Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-10-07

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 7
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 431▼ 195 vs year ago 481 · −40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 47▼ 29 vs year ago 61 · −47.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Lightweight feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $184.80/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −41.12 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$184.80
79 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498192.5995950
Medium and Large 2-3524171.3789829
One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $61 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 sale79 hd
184.80
—
KY average25 barns · 5,516 hd
194.96
−10.16
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−41.12
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—Average1,632108.391,7684thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48593.001,3811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28082.111,05110
CowsLean 85-90%Low94665.896236thin

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)1,385$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,3892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,3252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,0351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,8851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,465$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,4251thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3225237.50/cwt237.50–237.505341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295272.00/cwt272.00–272.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330273.00/cwt273.00–273.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368281.26/cwt280.00–282.501,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629229.29/cwt219.00–231.001,4429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5556
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,020104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2180222.50/cwt222.50–222.504011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220186.61/cwt140.00–217.504113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295191.00/cwt191.00–191.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318175.68/cwt171.00–180.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330188.02/cwt187.00–189.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376173.21/cwt130.00–185.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387241.00/cwt241.00–241.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430167.03/cwt164.00–170.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433189.73/cwt175.00–204.0082211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470184.69/cwt180.00–195.0086811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470181.00/cwt181.00–181.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506168.27/cwt140.00–181.008515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511200.04/cwt199.00–202.001,0226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584201.68/cwt196.00–203.001,1785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623191.29/cwt190.00–194.001,1923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623172.43/cwt170.00–175.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673179.01/cwt178.00–180.001,2054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675175.60/cwt171.00–180.001,1852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715180.34/cwt176.00–184.001,2893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3903159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4363
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2185212.50/cwt212.50–212.503931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265206.06/cwt180.00–240.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285255.79/cwt230.00–282.507292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305192.50/cwt192.50–192.505871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320252.95/cwt220.00–283.008095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372276.42/cwt263.00–287.501,0285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415270.35/cwt253.00–280.001,1223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435192.00/cwt192.00–192.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472221.82/cwt214.00–230.001,0476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483192.80/cwt163.00–222.009317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3509189.07/cwt170.00–200.009624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519215.29/cwt148.00–250.001,1175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574192.47/cwt179.00–210.001,1058
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575210.74/cwt207.00–218.001,2125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615193.98/cwt192.00–196.001,1932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618170.30/cwt155.00–185.001,0522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3653192.47/cwt184.00–201.001,2572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678189.82/cwt185.00–195.001,2877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711188.81/cwt184.00–193.001,3425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3275167.50/cwt167.50–167.504613
Dairy Steers—Large 3309209.83/cwt204.00–219.0064810
Dairy Steers—Large 3385195.00/cwt195.00–195.007512
Dairy Steers—Large 3445197.00/cwt197.00–197.008777
Dairy Steers—Large 3475203.51/cwt198.00–210.009679
Dairy Steers—Large 3536168.00/cwt166.00–181.009007
Dairy Steers—Large 3568168.26/cwt137.00–177.009565
Dairy Steers—Large 3600158.00/cwt158.00–158.009481
Dairy Steers—Large 3905103.00/cwt103.00–103.009321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4891
Bulls——1,707109.19/cwt105.00–115.001,8643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93055.00/cwt55.00–55.005121
Cows—Lean 85-90%94968.07/cwt65.00–73.006465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27872.28/cwt68.00–75.009244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28188.66/cwt84.00–93.001,1366
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,389.19/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.