851.38/head710.00–975.008512
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,360810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2950650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.