Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Holiday last week

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.92/cwt on 681 head.

Average price

$140.92

681 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

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	675	141.17	953	650
Medium and Large 2-3	520	135.96	707	30
Small 1-2	500	133.00	665	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $288 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 sale681 hd

140.92

—

KY average9 barns · 1,840 hd

137.70

+3.22

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	—	Low	1,594	86.56	1,380	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	62.68	870	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	60.17	728	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	42.68	403	8thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	552	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	124.41/cwt	121.00–125.00	663	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	114.57/cwt	114.50–115.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	123.00/cwt	120.00–124.50	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	126.39/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,093	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	122.96/cwt	120.50–125.50	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	124.36/cwt	121.00–127.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	133.27/cwt	130.50–135.50	824	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	130.96/cwt	121.00–131.90	879	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	136.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	586	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.57/cwt	126.00–139.50	708	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.06/cwt	126.00–139.00	637	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	131.90/cwt	122.00–135.50	761	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	125.93/cwt	120.00–132.50	803	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	118.16/cwt	114.50–120.00	913	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	123.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	879	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	140.49/cwt	136.00–142.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	138.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	624	119.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	703	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.92/cwt	130.50–145.00	774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.50	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.49/cwt	135.00–142.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.64/cwt	138.00–150.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.08/cwt	142.00–153.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	145.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	860	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	35.03/cwt	34.00–36.00	311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	645	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	64.24/cwt	64.00–64.50	825	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	447	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	43.87/cwt	40.00–47.00	431	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	61.95/cwt	57.50–63.50	869	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	60.27/cwt	57.00–63.50	717	10
Bulls	—	—	1,695	87.60/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,485	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	473	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	634	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	342	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	308	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	278	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	253	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	534	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	320	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	140.83/cwt	134.00–143.00	682	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	125.24/cwt	117.50–128.50	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	142.68/cwt	136.00–146.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	132.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,082	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	159.52/cwt	158.75–160.00	852	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	155.66/cwt	154.00–157.50	884	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.08/cwt	132.00–139.50	980	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	142.22/cwt	133.50–144.75	961	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	143.57/cwt	138.00–146.00	894	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.93/cwt	140.00–155.00	774	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	131.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,000	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.26/cwt	139.00–154.00	862	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.90/cwt	147.50–155.00	723	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.95/cwt	139.00–152.50	638	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	157.78/cwt	149.00–161.00	617	14

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 Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,342Last week 1,436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparison due to Holiday last week

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	930	125.00	125.00
10	—	865	121.00–127.50	126.39
3	—	816	120.50–125.50	122.96
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
78	—	720	132.00–139.50	136.08
71	—	676	133.50–144.75	142.22
57	—	623	138.00–146.00	143.57
44	—	527	140.00–155.00	146.93
29	—	761	125.00–135.00	131.42
29	—	570	139.00–154.00	151.26
22	—	476	147.50–155.00	151.90
17	—	428	139.00–152.50	148.95
14	—	391	149.00–161.00	157.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	484	134.00–143.00	140.83
7	—	663	117.50–128.50	125.24
3	—	392	136.00–146.00	142.68
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	818	130.00–136.00	132.30
38	—	534	158.75–160.00	159.52
23	—	568	154.00–157.50	155.66
14	—	454	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	121.00–125.00	124.41
7	—	689	114.50–115.00	114.57
6	—	578	120.00–124.50	123.00
3	—	468	120.00–124.00	121.38
3	—	425	121.00–127.00	124.36
2	—	373	120.00	120.00
2	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	618	130.50–135.50	133.27
5	—	451	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	671	121.00–131.90	130.96
53	—	429	130.00–140.00	136.52
51	—	526	126.00–139.50	134.57
47	—	475	126.00–139.00	134.06
38	—	577	122.00–135.50	131.90
35	—	638	120.00–132.50	125.93
19	—	773	114.50–120.00	118.16
14	—	714	120.00–125.00	123.06
6	—	860	117.50	117.50
5	—	336	136.00–142.00	140.49
4	—	359	135.00–141.00	138.94
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	115.00–120.00	119.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	137.50	137.50
2	—	703	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	130.50–145.00	134.92
8	—	540	130.00–137.50	133.94
7	—	478	135.00–142.00	137.49
5	—	422	138.00–150.00	142.64
5	—	378	142.00–153.00	149.08
3	—	620	130.00–138.00	133.47
3	—	332	140.00–150.00	145.37
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	91.00	91.00
3	—	840	75.50	75.50
3	—	342	90.00	90.00
2	—	278	91.00	91.00
1	—	640	83.50	83.50
1	—	390	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,755	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,695	84.00–90.00	87.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	34.00–36.00	35.03
1	—	860	52.00	52.00
5	—	982	40.00–47.00	43.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,285	64.00–64.50	64.24
10	—	1,190	57.00–63.50	60.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	64.00–65.00	64.49
5	—	1,403	57.50–63.50	61.95

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

Steers · 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