Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

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 good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold fairly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $122.92/cwt on 382 head.

Average price

$122.92

382 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$15.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

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	578	124.29	718	349
Medium and Large 2-3	519	108.50	563	33

One grade step is worth $15.79/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 sale382 hd

122.92

—

KY average27 barns · 4,729 hd

118.64

+4.28

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	1,617	79.06	1,279	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	54.82	845	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	51.21	621	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	47.21	462	8thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	471	108.06/cwt	104.00–110.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	111.73/cwt	110.00–113.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	109.41/cwt	109.00–110.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.50	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	107.87/cwt	105.00–111.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	131.20/cwt	131.20–131.20	941	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	122.92/cwt	115.00–130.50	586	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	124.57/cwt	115.00–132.50	719	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.51/cwt	114.00–126.00	629	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	122.68/cwt	115.00–132.00	526	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	123.81/cwt	120.00–132.50	467	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	121.50/cwt	116.00–123.50	819	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	112.55/cwt	102.00–113.75	884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	119.88/cwt	112.00–126.00	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	116.86/cwt	110.00–125.00	829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	122.30/cwt	115.00–130.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	131.64/cwt	127.00–136.00	757	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	123.98/cwt	123.00–126.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	111.48/cwt	110.00–114.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.24/cwt	121.00–132.00	663	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	126.59/cwt	120.00–134.00	598	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.12/cwt	120.00–129.50	765	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	699	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	135.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.07/cwt	131.00–145.00	511	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	139.02/cwt	133.00–142.00	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.33/cwt	118.00–124.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	136.73/cwt	131.00–143.00	301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	47.55/cwt	45.50–49.50	468	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	41.98/cwt	41.00–43.00	405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	552	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	54.82/cwt	54.50–55.00	845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	53.16/cwt	49.00–56.00	654	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	44.26/cwt	40.50–48.00	509	7
Bulls	—	—	1,443	74.49/cwt	71.00–76.50	1,075	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	84.04/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,509	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,701	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	812	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,120	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	815	88.25/cwt	88.25–88.25	719	47
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	429	90.30/cwt	90.00–90.50	387	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	86.25/cwt	80.00–87.00	535	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	726	82.36/cwt	77.50–84.00	598	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	827	79.35/cwt	75.00–81.50	656	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	76.86/cwt	73.00–85.00	446	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	721	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	451	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	82.25/cwt	80.00–84.50	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	124.67/cwt	121.00–128.00	591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	120.68/cwt	117.50–122.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	122.72/cwt	121.00–126.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	147.65/cwt	147.00–149.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	755	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	145.09/cwt	142.00–146.00	805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	109.65/cwt	106.00–113.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	117.69/cwt	115.00–119.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.88/cwt	133.00–148.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	136.01/cwt	131.00–138.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.26/cwt	129.00–143.00	858	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	645	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	138.41/cwt	130.00–145.00	585	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	929	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.52/cwt	130.00–141.25	788	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.14/cwt	130.00–142.50	715	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	979	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	815	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	138.85/cwt	138.50–139.75	930	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.50	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	755	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,138Last week 1,130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 2Year 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
9	—	471	104.00–110.00	108.06
8	—	426	110.00–113.00	111.73
5	—	562	109.00–110.00	109.41
4	—	623	100.00–107.50	103.58
2	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	105.00–111.00	107.87
2	—	380	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,020	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	717	131.20	131.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	477	115.00–130.50	122.92
46	—	577	115.00–132.50	124.57
36	—	522	114.00–126.00	120.51
35	—	429	115.00–132.00	122.68
18	—	377	120.00–132.50	123.81
15	—	674	116.00–123.50	121.50
13	—	785	102.00–113.75	112.55
12	—	628	112.00–126.00	119.88
11	—	709	110.00–125.00	116.86
4	—	945	108.00	108.00
4	—	328	115.00–130.00	122.30
3	—	237	124.00	124.00
2	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	575	127.00–136.00	131.64
7	—	622	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	123.00–126.00	123.98
4	—	465	110.00–114.00	111.48
2	—	595	119.00	119.00
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	355	129.00	129.00
1	—	220	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	521	121.00–132.00	127.24
22	—	472	120.00–134.00	126.59
14	—	616	120.00–129.50	124.12
13	—	568	120.00–128.00	123.02
13	—	418	130.00–140.00	135.58
12	—	378	131.00–145.00	135.07
5	—	332	133.00–142.00	139.02
3	—	680	118.00–124.00	121.33
2	—	220	131.00–143.00	136.73
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	815	88.25	88.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	90.00–90.50	90.30
9	—	620	80.00–87.00	86.25
8	—	726	77.50–84.00	82.36
3	—	827	75.00–81.50	79.35
3	—	580	73.00–85.00	76.86
2	—	1,030	70.00	70.00
2	—	530	85.00	85.00
2	—	495	80.00–84.50	82.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	121.00–128.00	124.67
5	—	510	117.50–122.00	120.68
4	—	623	121.00–126.00	122.72
4	—	415	121.00–126.00	123.50
1	—	205	117.00	117.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
1	—	895	107.00	107.00
2	—	370	120.00–122.50	121.30
3	—	803	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	414	147.00–149.00	147.65
5	—	755	131.50	131.50
18	—	555	142.00–146.00	145.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,005	109.00	109.00
3	—	790	106.00–113.00	109.65
3	—	812	115.00–119.00	117.69
4	—	330	133.00–148.00	137.88
9	—	371	141.00–146.00	143.63
10	—	655	131.00–138.00	136.01
22	—	625	129.00–143.00	137.26
25	—	469	130.00–145.00	137.61
26	—	423	130.00–145.00	138.41
30	—	730	120.00–131.00	127.32
46	—	573	130.00–141.25	137.52
51	—	525	130.00–142.50	136.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	724	135.25	135.25
24	—	578	141.00	141.00
43	—	670	138.50–139.75	138.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	45.50–49.50	47.55
2	—	965	41.00–43.00	41.98
1	—	985	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	54.50–55.00	54.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,231	49.00–56.00	53.16
7	—	1,151	40.50–48.00	44.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	71.00–76.50	74.49
3	—	1,795	83.00–85.00	84.04
1	—	1,955	87.00	87.00

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	—	1,015	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	800.00	800.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle