Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-01-28

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 28
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 304▲ 157 vs year ago 230 · +68.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 79▼ 17 vs year ago 60 · −28.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday; Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2,00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.29/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.63 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$154.29
98 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556158.8888369
Medium and Large 2-3491143.3870329
One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $180 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 sale98 hd
154.29
—
KY average23 barns · 4,382 hd
155.50
−1.20
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−71.63
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—Average1,847100.081,8485thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,84478.971,4563thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30878.511,02719
CowsLean 85-90%High97359.355777thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$1,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,426$1,0867
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,630$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$1,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$1,0751thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320213.00/cwt213.00–213.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383219.17/cwt216.00–220.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465212.00/cwt212.00–212.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580158.00/cwt158.00–158.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637177.92/cwt175.00–184.001,1333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704165.66/cwt153.00–167.001,16611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,075114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,160130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320141.98/cwt120.00–162.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370147.88/cwt145.00–151.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387172.69/cwt161.00–178.0066813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413180.00/cwt180.00–180.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423154.57/cwt132.50–180.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466162.90/cwt155.00–168.0075912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471138.94/cwt121.00–175.006547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513162.52/cwt151.00–165.5083412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525141.00/cwt141.00–141.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575156.34/cwt150.00–166.008997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628156.25/cwt156.00–156.509818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635144.07/cwt135.00–147.009154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655136.00/cwt136.00–136.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680143.37/cwt141.00–147.009753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2747137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790114.00/cwt114.00–114.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805122.00/cwt122.00–122.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2847130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,097122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295207.00/cwt201.00–213.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324201.90/cwt193.00–213.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355214.00/cwt214.00–214.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400179.00/cwt179.00–179.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408207.50/cwt190.00–216.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490163.03/cwt160.00–166.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510167.00/cwt167.00–167.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521182.66/cwt179.50–186.009527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555158.55/cwt153.00–164.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563181.27/cwt176.00–182.501,0218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608162.28/cwt154.00–171.009874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715137.02/cwt134.00–138.009804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3726127.95/cwt123.00–130.509298
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3841120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0094
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3453138.00/cwt138.00–138.006256
Dairy Steers—Large 3548145.00/cwt145.00–145.0079511
Dairy Steers—Large 3565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007353
Dairy Steers—Large 3610161.00/cwt161.00–161.009821
Dairy Steers—Large 3664135.48/cwt134.50–135.7590033
Dairy Steers—Large 3826123.90/cwt123.00–125.001,02316
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,847100.08/cwt93.00–106.001,8485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94657.31/cwt53.00–61.005425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04064.46/cwt64.00–65.006702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26076.01/cwt71.00–81.0095811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30562.31/cwt57.00–69.008132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39888.48/cwt84.00–94.001,2376
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77375.95/cwt75.00–77.001,3472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,98585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,6871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,399.87/head1,380.00–1,410.001,4003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4261,086.43/head970.00–1,270.001,0867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6301,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.