Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to a 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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 $127.45/cwt on 440 head.

Average price

$127.45

440 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$11.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	530	128.78	682	389
Medium and Large 2-3	501	117.27	587	51

One grade step is worth $11.51/cwt here — about $95 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 sale440 hd

127.45

—

KY average25 barns · 5,782 hd

127.46

−0.01

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	1,556	82.94	1,291	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	62.95	946	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	56.66	665	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	909	47.78	434	16

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	320	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.50	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.74/cwt	133.50–149.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	120.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,006	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.98/cwt	150.00–168.50	750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	123.30/cwt	118.50–124.75	1,092	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	139.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.40/cwt	130.00–143.50	859	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.60/cwt	125.00–138.25	888	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.15/cwt	144.50–161.50	813	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	157.29/cwt	151.00–164.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	138.70/cwt	135.00–141.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	120.98/cwt	118.00–125.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.12/cwt	152.00–167.00	685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	125.30/cwt	116.00–130.50	976	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	138.81/cwt	135.50–143.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	136.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	120.09/cwt	116.00–123.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	132.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	952	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	330	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	755.59/cwt	460.00–975.00	6,899	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,006	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	94.24/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	137.91/cwt	135.00–140.50	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	113.86/cwt	113.00–117.50	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	149.52/cwt	148.00–151.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	267	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	173.77/cwt	171.00–181.00	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	170.76/cwt	170.00–171.50	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	506	134.26/cwt	134.00–139.00	679	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	143.69/cwt	143.00–147.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	147.49/cwt	146.00–149.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	180.04/cwt	177.50–182.50	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.65/cwt	135.00–151.00	749	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.21/cwt	126.00–140.00	767	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.50	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	131.05/cwt	129.00–133.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	163.91/cwt	156.00–170.50	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.79/cwt	126.00–132.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	148.15/cwt	144.00–160.00	350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	114.62/cwt	112.00–120.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	163.61/cwt	161.00–165.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	164.21/cwt	160.00–171.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	153.58/cwt	148.00–163.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	153.90/cwt	148.00–160.00	596	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	44.22/cwt	40.50–49.00	504	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	57.25/cwt	53.50–59.50	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	123.11/cwt	116.00–126.00	814	7
Bulls	—	—	1,623	91.29/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,118	63.29/cwt	62.00–64.50	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.06/cwt	117.00–120.50	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	137.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	379	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	134.01/cwt	129.00–140.00	444	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.34/cwt	114.00–127.00	772	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.67/cwt	115.00–126.50	808	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.02/cwt	125.00–140.50	567	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.28/cwt	116.00–132.00	709	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.82/cwt	122.00–137.50	615	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	116.44/cwt	111.00–120.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	124.57/cwt	122.00–127.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.67/cwt	119.00–130.00	668	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	135.96/cwt	128.00–144.00	519	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	123.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	104.27/cwt	102.00–108.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	120.89/cwt	120.00–123.00	499	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	63.55/cwt	60.00–66.50	775	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	55.73/cwt	50.00–59.50	640	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	62.95/cwt	60.50–65.50	946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	37.98/cwt	35.00–40.00	335	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	46.62/cwt	45.00–49.50	420	7

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 1,081Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 1Year 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
3	—	320	136.00–137.50	136.51
4	—	730	125.00	125.00
8	—	473	137.00–145.00	139.75
5	—	565	130.00–140.00	133.65
2	—	668	115.00–122.00	118.54
3	—	360	135.00–141.00	138.70
3	—	612	118.00–125.00	120.98
4	—	428	145.00–148.00	145.98
8	—	538	135.50–143.00	138.81
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	133.50–149.00	142.74
14	—	832	117.00–125.00	120.96
16	—	478	150.00–168.50	156.98
20	—	886	118.50–124.75	123.30
31	—	625	130.00–143.50	137.40
36	—	665	125.00–138.25	133.60
42	—	531	144.50–161.50	153.15
6	—	334	151.00–164.00	157.29
10	—	425	152.00–167.00	161.12
11	—	779	116.00–130.50	125.30
1	—	235	161.00	161.00
2	—	950	117.50	117.50
3	—	277	150.00–155.00	151.69
28	—	719	130.00–140.00	132.44
10	—	373	150.00–165.00	158.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	167.50	167.50
11	—	431	171.00–181.00	173.77
4	—	464	170.00–171.50	170.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	119.00	119.00
6	—	217	130.00–140.00	136.69
7	—	714	116.00–123.00	120.09
4	—	876	118.00	118.00
8	—	785	117.00–120.50	120.06
14	—	276	130.00–140.00	137.17
16	—	331	129.00–140.00	134.01
26	—	626	114.00–127.00	123.34
27	—	670	115.00–126.50	120.67
38	—	426	125.00–140.50	133.02
53	—	575	116.00–132.00	123.28
40	—	474	122.00–137.50	129.82
46	—	527	119.00–130.00	126.67
22	—	382	128.00–144.00	135.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	506	134.00–139.00	134.26
6	—	418	143.00–147.00	143.69
2	—	343	146.00–149.00	147.49
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	651	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	111.00–120.00	116.44
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	675	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	325	122.00–127.00	124.57
13	—	381	118.00–125.00	123.47
2	—	863	110.00	110.00
4	—	825	102.00–108.00	104.27
6	—	612	110.00–112.00	110.74
8	—	413	120.00–123.00	120.89
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	135.00–140.50	137.91
5	—	633	113.00–117.50	113.86
4	—	391	128.00	128.00
3	—	575	115.00–120.00	118.29
3	—	430	148.00–151.00	149.52
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	115.00–120.50	117.82
2	—	513	129.00–133.00	131.05
2	—	925	103.00	103.00
1	—	805	103.00	103.00
1	—	200	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	171.00	171.00
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
2	—	375	172.00	172.00
2	—	305	177.50–182.50	180.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	518	135.00–151.00	144.65
18	—	580	126.00–140.00	132.21
8	—	424	156.00–170.50	163.91
7	—	619	126.00–132.00	129.79
4	—	236	144.00–160.00	148.15
3	—	737	112.00–120.00	114.62
3	—	322	161.00–165.00	163.61
3	—	280	160.00–171.00	164.21
1	—	770	114.50	114.50
10	—	473	148.00–163.00	153.58
10	—	387	148.00–160.00	153.90
7	—	661	116.00–126.00	123.11
1	—	1,245	116.00	116.00

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	—	925	88.00	88.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	913	460.00–975.00	755.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	940.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	94.00–94.50	94.24
2	—	1,623	89.00–92.50	91.29
2	—	1,118	62.00–64.50	63.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	40.50–49.00	44.22
17	—	1,219	60.00–66.50	63.55
19	—	1,148	50.00–59.50	55.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	53.50–59.50	57.25
4	—	881	35.00–40.00	37.98
7	—	900	45.00–49.50	46.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	60.50–65.50	62.95

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

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