Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to the observation of Veterans Day last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.66/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$140.66

558 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$19.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

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	577	142.23	821	514
Medium and Large 2-3	529	122.33	648	44

One grade step is worth $19.90/cwt here — about $174 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 sale558 hd

140.66

—

KY average29 barns · 6,850 hd

138.51

+2.15

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	1,608	76.49	1,230	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	56.35	888	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	52.69	632	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	44.08	430	16

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	119.04/cwt	113.00–125.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	129.80/cwt	120.00–135.00	624	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.61/cwt	124.00–134.00	728	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	53.08/cwt	48.00–55.00	645	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	57.18/cwt	56.00–60.50	686	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	41.76/cwt	38.00–44.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	111.72/cwt	106.00–119.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	124.30/cwt	116.00–130.00	643	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	147.25/cwt	141.50–151.00	567	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	139.68/cwt	133.00–147.00	599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	113.94/cwt	101.00–118.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.13/cwt	115.00–122.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	155.30/cwt	153.00–157.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	105.21/cwt	100.00–111.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	102.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	102.41/cwt	101.00–104.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	110.21/cwt	109.00–111.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	101.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	108.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	848	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.63/cwt	114.00–131.00	643	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.62/cwt	114.00–130.00	575	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.13/cwt	113.00–125.00	701	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	122.57/cwt	115.00–132.00	521	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	124.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	460	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	121.32/cwt	115.00–131.00	399	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	120.82/cwt	114.00–126.00	871	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	117.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	780	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	122.85/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	120.85/cwt	116.00–126.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	134.82/cwt	134.00–136.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	136.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	107.89/cwt	104.00–112.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	523	10
Bulls	—	—	1,652	78.87/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,303	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	67.91/cwt	65.00–70.00	951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	113.88/cwt	106.00–117.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	138.85/cwt	135.00–143.00	458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	146.69/cwt	141.00–157.00	403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	159.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	662	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	125.00/cwt	121.00–127.50	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	120.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	118.12/cwt	115.00–126.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	121.77/cwt	120.00–126.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.80/cwt	129.00–133.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	143.79/cwt	138.50–145.90	1,064	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	140.43/cwt	140.00–140.50	942	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	149.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	841	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	152.45/cwt	150.00–153.00	797	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.80/cwt	129.00–147.00	723	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.60/cwt	130.00–146.00	803	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.19/cwt	129.00–144.00	873	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	136.08/cwt	130.00–146.00	649	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.26/cwt	134.00–152.00	603	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	150.58/cwt	139.00–155.00	568	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	129.30/cwt	120.00–131.00	984	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	41.53/cwt	39.00–43.50	407	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	46.62/cwt	44.00–50.00	454	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	55.69/cwt	53.00–57.50	898	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	134.05/cwt	126.00–140.00	897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	131.72/cwt	123.00–135.50	946	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	292	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	91.15/cwt	81.00–96.00	479	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	494	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	499	6

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,442Last week 1,227Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 78Year ago 0

No comparison this week due to the observation of Veterans Day last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	113.00–125.00	119.04
1	—	635	106.00	106.00
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
1	—	345	116.00	116.00
3	—	515	110.00–112.00	110.69
3	—	390	106.00–119.00	111.72
2	—	755	100.00–102.00	101.00
6	—	592	106.00–117.00	113.88
3	—	662	105.00–110.00	106.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	481	120.00–135.00	129.80
22	—	575	124.00–134.00	126.61
14	—	517	116.00–130.00	124.30
13	—	385	141.50–151.00	147.25
10	—	429	133.00–147.00	139.68
8	—	660	101.00–118.00	113.94
8	—	618	115.00–122.00	118.13
4	—	824	103.00–105.00	103.98
4	—	761	106.00	106.00
4	—	322	153.00–157.00	155.30
2	—	705	109.00–115.00	111.98
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	100.00–111.00	105.21
7	—	613	100.00–110.00	102.84
5	—	717	101.00–104.00	102.41
5	—	417	109.00–111.00	110.21
5	—	371	100.00–110.00	101.99
3	—	878	100.50	100.50
3	—	322	107.00–110.00	108.97
2	—	293	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
11	—	523	104.00–112.00	107.89
10	—	473	110.00–112.00	110.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	647	131.00	131.00
6	—	507	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	520	114.00–131.00	123.63
74	—	473	114.00–130.00	121.62
62	—	579	113.00–125.00	121.13
49	—	425	115.00–132.00	122.57
31	—	626	115.00–125.00	120.73
26	—	370	120.00–131.00	124.28
26	—	329	115.00–131.00	121.32
24	—	721	114.00–126.00	120.82
4	—	756	115.00–118.00	116.49
9	—	830	105.00	105.00
18	—	666	110.00–120.00	117.14
2	—	258	116.00–126.00	120.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	134.00–136.00	134.82
3	—	368	135.00–139.00	136.38
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	825	115.00–124.00	122.85
6	—	330	135.00–143.00	138.85
4	—	275	141.00–157.00	146.69
3	—	248	134.00	134.00
1	—	915	111.00	111.00
52	—	525	129.00–147.00	137.80
50	—	567	130.00–146.00	141.60
36	—	627	129.00–144.00	139.19
36	—	477	130.00–146.00	136.08
30	—	427	134.00–152.00	141.26
24	—	377	139.00–155.00	150.58
18	—	761	120.00–131.00	129.30
14	—	669	126.00–140.00	134.05
15	—	718	123.00–135.50	131.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	323	155.00–162.00	159.67
9	—	662	148.00	148.00
7	—	471	165.00	165.00
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	121.00–127.50	125.00
10	—	477	120.00–129.00	120.99
7	—	624	115.00–126.00	118.12
5	—	532	120.00–126.00	121.77
5	—	435	129.00–133.00	130.80
3	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	320	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	740	138.50–145.90	143.79
39	—	671	140.00–140.50	140.43
31	—	563	147.00–150.00	149.44
22	—	523	150.00–153.00	152.45
11	—	459	150.00	150.00
5	—	392	159.00	159.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	78.00–80.00	79.01
3	—	525	81.00–96.00	91.15
6	—	494	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,216	48.00–55.00	53.08
8	—	1,200	56.00–60.50	57.18
4	—	1,110	38.00–44.00	41.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	979	39.00–43.50	41.53
8	—	974	44.00–50.00	46.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	53.00–57.50	55.69
1	—	1,425	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	77.00–81.00	78.87
2	—	1,400	65.00–70.00	67.91
1	—	1,890	86.50	86.50

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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