Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-09-30

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 30
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
431 head
▲ 215 vs last sale 216▲ 103 vs year ago 328 · +31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 60▼ 24 vs year ago 71 · −33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 33▼ 7 vs year ago 23 · −30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower . Unweaned and fleshy calves discounted heavily. Slaughter cows sold 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 $182.37/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −43.56 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$182.37
101 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$898
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507186.1094473
Medium and Large 2-3454172.6578428
One grade step is worth $13.45/cwt here — about $160 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 sale101 hd
182.37
—
KY average26 barns · 6,533 hd
213.94
−31.57
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−43.56
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—Average1,603112.581,8055thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23984.001,04120
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,23580.009881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04366.276913thin

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)1,540$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,1615
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)969$1,0185
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$7301thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,5251thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370199.00/cwt199.00–199.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481233.09/cwt229.00–237.001,1216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2042
Steers—Large 2-3560168.00/cwt168.00–168.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572213.14/cwt196.00–234.001,21921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604232.71/cwt227.00–234.001,4068
Steers—Large 2-3645182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1776
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2582
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3717212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210172.50/cwt172.50–172.503621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275181.00/cwt181.00–181.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285192.50/cwt192.50–192.505491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305182.50/cwt182.50–182.505572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367164.11/cwt141.00–197.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380211.62/cwt210.00–215.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410203.00/cwt203.00–203.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428187.36/cwt181.00–198.0080210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470171.77/cwt151.00–179.0080713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478188.02/cwt185.00–192.0089914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516173.58/cwt170.00–180.008964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523185.93/cwt181.00–191.0097227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583183.19/cwt171.00–190.001,0686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629184.44/cwt179.00–187.001,1604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658181.86/cwt170.00–194.001,1974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,050130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223209.81/cwt193.00–227.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250182.50/cwt182.50–182.504561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315199.50/cwt174.00–225.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376228.13/cwt199.00–251.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3402235.00/cwt235.00–235.009457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412228.02/cwt199.00–243.009398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461215.26/cwt204.00–225.0099210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475168.13/cwt142.50–191.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526220.92/cwt204.00–224.001,16210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533202.47/cwt170.00–216.001,07913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630204.15/cwt199.00–225.001,28610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663192.18/cwt189.00–195.001,2749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678177.13/cwt170.00–184.001,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3366191.37/cwt171.00–202.007006
Dairy Steers—Large 3414191.00/cwt191.00–191.007915
Dairy Steers—Large 3458202.05/cwt191.00–213.509256
Dairy Steers—Large 3535191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0221
Dairy Steers—Large 3566191.08/cwt171.00–195.001,08212
Dairy Steers—Large 3681183.87/cwt176.00–185.501,25231
Dairy Steers—Large 3822157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348102.10/cwt100.00–105.001,3762
Bulls——1,608112.85/cwt110.00–115.001,8152
Bulls——2,105133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04366.27/cwt61.00–72.006913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04593.03/cwt90.00–96.009722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23580.00/cwt80.00–80.009881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26183.00/cwt75.00–88.001,04718
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28551,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,001.16/head925.00–1,100.001,0014
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0181,186.19/head1,060.00–1,300.001,1862
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,030730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,144.96/head1,135.00–1,150.001,1453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.