Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher up to 600 lbs with no comparison on heavier weights. Best demand noted on groups of weaned and vaccinated cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with a limited comparison on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.91/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$134.91

308 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$21.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

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	564	137.48	775	271
Medium and Large 2-3	695	116.09	807	37

One grade step is worth $21.39/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale308 hd

134.91

—

KY average26 barns · 5,519 hd

132.45

+2.46

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	1,691	91.05	1,539	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	63.03	970	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	60.76	708	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	47.86	470	8thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	133.98/cwt	125.00–143.00	635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	142.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	835	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	127.59/cwt	123.50–129.50	944	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.52/cwt	128.00–137.00	824	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	114.67/cwt	111.00–122.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.46/cwt	133.00–149.00	767	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	126.27/cwt	115.00–131.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	111.05/cwt	101.00–121.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	134.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	433	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	39.04/cwt	37.00–41.00	353	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	48.96/cwt	47.00–52.00	498	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	108.13/cwt	107.50–110.50	995	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	123.51/cwt	122.00–124.50	768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,290	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	—	1,791	92.81/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.75/cwt	139.00–152.50	554	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	64.41/cwt	63.00–66.00	805	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	58.87/cwt	56.00–61.50	649	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	63.03/cwt	61.50–64.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.63/cwt	122.00–131.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	153.82/cwt	153.00–154.00	952	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	159.42/cwt	158.50–160.50	929	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	148.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	699	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	161.94/cwt	159.00–165.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	159.64/cwt	158.00–160.00	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	150.24/cwt	149.00–151.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	150.35/cwt	150.00–151.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.53/cwt	140.00–153.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.25/cwt	130.00–147.50	737	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	91.28/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,009	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	540	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	134.37/cwt	129.00–140.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	139.97/cwt	139.00–141.00	537	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	782	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	136.48/cwt	135.00–136.75	1,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	136.79/cwt	132.00–144.00	934	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	129.52/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,119	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.15/cwt	140.00–153.50	843	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.58/cwt	140.00–153.00	772	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	145.69/cwt	140.00–150.50	916	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	914	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	280	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	151.36/cwt	140.00–155.50	707	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	988	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	112.79/cwt	100.00–119.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	738	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	220	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.70/cwt	130.00–143.00	520	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.91/cwt	124.00–131.50	851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	139.23/cwt	132.00–145.00	581	13

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 643Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	935	111.00	111.00
1	—	950	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	129.00–140.00	134.37
5	—	384	139.00–141.00	139.97
13	—	847	135.00–136.75	136.48
15	—	683	132.00–144.00	136.79
17	—	864	126.00–130.00	129.52
18	—	573	140.00–153.50	147.15
11	—	523	140.00–153.00	147.58
31	—	629	140.00–150.50	145.69
26	—	467	140.00–155.50	151.36
31	—	730	130.00–141.00	135.29
7	—	775	130.00–134.00	132.06
1	—	435	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	153.00–154.00	153.82
17	—	583	158.50–160.50	159.42
7	—	664	153.00	153.00
11	—	755	138.25	138.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	159.00–165.00	161.94
8	—	437	160.00	160.00
11	—	518	158.00–160.00	159.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	119.50	119.50
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	838	121.00–123.00	122.01
3	—	418	100.00–119.00	112.79
4	—	573	125.00–132.00	128.72
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	122.00	122.00
1	—	220	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	125.00–143.00	133.98
23	—	587	130.00–145.00	142.32
34	—	740	123.50–129.50	127.59
57	—	622	128.00–137.00	132.52
3	—	804	111.00–122.00	114.67
69	—	527	133.00–149.00	145.46
9	—	322	130.00–138.00	134.49
1	—	975	106.00	106.00
12	—	372	130.00–143.00	139.70
12	—	660	124.00–131.50	128.91
13	—	417	132.00–145.00	139.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	115.00–131.00	126.27
2	—	370	110.00	110.00
2	—	458	101.00–121.00	111.05
2	—	580	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	723	111.00	111.00
14	—	920	107.50–110.50	108.13
3	—	622	122.00–124.50	123.51
2	—	760	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	149.00	149.00
14	—	471	145.00–150.00	148.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	139.00–152.50	145.75
2	—	628	122.00–131.00	126.63
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	745	118.00	118.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
4	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.47
4	—	558	149.00–151.00	150.24
6	—	333	150.00–151.00	150.35
6	—	476	140.00–153.00	146.53
8	—	529	130.00–147.50	139.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00–123.00	121.49
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	75.00	75.00
1	—	795	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	60.00	60.00
2	—	905	37.00–41.00	39.04
5	—	1,017	47.00–52.00	48.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	48.50	48.50
8	—	1,250	63.00–66.00	64.41
9	—	1,102	56.00–61.50	58.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	61.50–64.00	63.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,791	90.00–96.00	92.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	86.00–97.00	91.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	97.00	97.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	99.00	99.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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