Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-10-25

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 25
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 601▼ 75 vs year ago 780 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 76▲ 25 vs year ago 43 · +58.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 13▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 pounds were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 pounds were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with the exception of this 600 pound offerings being 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Buyers showing good demand for

feeder classes that were weaned and preconditioned, while those offerings that were unweaned or off-colored faced more moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. 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 $232.39/cwt on 261 head.
Average price
$232.39
261 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$788
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2678238.011,614227
Medium and Large 2595204.241,21620
Medium and Large 2-3455181.5982614thin
One grade step is worth $56.42/cwt here — about $788 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 sale261 hd
232.39
—
KY average26 barns · 5,608 hd
235.07
−2.68
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—Low1,680106.541,7908thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,61996.671,56513
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34292.541,24220
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11673.4382022
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,475109.001,6081thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,440$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,338$1,2252thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275192.50/cwt192.50–192.505291
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343190.00/cwt190.00–190.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383187.00/cwt187.00–187.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391223.70/cwt222.00–231.008755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,2024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424230.00/cwt230.00–230.009755
Steers—Medium and Large 2433204.91/cwt200.00–210.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435178.75/cwt177.50–180.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,2295
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2451222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459233.02/cwt230.00–250.001,0707
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515181.12/cwt175.00–187.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530259.54/cwt250.00–266.001,37625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2991
Steers—Medium and Large 2574209.97/cwt203.00–218.001,2054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577236.32/cwt224.00–246.001,36417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630223.26/cwt210.00–230.001,40713
Steers—Medium and Large 2635203.40/cwt201.00–205.001,2925
Steers—Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4561
Steers—Medium and Large 2727188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739236.90/cwt230.00–237.001,75167
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828228.25/cwt228.25–228.251,89060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330237.00/cwt237.00–237.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338200.96/cwt200.00–203.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368190.17/cwt185.00–193.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387230.74/cwt229.00–236.008934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392241.00/cwt241.00–241.009453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424192.07/cwt183.00–202.508144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429228.56/cwt220.00–233.0098113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430210.81/cwt210.00–212.0090615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475226.84/cwt215.00–234.001,07741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476211.24/cwt210.00–214.001,0064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524221.28/cwt210.00–231.001,16018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540197.01/cwt195.00–198.001,0644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574223.40/cwt210.00–229.001,28229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574187.10/cwt179.00–198.001,0749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588201.12/cwt200.00–207.001,1836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622171.35/cwt170.00–174.001,0663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630182.50/cwt180.00–185.001,1502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633212.54/cwt200.00–219.001,34522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669188.81/cwt184.00–195.001,2636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672169.75/cwt164.00–179.001,1415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2702174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720164.41/cwt160.00–169.001,1842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3797170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3873145.58/cwt140.00–151.001,2712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285184.49/cwt184.00–185.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319282.32/cwt275.00–290.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328247.76/cwt245.00–249.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350269.00/cwt269.00–269.009421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368183.57/cwt175.00–193.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376247.07/cwt230.00–253.0092913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419232.77/cwt230.00–235.009754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426181.01/cwt170.00–192.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2569
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435200.98/cwt200.00–202.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458175.49/cwt167.50–180.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478255.03/cwt249.00–261.001,21915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478200.00/cwt200.00–200.009563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481231.33/cwt225.00–245.001,1138
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524247.04/cwt246.00–248.001,2948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3539182.81/cwt169.00–189.009858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558222.97/cwt220.00–230.001,24415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581204.33/cwt192.00–216.001,1877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625176.68/cwt167.50–186.001,1045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627207.00/cwt204.00–208.001,2984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656195.70/cwt190.00–200.001,2844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678172.83/cwt170.00–180.001,1727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2774178.33/cwt170.00–181.501,38015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828174.49/cwt170.00–179.001,4452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3943143.01/cwt138.00–148.001,3492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,020157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,070121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy490187.00/cwt187.00–187.009162
Dairy Steers—Large 3613139.43/cwt134.00–145.008552
Dairy Steers—Large 3950129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2261
Dairy Steers—Large 31,088120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3065
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,475109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8621
Bulls——1,57589.00/cwt82.50–99.001,4023
Bulls——1,829113.07/cwt110.00–115.002,0684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03057.49/cwt41.00–67.505926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10775.20/cwt70.50–78.508329
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20284.81/cwt80.50–89.501,0197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33486.74/cwt82.00–89.001,1577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33792.87/cwt90.00–96.001,2429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,369101.96/cwt100.00–104.001,3964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53086.23/cwt86.00–86.501,3192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58393.97/cwt91.00–97.001,4885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,678102.39/cwt100.00–104.001,7186
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,225.19/head1,160.00–1,285.001,2252

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.