Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 16
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
165 vs last sale 486 160 vs year ago 481 · 33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
32 vs last sale 42 41 vs year ago 33 · +124.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 0 13 vs year ago 18 · 72.2%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.50/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$223.50
125 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.44
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517229.411,187106
Medium and Large 2540200.231,0818thin
Medium and Large 2-3520183.4795511thin
One grade step is worth $45.94/cwt here — about $232 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 sale125 hd
223.50
KY average27 barns · 6,893 hd
230.94
−7.44
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
BullsAverage1,738122.072,1225thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,595111.651,78011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,298110.941,44026
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,18699.191,17732

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)1,150$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,1533thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682215.68/cwt208.00–220.001,4715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579229.52/cwt220.00–237.001,3296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2728203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578226.85/cwt218.00–229.001,3116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy348249.00/cwt249.00–249.0086717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481227.38/cwt224.00–235.001,0946
HeifersMedium and Large 2630200.97/cwt199.00–203.001,2662
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570176.42/cwt172.00–181.001,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3510181.00/cwt181.00–181.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424218.70/cwt212.50–226.009275
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3323192.65/cwt180.00–204.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516228.58/cwt222.00–235.001,1799
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2609216.13/cwt210.00–220.001,3168
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy320282.50/cwt282.50–282.509041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2653226.62/cwt215.00–229.001,4806
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy458275.43/cwt268.00–277.001,2616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy405276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added533245.23/cwt244.00–246.001,30710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added622231.00/cwt230.00–234.001,4374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2761208.35/cwt207.50–210.001,5863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2331217.03/cwt215.00–220.007185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528216.96/cwt214.00–220.001,1462
SteersMedium and Large 2465214.00/cwt214.00–214.009951
SteersMedium and Large 2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 2-3367172.11/cwt160.00–180.006323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2458238.96/cwt232.00–246.001,0942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy378295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added802249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,99718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567255.07/cwt245.00–256.001,44612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added659253.58/cwt244.00–256.501,67113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added517251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2982
BullsMedium and Large 2665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425235.06/cwt230.00–240.009992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2608220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3386
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569223.35/cwt214.00–226.001,2717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy381258.60/cwt248.00–288.009854
CowsLean 85-90%91081.28/cwt74.00–84.007405
CowsLean 85-90%1,24890.80/cwt87.00–94.001,1337
CowsLean 85-90%1,034113.64/cwt111.00–122.001,1754
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,599113.05/cwt110.00–116.001,8089
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575105.33/cwt102.00–108.501,6592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33594.50/cwt94.50–94.501,2621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276114.83/cwt110.00–124.001,46516
CowsBoner 80-85%1,332105.85/cwt99.00–109.001,4109
CowsLean 85-90%1,284104.84/cwt101.00–109.001,34616
Bulls1,770124.06/cwt123.00–125.002,1962
Bulls2,075140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,9051
Bulls1,538111.11/cwt106.00–115.001,7092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,153.30/head1,035.00–1,335.001,1533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy426268.82/cwt263.00–271.001,14511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369222.47/cwt220.00–232.508215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy280265.00/cwt265.00–265.007423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy524248.04/cwt237.00–260.001,30018
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365172.50/cwt172.50–172.506301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2284219.56/cwt212.50–225.006244
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465258.08/cwt254.00–265.001,2008
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519223.71/cwt214.00–235.001,16116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy318285.37/cwt260.00–289.0090711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250252.50/cwt252.50–252.506311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy355239.00/cwt239.00–239.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy476244.19/cwt242.00–247.001,1626
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
BullsMedium and Large 2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
BullsMedium and Large 2375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385224.00/cwt224.00–224.008621
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3782175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added801199.75/cwt199.75–199.751,60013
HeifersMedium and Large 2515190.49/cwt190.00–191.009812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy401245.00/cwt245.00–245.009825
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435186.00/cwt186.00–186.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2191
HeifersMedium and Large 2585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 2482202.97/cwt200.00–206.009783

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.