Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter cattle throughout the offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.75/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$124.75

397 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

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	573	126.61	726	353
Medium and Large 2-3	620	109.80	681	44

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $45 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 sale397 hd

124.75

—

KY average27 barns · 5,847 hd

129.66

−4.92

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	1,625	90.48	1,470	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	61.54	841	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	59.37	720	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	56.13	568	8thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Fancy	—	563	152.13/cwt	148.00–154.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	609	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	146.35/cwt	144.00–149.00	316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	122.81/cwt	119.00–125.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	141.80/cwt	136.00–147.00	459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	148.29/cwt	140.00–151.00	393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	137.02/cwt	130.00–144.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	122.23/cwt	120.00–125.50	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	134.00/cwt	128.00–143.00	431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	110.16/cwt	106.00–112.00	940	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	131.11/cwt	122.50–135.00	489	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	116.71/cwt	113.00–120.50	847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.08/cwt	121.00–131.50	733	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.97/cwt	122.50–139.00	556	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	124.17/cwt	119.00–127.50	785	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.12/cwt	120.00–131.00	597	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.47/cwt	117.00–131.00	661	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	874	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	104.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	876	98.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	404	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	118.45/cwt	116.00–120.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	86.34/cwt	83.00–88.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	141.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.00/cwt	128.00–142.00	699	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.08/cwt	125.00–141.00	647	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	132.54/cwt	128.00–136.00	815	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	137.29/cwt	134.00–148.00	579	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.06/cwt	127.50–138.00	768	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	120.90/cwt	115.00–124.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.44/cwt	101.00–110.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	274	153.26/cwt	153.00–154.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	56.59/cwt	54.00–59.50	579	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	62.67/cwt	61.00–65.00	853	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	59.84/cwt	58.50–61.50	823	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	62.87/cwt	61.00–64.50	798	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	59.31/cwt	58.00–61.00	699	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	47.87/cwt	46.00–49.50	539	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	93.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,645	3
Bulls	—	—	1,487	87.62/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,303	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	82.48/cwt	81.00–84.00	759	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	672	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	538	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	712	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	534	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	124.42/cwt	121.00–128.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,093	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	113.92/cwt	107.50–119.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	107.79/cwt	107.00–109.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	113.40/cwt	110.00–116.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	109.29/cwt	103.00–110.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	148.79/cwt	148.00–150.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	140.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	128.85/cwt	124.00–133.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	113.66/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.19/cwt	130.00–144.50	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.28/cwt	130.00–145.00	802	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	140.57/cwt	130.00–145.50	578	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	670	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	128.83/cwt	121.00–132.00	931	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	135.30/cwt	130.00–141.00	921	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	159.27/cwt	158.00–159.50	809	19

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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 936Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	148.00–154.00	152.13
11	—	609	147.50	147.50
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
2	—	387	150.00	150.00
5	—	512	148.00–150.00	148.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	103.00	103.00
2	—	955	110.00	110.00
4	—	216	144.00–149.00	146.35
5	—	813	119.00–125.00	122.81
7	—	324	136.00–147.00	141.80
8	—	265	140.00–151.00	148.29
9	—	379	137.00–142.00	140.50
9	—	521	130.00–142.00	138.02
9	—	771	124.00–133.00	128.85
9	—	931	112.00–115.00	113.66
11	—	620	130.00–144.50	136.19
17	—	572	130.00–145.00	140.28
19	—	411	130.00–145.50	140.57
19	—	476	130.00–145.00	140.82
33	—	723	121.00–132.00	128.83
37	—	681	130.00–141.00	135.30
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	532	120.00	120.00
3	—	727	107.00	107.00
2	—	630	121.00–128.00	124.42
2	—	400	116.00	116.00
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	846	129.25	129.25
2	—	608	148.00	148.00
4	—	578	151.00	151.00
19	—	508	158.00–159.50	159.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	137.00	137.00
6	—	685	129.00	129.00
12	—	412	146.00	146.00
2	—	275	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
2	—	230	140.00	140.00
4	—	268	130.00–144.00	137.02
9	—	677	120.00–125.50	122.23
10	—	322	128.00–143.00	134.00
13	—	853	106.00–112.00	110.16
17	—	373	122.50–135.00	131.11
18	—	726	113.00–120.50	116.71
23	—	572	121.00–131.50	128.08
31	—	428	122.50–139.00	129.97
33	—	632	119.00–127.50	124.17
34	—	477	120.00–131.00	125.12
46	—	523	117.00–131.00	126.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
11	—	630	131.25	131.25
76	—	702	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
1	—	360	116.00	116.00
1	—	730	108.50	108.50
2	—	475	105.00–115.00	110.05
3	—	402	121.00	121.00
3	—	612	100.00–110.00	104.66
4	—	876	96.00–100.00	98.98
5	—	568	107.50–119.00	113.92
5	—	684	107.00–109.00	107.79
8	—	521	110.00–116.00	113.40
10	—	762	103.00–110.00	109.29
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	116.00–120.00	118.45
4	—	526	115.00–120.00	117.53
3	—	872	83.00–88.00	86.34
3	—	703	100.00	100.00
3	—	475	120.00–121.00	120.32
2	—	768	89.00–90.00	89.49
2	—	580	115.00–120.00	117.54
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
1	—	350	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	376	135.00–145.00	141.55
17	—	518	128.00–142.00	135.00
15	—	479	125.00–141.00	135.08
12	—	615	128.00–136.00	132.54
12	—	422	134.00–148.00	137.29
10	—	569	127.50–138.00	135.06
3	—	672	115.00–124.00	120.90
2	—	765	101.00–110.00	105.44
2	—	700	123.00	123.00
2	—	225	141.00–143.00	142.02
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	144.00	144.00
4	—	274	153.00–154.00	153.26
1	—	310	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	80.00	80.00
3	—	712	75.00	75.00
1	—	870	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	54.00–59.50	56.59
1	—	1,015	46.50	46.50
1	—	945	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,361	61.00–65.00	62.67
4	—	1,376	58.50–61.50	59.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,269	61.00–64.50	62.87
9	—	1,178	58.00–61.00	59.31
3	—	1,125	46.00–49.50	47.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	90.00–95.00	93.33
3	—	1,487	80.00–92.00	87.62

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	81.00–84.00	82.48

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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

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