Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-12-02

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 2
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
112 vs last sale 262 214 vs year ago 588 · 36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
65 vs last sale 107 24 vs year ago 66 · 36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
13 vs last sale 18 30 vs year ago 35 · 85.7%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.38/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 32.55 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$193.38
89 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.39
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491207.771,02152
Medium and Large 2474186.3788417thin
Medium and Large 2-3547161.9188520
One grade step is worth $45.86/cwt here — about $136 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 sale89 hd
193.38
KY average25 barns · 6,683 hd
196.77
−3.39
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−32.55
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
BullsLow1,429104.841,4989thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55299.511,5444thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,38889.121,23711
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11867.5875621

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)1,280$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,015$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$1,3882thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671201.41/cwt197.00–212.001,35111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2839179.90/cwt173.00–181.001,5097
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3576170.00/cwt170.00–170.009793
SteersMedium and Large 2-3790145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1461
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3473124.93/cwt114.00–130.005913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560209.17/cwt200.00–218.001,1713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2539206.66/cwt200.00–210.001,1143
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3700114.00/cwt114.00–114.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368243.43/cwt242.00–245.008962
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006104
Dairy SteersLarge 31,192133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,5857
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004572
Dairy HeifersLarge 3330103.00/cwt103.00–103.003401
Dairy HeifersLarge 3295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003392
Dairy HeifersLarge 343091.00/cwt91.00–91.003911
Dairy SteersLarge 3486169.00/cwt169.00–169.0082111
Dairy SteersLarge 3410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
Dairy SteersLarge 3675151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0193
Dairy SteersLarge 31,050128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3975127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3454184.87/cwt180.00–187.508394
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280235.00/cwt235.00–235.006583
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513212.75/cwt208.00–220.001,0915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573211.98/cwt210.00–217.001,2154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy361246.72/cwt237.50–250.008917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34051.00/cwt51.00–51.006831
CowsLean 85-90%1,13074.11/cwt70.00–79.008376
CowsLean 85-90%1,26283.33/cwt80.00–88.001,0526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568106.09/cwt100.00–112.001,6632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53592.93/cwt90.00–96.001,4262
CowsBoner 80-85%1,373105.28/cwt102.00–109.001,4452
CowsLean 85-90%1,01452.73/cwt40.00–62.005359
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38094.92/cwt91.00–99.001,3104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41584.76/cwt83.00–86.001,1994
Bulls1,337101.75/cwt89.00–108.001,3607
Bulls1,750115.67/cwt115.00–116.002,0242
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380177.63/cwt172.50–182.506752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622204.49/cwt187.00–207.001,2728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330202.58/cwt200.00–205.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy377227.67/cwt225.00–228.008589
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3467164.01/cwt157.50–170.007665
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575173.82/cwt161.00–187.509995
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3422150.32/cwt150.00–151.006343
HeifersMedium and Large 2630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462192.23/cwt190.00–193.008884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2369
HeifersMedium and Large 2480183.71/cwt180.00–185.008828
HeifersMedium and Large 2328193.78/cwt192.50–195.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3760156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added555234.83/cwt231.00–244.001,3037
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2641206.56/cwt196.00–216.001,3245
HeifersMedium and Large 2397196.00/cwt196.00–196.007782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675167.39/cwt162.00–170.001,1303
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3584164.83/cwt161.00–171.009636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371209.69/cwt200.00–219.007786
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534199.99/cwt191.00–205.001,06811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433196.00/cwt196.00–196.008493
SteersMedium and Large 2-3673172.70/cwt158.00–179.001,1624
HeifersMedium and Large 2535188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 2590183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0802
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430196.00/cwt196.00–196.008431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320240.14/cwt230.00–245.007684
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525183.28/cwt180.00–185.009623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3031,388.15/head1,275.00–1,500.001,3882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3437180.72/cwt170.00–193.007907
BullsMedium and Large 2-3531178.40/cwt166.00–184.0094712
BullsMedium and Large 2-3695174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375205.07/cwt202.50–207.507692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2406215.33/cwt210.00–226.008746
BullsMedium and Large 2-3772159.20/cwt152.00–169.001,2293
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2237210.00/cwt210.00–210.004982
BullsMedium and Large 2-3735151.51/cwt143.00–164.001,1147

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.