Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2024-01-27

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 27
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2192
Feeder Cattle receipts
342 head
146 vs last sale 196 45 vs year ago 387 · 11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
29 vs last sale 43 29 vs year ago 43 · +67.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
20 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.83/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 15.10 against this barn's trailing median of $225.93.
Average price
$210.83
64 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.19
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477229.851,09636
Medium and Large 2-3585186.371,09028
One grade step is worth $43.48/cwt here — about $5 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 sale64 hd
210.83
KY average26 barns · 7,385 hd
210.64
+0.19
This barn, trailing median2 sales
225.93
−15.10
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
BullsAverage1,645129.222,1258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,710113.891,9484thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,285101.461,30343
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06786.639243thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,760150.002,6401thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,394140.131,9539thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)745$8101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$1,5262thin

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 1-2410246.53/cwt239.00–249.001,0114
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3825208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3230195.00/cwt195.00–195.004491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3722192.90/cwt175.00–196.001,3937
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,2861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485256.06/cwt250.00–262.001,2422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576257.95/cwt254.00–261.001,4864
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325167.50/cwt167.50–167.505442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3577221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2752
SteersMedium and Large 2-3312283.00/cwt283.00–283.008832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3745211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3467228.78/cwt205.00–250.001,0684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2851
Dairy SteersLarge 3275193.50/cwt185.00–210.005326
Dairy SteersLarge 3440209.00/cwt209.00–209.009202
Dairy SteersLarge 31,010134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3531
Dairy SteersLarge 3880151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3291
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,042137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4282
SteersMedium and Large 2-3607192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1652
Dairy SteersLarge 3536189.51/cwt167.00–197.001,0164
Dairy SteersLarge 3943169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,5988
Dairy SteersLarge 3654177.03/cwt122.00–179.501,15824
Dairy SteersLarge 3382231.00/cwt231.00–231.0088220
Dairy SteersLarge 31,157142.00/cwt139.00–157.501,64319
Dairy SteersLarge 3339193.62/cwt180.00–207.006566
Dairy SteersLarge 3810158.34/cwt132.00–161.751,28318
Dairy SteersLarge 3475210.83/cwt200.00–220.001,00111
Dairy SteersLarge 3790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Dairy SteersLarge 3647171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,10610
Dairy SteersLarge 3562150.45/cwt130.00–192.008469
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2595241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4341
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3763190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4503
BullsMedium and Large 2-3482223.67/cwt199.00–241.001,0787
Dairy HeifersChoice1,760150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,6401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,870108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,0201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,483121.97/cwt120.00–124.001,8092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294103.28/cwt91.00–113.001,33635
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16484.03/cwt69.00–94.009786
CowsLean 85-90%1,00094.00/cwt94.00–94.009401
Dairy SteersChoice1,394140.13/cwt130.00–148.001,9539
CowsLean 85-90%1,10082.95/cwt73.00–93.009122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,625130.28/cwt126.00–134.002,1172
Bulls1,713123.46/cwt123.00–124.002,1152
Bulls1,450110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5951
Bulls1,656135.36/cwt131.00–140.002,2425
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2745810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,525.99/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5262
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3303180.00/cwt180.00–180.005453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378275.69/cwt260.00–307.501,0423
BullsMedium and Large 2-3673196.50/cwt180.00–225.001,3225
BullsMedium and Large 2-3383202.84/cwt185.00–220.007772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480260.30/cwt251.00–270.001,2492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438201.91/cwt187.00–217.008842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3506191.75/cwt165.00–201.009704
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2703189.96/cwt180.00–200.001,3352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565185.14/cwt170.00–195.001,0465
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616201.26/cwt198.00–203.001,2403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361222.00/cwt222.00–222.008013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2210205.00/cwt205.00–205.004311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475194.75/cwt183.00–201.009253
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3995164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3577195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326260.00/cwt260.00–260.008483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528225.90/cwt210.00–229.001,19313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471239.33/cwt237.00–243.001,1275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578220.13/cwt214.00–226.001,2722

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.