Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

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. No test for slaughter bulls. 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 $136.95/cwt on 534 head.

Average price

$136.95

534 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

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	704	137.83	971	506
Medium and Large 2-3	514	121.02	622	28

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $349 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 sale534 hd

136.95

—

KY average27 barns · 7,986 hd

133.88

+3.07

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	1,015	71.64	727	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	51.81	608	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	51.77	792	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	47.15	467	11

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	114.86/cwt	111.00–117.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	104.19/cwt	100.00–106.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	108.77/cwt	103.00–113.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	113.25/cwt	110.00–116.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	94.01/cwt	91.00–100.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.69/cwt	110.00–124.00	809	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	122.44/cwt	117.00–132.00	583	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.06/cwt	109.00–123.00	758	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.23/cwt	115.00–129.00	690	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.31/cwt	117.00–131.50	648	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	124.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	532	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.28/cwt	119.00–130.00	452	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	124.77/cwt	118.00–133.00	406	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	115.62/cwt	111.00–118.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.61/cwt	105.00–116.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	125.91/cwt	122.00–130.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	574	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	115.44/cwt	110.00–122.00	548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	108.96/cwt	104.00–115.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	104.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	124.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	110.63/cwt	106.00–115.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	137.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	518	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	658	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.51/cwt	126.00–141.00	659	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.85/cwt	120.00–133.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	139.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	117.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	46.23/cwt	43.00–49.50	462	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	51.27/cwt	51.00–51.50	486	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	53.17/cwt	51.50–55.50	788	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	48.26/cwt	48.00–48.50	798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	53.95/cwt	50.00–57.00	640	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	45.04/cwt	42.00–49.00	508	6
Bulls	—	—	1,015	71.64/cwt	70.00–73.00	727	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	68.33/cwt	64.00–72.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,781	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	703	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	121.40/cwt	121.00–122.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	123.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	123.61/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	119.88/cwt	117.00–123.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	138.75/cwt	137.25–139.80	1,068	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	133.45/cwt	132.30–137.00	1,106	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	928	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.29/cwt	134.00–145.00	928	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	133.67/cwt	124.00–137.00	839	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.17/cwt	130.00–153.00	741	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.34/cwt	128.00–144.50	803	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	126.15/cwt	118.00–130.00	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	143.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	136.54/cwt	130.00–147.00	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	148.97/cwt	145.00–154.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	117.81/cwt	114.00–122.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	118.17/cwt	114.00–124.50	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	626	143.38/cwt	142.50–144.00	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	152.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	2

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 950Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	110.00–115.00	112.43
6	—	426	111.00–117.00	114.86
5	—	660	100.00–106.00	104.19
5	—	586	103.00–113.00	108.77
4	—	780	104.00	104.00
4	—	460	110.00–116.00	113.25
3	—	732	91.00–100.00	94.01
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	360	106.00	106.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	670	110.00–124.00	120.69
47	—	476	117.00–132.00	122.44
45	—	626	109.00–123.00	121.06
42	—	569	115.00–129.00	121.23
35	—	521	117.00–131.50	124.31
30	—	427	120.00–135.00	124.62
21	—	370	119.00–130.00	122.28
16	—	325	118.00–133.00	124.77
12	—	724	111.00–118.00	115.62
2	—	780	105.00–116.00	110.61
2	—	220	122.00–130.00	125.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	110.00–122.00	115.44
6	—	567	104.00–115.00	108.96
4	—	612	100.00–106.00	104.47
3	—	420	120.00–129.00	124.77
2	—	520	106.00–115.00	110.63
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	378	130.00–142.00	137.09
15	—	518	120.00–135.00	127.07
15	—	483	126.00–141.00	136.51
8	—	741	112.00	112.00
8	—	570	120.00–133.00	124.85
8	—	429	137.00–143.00	139.98
7	—	624	110.00–120.00	117.03
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
1	—	680	114.50	114.50
1	—	265	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	82.50	82.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	121.00–122.00	121.40
5	—	577	120.00–125.00	123.58
5	—	429	124.00–125.00	124.60
3	—	470	120.00–126.00	123.61
2	—	620	117.00–120.00	118.50
2	—	528	116.00–120.00	118.03
2	—	370	117.00–123.00	119.88
2	—	215	125.00	125.00
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	290	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	770	137.25–139.80	138.75
121	—	829	132.30–137.00	133.45
21	—	629	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	666	134.00–145.00	139.29
27	—	628	124.00–137.00	133.67
23	—	521	130.00–153.00	142.17
20	—	568	128.00–144.50	141.34
11	—	772	118.00–130.00	126.15
11	—	416	135.00–145.00	143.42
8	—	473	130.00–145.00	138.36
8	—	373	130.00–147.00	136.54
6	—	283	130.00–131.00	130.15
5	—	314	145.00–154.00	148.97
3	—	822	114.00–122.00	117.81
3	—	712	114.00–124.50	118.17
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	142.50–144.00	143.38
7	—	566	150.00	150.00
3	—	540	149.00	149.00
3	—	364	150.00–154.00	152.66
2	—	460	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	43.00–49.50	46.23
2	—	948	51.00–51.50	51.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	51.50–55.50	53.17
2	—	1,653	48.00–48.50	48.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,187	50.00–57.00	53.95
6	—	1,128	42.00–49.00	45.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	70.00–73.00	71.64

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	64.00–72.00	68.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	625.00	625.00

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