Sale reports / Kentucky / Campbellsville Livestock Auction / 2023-12-20

Campbellsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Campbellsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2212
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
99 vs last sale 226 22 vs year ago 105 · +21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
29 vs last sale 52 45 vs year ago 36 · +125.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
2 vs last sale 30 21 vs year ago 11 · +190.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend on the feeder cattle due to a limited number of comparison. However the feeder market appeared stronger as buyers were willing to pay premiums for good quality feeder calves with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $234.68/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +20.34 against this barn's trailing median of $214.34.
Average price
$234.68
56 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,140
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$582
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3
$145.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+31.74
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460252.881,16242
Medium and Large 2-3567185.651,05313thin
Medium 2-3540107.505811thin
One grade step is worth $145.38/cwt here — about $582 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 sale56 hd
234.68
KY average21 barns · 1,793 hd
202.94
+31.74
This barn, trailing median2 sales
214.34
+20.34
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
BullsHigh1,618113.541,8374thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46892.501,35824
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26391.321,15431
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03166.5268615
HeifersChoiceAverage1,355114.621,5532thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,883100.191,8873thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,2373thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$1,2351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,319$1,0764thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)848$7646
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,2083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,053$1,1514thin

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 1-2Fancy370292.64/cwt290.00–295.001,0832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy418279.02/cwt275.00–285.001,1663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy474265.88/cwt258.00–274.001,2609
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy332275.00/cwt275.00–275.009132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2318247.40/cwt245.00–250.007872
BullsMedium 2-3Thin Fleshed540107.50/cwt107.50–107.505811
Dairy SteersLarge 3493187.00/cwt187.00–187.009223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2358204.15/cwt202.50–207.007313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2761
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525172.50/cwt172.50–172.509061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3151
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525171.81/cwt170.00–175.009025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480199.33/cwt190.00–204.009573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2662187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2695207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2975114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513202.64/cwt190.00–210.001,0409
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy455269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538248.00/cwt247.00–249.001,3342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305157.50/cwt157.50–157.504801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430141.00/cwt141.00–141.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy388230.29/cwt225.00–235.008943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy424234.98/cwt227.00–237.009967
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380157.50/cwt157.50–157.505991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613181.68/cwt178.00–185.001,1144
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3472182.30/cwt175.00–189.008603
BullsMedium and Large 2-3205212.50/cwt212.50–212.504361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484247.51/cwt239.00–255.001,1989
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3830167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265201.23/cwt200.00–202.505332
SteersSelect and Choice1,883100.19/cwt95.00–102.501,8873
CowsLean 85-90%99363.70/cwt60.00–69.506335
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51290.34/cwt88.00–92.001,36611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25288.57/cwt84.50–92.501,10911
CowsLean 85-90%99590.00/cwt90.00–90.008961
CowsLean 85-90%1,08573.05/cwt70.50–77.007936
CowsLean 85-90%1,00050.33/cwt50.00–51.005033
HeifersChoice1,355114.62/cwt108.00–121.001,5532
Bulls1,618113.54/cwt108.00–117.001,8374
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26277.61/cwt72.00–81.009793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27195.51/cwt93.00–99.001,21417
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43094.33/cwt93.00–98.001,34913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,237.10/head1,050.00–1,400.001,2373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2854832.69/head800.00–875.008334
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2858901.68/head875.00–925.009022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5751,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2835626.50/head600.00–650.006272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3191,075.83/head900.00–1,175.001,0764
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,105800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3457200.00/cwt200.00–200.009142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526235.79/cwt229.00–247.001,24010
BullsMedium and Large 2-3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3435203.00/cwt203.00–203.008832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3042
BullsMedium and Large 2-3890145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2355247.50/cwt247.50–247.508791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2230262.00/cwt262.00–262.006031
BullsMedium and Large 2-3745165.50/cwt164.00–167.001,2332

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.