Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-02-21

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 21
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 459▲ 13 vs year ago 596 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 85▲ 38 vs year ago 47 · +80.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Sharply higher in several instances. Feeders over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.16/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$245.16
245 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,402
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572250.701,433196
Medium and Large 2-3572223.031,27649
One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $158 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 sale245 hd
245.16
—
KY average27 barns · 7,256 hd
240.81
+4.35
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—High1,770133.182,35711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,423109.691,5618thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,308107.051,40142
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01886.6788211
HeifersChoiceAverage1,153146.231,6862thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,355163.002,2091thin

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)1,210$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)743$9943thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335285.00/cwt285.00–285.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added358377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,3513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375348.24/cwt340.00–357.501,3064
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428260.07/cwt245.00–290.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,4133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,4604
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3491259.07/cwt225.00–274.001,2728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2497298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,4812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,5351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522283.42/cwt281.50–285.501,47912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561282.47/cwt272.00–287.001,58511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,7087
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578242.79/cwt240.00–260.001,4037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625242.06/cwt238.00–255.001,51346
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3647224.15/cwt219.00–225.001,4507
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682244.57/cwt220.00–259.001,66820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725244.25/cwt244.00–245.001,77120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732235.65/cwt225.00–239.001,7254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2846219.05/cwt217.00–220.501,85312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3258218.83/cwt207.00–230.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273270.33/cwt270.00–271.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315222.50/cwt222.50–222.507011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328277.56/cwt275.00–280.009102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,1605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371279.15/cwt275.00–291.001,0364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380239.58/cwt200.00–273.009105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413278.40/cwt265.00–287.001,15012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440247.15/cwt242.50–253.001,0873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452302.36/cwt302.00–303.001,36717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480258.82/cwt246.00–279.001,24219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483225.78/cwt221.00–232.501,0917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516258.46/cwt230.00–286.001,33439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526238.05/cwt236.00–241.001,2524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579230.70/cwt200.00–238.501,3369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582235.28/cwt216.00–239.001,3697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629234.61/cwt219.00–240.001,47637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2651242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663218.39/cwt184.00–227.001,4487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3733208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761213.86/cwt190.00–216.001,62728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3821188.94/cwt179.00–195.001,5513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2842197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3890190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3985167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215272.50/cwt272.50–272.505861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275272.50/cwt272.50–272.507491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,1471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373347.58/cwt330.00–365.001,2963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438319.82/cwt318.00–327.501,4015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443257.43/cwt245.00–270.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474273.05/cwt265.00–285.001,2947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478221.11/cwt200.00–243.001,0576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526264.52/cwt251.00–282.501,39121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532229.80/cwt217.00–255.001,22313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573257.37/cwt252.00–263.001,4754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574233.29/cwt210.00–246.001,3397
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3609230.31/cwt220.00–244.001,4037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673226.38/cwt224.50–229.001,52410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732216.60/cwt215.00–217.001,5865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3791155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2261
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,355163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,2091
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,153146.23/cwt140.00–153.001,6862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,724126.75/cwt123.00–134.002,1855
Bulls——1,808138.53/cwt136.00–140.002,5056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99895.34/cwt93.00–99.009514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02981.72/cwt69.00–89.008417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17085.41/cwt80.00–92.509997
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318122.83/cwt120.00–128.001,6195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339109.47/cwt95.00–118.001,46630
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423109.69/cwt104.00–116.001,5618
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2743994.48/head900.00–1,140.009943
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251

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.