Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2019-10-16

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 16
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
462 vs last sale 721 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
23 vs last sale 76 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
15 vs last sale 20 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and bull calves were under 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs steady. Feeders over 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.74/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$117.74
86 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.18
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557120.2667068
Large 1496108.385374thin
Medium and Large 2-3569108.1961614thin
One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $54 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 sale86 hd
117.74
KY average29 barns · 7,299 hd
121.93
−4.18
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
BullsLow1,47971.181,0536thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49748.1472119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19641.414959thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03532.593373thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2409122.29/cwt119.00–129.005007
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326123.32/cwt121.00–125.004025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2719115.71/cwt113.50–118.008324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570118.27/cwt115.00–125.006743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362118.65/cwt118.00–120.004303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250132.50/cwt132.50–132.503311
HeifersLarge 1526105.50/cwt105.50–105.505553
HeifersLarge 1405117.00/cwt117.00–117.004741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410126.98/cwt125.00–128.005213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3375132.50/cwt132.50–132.504972
BullsMedium and Large 2-3272132.00/cwt132.00–132.003592
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664125.60/cwt119.00–131.0083410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2509134.50/cwt129.00–139.506859
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623129.34/cwt126.00–132.008066
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468135.35/cwt134.00–138.006336
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572128.68/cwt125.00–134.007365
BullsMedium and Large 1-2336140.50/cwt140.50–140.504724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275137.79/cwt136.00–141.003794
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830108.00/cwt108.00–108.008962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430130.50/cwt130.50–130.505612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007911
BullsLarge 1490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
BullsLarge 1385138.00/cwt138.00–138.005311
CowsLean 85-90%1,03532.59/cwt30.00–38.503373
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50048.97/cwt46.50–52.5073517
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47041.10/cwt39.00–43.506042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20243.64/cwt42.00–44.505255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18838.63/cwt36.50–40.004594
Bulls1,26563.10/cwt58.00–66.007983
Bulls1,79378.38/cwt77.00–80.001,4052
Bulls1,49581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,3301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572134.73/cwt130.00–138.007715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2803125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620138.31/cwt137.00–139.008583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2455139.00/cwt139.00–139.006323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2502136.00/cwt136.00–136.006832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770127.00/cwt127.00–127.009781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730133.00/cwt133.00–133.009711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3567108.62/cwt105.00–111.006168
HeifersMedium and Large 2-367598.85/cwt94.00–104.006672
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3617109.00/cwt109.00–109.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425114.99/cwt114.00–116.004892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2693116.76/cwt113.00–117.2580920
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622118.47/cwt111.00–123.5073710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471126.03/cwt118.00–129.005948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520124.43/cwt118.00–125.506477

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.