Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $144.39/cwt on 753 head.

Average price

$144.39

753 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$15.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

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	656	145.11	953	717
Medium and Large 2-3	574	130.10	746	36

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $206 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 sale753 hd

144.39

—

KY average28 barns · 10,001 hd

142.73

+1.66

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	—	High	1,421	77.63	1,103	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	54.20	828	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	48.77	593	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	42.78	421	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	151.99/cwt	144.25–160.00	877	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.59/cwt	130.00–146.50	938	145
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	133.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	147.31/cwt	146.00–148.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	93.83/cwt	90.00–100.50	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	131.27/cwt	130.00–133.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	158.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	113.49/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	131.82/cwt	125.00–139.50	1,023	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	134.33/cwt	124.00–137.25	1,096	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.51/cwt	117.00–121.00	952	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	115.36/cwt	112.50–119.00	949	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	136.16/cwt	130.00–140.50	504	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.71/cwt	120.00–137.50	555	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	147.21/cwt	144.00–153.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	122.75/cwt	114.00–124.50	880	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	139.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	147.97/cwt	136.00–152.25	919	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	140.21/cwt	138.00–141.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.66/cwt	124.00–138.50	959	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.58/cwt	150.00–166.00	764	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	159.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	827	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	163.26/cwt	156.00–166.00	692	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	108.50/cwt	104.00–113.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.60/cwt	131.00–140.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.01/cwt	151.00–168.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	692	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	145.60/cwt	144.00–150.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	595	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	140.15/cwt	138.40–142.00	1,132	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	117.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	124.98/cwt	116.00–131.00	767	9
Bulls	—	—	1,237	84.98/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,051	5
Bulls	—	—	1,431	69.85/cwt	69.00–70.50	1,000	4
Bulls	—	—	1,597	76.51/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	115.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	118.27/cwt	116.00–120.50	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	717	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	48.12/cwt	45.50–51.00	589	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.09/cwt	120.00–135.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.38/cwt	113.00–119.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	154.61/cwt	144.00–160.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,123	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	40.20/cwt	39.00–41.00	371	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	42.55/cwt	40.00–44.00	477	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	43.99/cwt	42.00–46.00	461	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	55.29/cwt	53.50–60.50	706	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	54.20/cwt	53.50–54.50	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	974	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	109.99/cwt	107.00–112.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	134.13/cwt	122.00–139.50	436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	126.87/cwt	120.00–136.00	354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	108.74/cwt	104.00–112.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	113.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	117.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	843	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	102.18/cwt	100.00–106.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.19/cwt	122.00–134.00	621	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.80/cwt	120.00–133.00	821	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	680	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.18/cwt	120.00–136.00	736	100

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 Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,553Last week 2,000Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	577	144.25–160.00	151.99
145	—	677	130.00–146.50	138.59
2	—	1,040	110.00	110.00
3	—	900	123.00	123.00
4	—	371	155.00–160.00	158.72
4	—	980	113.00–115.00	113.49
1	—	1,250	110.00	110.00
24	—	776	125.00–139.50	131.82
22	—	816	124.00–137.25	134.33
2	—	1,178	109.00	109.00
3	—	320	144.00–153.00	147.21
61	—	621	136.00–152.25	147.97
57	—	723	124.00–138.50	132.66
43	—	476	150.00–166.00	160.58
36	—	518	150.00–165.00	159.73
25	—	424	156.00–166.00	163.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	116.00	116.00
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
2	—	268	120.00–130.00	125.23
8	—	482	130.00–140.00	133.36
2	—	320	125.00	125.00
3	—	415	146.00–148.00	147.31
3	—	1,007	90.00–100.50	93.83
4	—	620	130.00–133.00	131.27
6	—	519	135.00–142.00	139.53
5	—	585	138.00–141.00	140.21
1	—	1,080	104.50	104.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	692	151.25	151.25
6	—	346	170.50	170.50
4	—	495	169.50	169.50
3	—	371	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	808	138.40–142.00	140.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	790	117.00–121.00	120.51
13	—	823	112.50–119.00	115.36
18	—	370	130.00–140.50	136.16
21	—	428	120.00–137.50	129.71
68	—	717	114.00–124.50	122.75
1	—	1,030	109.00	109.00
11	—	325	122.00–139.50	134.13
4	—	1,111	107.00	107.00
4	—	881	113.00–114.00	113.50
4	—	279	120.00–136.00	126.87
38	—	677	120.00–129.00	124.57
48	—	477	122.00–134.00	130.19
109	—	628	120.00–133.00	130.80
102	—	528	120.00–135.00	128.84
100	—	574	120.00–136.00	128.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	144.00–150.00	145.60
12	—	450	138.50	138.50
13	—	427	138.00–140.00	139.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	538	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	99.00	99.00
4	—	619	107.00–112.00	109.99
2	—	313	117.00–120.00	118.51
1	—	1,050	92.00	92.00
6	—	569	110.00–118.00	113.97
5	—	673	104.00–112.00	108.74
5	—	524	110.00–115.00	113.65
5	—	410	115.00–122.00	117.66
1	—	880	112.00	112.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
3	—	485	100.00–106.00	102.18
2	—	355	123.00	123.00
1	—	260	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	104.00–113.00	108.50
2	—	470	131.00–140.00	135.60
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
3	—	522	114.00–120.00	115.99
1	—	1,005	80.00	80.00
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	200.00	200.00
4	—	385	151.00–168.00	162.01
1	—	275	148.00	148.00
11	—	682	114.00–120.00	117.75
9	—	614	116.00–131.00	124.98
2	—	733	116.00–120.50	118.27
1	—	440	153.00	153.00
17	—	533	125.00–140.00	134.61
6	—	575	120.00–135.00	129.09
3	—	765	113.00–119.00	115.38
3	—	465	144.00–160.00	154.61
2	—	823	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	170.50	170.50

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	1	—	905	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	84.00–89.00	84.98
4	—	1,431	69.00–70.50	69.85
5	—	1,597	74.50–81.00	76.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,223	45.50–51.00	48.12
4	—	1,120	40.00–44.00	42.55
5	—	1,277	53.50–60.50	55.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	51.00	51.00
6	—	923	39.00–41.00	40.20
6	—	1,047	42.00–46.00	43.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	53.50–54.50	54.20

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle