Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.13/cwt on 577 head.

Average price

$127.13

577 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$17.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

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	550	127.59	702	562
Medium and Large 2-3	586	110.20	646	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.38/cwt here — about $56 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 sale577 hd

127.13

—

KY average28 barns · 7,628 hd

125.86

+1.27

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	1,365	71.59	977	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,673	57.83	967	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	49.92	613	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	44.12	431	6thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.93/cwt	115.00–131.50	673	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	129.57/cwt	122.00–135.00	556	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	126.84/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,101	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	127.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,048	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	137.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	931	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	162.00/cwt	151.00–167.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.76/cwt	124.00–139.00	970	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	154.10/cwt	149.00–160.50	874	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,045	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.50/cwt	142.50–150.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.05/cwt	150.00–165.00	689	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.31/cwt	152.00–169.50	760	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	77.21/cwt	70.00–84.00	521	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	82.55/cwt	80.00–85.00	892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	159.88/cwt	150.00–166.00	844	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	140.64/cwt	130.00–146.25	861	50
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.36/cwt	131.00–141.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	151.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	644	10
Bulls	—	—	1,490	73.38/cwt	70.50–76.00	1,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,115	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	169.79/cwt	168.00–170.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	162.03/cwt	161.00–164.00	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	152.06/cwt	152.00–153.00	794	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.29/cwt	142.00–156.00	708	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.92/cwt	120.00–133.00	789	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	94.28/cwt	90.00–103.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.99/cwt	128.00–140.50	776	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	54.10/cwt	54.00–54.50	668	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	40.92/cwt	38.00–43.50	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	156.47/cwt	150.00–162.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	115.17/cwt	110.00–122.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	121.91/cwt	118.00–130.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.00/cwt	150.00–168.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	129.38/cwt	125.00–133.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	138.86/cwt	129.00–142.00	530	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	47.68/cwt	43.50–50.50	451	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	37.01/cwt	35.00–39.00	384	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	57.83/cwt	57.50–58.50	967	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	49.66/cwt	44.50–52.50	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	120.12/cwt	116.00–124.00	273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	120.46/cwt	115.00–121.00	859	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	128.74/cwt	120.00–131.00	429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.52/cwt	115.00–130.00	722	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	129.33/cwt	120.00–134.00	619	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.85/cwt	116.50–130.00	849	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.97/cwt	114.00–130.00	790	118
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	133.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	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 Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,352Last week 1,553Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year 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
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
9	—	430	140.00–144.00	142.65
3	—	517	145.00	145.00
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
15	—	582	140.00–145.00	142.07
3	—	470	130.00–136.00	133.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	122.00	122.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
16	—	868	123.00–134.00	126.84
11	—	820	120.00–130.00	127.78
116	—	679	130.00–141.00	137.17
4	—	1,069	114.00	114.00
4	—	316	151.00–167.00	162.00
44	—	725	124.00–139.00	133.76
41	—	567	149.00–160.50	154.10
44	—	785	130.00–136.00	133.06
3	—	390	142.50–150.00	145.50
2	—	270	148.00–150.00	148.98
40	—	433	150.00–165.00	159.05
26	—	477	152.00–169.50	159.31
52	—	528	150.00–166.00	159.88
50	—	612	130.00–146.25	140.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	168.00–170.00	169.79
2	—	328	170.00–171.00	170.49
2	—	293	169.00	169.00
11	—	380	161.00–164.00	162.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	530	115.00–131.50	126.93
51	—	429	122.00–135.00	129.57
3	—	273	125.00–133.00	129.38
51	—	382	129.00–142.00	138.86
3	—	227	116.00–124.00	120.12
24	—	713	115.00–121.00	120.46
7	—	333	120.00–131.00	128.74
37	—	580	115.00–130.00	124.52
3	—	883	114.00	114.00
3	—	773	120.50	120.50
2	—	823	113.00	113.00
99	—	479	120.00–134.00	129.33
81	—	680	116.50–130.00	124.85
118	—	627	114.00–130.00	125.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	111.00	111.00
2	—	415	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	365	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
2	—	773	105.00–106.00	105.49
2	—	563	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	70.00–84.00	77.21
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
1	—	705	75.00	75.00
1	—	640	75.00	75.00
1	—	370	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	125.00–130.00	128.74
3	—	867	90.00–103.00	94.28
3	—	637	115.00	115.00
2	—	588	124.00	124.00
2	—	428	137.50	137.50
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	118.00	118.00
2	—	220	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	131.00–141.00	137.36
10	—	424	145.00–155.00	151.92
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
17	—	471	142.00–156.00	150.29
16	—	622	120.00–133.00	126.92
39	—	575	128.00–140.50	134.99
7	—	372	150.00–162.00	156.47
5	—	718	110.00–122.00	115.17
3	—	690	118.00–130.00	121.91
3	—	325	150.00–168.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	522	152.00–153.00	152.06

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	2	—	1,080	80.00–85.00	82.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	70.50–76.00	73.38
1	—	1,115	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	54.00–54.50	54.10
2	—	1,285	38.00–43.50	40.92
11	—	1,215	44.50–52.50	49.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	43.50–50.50	47.68
2	—	1,038	35.00–39.00	37.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	57.50–58.50	57.83

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle