Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2020-12-02

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 2
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,318 head
▲ 1,273 vs last sale 45▲ 352 vs year ago 966 · +36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 52▼ 33 vs year ago 67 · −49.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 3▼ 8 vs year ago 21 · −38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher with a limited comparison from last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.27/cwt on 487 head.
Average price
$132.27
487 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$878
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$18.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2670133.89897421
Medium and Large 2-3618123.7676552
Large 1639115.3373714thin
One grade step is worth $18.55/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 sale487 hd
132.27
—
KY average23 barns · 5,107 hd
135.92
−3.65
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—Low1,67185.461,4285thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46855.878209thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25151.926496thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04341.194303thin

Every lot

89 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) - 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270153.00/cwt153.00–153.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315166.00/cwt166.00–166.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381165.62/cwt161.00–178.0063111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425145.89/cwt142.00–147.0062014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476137.32/cwt131.00–141.006548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478145.42/cwt142.00–147.5069516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514150.32/cwt150.00–150.5077311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535139.12/cwt133.00–142.0074437
Steers—Large 1555118.50/cwt118.50–118.506583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569135.04/cwt131.00–138.0076840
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581126.91/cwt120.00–129.5073715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626119.86/cwt118.00–121.0075014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627134.43/cwt127.50–136.2584378
Steers—Large 1631121.00/cwt121.00–121.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662131.86/cwt129.00–133.5087346
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668120.00/cwt120.00–120.008023
Steers—Large 1674112.02/cwt110.00–115.507558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712125.16/cwt120.00–129.0089136
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3712116.83/cwt115.00–120.008325
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3781115.00/cwt115.00–115.008985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785124.67/cwt121.00–125.5097922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832126.40/cwt123.00–128.501,05238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,13664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885111.00/cwt111.00–111.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,032110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1355
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220144.00/cwt144.00–144.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280141.00/cwt141.00–141.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311129.59/cwt126.00–132.004035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382125.00/cwt125.00–125.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390121.90/cwt121.50–125.0047517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430130.10/cwt125.00–137.0055911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430121.00/cwt121.00–121.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467120.98/cwt119.00–123.005657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489126.11/cwt123.00–129.0061731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505138.23/cwt132.50–139.70698143
Heifers—Large 1518101.00/cwt101.00–101.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521124.74/cwt121.00–128.0065021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537115.51/cwt113.00–117.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556133.00/cwt133.00–133.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562127.28/cwt117.00–130.5071524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583109.96/cwt107.00–113.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609131.42/cwt130.00–132.008007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612107.48/cwt105.00–110.006584
Heifers—Large 1613101.00/cwt101.00–101.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619120.67/cwt117.00–128.5074722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660101.00/cwt101.00–101.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666119.67/cwt110.00–122.5079721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712123.06/cwt111.00–128.0087627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818111.50/cwt111.50–111.509129
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270158.00/cwt158.00–158.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305141.00/cwt141.00–141.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316146.64/cwt146.00–148.004633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362156.00/cwt156.00–156.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420149.34/cwt142.00–158.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425140.96/cwt140.00–142.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461138.37/cwt135.00–140.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462138.21/cwt135.00–147.0063913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515144.49/cwt143.00–146.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529132.20/cwt130.00–139.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580123.48/cwt121.00–126.0071613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590116.00/cwt116.00–116.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3621109.49/cwt105.00–113.506806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625116.47/cwt116.00–121.0072817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2651120.00/cwt120.00–120.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286598.00/cwt98.00–98.008481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3297100.00/cwt100.00–100.002972
Dairy Steers—Large 3536104.75/cwt104.75–104.7556120
Dairy Steers—Large 369095.00/cwt95.00–95.006561
Dairy Steers—Large 372590.28/cwt85.50–95.006556
Dairy Steers—Large 378889.88/cwt87.50–90.6070830
Dairy Steers—Large 382395.50/cwt95.50–95.5078676
Dairy Steers—Large 386295.50/cwt95.50–95.5082380
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16575.00/cwt75.00–75.008741
Bulls——1,67884.50/cwt84.00–85.001,4182
Bulls——1,91891.64/cwt90.00–94.001,7582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04047.00/cwt47.00–47.004891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04538.28/cwt36.00–40.004002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23552.91/cwt50.50–55.006535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33047.00/cwt47.00–47.006251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46855.87/cwt52.00–58.008209
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795735.16/cwt710.00–760.005,8452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,6191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148840.68/cwt830.00–850.009,6512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,410780.00/cwt780.00–780.0010,9981

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.