Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison available due to Labor Day holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.94/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$133.94

471 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

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	629	135.02	850	432
Medium and Large 2-3	568	122.08	693	39

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $156 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 sale471 hd

133.94

—

KY average27 barns · 6,308 hd

134.57

−0.63

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	1,397	85.62	1,196	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	59.72	849	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	56.62	684	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	48.21	473	17

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	275	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	120.80/cwt	115.00–126.00	638	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.15/cwt	115.00–131.00	582	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	124.14/cwt	118.00–130.00	520	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	128.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	484	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	108.07/cwt	108.00–108.50	861	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.20/cwt	115.00–126.00	753	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.75/cwt	116.00–126.00	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	122.84/cwt	122.75–123.50	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	131.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	113.13/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	119.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	102.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	110.09/cwt	107.50–113.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	128.90/cwt	124.00–139.50	626	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	126.98/cwt	114.00–135.00	676	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	131.26/cwt	125.00–137.50	487	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	127.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.21/cwt	120.00–124.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	151.25/cwt	150.00–153.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	149.49/cwt	148.00–151.00	647	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	128.33/cwt	124.00–130.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	122.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	123.27/cwt	122.50–124.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	156.98/cwt	155.00–158.50	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	156.42/cwt	154.00–158.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	44.85/cwt	40.00–48.00	433	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	53.00/cwt	50.00–58.00	533	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	57.85/cwt	57.00–59.00	874	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	63.46/cwt	62.50–64.50	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	56.00/cwt	50.00–59.00	659	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	61.42/cwt	59.50–64.50	787	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	47.70/cwt	45.00–49.00	535	5
Bulls	—	—	1,395	86.17/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,202	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,160	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	911	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	621.84/cwt	510.00–725.00	6,156	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	6,085	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	413	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	358	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	126.70/cwt	105.00–131.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	124.97/cwt	120.00–133.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	113.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	97.52/cwt	94.00–101.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,054	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,021	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	130.20/cwt	125.00–132.00	948	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	143.54/cwt	130.00–149.00	690	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.88/cwt	120.00–142.50	846	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	121.71/cwt	116.00–125.00	959	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.62/cwt	127.50–140.00	763	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	145.04/cwt	130.00–150.00	606	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.94/cwt	127.00–142.00	686	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	138.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	509	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.34/cwt	122.50–131.00	857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	142.99/cwt	135.00–151.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	149.99/cwt	144.00–152.00	348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	147.93/cwt	141.00–152.50	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	82.38/cwt	82.00–85.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	108.15/cwt	105.00–112.50	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	113.70/cwt	112.50–114.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	110.59/cwt	109.00–111.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	105.25/cwt	103.00–107.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	111.67/cwt	110.00–112.50	666	3

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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 855Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 0

No comparison available due to Labor Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	112.50	112.50
2	—	360	122.50–124.00	123.27
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
8	—	870	82.00–85.00	82.38
6	—	623	105.00–112.50	108.15
5	—	513	112.50–114.00	113.70
5	—	488	109.00–111.00	110.59
4	—	668	103.00–107.00	105.25
3	—	712	109.00–111.00	109.98
3	—	596	110.00–112.50	111.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	528	115.00–126.00	120.80
44	—	473	115.00–131.00	123.15
43	—	419	118.00–130.00	124.14
36	—	378	120.00–135.00	128.12
20	—	797	108.00–108.50	108.07
19	—	621	115.00–126.00	121.20
18	—	568	116.00–126.00	119.75
12	—	684	120.00–130.00	124.80
8	—	722	122.75–123.50	122.84
8	—	326	130.00–135.00	131.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	130.00	130.00
2	—	495	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	110.00–115.00	113.13
6	—	484	115.00–120.00	119.19
5	—	507	100.00–107.00	102.00
3	—	430	107.50–113.00	110.09
2	—	692	100.00	100.00
2	—	620	110.00–113.00	111.54
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	486	124.00–139.50	128.90
12	—	532	114.00–135.00	126.98
9	—	371	125.00–137.50	131.26
7	—	574	120.00–129.00	123.50
7	—	424	122.00–130.00	127.45
5	—	615	120.00–124.00	123.21
2	—	313	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	150.00–153.00	151.25
2	—	433	148.00–151.00	149.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	72.50	72.50
2	—	483	85.50	85.50
1	—	550	65.00	65.00
1	—	410	83.00	83.00
1	—	300	77.50	77.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	124.00–130.00	128.33
3	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.32
3	—	528	120.00–124.00	121.32
10	—	641	105.00–131.00	126.70
8	—	483	120.00–133.00	124.97
3	—	714	110.00–119.00	113.01
2	—	790	94.00–101.00	97.52
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	146.50	146.50
10	—	422	155.00–158.50	156.98
6	—	376	154.00–158.00	156.42
5	—	510	150.00	150.00
59	—	794	132.75	132.75
56	—	820	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	728	125.00–132.00	130.20
51	—	481	130.00–149.00	143.54
44	—	618	120.00–142.50	136.88
26	—	788	116.00–125.00	121.71
21	—	571	127.50–140.00	133.62
21	—	418	130.00–150.00	145.04
19	—	520	127.00–142.00	131.94
18	—	368	130.00–140.00	138.25
14	—	668	122.50–131.00	128.34
6	—	322	135.00–151.00	142.99
5	—	232	144.00–152.00	149.99
3	—	287	141.00–152.50	147.93
1	—	975	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	965	40.00–48.00	44.85
7	—	1,006	50.00–58.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	57.00–59.00	57.85
2	—	1,245	62.50–64.50	63.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,177	50.00–59.00	56.00
11	—	1,282	59.50–64.50	61.42
5	—	1,121	45.00–49.00	47.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,395	83.00–89.00	86.17
1	—	1,645	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,160	78.50	78.50

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	1	—	1,100	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	990	510.00–725.00	621.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	665.00	665.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle