Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.91/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$121.91

417 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

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	552	122.60	677	398
Medium and Large 2-3	559	107.55	601	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $76 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 sale417 hd

121.91

—

KY average27 barns · 6,139 hd

121.21

+0.70

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	—	Low	1,655	81.33	1,346	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	53.11	810	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	51.60	646	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	45.87	455	15

Every lot, as filed

88 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	506	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,070	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	776	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	136.08/cwt	136.00–136.50	856	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	129.81/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,025	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	121.12/cwt	120.00–121.50	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	614	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,239	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	805	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,048	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,626	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	82.40/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,284	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	47.18/cwt	44.50–49.00	557	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	52.91/cwt	50.00–56.00	674	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	53.11/cwt	51.00–57.50	810	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	42.30/cwt	40.00–45.00	409	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	48.99/cwt	47.50–51.50	498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	93.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	101.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	107.60/cwt	104.00–111.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	117.91/cwt	116.00–120.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.29/cwt	125.00–138.00	626	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	126.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	679	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.76/cwt	120.00–131.50	714	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	119.72/cwt	113.00–123.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.10/cwt	133.00–145.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	114.94/cwt	110.00–125.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.30/cwt	140.00–152.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	112.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.09/cwt	110.00–122.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	127.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	430	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	117.61/cwt	110.00–120.50	787	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.10/cwt	116.00–127.00	690	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	124.64/cwt	120.00–134.00	472	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.72/cwt	115.00–130.00	567	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.47/cwt	116.00–130.00	652	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	125.28/cwt	119.00–131.00	529	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	903	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	797	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	933	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	126.19/cwt	124.00–126.90	848	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	97.98/cwt	92.00–104.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	109.37/cwt	107.50–110.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	109.80/cwt	109.00–110.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	153.57/cwt	153.00–154.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	152.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	138.88/cwt	131.00–140.50	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	126.32/cwt	122.00–128.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	142.18/cwt	135.00–149.00	580	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.96/cwt	130.00–144.00	543	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	134.86/cwt	127.00–140.00	833	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.72/cwt	129.00–144.00	658	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	140.07/cwt	130.00–145.50	804	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	138.46/cwt	130.00–144.00	712	64

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 450Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	629	136.00–136.50	136.08
45	—	790	128.00–131.00	129.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	120.00–122.00	121.03
4	—	431	125.00–130.00	128.77
4	—	606	120.00–121.50	121.12
8	—	491	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
7	—	433	153.00–154.00	153.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	129.00–130.00	129.34
4	—	279	150.00–160.00	152.65
6	—	333	131.00–140.50	138.88
6	—	718	130.00–136.00	134.04
6	—	759	122.00–128.00	126.32
6	—	833	127.25	127.25
18	—	408	135.00–149.00	142.18
21	—	385	130.00–144.00	140.96
27	—	618	127.00–140.00	134.86
37	—	474	129.00–144.00	138.72
62	—	574	130.00–145.50	140.07
64	—	514	130.00–144.00	138.46
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,070	72.50	72.50
8	—	528	93.00	93.00
9	—	1,239	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	815	90.00–95.00	93.99
3	—	677	100.00–104.00	101.32
2	—	708	91.00	91.00
2	—	618	104.00–111.00	107.60
2	—	573	100.00–101.00	100.48
2	—	378	116.00–120.00	117.91
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	477	125.00–138.00	131.29
16	—	537	120.00–131.00	126.36
12	—	572	120.00–131.50	124.76
7	—	616	113.00–123.00	119.72
5	—	430	133.00–145.00	142.10
3	—	713	110.00–125.00	114.94
3	—	383	140.00–152.00	147.30
2	—	788	111.00	111.00
2	—	663	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	137.50	137.50
1	—	295	152.00	152.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	125.00–127.00	126.03
2	—	703	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	815	109.00	109.00
3	—	762	108.00–115.00	112.69
5	—	876	112.50	112.50
11	—	936	104.50	104.50
14	—	629	110.00–122.00	116.09
17	—	338	120.00–130.00	127.21
17	—	669	110.00–120.50	117.61
19	—	570	116.00–127.00	121.10
28	—	379	120.00–134.00	124.64
48	—	470	115.00–130.00	120.72
60	—	528	116.00–130.00	123.47
72	—	422	119.00–131.00	125.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	737	122.50	122.50
23	—	618	129.00	129.00
24	—	784	119.00	119.00
37	—	672	124.00–126.90	126.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	840	95.00	95.00
2	—	530	110.00–113.00	111.46
2	—	708	92.00–104.00	97.98
4	—	580	107.50–110.00	109.37
5	—	486	109.00–110.00	109.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	76.00	76.00
5	—	1,558	80.00–84.00	82.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,180	44.50–49.00	47.18
37	—	1,273	50.00–56.00	52.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,525	51.00–57.50	53.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	966	40.00–45.00	42.30
8	—	1,016	47.50–51.50	48.99

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle