Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.87/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$132.87

189 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	636	134.35	855	172
Medium and Large 2-3	525	117.95	619	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $235 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 sale189 hd

132.87

—

KY average28 barns · 3,899 hd

130.43

+2.45

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	1,613	81.81	1,319	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	55.75	814	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	51.18	630	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	49.04	493	5thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	520	105.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	111.52/cwt	110.00–114.50	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.03/cwt	113.00–129.00	629	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.28/cwt	113.00–127.00	569	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	123.79/cwt	119.00–130.00	527	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.29/cwt	114.00–125.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	128.40/cwt	123.00–133.00	496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	129.13/cwt	122.00–133.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	131.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	113.93/cwt	111.00–117.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	127.12/cwt	123.00–131.50	678	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	131.67/cwt	126.00–141.00	490	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	143.57/cwt	138.00–150.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	108.80/cwt	107.00–111.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	105.93/cwt	102.00–110.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	129.54/cwt	127.00–132.00	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	50.52/cwt	49.50–52.00	500	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	46.81/cwt	45.00–48.50	481	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	55.75/cwt	55.50–56.00	814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	53.25/cwt	50.00–55.00	659	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	46.52/cwt	43.00–49.00	566	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	84.71/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,508	4
Bulls	—	—	1,278	76.02/cwt	75.00–77.00	972	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	639	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	537	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	561	85.01/cwt	84.00–87.00	477	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	130.61/cwt	130.00–132.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	110.09/cwt	107.00–113.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	124.40/cwt	124.40–124.40	1,049	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.53/cwt	139.00–152.00	696	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.54/cwt	130.00–148.50	727	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.69/cwt	124.00–133.50	808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.93/cwt	130.00–142.00	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	152.17/cwt	142.50–155.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	127.40/cwt	120.00–133.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	126.46/cwt	118.00–128.50	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	143.96/cwt	137.00–150.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	123.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	1

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 1,053Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 59Year 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
5	—	520	100.00–110.00	105.98
3	—	433	110.00–114.50	111.52
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
2	—	647	105.00	105.00
2	—	388	103.00–104.00	103.49
1	—	850	113.00	113.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	520	113.00–129.00	121.03
24	—	473	113.00–127.00	120.28
16	—	426	119.00–130.00	123.79
10	—	575	114.00–125.00	118.29
10	—	386	123.00–133.00	128.40
9	—	628	110.00–119.00	114.68
5	—	330	122.00–133.00	129.13
3	—	722	121.00	121.00
3	—	285	125.00–135.00	131.61
2	—	665	111.00–117.00	113.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	114.00	114.00
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	533	123.00–131.50	127.12
10	—	372	126.00–141.00	131.67
9	—	431	138.00–150.00	143.57
7	—	471	120.00–131.00	123.58
4	—	620	107.00–111.00	108.80
2	—	683	102.00–110.00	105.93
2	—	555	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	323	131.00	131.00
2	—	285	127.00–132.00	129.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	84.00	84.00
6	—	561	84.00–87.00	85.01
4	—	875	80.00	80.00
2	—	770	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	130.00–132.00	130.61
2	—	773	107.00–113.00	110.09
2	—	633	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	428	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	103.00–104.00	103.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	843	124.40	124.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	478	139.00–152.00	145.53
18	—	521	130.00–148.50	139.54
14	—	628	124.00–133.50	128.69
13	—	574	130.00–142.00	135.93
12	—	421	142.50–155.00	152.17
9	—	664	120.00–133.00	127.40
5	—	779	118.00–128.50	126.46
5	—	331	137.00–150.00	143.96
4	—	718	121.00–126.00	123.01
4	—	385	145.00–147.00	146.24
1	—	280	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	49.50–52.00	50.52
2	—	1,028	45.00–48.50	46.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	55.50–56.00	55.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,237	50.00–55.00	53.25
8	—	1,216	43.00–49.00	46.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	83.00–86.50	84.71
2	—	1,278	75.00–77.00	76.02

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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