Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were unevenly steady and Heifers steady to 3 lower. Slaughter cows and Bulls Steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.77/cwt on 616 head.

Average price

$125.77

616 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	126.77	712	576
Medium and Large 2-3	550	111.42	612	40

One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $100 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 sale616 hd

125.77

—

KY average24 barns · 3,761 hd

126.35

−0.58

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,575	90.81	1,430	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	63.89	897	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	59.80	705	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	44.80	420	8thin

Every lot, as filed

101 lots · USDA AMS · Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	844	84.10/cwt	84.10–84.10	710	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,136	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	59.86/cwt	55.50–63.50	681	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	61.08/cwt	59.00–63.00	889	5
Bulls	—	—	1,487	90.44/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,345	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	46.21/cwt	42.00–49.00	431	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	65.11/cwt	64.00–67.00	831	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	65.45/cwt	64.00–67.00	899	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	54.29/cwt	52.00–56.00	515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	32.49/cwt	32.00–33.00	305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.50	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	143.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.63/cwt	138.00–141.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.18/cwt	134.50–144.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	50.33/cwt	45.50–52.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	449	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	112.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	147.02/cwt	142.00–158.00	457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	150.13/cwt	149.50–154.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	118.35/cwt	115.50–119.00	980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	131.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	940	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	142.71/cwt	140.50–148.00	906	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	137.56/cwt	130.00–142.50	922	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.98/cwt	147.00–160.00	664	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	126.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	979	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	155.19/cwt	145.00–160.00	743	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	153.16/cwt	144.00–158.00	809	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	147.11/cwt	139.50–154.50	850	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	876	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	123.15/cwt	115.00–135.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	138.59/cwt	131.00–146.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	143.02/cwt	130.00–146.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	139.15/cwt	134.00–142.00	735	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	135.14/cwt	130.00–136.00	751	25
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	135.39/cwt	130.00–141.00	657	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	348	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	467	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,025	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	677	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,058	65.75/cwt	65.50–66.00	696	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	70.25/cwt	70.25–70.25	657	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	732	82.08/cwt	81.00–83.50	601	36
Bulls	—	—	2,105	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	149.20/cwt	140.00–153.00	503	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.93/cwt	137.50–145.00	678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.05/cwt	139.00–154.00	635	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	134.55/cwt	125.00–137.00	561	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	128.13/cwt	125.00–129.50	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	140.34/cwt	140.00–140.50	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	136.71/cwt	135.50–137.00	636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	98.83/cwt	97.50–99.50	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	104.58/cwt	99.00–108.50	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	109.25/cwt	109.25–109.25	911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	120.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	744	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	133.34/cwt	125.00–137.50	500	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	115.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	101.66/cwt	97.50–105.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	108.90/cwt	105.00–116.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	111.26/cwt	108.00–118.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	106.58/cwt	100.00–113.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	394	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	119.59/cwt	114.00–124.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	139.19/cwt	138.25–140.00	664	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	801	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	120.11/cwt	114.00–123.00	819	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.59/cwt	119.00–131.00	720	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.14/cwt	121.00–135.00	669	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	128.83/cwt	123.00–135.00	609	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.78/cwt	121.00–134.00	554	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.63/cwt	114.50–118.00	829	26

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Jun 24, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,436Last week 1,259Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers were unevenly steady and Heifers steady to 3 lower. Slaughter cows and Bulls Steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	844	84.10	84.10
1	—	320	75.00	75.00
1	—	480	72.50	72.50
1	—	640	73.00	73.00
1	—	855	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,025	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,058	65.50–66.00	65.75
9	—	935	70.25	70.25
36	—	732	81.00–83.50	82.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	120.00–125.50	122.28
4	—	280	140.00–145.00	143.86
3	—	577	138.00–141.00	139.63
3	—	533	134.50–144.00	139.18
2	—	665	114.00–120.00	116.98
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
12	—	337	140.00–153.00	149.20
14	—	478	137.50–145.00	141.93
20	—	423	139.00–154.00	150.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	573	120.00	120.00
9	—	417	125.00–137.00	134.55
10	—	527	125.00–129.50	128.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	140.00	140.00
2	—	595	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	117.00	117.00
3	—	904	110.00–116.00	112.00
3	—	952	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,043	106.00	106.00
6	—	311	142.00–158.00	147.02
8	—	389	149.50–154.00	150.13
10	—	828	115.50–119.00	118.35
10	—	1,066	112.00	112.00
23	—	716	120.00–135.00	131.27
24	—	635	140.50–148.00	142.71
26	—	670	130.00–142.50	137.56
36	—	434	147.00–160.00	152.98
42	—	772	120.00–130.00	126.80
52	—	479	145.00–160.00	155.19
59	—	528	144.00–158.00	153.16
69	—	578	139.50–154.50	147.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	557	157.25	157.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00	140.00
2	—	473	140.00–141.00	140.48
3	—	627	115.00–135.00	123.15
4	—	325	131.00–146.00	138.59
9	—	423	130.00–146.00	143.02
12	—	528	134.00–142.00	139.15
25	—	556	130.00–136.00	135.14
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	485	130.00–141.00	135.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	140.00–140.50	140.34
15	—	410	135.00–140.00	137.78
16	—	465	135.50–137.00	136.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
2	—	265	130.00–137.00	133.63
3	—	852	97.50–99.50	98.83
4	—	768	99.00–108.50	104.58
5	—	315	135.00–138.00	137.00
15	—	834	109.25	109.25
23	—	619	115.00–125.00	120.18
26	—	375	125.00–137.50	133.34
120	—	682	114.00–123.00	120.11
82	—	578	119.00–131.00	124.59
57	—	526	121.00–135.00	127.14
49	—	473	123.00–135.00	128.83
32	—	427	121.00–134.00	129.78
26	—	723	114.50–118.00	114.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	110.00–120.00	115.82
7	—	722	97.50–105.00	101.66
6	—	579	105.00–116.00	108.90
5	—	426	108.00–118.00	111.26
4	—	616	100.00–113.00	106.58
4	—	394	120.00–121.00	120.25
3	—	463	114.00–124.00	119.59
2	—	660	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	477	138.25–140.00	139.19
30	—	586	136.75	136.75
8	—	509	135.50	135.50
8	—	449	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,138	55.50–63.50	59.86
5	—	1,277	64.00–67.00	65.11
3	—	1,453	45.50–52.00	50.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	59.00–63.00	61.08
9	—	1,374	64.00–67.00	65.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	42.00–49.00	46.21
2	—	948	52.00–56.00	54.29
2	—	940	32.00–33.00	32.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	86.00–92.00	90.44
1	—	2,105	93.00	93.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle