Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-01-27

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 27
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
342 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 196▼ 45 vs year ago 387 · −11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 43▲ 29 vs year ago 43 · +67.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.83/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −15.10 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$210.83
64 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477229.851,09636
Medium and Large 2-3585186.371,09028
One grade step is worth $43.48/cwt here — about $5 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 sale64 hd
210.83
—
KY average26 barns · 7,385 hd
210.64
+0.19
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−15.10
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—Average1,645129.222,1258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,710113.891,9484thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,285101.461,30343
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06786.639243thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,760150.002,6401thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,394140.131,9539thin

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)1,025$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)745$8101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$1,5262thin

Every lot

84 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 2-3312283.00/cwt283.00–283.008832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,2861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3467228.78/cwt205.00–250.001,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485256.06/cwt250.00–262.001,2422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576257.95/cwt254.00–261.001,4864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3607192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,042137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210205.00/cwt205.00–205.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230195.00/cwt195.00–195.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325167.50/cwt167.50–167.505442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326260.00/cwt260.00–260.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361222.00/cwt222.00–222.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410246.53/cwt239.00–249.001,0114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438201.91/cwt187.00–217.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471239.33/cwt237.00–243.001,1275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475194.75/cwt183.00–201.009253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3506191.75/cwt165.00–201.009704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528225.90/cwt210.00–229.001,19313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578220.13/cwt214.00–226.001,2722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616201.26/cwt198.00–203.001,2403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3722192.90/cwt175.00–196.001,3937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3995164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3303180.00/cwt180.00–180.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378275.69/cwt260.00–307.501,0423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383202.84/cwt185.00–220.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480260.30/cwt251.00–270.001,2492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482223.67/cwt199.00–241.001,0787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565185.14/cwt170.00–195.001,0465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673196.50/cwt180.00–225.001,3225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703189.96/cwt180.00–200.001,3352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3763190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4503
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3275193.50/cwt185.00–210.005326
Dairy Steers—Large 3339193.62/cwt180.00–207.006566
Dairy Steers—Large 3382231.00/cwt231.00–231.0088220
Dairy Steers—Large 3440209.00/cwt209.00–209.009202
Dairy Steers—Large 3475210.83/cwt200.00–220.001,00111
Dairy Steers—Large 3536189.51/cwt167.00–197.001,0164
Dairy Steers—Large 3562150.45/cwt130.00–192.008469
Dairy Steers—Large 3647171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,10610
Dairy Steers—Large 3654177.03/cwt122.00–179.501,15824
Dairy Steers—Large 3790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Dairy Steers—Large 3810158.34/cwt132.00–161.751,28318
Dairy Steers—Large 3880151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3291
Dairy Steers—Large 3943169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,5988
Dairy Steers—Large 31,010134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3531
Dairy Steers—Large 31,157142.00/cwt139.00–157.501,64319
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5951
Bulls——1,656135.36/cwt131.00–140.002,2425
Bulls——1,713123.46/cwt123.00–124.002,1152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00094.00/cwt94.00–94.009401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10082.95/cwt73.00–93.009122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16484.03/cwt69.00–94.009786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294103.28/cwt91.00–113.001,33635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,483121.97/cwt120.00–124.001,8092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625130.28/cwt126.00–134.002,1172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,870108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,0201
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,760150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6401
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,394140.13/cwt130.00–148.001,9539
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2745810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,525.99/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5262

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.