Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1 to 2 higher. Good demand throughout the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.55/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$142.55

466 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$536

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

$23.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

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	746	143.74	1,072	426
Medium and Large 2-3	547	132.17	723	29
Large 1	479	125.17	600	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	447	120.00	536	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.74/cwt here — about $536 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 sale466 hd

142.55

—

KY average26 barns · 5,768 hd

140.80

+1.75

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	—	High	1,404	86.35	1,212	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	64.26	924	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	63.51	763	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	54.13	548	9thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	—	—	1,515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	60.14/cwt	58.00–62.00	616	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	66.29/cwt	64.00–68.50	924	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	66.22/cwt	64.00–69.00	879	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	49.33/cwt	46.00–53.00	494	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	136.07/cwt	135.00–136.25	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	104.15/cwt	97.00–111.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	128.06/cwt	126.00–130.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	139.36/cwt	135.25–141.25	1,139	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,241	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	145.80/cwt	145.80–145.80	1,149	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	152.86/cwt	145.00–161.50	879	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	155.83/cwt	140.00–157.00	831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	135.88/cwt	130.00–137.50	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.69/cwt	142.00–158.00	633	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	141.09/cwt	135.00–143.50	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	151.68/cwt	140.00–158.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	129.58/cwt	127.00–134.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	153.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	824	5
Steers	Large 1	—	486	125.34/cwt	125.00–127.50	609	7
Steers	Large 1	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	123.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	120.40/cwt	117.50–125.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	121.00/cwt	119.00–124.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,367	83.46/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,141	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	61.41/cwt	60.00–63.50	921	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	61.96/cwt	60.00–63.50	700	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,571	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	888.30/cwt	875.00–900.00	10,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	146.29/cwt	140.00–148.50	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.84/cwt	130.00–141.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.78/cwt	138.00–140.50	791	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.33/cwt	138.00–148.00	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	127.09/cwt	120.00–135.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	140.77/cwt	140.00–142.00	745	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.05/cwt	113.50–118.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	133.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	138.98/cwt	135.00–142.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.81/cwt	133.00–140.00	588	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	128.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	868	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	135.58/cwt	130.00–141.00	653	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.91/cwt	120.00–133.75	803	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	132.29/cwt	125.00–139.50	702	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	133.20/cwt	123.00–137.50	781	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	820	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	308	2

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 947Last week 1,342Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1 to 2 higher. Good demand throughout the offering.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,367	80.00–88.00	83.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	58.00–62.00	60.14
5	—	1,001	46.00–53.00	49.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	64.00–68.50	66.29
5	—	1,499	60.00–63.50	61.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	64.00–69.00	66.22
7	—	1,129	60.00–63.50	61.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	135.00	135.00
7	—	635	135.00–136.25	136.07
3	—	570	134.00–135.00	134.67
2	—	828	97.00–111.00	104.15
2	—	525	126.00–130.00	128.06
2	—	390	130.00–140.00	135.06
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	817	135.25–141.25	139.36
65	—	868	143.00	143.00
61	—	788	145.80	145.80
6	—	728	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	575	145.00–161.50	152.86
14	—	533	140.00–157.00	155.83
12	—	727	130.00–137.50	135.88
12	—	423	142.00–158.00	149.69
11	—	629	135.00–143.50	141.09
8	—	484	140.00–158.00	151.68
5	—	769	127.00–134.00	129.58
5	—	313	150.00–158.00	153.14
2	—	383	150.00	150.00
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
1	—	910	115.00	115.00
1	—	875	121.00	121.00
1	—	685	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	166.50	166.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	125.00–127.50	125.34
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	478	120.00–125.00	123.11
5	—	641	115.00	115.00
4	—	331	117.50–125.00	120.40
3	—	665	115.00	115.00
3	—	387	119.00–124.00	121.00
2	—	817	90.00	90.00
2	—	558	117.00–120.00	118.48
2	—	508	114.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	712	115.50	115.50
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
2	—	235	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	140.00–142.00	140.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
3	—	765	113.50–118.00	115.05
5	—	324	130.00–140.00	133.19
8	—	383	135.00–142.00	138.98
8	—	705	120.00–130.00	128.70
21	—	427	133.00–140.00	137.81
25	—	676	125.00–132.00	128.43
30	—	482	130.00–141.00	135.58
32	—	618	120.00–133.75	129.91
34	—	531	125.00–139.50	132.29
40	—	586	123.00–137.50	133.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	612	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	153.00	153.00
1	—	300	151.00	151.00
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
2	—	620	133.00	133.00
3	—	693	125.00–126.00	125.33
4	—	360	140.00–148.50	146.29
4	—	822	120.00	120.00
7	—	519	130.00–141.00	136.84
9	—	566	138.00–140.50	139.78
10	—	472	138.00–148.00	141.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	128.00	128.00
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
2	—	283	141.00–145.00	142.98
2	—	565	121.00	121.00
2	—	715	102.00–105.00	103.52
2	—	825	106.00	106.00
3	—	370	120.00–135.00	127.09
3	—	518	120.00–127.00	124.00
3	—	628	120.00	120.00
5	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.99

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	875.00–900.00	888.30

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle