Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-04-26

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 26
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 450▲ 31 vs year ago 343 · +9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 13▲ 1 vs year ago 27 · +3.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 76▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $205.34/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$205.34
131 head · 740 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,519
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$418
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.24
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2739206.721,528128
Medium and Large 2-3758146.381,1103thin
One grade step is worth $60.34/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 sale131 hd
205.34
—
KY average23 barns · 4,583 hd
216.58
−11.24
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—Average1,669120.842,0175thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41290.301,2753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23388.731,09417
CowsLean 85-90%Average97362.466083thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,173130.101,5262thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,175144.001,6921thin

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)1,063$1,2242thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$9962thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,097$9943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$9851thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,2353thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)815$8632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,5101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,4751thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380244.80/cwt230.00–260.009304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526218.78/cwt218.00–220.001,1515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565232.16/cwt222.00–237.501,31220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,37818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616227.54/cwt221.50–230.501,4026
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635160.57/cwt151.00–170.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688219.64/cwt215.00–222.001,5113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,4705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888188.25/cwt188.25–188.251,67262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,005118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,115144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230207.50/cwt207.50–207.504771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230194.74/cwt189.00–200.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320232.00/cwt232.00–232.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343183.69/cwt180.00–191.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382216.62/cwt211.00–222.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425204.82/cwt200.00–214.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435192.32/cwt181.00–204.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465220.50/cwt220.00–221.001,02514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476189.29/cwt150.00–205.0090115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534204.81/cwt201.00–206.001,0948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580158.97/cwt150.00–178.009224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594191.49/cwt190.00–193.001,1374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606199.98/cwt194.00–203.001,2127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610169.50/cwt169.00–170.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685155.50/cwt151.00–164.501,0653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730134.00/cwt134.00–134.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2851150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2775
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265227.31/cwt222.50–232.506022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3324209.56/cwt170.00–244.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326245.99/cwt230.00–262.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383235.00/cwt235.00–235.0090010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385192.00/cwt192.00–192.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2409233.28/cwt230.00–238.0095410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418186.75/cwt163.00–210.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463191.60/cwt170.00–211.008875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480224.67/cwt216.00–229.001,0784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509225.18/cwt223.00–227.001,14611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3509192.60/cwt180.00–204.009804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565167.00/cwt150.00–175.009446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567209.18/cwt200.00–234.001,1866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690155.61/cwt141.00–170.001,0742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1021
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,175144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6921
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,173130.10/cwt129.00–131.001,5262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,669120.84/cwt109.00–126.002,0175
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97362.46/cwt55.00–67.006083
Cows—Boner 80-85%97555.00/cwt55.00–55.005361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24990.84/cwt84.00–96.001,13516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41290.30/cwt82.00–95.001,2753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29051,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,224.25/head1,125.00–1,310.001,2242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193973.64/head925.00–1,025.009742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240996.37/head850.00–1,125.009962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2695550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29881,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2353

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.