Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2022-08-20

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 20
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
6 vs last sale 286 135 vs year ago 415 · 32.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
20 vs last sale 46 26 vs year ago 40 · +65.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
31 vs last sale 12 18 vs year ago 25 · +72.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Steer and bull calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $176.24/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 28.44 against this barn's trailing median of $204.68.
Average price
$176.24
82 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.98
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530177.8594373
Medium and Large 2-3534163.138719thin
One grade step is worth $14.72/cwt here — about $72 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 sale82 hd
176.24
KY average24 barns · 2,611 hd
165.25
+10.98
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.68
−28.44
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
BullsAverage1,775117.182,08011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39890.271,26211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17385.1499810
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00067.596767thin

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)1,115$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,0025
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)963$8752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$8601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$1,4683thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2-3405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383174.38/cwt173.00–175.006683
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510157.78/cwt150.00–161.008059
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432178.13/cwt170.00–183.007708
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573153.56/cwt140.00–157.008808
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380163.00/cwt160.00–166.006192
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573161.01/cwt160.00–163.009233
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305164.00/cwt164.00–164.005001
HeifersLarge 1645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540167.00/cwt167.00–167.009021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3792140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1092
SteersMedium and Large 2-3553167.99/cwt166.00–170.009292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1621
SteersLarge 1555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250167.00/cwt166.00–168.004182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410207.05/cwt203.00–211.008492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2186191.00/cwt191.00–191.003554
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555179.50/cwt179.50–179.509962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521172.28/cwt169.00–176.0089817
Dairy SteersLarge 3634131.80/cwt131.50–133.008365
Dairy SteersLarge 3579138.50/cwt138.50–138.508025
Dairy SteersLarge 3380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006002
Dairy SteersLarge 3471149.00/cwt149.00–149.0070210
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220184.95/cwt184.00–186.004072
Dairy SteersLarge 3848124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0567
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285195.00/cwt195.00–195.005561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466188.38/cwt176.00–194.0087811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470181.49/cwt181.00–182.008532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2677151.68/cwt150.00–154.001,0277
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622161.95/cwt153.00–165.501,00716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30987.29/cwt81.50–92.001,1437
CowsLean 85-90%1,00576.00/cwt76.00–76.007641
CowsLean 85-90%1,02966.72/cwt64.00–72.006875
CowsLean 85-90%85063.50/cwt63.50–63.505401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55395.48/cwt94.00–97.001,4834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25091.50/cwt91.50–91.501,1441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16484.43/cwt79.00–87.509839
Bulls1,807117.87/cwt109.50–121.002,1308
Bulls1,37097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3291
Bulls1,848124.51/cwt124.00–125.002,3012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,468.17/head1,425.00–1,525.001,4683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3903828.95/head800.00–850.008292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,117.92/head975.00–1,270.001,1183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2963875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435174.14/cwt168.00–180.007582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373207.14/cwt202.00–212.0077311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2302200.00/cwt200.00–200.006042
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515161.00/cwt161.00–161.008291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560160.47/cwt157.00–164.008992
BullsMedium and Large 2-3760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521181.26/cwt175.00–188.009446
BullsMedium and Large 1-2703147.41/cwt144.50–152.001,0365
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2434198.84/cwt198.00–200.008636
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470157.22/cwt150.00–164.007392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2683145.97/cwt143.00–149.009972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618149.77/cwt145.00–151.009266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462175.62/cwt168.00–180.008115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567177.57/cwt174.00–178.501,0075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy447185.50/cwt185.50–185.508295
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831

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.