Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.18/cwt on 507 head.

Average price

$119.18

507 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

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	524	120.04	629	484
Medium and Large 2-3	695	101.14	703	23

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale507 hd

119.18

—

KY average27 barns · 5,671 hd

118.33

+0.85

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	1,472	79.12	1,164	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	48.68	760	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	45.99	576	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	40.21	394	13

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	119.28/cwt	110.00–124.00	569	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	46.61/cwt	43.00–50.00	573	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	44.27/cwt	42.00–47.00	427	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	39.06/cwt	36.50–41.50	491	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	46.75/cwt	44.00–50.00	714	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	52.41/cwt	51.50–53.50	680	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	882	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	37.67/cwt	35.00–40.00	373	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	111.55/cwt	110.00–113.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	105.27/cwt	104.00–108.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	104.37/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	122.38/cwt	121.00–125.00	348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	113.79/cwt	111.50–119.00	886	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	121.59/cwt	114.00–127.00	523	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.35/cwt	110.00–125.00	637	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	733	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	138.71/cwt	129.00–145.00	877	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	126.42/cwt	120.00–128.50	612	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	363	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	316	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	86.78/cwt	76.00–89.50	551	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	704	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.76/cwt	118.00–132.00	703	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,489	79.46/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.31/cwt	131.00–142.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	138.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	532	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	889	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	466.49/cwt	440.00–500.00	4,492	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	740.00/cwt	700.00–780.00	7,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	111.26/cwt	109.00–114.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	117.20/cwt	110.00–122.50	800	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.33/cwt	110.00–123.75	737	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.27/cwt	114.00–125.00	687	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	111.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.30/cwt	115.00–130.00	398	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	121.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	465	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	154.46/cwt	154.00–155.00	723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	123.03/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.54/cwt	121.00–133.00	997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.91/cwt	130.00–144.00	665	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.62/cwt	130.00–146.00	588	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	126.88/cwt	125.00–129.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	755	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	150.31/cwt	150.00–151.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	123.17/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	124.94/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,082	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	129.21/cwt	120.00–137.00	935	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.09/cwt	130.00–146.00	529	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	140.60/cwt	130.00–146.75	803	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	123.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	132.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	139.90/cwt	131.00–146.00	471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	697	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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 1,095Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	477	110.00–124.00	119.28
3	—	962	103.00–107.00	104.37
6	—	284	121.00–125.00	122.38
25	—	779	111.50–119.00	113.79
63	—	430	114.00–127.00	121.59
83	—	525	110.00–125.00	121.35
2	—	873	110.00–114.00	112.05
4	—	825	109.00–114.00	111.26
24	—	683	110.00–122.50	117.20
58	—	618	110.00–123.75	119.33
64	—	576	114.00–125.00	119.27
2	—	247	115.00	115.00
4	—	722	110.00–115.00	111.54
23	—	320	115.00–130.00	124.30
48	—	384	115.00–130.00	121.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	110.00–113.00	111.55
4	—	634	104.00–108.00	105.27
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
2	—	573	109.00–110.00	109.52
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
8	—	975	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	131.25	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	530	130.00–145.00	138.21
46	—	632	129.00–145.00	138.71
5	—	824	121.00–126.00	123.03
12	—	770	121.00–133.00	129.54
37	—	479	130.00–144.00	138.91
63	—	424	130.00–146.00	138.62
5	—	916	116.00–125.00	123.17
10	—	866	121.00–125.50	124.94
30	—	724	120.00–137.00	129.21
45	—	380	130.00–146.00	139.09
74	—	571	130.00–146.75	140.60
2	—	290	151.50	151.50
10	—	680	130.00–139.00	132.36
11	—	337	131.00–146.00	139.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
3	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.05
15	—	484	120.00–128.50	126.42
1	—	255	123.00	123.00
2	—	675	126.00	126.00
7	—	519	125.00–129.00	126.88
17	—	616	120.00–125.00	122.63
1	—	345	112.00	112.00
2	—	720	100.00–105.00	102.50
13	—	570	120.00–126.00	123.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	154.00–155.00	154.46
13	—	521	150.00–151.00	150.31
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	79.00	79.00
9	—	665	85.00	85.00
1	—	390	81.00	81.00
5	—	635	76.00–89.50	86.78
1	—	780	97.00	97.00
4	—	704	70.00–75.00	72.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	112.00	112.00
5	—	321	148.00	148.00
17	—	573	118.00–132.00	122.76
2	—	425	131.00–142.00	136.31
4	—	658	120.00–121.00	120.75
9	—	520	120.00–130.00	122.92
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
4	—	275	152.50	152.50
7	—	385	130.00–142.00	138.30
33	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	110.00–119.00	114.62
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	120.00–126.00	122.98
1	—	885	94.00	94.00
3	—	658	110.00–115.00	112.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,229	43.00–50.00	46.61
8	—	1,258	36.50–41.50	39.06
7	—	1,298	51.50–53.50	52.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	964	42.00–47.00	44.27
8	—	989	35.00–40.00	37.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	44.00–50.00	46.75
2	—	1,648	53.50	53.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,489	75.00–82.50	79.46
1	—	1,570	83.50	83.50
1	—	1,235	72.00	72.00

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	2	—	963	440.00–500.00	466.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	700.00–780.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	68.00	68.00

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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