Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2021-12-15

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 15
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 620▲ 324 vs year ago 232 · +139.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 33▼ 5 vs year ago 68 · −7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 19▲ 13 vs year ago 15 · +86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.07/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$133.07
220 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$18.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.83
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536134.36720200
Medium and Large 2-3560121.4468016thin
Large 1551115.506364thin
One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $83 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 sale220 hd
133.07
—
KY average24 barns · 6,988 hd
134.91
−1.83
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—High1,56682.321,2898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41852.5474514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23550.196207thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05944.0046612

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423192.24/cwt190.50–195.508136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433179.45/cwt176.00–183.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483172.68/cwt169.00–174.508343
Steers—Large 1497167.25/cwt167.25–167.258317
Steers—Large 1523135.00/cwt135.00–135.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528174.71/cwt172.50–179.0092215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538168.15/cwt160.50–172.009053
Steers—Large 1562130.00/cwt130.00–130.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3591138.50/cwt138.50–138.508193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594161.00/cwt161.00–161.0095613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625151.16/cwt144.00–155.5094533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633135.50/cwt135.50–135.508584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672140.00/cwt140.00–140.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711136.72/cwt130.00–140.009723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758133.99/cwt130.00–136.001,0163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230151.00/cwt151.00–151.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328127.48/cwt125.00–130.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380138.44/cwt132.00–146.005268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380127.43/cwt125.00–130.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420147.00/cwt147.00–147.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437139.61/cwt134.00–144.006106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482137.55/cwt130.00–144.5066364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485127.00/cwt127.00–127.006161
Heifers—Large 1510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522135.84/cwt127.00–142.5070922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535122.57/cwt119.00–126.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579133.35/cwt129.50–139.5077265
Heifers—Large 1592116.00/cwt116.00–116.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612127.32/cwt124.00–136.0077920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620118.75/cwt117.00–120.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670124.73/cwt122.00–127.508364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724118.50/cwt118.50–118.508587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295193.00/cwt193.00–193.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322183.00/cwt179.00–186.005893
Bulls—Large 1360160.28/cwt150.00–170.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370174.00/cwt174.00–174.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384170.00/cwt170.00–170.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387199.00/cwt199.00–199.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429181.39/cwt170.00–187.007786
Bulls—Large 1453147.50/cwt147.50–147.506683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470175.69/cwt170.00–181.0082611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512146.22/cwt145.00–147.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519161.87/cwt150.00–165.0084022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527168.50/cwt168.50–168.508887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558151.30/cwt150.50–152.508445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587137.79/cwt135.00–151.008097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635132.60/cwt127.00–138.0084219
Bulls—Large 1685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2694130.00/cwt130.00–130.009028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3741116.50/cwt116.50–116.508633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745121.00/cwt121.00–121.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2792117.00/cwt117.00–117.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009023
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347097.00/cwt97.00–97.004562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53288.00/cwt87.00–90.001,3483
Bulls——1,55574.88/cwt70.00–82.001,1644
Bulls——1,71095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99941.95/cwt40.00–43.004195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10245.46/cwt44.00–46.005017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22347.50/cwt47.00–48.005812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23550.19/cwt48.00–52.506207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45053.38/cwt50.00–55.5077412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,7551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,4491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,420913.70/cwt890.00–950.0012,9753

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.