Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-05-31

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 31
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
786 head
▲ 373 vs last sale 413▲ 541 vs year ago 245 · +220.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 93▲ 37 vs year ago 20 · +185.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 14▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.30/cwt on 425 head.
Average price
$216.30
425 head · 628 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,359
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$487
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2631217.861,376412
Medium and Large 2-3533166.8688913thin
One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about $487 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 sale425 hd
216.30
—
KY average19 barns · 3,297 hd
209.56
+6.74
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—High1,699115.991,9718thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,585105.501,6721thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,322103.211,36415
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08192.2499733

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,2001thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327209.04/cwt200.00–220.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370195.00/cwt195.00–195.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417241.59/cwt234.00–245.001,0076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435215.06/cwt210.00–220.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455182.00/cwt182.00–182.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462243.64/cwt233.00–257.001,12613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485219.15/cwt209.00–229.001,0634
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513172.46/cwt165.00–180.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515235.73/cwt232.00–243.001,21414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529218.02/cwt216.00–220.001,1534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567223.64/cwt222.00–225.001,2686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575237.49/cwt230.00–243.501,36618
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583165.91/cwt144.00–188.009672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642217.35/cwt215.50–227.001,39511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721190.01/cwt180.00–195.001,3703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739223.75/cwt223.75–223.751,65436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,70632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821213.25/cwt213.25–213.251,75145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879206.75/cwt206.75–206.751,81760
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326202.05/cwt200.00–204.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340215.00/cwt215.00–215.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363152.59/cwt140.00–165.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369229.82/cwt221.00–238.0084810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410204.07/cwt201.00–207.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428175.77/cwt160.00–192.507522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438224.38/cwt219.00–236.009839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481223.06/cwt215.00–229.001,07313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487190.99/cwt190.00–193.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488211.29/cwt211.00–212.001,0317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514225.85/cwt211.00–230.001,16129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529197.88/cwt190.00–210.001,0474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576219.43/cwt218.50–228.001,26484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582202.25/cwt191.00–208.001,1773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614208.11/cwt200.00–216.001,2788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665194.19/cwt192.00–196.001,29111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667225.85/cwt225.85–225.851,506160
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821198.85/cwt198.85–198.851,63364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3865143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235216.00/cwt216.00–216.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370239.62/cwt235.00–244.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417236.45/cwt230.00–254.009866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418123.07/cwt115.00–130.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471239.49/cwt231.00–242.001,1286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478213.90/cwt210.00–229.001,0225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3486189.64/cwt182.00–197.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512214.97/cwt213.00–216.001,1013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523233.68/cwt230.00–238.001,2229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3553155.07/cwt140.00–170.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy583230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659214.51/cwt210.00–216.001,4144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680181.67/cwt181.00–183.001,2353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy811185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,487107.52/cwt95.50–112.001,5994
Bulls——1,823120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1882
Bulls——2,000128.91/cwt128.00–130.002,5782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99763.67/cwt50.50–78.006355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03784.10/cwt81.00–87.008726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10394.52/cwt91.00–96.001,0439
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118105.40/cwt101.50–109.001,17813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17895.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27555.00/cwt55.00–55.007011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350108.59/cwt101.50–114.001,46612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,6721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.