Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $140.42/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$140.42

339 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$14.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.48

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	605	141.85	858	306
Medium and Large 2-3	498	127.21	633	33

One grade step is worth $14.64/cwt here — about $224 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 sale339 hd

140.42

—

KY average29 barns · 7,551 hd

136.95

+3.48

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	1,668	78.67	1,312	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	52.28	849	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	47.70	576	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	40.08	384	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,265	95.50	1,208	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.70/cwt	113.00–126.00	566	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.53/cwt	120.00–133.00	724	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	130.29/cwt	129.00–133.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.91/cwt	132.00–149.00	829	40
Steers	Select	—	1,265	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	128.82/cwt	126.00–130.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	128.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	129.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,092	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	127.54/cwt	127.00–128.00	351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	151.45/cwt	140.00–157.00	413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	125.26/cwt	123.50–128.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	729	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	145.26/cwt	140.00–156.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.27/cwt	121.00–126.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	134.50/cwt	127.00–136.00	993	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	138.90/cwt	131.00–145.00	586	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	143.01/cwt	132.00–147.00	888	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	138.75/cwt	132.00–140.00	909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	151.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	134.12/cwt	130.00–136.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.41/cwt	144.00–153.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	112.26/cwt	111.00–114.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	151.60/cwt	150.00–153.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	153.75/cwt	153.00–154.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	594	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	501	135.33/cwt	135.00–135.50	678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	150.95/cwt	150.95–150.95	968	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,031	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.05/cwt	120.00–132.00	602	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	758	11
Bulls	—	—	1,550	75.38/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,168	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	82.09/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,468	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	100.59/cwt	100.00–104.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	117.62/cwt	112.00–126.00	796	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	124.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	53.25/cwt	53.00–53.50	849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	47.44/cwt	44.00–51.00	556	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	53.28/cwt	52.00–54.50	696	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	38.19/cwt	35.00–40.50	433	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	37.57/cwt	35.00–40.00	355	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	44.53/cwt	41.00–49.00	439	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	51.63/cwt	51.00–52.50	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	124.21/cwt	120.00–133.00	472	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.16/cwt	110.00–123.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.80/cwt	121.00–136.00	415	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	114.61/cwt	113.00–116.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.30/cwt	115.00–131.00	634	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	120.78/cwt	115.00–131.00	510	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	126.83/cwt	121.00–138.00	358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	116.34/cwt	110.00–123.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	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 Oct 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 1,099Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 59Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
7	—	479	129.00–133.00	130.29
6	—	577	126.00–130.00	128.82
5	—	436	127.00–129.00	128.60
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	385	135.00	135.00
2	—	275	127.00–128.00	127.54
1	—	800	118.00	118.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
2	—	665	118.00–124.00	120.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	576	132.00–149.00	143.91
14	—	476	135.00–150.00	145.65
11	—	845	121.00–130.00	129.19
6	—	273	140.00–157.00	151.45
5	—	876	123.50–128.00	125.26
39	—	525	130.00–145.00	138.77
6	—	332	140.00–156.00	145.26
4	—	775	121.00–126.00	122.27
23	—	738	127.00–136.00	134.50
23	—	422	131.00–145.00	138.90
21	—	621	132.00–147.00	143.01
9	—	902	119.75	119.75
9	—	655	132.00–140.00	138.75
8	—	368	145.00–155.00	151.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	153.00–154.00	153.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	641	150.95	150.95
23	—	738	139.75	139.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	110.00–116.00	113.34
50	—	473	113.00–126.00	119.70
25	—	572	120.00–133.00	126.53
2	—	758	105.00–109.00	106.99
15	—	380	120.00–133.00	124.21
11	—	626	110.00–123.00	117.16
11	—	330	121.00–136.00	125.80
40	—	518	115.00–131.00	122.30
29	—	422	115.00–131.00	120.78
6	—	282	121.00–138.00	126.83
5	—	717	110.00–123.00	116.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	104.00	104.00
1	—	295	107.00	107.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	345	105.00	105.00
2	—	808	103.00–105.00	103.99
8	—	575	113.00–116.00	114.61
4	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.54
2	—	778	105.00–106.00	105.49
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
2	—	720	107.00	107.00
2	—	428	112.00–114.00	112.99
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	134.50	134.50
3	—	412	134.00	134.00
11	—	594	137.00	137.00
9	—	501	135.00–135.50	135.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	435	130.00–136.00	134.12
7	—	380	144.00–153.00	145.41
4	—	724	111.00–114.00	112.26
2	—	268	150.00–153.00	151.60
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
1	—	210	132.00	132.00
14	—	470	120.00–132.00	128.05
11	—	621	119.00–125.00	122.04
24	—	677	112.00–126.00	117.62
18	—	565	120.00–127.00	124.65
16	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	766	100.00–104.00	100.59
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
2	—	553	114.00	114.00
2	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.52
2	—	423	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	95.50	95.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	74.00–77.50	75.38
2	—	1,788	81.00–83.00	82.09
1	—	1,900	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	53.00–53.50	53.25
3	—	1,643	51.00–52.50	51.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,171	44.00–51.00	47.44
11	—	1,306	52.00–54.50	53.28
6	—	1,133	35.00–40.50	38.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	945	35.00–40.00	37.57
9	—	985	41.00–49.00	44.53

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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