Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes of cattle throughout the offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes of cattle throughout the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.50/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$138.50

219 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$22.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

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	664	140.73	934	197
Medium and Large 2-3	531	118.56	629	22

One grade step is worth $22.17/cwt here — about $305 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 sale219 hd

138.50

—

KY average26 barns · 3,742 hd

135.83

+2.68

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	1,796	89.30	1,604	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	60.17	891	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	57.86	735	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	51.54	508	5thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	108.53/cwt	105.00–115.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	116.07/cwt	114.00–120.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	114.52/cwt	112.50–116.50	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	136.60/cwt	136.00–137.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	114.80/cwt	113.25–120.00	889	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.72/cwt	120.00–136.50	682	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	126.36/cwt	122.50–129.50	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	126.52/cwt	120.00–135.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.50	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.56/cwt	133.00–142.50	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	87.62/cwt	86.00–91.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.66/cwt	120.00–138.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	135.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	125.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.46/cwt	121.00–130.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	48.11/cwt	45.00–50.50	492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	56.68/cwt	53.00–59.50	529	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	60.17/cwt	56.50–62.00	891	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	61.17/cwt	57.00–65.50	799	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	48.08/cwt	46.00–50.00	557	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,646	91.24/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,997	86.72/cwt	82.50–89.50	1,732	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	883	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	711	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	771	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	640	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	122.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	125.47/cwt	120.00–132.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	140.60/cwt	140.60–140.60	1,126	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	153.05/cwt	152.50–153.50	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	139.22/cwt	135.00–144.50	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	124.78/cwt	123.75–125.25	1,048	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.28/cwt	131.00–140.50	917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	147.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.44/cwt	130.00–133.50	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.38/cwt	140.00–151.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	147.70/cwt	139.00–150.50	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.63/cwt	143.00–154.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	150.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	106.83/cwt	103.00–110.00	562	5

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 899Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	105.00–115.00	108.53
3	—	362	114.00–120.00	116.07
2	—	678	112.50–116.50	114.52
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	113.00	113.00
1	—	225	121.00	121.00
5	—	526	103.00–110.00	106.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	136.00–137.00	136.60
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	774	113.25–120.00	114.80
21	—	530	120.00–136.50	128.72
13	—	662	122.50–129.50	126.36
13	—	579	120.00–132.00	127.76
12	—	627	120.00–129.00	126.66
12	—	434	120.00–135.00	126.52
9	—	489	130.00–139.50	134.73
9	—	372	133.00–142.50	138.56
2	—	880	105.00	105.00
2	—	805	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	230	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	109.00–110.00	109.25
3	—	883	86.00–91.00	87.62
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	120.00–138.00	132.66
8	—	462	130.00–142.00	135.97
7	—	672	120.00–128.00	125.16
2	—	635	121.00–130.00	125.46
2	—	415	135.00–139.00	137.05
2	—	390	130.00–140.00	134.94
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	153.00	153.00
2	—	345	156.00	156.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	80.50	80.50
2	—	771	83.00	83.00
1	—	710	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	120.00–129.00	122.32
5	—	468	120.00–132.00	125.47
3	—	415	105.00	105.00
2	—	623	124.00	124.00
2	—	553	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	801	140.60	140.60
11	—	555	152.50–153.50	153.05
6	—	481	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	617	135.00–144.50	139.22
17	—	840	123.75–125.25	124.78
16	—	673	131.00–140.50	136.28
13	—	504	140.00–148.00	147.08
10	—	585	130.00–140.00	138.04
8	—	720	130.00–133.50	132.44
6	—	383	140.00–151.00	147.38
5	—	483	140.00–149.00	146.47
4	—	442	139.00–150.50	147.70
2	—	785	128.00	128.00
2	—	328	143.00–154.00	148.63
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	150.00–155.00	150.68
2	—	523	148.00	148.00
1	—	470	154.00	154.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	45.00–50.50	48.11
2	—	933	53.00–59.50	56.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	56.50–62.00	60.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,307	57.00–65.50	61.17
5	—	1,159	46.00–50.00	48.08
1	—	1,385	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,646	90.00–92.50	91.24
3	—	1,997	82.50–89.50	86.72

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