Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.95/cwt on 495 head.

Average price

$140.95

495 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$7.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

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	635	141.44	898	463
Medium and Large 2-3	577	133.86	773	32

One grade step is worth $7.57/cwt here — about $126 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 sale495 hd

140.95

—

KY average28 barns · 5,859 hd

143.78

−2.83

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	1,743	86.93	1,515	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,712	64.16	1,098	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	56.43	731	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	44.25	387	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	240	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.21/cwt	124.00–140.00	760	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	158.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	658	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.62/cwt	134.00–144.50	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.73/cwt	144.00–154.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	130.91/cwt	120.00–133.50	1,004	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	147.07/cwt	136.00–152.00	850	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.07/cwt	144.00–160.00	813	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.80/cwt	128.00–140.00	566	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	118.19/cwt	113.00–120.00	905	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	116.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	943	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	153.96/cwt	151.00–160.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	155.09/cwt	149.50–161.00	746	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	139.05/cwt	130.00–145.00	879	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	133.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	955	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	141.46/cwt	140.00–142.00	685	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	130.34/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.58/cwt	128.00–137.50	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.56/cwt	158.00–164.00	696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	136.05/cwt	130.00–142.50	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	141.29/cwt	140.00–143.50	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	123.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	86.10/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	92.80/cwt	92.00–93.50	1,740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	176.60/cwt	174.00–179.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	130.04/cwt	125.00–133.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.41/cwt	105.00–115.50	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	43.34/cwt	40.00–47.00	501	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	64.16/cwt	63.50–65.00	1,098	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	59.33/cwt	55.00–62.50	790	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	67.39/cwt	65.00–70.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	121.09/cwt	115.00–122.00	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.77/cwt	120.00–132.00	677	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	89.67/cwt	89.00–90.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	117.83/cwt	115.00–119.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.06/cwt	115.00–131.75	785	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.75/cwt	119.00–137.25	616	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	131.16/cwt	122.00–137.00	491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	128.32/cwt	124.00–136.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.11/cwt	116.50–126.40	839	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.98/cwt	120.00–134.25	736	77

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 1,352Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	131.00	131.00
5	—	489	125.00–133.00	130.04
2	—	670	105.00–115.50	110.41
2	—	355	130.00–136.00	133.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	133.00	133.00
1	—	945	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	124.00–140.00	132.21
13	—	416	150.00–165.00	158.16
5	—	524	134.00–144.50	141.62
3	—	474	144.00–154.00	150.73
2	—	373	157.00–160.00	158.57
8	—	669	120.00–128.00	123.66
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	176.00	176.00
2	—	388	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	767	120.00–133.50	130.91
58	—	578	136.00–152.00	147.07
43	—	528	144.00–160.00	154.07
8	—	925	120.00–125.50	123.37
3	—	385	151.00–160.00	153.96
38	—	481	149.50–161.00	155.09
128	—	632	130.00–145.00	139.05
72	—	715	125.00–135.00	133.50
2	—	968	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	250	158.00	158.00
16	—	821	120.00–132.50	130.34
15	—	668	128.00–137.50	133.58
14	—	431	158.00–164.00	161.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
9	—	484	140.00–142.00	141.46
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
8	—	573	130.00–142.50	136.05
7	—	537	140.00–143.50	141.29
3	—	848	109.00	109.00
2	—	640	125.00	125.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	174.00–179.00	176.60
1	—	430	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	423	128.00–140.00	133.80
19	—	766	113.00–120.00	118.19
16	—	807	115.00–120.00	116.86
15	—	704	115.00–122.00	121.09
66	—	526	120.00–132.00	128.77
61	—	618	115.00–131.75	127.06
61	—	471	119.00–137.25	130.75
12	—	374	122.00–137.00	131.16
3	—	337	124.00–136.00	128.32
109	—	671	116.50–126.40	125.11
77	—	575	120.00–134.25	127.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
3	—	922	89.00–90.00	89.67
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
5	—	572	115.00–119.00	117.83
2	—	868	100.00	100.00
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	104.50	104.50
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	82.00–89.00	86.10
2	—	1,875	92.00–93.50	92.80
1	—	1,815	78.50	78.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	40.00–47.00	43.34
6	—	1,331	55.00–62.50	59.33
2	—	1,395	65.00–70.00	67.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	32.00	32.00
1	—	840	56.50	56.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	63.50–65.00	64.16

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