Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2021-04-28

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 28
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
37 vs last sale 617 17 vs year ago 597 · 2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
4 vs last sale 52 0 vs year ago 48 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
26 vs last sale 42 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Steer and heifer under 600 lbs calves steady to 3.00 lower over 600 lbs 5.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand.

Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate 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 $130.12/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$130.12
227 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Large 1
$11.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.36
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3487131.2263930
Medium and Large 1-2623130.01810196
Large 1370120.004441thin
One grade step is worth $11.22/cwt here — about $195 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 sale227 hd
130.12
KY average26 barns · 5,203 hd
132.49
−2.36
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
BullsAverage1,60290.331,4475thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31062.808228thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13760.7369011
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07153.545735thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2271182.90/cwt180.00–190.004964
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668130.13/cwt128.00–135.0086914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565138.04/cwt129.50–145.0078019
BullsMedium and Large 2-3283167.97/cwt165.00–171.004752
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658124.24/cwt114.00–126.008177
SteersMedium and Large 1-2455164.00/cwt160.00–168.007462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2391170.58/cwt169.50–174.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,053100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,05312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575130.70/cwt126.50–139.0075219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2616134.98/cwt134.00–137.5083117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566140.62/cwt139.00–142.5079610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710112.96/cwt110.00–116.008022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2788129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,01740
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525137.62/cwt134.00–144.0072312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315150.16/cwt145.00–155.004736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510153.33/cwt141.00–155.0078210
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,059109.25/cwt109.25–109.251,1577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2956117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,12312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433151.54/cwt147.00–157.0065612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2853126.25/cwt126.25–126.251,07721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420161.00/cwt161.00–161.006761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2436161.43/cwt160.00–165.007046
BullsMedium and Large 1-2308176.62/cwt169.00–190.005443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added504159.00/cwt159.00–159.008015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260153.00/cwt153.00–153.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2195167.00/cwt167.00–167.003261
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01491.35/cwt83.00–111.009265
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2910954.67/cwt900.00–1,000.008,6872
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15461.45/cwt58.00–64.5070910
CowsBoner 80-85%96553.50/cwt53.50–53.505161
CowsLean 85-90%97049.50/cwt49.00–50.004802
CowsLean 85-90%1,13856.24/cwt55.00–57.006403
CowsBreaker 75-80%88057.50/cwt57.50–57.505061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37163.56/cwt62.00–66.508717
HeifersLarge 1370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Bulls1,60290.33/cwt87.00–94.001,4475
SteersMedium and Large 2-3414145.01/cwt142.00–154.006004
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533139.50/cwt139.50–139.507443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614126.22/cwt124.00–129.007754
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466159.75/cwt159.00–160.007444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,240.00/cwt1,240.00–1,240.0012,7101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374151.53/cwt146.00–156.0056713
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3573125.50/cwt125.00–126.007192
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3505121.00/cwt121.00–121.006111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,033946.51/cwt900.00–985.009,7772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000857.55/cwt840.00–870.008,5762
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3686105.83/cwt105.50–106.007263
BullsMedium and Large 2-3673114.91/cwt110.00–120.007732
BullsMedium and Large 2-3532132.04/cwt130.00–134.007023
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573129.06/cwt124.00–133.007403
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320139.57/cwt135.00–144.004472
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3623111.00/cwt111.00–111.006922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529135.22/cwt128.00–140.0071534
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3481137.41/cwt131.00–141.0066113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3457143.40/cwt141.00–145.006555
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473149.33/cwt149.00–150.007063
BullsMedium and Large 2-3391164.01/cwt160.00–165.006415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628123.46/cwt115.00–127.0077526
BullsMedium and Large 2-3333165.49/cwt165.00–166.005512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378139.56/cwt135.00–142.005283
SteersMedium and Large 2-3591132.67/cwt128.00–135.007843
BullsMedium and Large 2-3225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2811118.00/cwt118.00–118.0095748
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463148.12/cwt143.00–154.0068615
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3409135.25/cwt135.00–136.005534
SteersMedium and Large 2-3795109.00/cwt109.00–109.008671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2662125.43/cwt118.00–127.008309

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.