Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-10-28

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 28
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 261▼ 79 vs year ago 380 · −20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 110▲ 6 vs year ago 97 · +6.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 11 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday. Feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.80/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −17.12 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$208.80
90 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525217.811,14251
Medium and Large 2-3473197.0293239
One grade step is worth $20.78/cwt here — about $210 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 sale90 hd
208.80
—
KY average26 barns · 4,991 hd
202.27
+6.53
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−17.12
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—Average1,502111.271,6714thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490100.801,5028thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29891.001,18153
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05371.1074916
HeifersChoiceAverage1,180120.001,4161thin
SteersPrimeAverage96072.006911thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,0094thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$8901thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,665$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,2851thin

Every lot

72 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—Large 3380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,0804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508240.59/cwt235.00–245.001,2228
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1021
Steers—Large 3549172.00/cwt172.00–172.009445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2707
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3381
Steers—Large 3675149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0064
Steers—Large 3705157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3208205.00/cwt205.00–205.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325201.00/cwt201.00–201.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340222.87/cwt222.50–223.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365233.00/cwt233.00–233.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370183.41/cwt160.00–205.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426194.88/cwt180.00–208.008307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,0073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472218.86/cwt210.00–227.001,03310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474200.59/cwt175.00–219.0095113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518216.18/cwt210.00–222.001,12010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520200.67/cwt184.00–209.001,04310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559223.24/cwt222.00–226.001,24813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614217.01/cwt210.00–219.001,3326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630183.05/cwt181.00–185.001,1532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240207.00/cwt207.00–207.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255210.00/cwt210.00–210.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325270.62/cwt260.00–280.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375272.08/cwt264.00–277.501,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469191.79/cwt171.00–222.0089914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474229.69/cwt223.00–235.001,08912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515224.80/cwt215.00–235.001,15812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576222.72/cwt218.00–228.001,28318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615179.86/cwt175.00–189.001,1063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634191.49/cwt190.00–192.001,2144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679181.58/cwt175.00–189.001,2336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3272195.00/cwt195.00–195.005302
Dairy Steers—Large 3400191.00/cwt191.00–191.007641
Dairy Steers—Large 3530200.70/cwt185.00–206.001,0644
Dairy Steers—Large 3635193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,2294
Dairy Steers—Large 3871154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3413
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Prime96072.00/cwt72.00–72.006911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,180120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338105.03/cwt100.00–109.001,4052
Bulls——1,665117.51/cwt117.00–118.001,9572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04573.75/cwt60.00–79.0077113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06049.45/cwt47.00–51.005242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14871.92/cwt66.00–77.008265
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15080.00/cwt80.00–80.009201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30191.58/cwt80.00–99.001,19141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386101.24/cwt100.00–105.001,4037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484103.81/cwt102.00–108.001,5414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49697.79/cwt96.00–99.001,4634
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2690142.00/cwt142.00–142.009801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,030890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,008.87/head850.00–1,085.001,0094
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.