Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-08-19

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 19
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 225▼ 42 vs year ago 280 · −15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 56▼ 2 vs year ago 66 · −3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 16▲ 1 vs year ago 43 · +2.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.48/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −13.44 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$212.48
61 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,086
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521215.801,12323
Medium and Large 2-3506210.481,06438
One grade step is worth $5.32/cwt here — about $59 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 sale61 hd
212.48
—
KY average25 barns · 6,335 hd
230.16
−17.67
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−13.44
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—Average1,848126.882,3444thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,745119.002,0772thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195100.011,19537
CowsLean 85-90%Average99375.997547thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$9792thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,4852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,3849
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2001thin

Every lot

56 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 2-3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3553209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3621
Steers—Large 3577185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5045
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325217.00/cwt217.00–217.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370258.47/cwt258.00–259.009562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374219.06/cwt218.00–220.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416220.00/cwt220.00–220.009155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422201.60/cwt196.00–213.508513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473214.75/cwt206.00–220.001,0165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513209.31/cwt200.00–215.001,07413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571213.33/cwt211.00–218.001,2189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622204.08/cwt194.00–220.001,2694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3742214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2747170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295222.50/cwt222.50–222.506561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363262.43/cwt261.00–265.009533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365202.00/cwt202.00–202.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420256.92/cwt254.00–260.001,0799
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463237.53/cwt221.00–248.001,1007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3486212.64/cwt190.00–221.001,03311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530215.44/cwt200.00–224.001,1425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565226.11/cwt222.00–230.001,2782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613223.37/cwt217.00–227.001,3695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6991
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3625188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,17512
Dairy Steers—Large 3675180.19/cwt178.00–191.001,21612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,675120.60/cwt115.00–125.002,0202
Bulls——2,020133.15/cwt131.00–135.002,6902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94395.00/cwt95.00–95.008962
Cows—Lean 85-90%94870.49/cwt60.00–76.006684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189102.09/cwt92.50–110.001,21430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19075.44/cwt55.00–90.008984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258111.99/cwt110.50–114.001,4093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27060.00/cwt60.00–60.007621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,0772
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0581,254.14/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,421.69/head1,075.00–1,685.001,4227
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1351,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880978.52/head960.00–1,000.009792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.