Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-02-22

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 22
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 607▲ 143 vs year ago 453 · +31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 55▲ 24 vs year ago 23 · +104.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $189.96/cwt on 272 head.
Average price
$189.96
272 head · 668 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$418
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2670190.551,276268
Medium and Large 2-3569150.758574thin
One grade step is worth $39.80/cwt here — about $418 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 sale272 hd
189.96
—
KY average23 barns · 5,353 hd
189.30
+0.66
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—High1,749109.861,9229thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56392.651,4486thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33187.951,17014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06575.2980216
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280123.001,5741thin

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)1,353$1,1552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,0701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,0602thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,045$1,0751thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205182.50/cwt182.50–182.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277200.00/cwt200.00–200.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377249.99/cwt245.00–256.009423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427236.68/cwt225.00–255.001,01113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475190.26/cwt180.00–195.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478227.04/cwt210.00–248.001,08518
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490172.00/cwt172.00–172.008431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527210.14/cwt190.00–220.001,10713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536179.42/cwt170.00–184.009624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565202.47/cwt191.00–204.251,14425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640186.49/cwt172.00–187.501,19427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650131.00/cwt131.00–131.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665186.86/cwt181.00–189.501,24365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709175.83/cwt172.00–176.001,24723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766168.13/cwt167.00–168.501,2884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873154.37/cwt151.00–156.001,3483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added904174.90/cwt174.90–174.901,58157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2947149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,4162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225174.00/cwt174.00–174.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270160.95/cwt151.00–172.504352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305170.50/cwt170.00–171.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338197.30/cwt193.00–200.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362174.83/cwt174.00–177.006335
Heifers—Large 2-3370112.50/cwt112.50–112.504161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373142.45/cwt135.00–150.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378208.86/cwt199.00–214.0078912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423167.42/cwt160.00–179.007089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438207.00/cwt207.00–207.009074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462166.32/cwt164.00–170.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466194.37/cwt181.00–206.0090639
Heifers—Small 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527177.39/cwt176.00–179.009358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530166.83/cwt156.00–173.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537142.69/cwt130.00–150.007664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562176.01/cwt175.00–177.0098922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566138.44/cwt135.00–145.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585166.04/cwt162.00–169.5097128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620153.10/cwt147.00–159.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627167.18/cwt162.00–171.001,04811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661163.21/cwt160.00–165.001,0799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678157.03/cwt156.00–158.001,0652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3818108.31/cwt103.00–111.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300204.00/cwt204.00–204.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375128.00/cwt128.00–128.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382230.97/cwt223.00–249.008827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425218.91/cwt214.00–223.009303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427155.69/cwt146.00–174.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428195.34/cwt190.00–201.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472190.76/cwt187.00–195.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490217.03/cwt208.00–220.001,0634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519183.90/cwt180.00–188.009544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567176.06/cwt164.00–185.0099811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632165.30/cwt150.00–169.001,0455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669165.18/cwt155.00–170.001,1058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3340143.00/cwt143.00–143.004863
Dairy Steers—Large 3492158.00/cwt158.00–158.007772
Dairy Steers—Large 3550139.00/cwt139.00–139.007653
Dairy Steers—Large 3820120.35/cwt119.50–122.009873
Dairy Steers—Large 3970121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1741
Dairy Steers—Large 31,018117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1963
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,280123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2081
Bulls——1,725106.48/cwt100.00–111.001,8375
Bulls——1,958119.77/cwt114.00–124.002,3453
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98564.86/cwt60.00–69.006393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01051.00/cwt51.00–51.005151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05876.14/cwt72.50–80.008067
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13385.23/cwt81.00–88.009665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26876.50/cwt76.00–77.009702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33494.27/cwt81.00–101.001,25810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37867.78/cwt66.00–70.009342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56392.65/cwt81.00–102.001,4486
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,059.54/head1,030.00–1,090.001,0602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,155.25/head1,150.00–1,160.001,1552
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.