Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $136.03/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$136.03

218 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$21.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

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	748	137.42	1,028	204
Medium and Large 2-3	673	115.84	780	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.57/cwt here — about $248 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 sale218 hd

136.03

—

KY average26 barns · 3,661 hd

141.74

−5.71

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	1,575	93.87	1,479	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	64.57	1,040	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	57.12	705	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	47.98	443	7thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	530	152.12/cwt	145.00–158.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	133.24/cwt	124.00–140.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	956	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	143.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	143.90/cwt	136.00–146.50	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	134.90/cwt	134.90–134.90	1,174	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.05/cwt	140.00–143.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	131.89/cwt	124.00–134.00	951	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	148.53/cwt	143.00–152.00	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,063	117.30/cwt	117.30–117.30	1,247	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	113.83/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	54.93/cwt	50.00–58.50	671	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	49.84/cwt	47.00–52.50	470	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	68.66/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,094	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	63.07/cwt	60.00–70.00	805	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	337	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	60.48/cwt	57.00–63.50	985	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	45.47/cwt	43.50–47.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.31/cwt	116.00–128.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	576	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	106.13/cwt	101.00–111.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.69/cwt	122.00–132.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	716	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	633	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	570	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	66.50/cwt	63.00–70.00	379	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	424	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.65/cwt	120.00–134.00	742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	128.58/cwt	120.00–134.00	539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.35/cwt	115.00–130.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	542	136.99/cwt	136.50–137.50	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	95.49/cwt	93.00–100.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	130.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	799	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	122.06/cwt	120.00–123.50	819	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	131.19/cwt	125.00–136.00	491	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	133.27/cwt	131.00–136.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.33/cwt	125.00–139.00	900	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.23/cwt	152.00–165.50	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	159.74/cwt	159.00–160.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	164.67/cwt	164.00–165.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	98.46/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,703	4
Bulls	—	—	1,369	87.76/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	132.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	679	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	129.79/cwt	125.00–134.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	148.10/cwt	143.00–153.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 990Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 31Year 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
9	—	530	145.00–158.00	152.12
18	—	620	136.00–146.50	143.90
1	—	935	117.00	117.00
4	—	464	140.00–143.00	141.05
8	—	721	124.00–134.00	131.89
15	—	581	143.00–152.00	148.53
5	—	881	110.00–121.00	113.83
2	—	750	124.00	124.00
21	—	665	125.00–139.00	135.33
10	—	387	160.00–170.00	165.48
8	—	435	152.00–165.50	159.23
4	—	310	159.00–160.00	159.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	870	134.90	134.90
35	—	1,063	117.30	117.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,210	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	131.00–136.00	133.27
1	—	970	97.00	97.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	135.00	135.00
3	—	503	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,110	85.00	85.00
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	162.00	162.00
3	—	450	164.00–165.00	164.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
3	—	232	138.00	138.00
10	—	479	124.00–140.00	133.24
14	—	766	124.75	124.75
2	—	328	124.00	124.00
19	—	572	120.00–134.00	129.65
11	—	419	120.00–134.00	128.58
7	—	521	115.00–130.00	121.35
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
26	—	612	120.00–135.00	130.59
12	—	671	120.00–123.50	122.06
8	—	374	125.00–136.00	131.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	94.50	94.50
1	—	1,060	80.00	80.00
3	—	377	120.00	120.00
3	—	870	80.00	80.00
3	—	488	120.00–122.00	120.68
2	—	603	111.00–114.00	112.49
1	—	925	87.00	87.00
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
3	—	780	93.00–100.00	95.49
2	—	737	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,015	80.50	80.50
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	140.00	140.00
12	—	479	142.00–147.00	143.29
8	—	542	136.50–137.50	136.99
2	—	378	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
2	—	668	101.00–111.00	106.13
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	370	130.00–136.00	132.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	116.00–128.00	123.31
2	—	683	121.00	121.00
1	—	775	106.50	106.50
8	—	416	156.00	156.00
3	—	570	122.00–132.00	127.69
2	—	230	170.00	170.00
12	—	526	120.00–135.00	129.07
6	—	459	125.00–134.00	129.79
2	—	368	143.00–153.00	148.10
1	—	305	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	145.00	145.00
5	—	484	148.00	148.00
1	—	365	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	90.00	90.00
2	—	570	63.00–70.00	66.50
6	—	424	94.00	94.00
1	—	695	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	56.50	56.50
4	—	944	47.00–52.50	49.84
2	—	843	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,221	50.00–58.50	54.93
14	—	1,276	60.00–70.00	63.07
3	—	1,132	43.50–47.00	45.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	65.00–73.00	68.66
5	—	1,628	57.00–63.50	60.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	95.00–102.00	98.46
3	—	1,369	85.00–89.50	87.76

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	—	895	650.00	650.00

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