Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2021-12-04

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 4
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
420 vs last sale 164 228 vs year ago 356 · +64.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
5 vs last sale 38 55 vs year ago 88 · 62.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
11 vs last sale 25 34 vs year ago 70 · 48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.65/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 98.27 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$127.65
118 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.76
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535129.6169394
Large 1340120.004081thin
Medium and Large 2-3517120.0062023
One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about $73 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 sale118 hd
127.65
KY average24 barns · 7,333 hd
132.42
−4.76
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−98.27
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
BullsAverage1,48981.641,2164thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45158.2684510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16753.516248thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94038.003571thin

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) - Campbellsville, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474134.64/cwt130.00–140.0063821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670118.30/cwt115.00–123.5079313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2544128.60/cwt127.00–130.0070010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3672111.93/cwt108.00–114.007523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581126.94/cwt124.00–131.0073815
SteersMedium and Large 2-3355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008122
SteersLarge 1400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy511169.80/cwt169.00–170.008685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369133.36/cwt131.00–138.004926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2811120.00/cwt120.00–120.009733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577145.33/cwt145.00–146.008393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2498175.00/cwt175.00–175.008726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2860138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670132.49/cwt132.00–133.008882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345188.00/cwt188.00–188.006491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2708138.50/cwt138.50–138.509814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2442164.00/cwt164.00–164.007252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619148.30/cwt141.00–154.009188
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521157.58/cwt150.00–164.008218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,0697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2692139.92/cwt139.50–142.009686
Dairy SteersLarge 350288.00/cwt88.00–88.004422
Dairy SteersLarge 335289.00/cwt89.00–89.003132
Dairy SteersLarge 3110112.00/cwt112.00–112.001231
Dairy SteersLarge 31,03390.00/cwt90.00–90.009304
Dairy SteersLarge 386195.00/cwt95.00–95.008184
Dairy SteersLarge 3236101.00/cwt101.00–101.002384
Dairy SteersLarge 356398.00/cwt98.00–98.005528
Dairy SteersLarge 380795.00/cwt95.00–95.007675
Dairy SteersLarge 3331100.74/cwt100.00–101.003334
Dairy SteersLarge 3157109.00/cwt109.00–109.001712
Dairy SteersLarge 3478101.00/cwt101.00–101.004833
Dairy SteersLarge 3428100.59/cwt93.00–104.0043111
Dairy SteersLarge 3667110.86/cwt94.00–112.5073930
BullsMedium and Large 1-2652132.50/cwt132.50–132.508645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472162.14/cwt159.00–169.007656
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529151.44/cwt142.00–158.5080113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2332188.39/cwt179.00–190.0062511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy506166.00/cwt166.00–166.008403
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007963
CowsLean 85-90%94038.00/cwt38.00–38.003571
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,07049.00/cwt49.00–49.005241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51960.73/cwt60.00–62.509225
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46157.49/cwt56.00–59.008404
CowsBoner 80-85%97560.00/cwt60.00–60.005851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19452.58/cwt49.00–56.006287
Bulls1,48981.64/cwt80.00–84.001,2164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,390875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,1631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,393917.27/cwt875.00–970.0012,7784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,620960.00/cwt960.00–960.0015,5521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,7631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622130.23/cwt125.00–135.008109
BullsLarge 1445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3751110.00/cwt110.00–110.008263
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535139.33/cwt138.00–140.007453
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3484149.92/cwt138.00–156.007267
BullsMedium and Large 1-2736120.18/cwt119.00–122.008855
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3443147.54/cwt140.00–155.006542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690114.00/cwt114.00–114.007871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2384185.22/cwt180.00–189.0071110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2413167.90/cwt160.00–176.006935
BullsMedium and Large 1-2888104.38/cwt100.00–106.509273
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810101.00/cwt101.00–101.008182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278179.86/cwt177.00–183.005002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580144.20/cwt141.00–146.008366
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445129.00/cwt129.00–129.005741
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3791104.00/cwt104.00–104.008233
HeifersLarge 1340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290136.00/cwt136.00–136.003941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716125.43/cwt114.00–128.0089810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2413137.40/cwt131.00–140.005679
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285131.00/cwt131.00–131.003733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570118.62/cwt115.00–122.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3536121.14/cwt119.00–122.006498
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2168145.00/cwt145.00–145.002442
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3315128.00/cwt128.00–128.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225127.91/cwt126.00–130.002882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225144.57/cwt136.00–155.003253

How this sale compares

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.