Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 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 $140.45/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$140.45

188 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$23.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

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	558	141.96	792	176
Medium and Large 2-3	614	118.42	727	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.54/cwt here — about $65 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 sale188 hd

140.45

—

KY average26 barns · 6,538 hd

135.84

+4.62

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	1,652	80.29	1,326	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,626	50.83	826	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	48.25	581	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	46.12	456	6thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	121.07/cwt	120.00–123.00	270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	114.05/cwt	111.00–116.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	121.86/cwt	114.00–129.50	646	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	121.58/cwt	116.00–128.00	568	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.77/cwt	112.00–118.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	127.36/cwt	122.00–133.00	476	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.20/cwt	118.00–120.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.96/cwt	128.00–137.00	684	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	122.48/cwt	119.00–130.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.21/cwt	115.00–123.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.16/cwt	133.00–141.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.85/cwt	134.00–145.00	799	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.64/cwt	130.00–134.50	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	152.87/cwt	152.00–153.00	749	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	47.23/cwt	43.00–51.50	471	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	51.32/cwt	48.00–53.50	837	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	47.01/cwt	43.50–51.00	553	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	40.40/cwt	38.00–42.50	484	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	722	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	387	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	53.83/cwt	52.00–56.00	667	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.58/cwt	142.00–154.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.47/cwt	137.00–146.00	745	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	140.37/cwt	140.25–141.50	897	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	506	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.34/cwt	135.00–142.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	137.42/cwt	135.50–139.50	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.75/cwt	132.00–145.00	673	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	238	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	627	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	530	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	307	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	125.24/cwt	120.00–132.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.14/cwt	113.00–124.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	123.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	638	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	79.74/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,344	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	151.25/cwt	147.00–154.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	141.94/cwt	138.00–144.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	84.20/cwt	83.50–85.00	1,438	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 Nov 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 1,442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year 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
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
3	—	223	120.00–123.00	121.07
38	—	530	114.00–129.50	121.86
16	—	467	116.00–128.00	121.58
4	—	720	112.00–118.00	115.77
17	—	374	122.00–133.00	127.36
5	—	568	118.00–120.00	119.20
4	—	675	110.00–115.00	111.21
6	—	318	120.00–132.00	125.24
10	—	620	113.00–124.00	121.14
18	—	432	120.00–130.00	123.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	111.00–116.00	114.05
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
3	—	540	112.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
1	—	335	101.00	101.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
6	—	580	109.00–111.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	128.00–137.00	131.96
4	—	613	119.00–130.00	122.48
3	—	310	142.00–150.00	145.98
1	—	275	131.00	131.00
4	—	678	115.00–123.00	118.21
3	—	568	128.00–130.00	128.69
2	—	365	133.00–141.00	137.16
2	—	750	110.00	110.00
4	—	441	147.00–154.00	151.25
6	—	457	138.00–144.00	141.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	571	134.00–145.00	139.85
5	—	718	130.00–134.50	132.64
2	—	763	133.00	133.00
7	—	378	142.00–154.00	149.58
17	—	523	137.00–146.00	142.47
3	—	430	135.00–142.00	138.34
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
3	—	631	127.00–128.00	127.67
7	—	663	135.50–139.50	137.42
27	—	475	132.00–145.00	141.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	152.00–153.00	152.87
2	—	365	156.00	156.00
11	—	506	151.00	151.00
3	—	410	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	970	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
2	—	520	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	350	131.00	131.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
2	—	570	125.00–126.00	125.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	639	140.25–141.50	140.37
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	70.00	70.00
2	—	627	84.50	84.50
1	—	365	84.00	84.00
3	—	538	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	73.00	73.00
8	—	1,685	75.00–82.50	79.74
3	—	1,708	83.50–85.00	84.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	43.00–51.50	47.23
1	—	1,000	55.00	55.00
2	—	968	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,631	48.00–53.50	51.32
1	—	1,720	42.00	42.00
2	—	1,565	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,176	43.50–51.00	47.01
8	—	1,199	38.00–42.50	40.40
15	—	1,239	52.00–56.00	53.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	300.00	300.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle