Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.38/cwt on 707 head.

Average price

$131.38

707 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$13.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

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	573	132.50	759	647
Medium and Large 2-3	527	119.27	629	60

One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $130 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 sale707 hd

131.38

—

KY average28 barns · 6,480 hd

132.39

−1.01

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	—	Average	1,799	94.84	1,707	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	68.28	1,093	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	62.63	776	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	893	49.38	441	11

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	59.70/cwt	56.00–63.00	723	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	69.82/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,040	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	56.46/cwt	52.50–60.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	128.41/cwt	120.00–130.50	1,052	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	158.96/cwt	150.00–168.00	753	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	119.80/cwt	119.00–120.50	1,046	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	158.83/cwt	151.00–162.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	179.68/cwt	177.50–182.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	137.96/cwt	134.50–145.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	109.05/cwt	105.00–113.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	179.78/cwt	177.50–182.50	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.94/cwt	126.00–140.50	922	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.56/cwt	125.00–140.50	854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.46/cwt	159.00–175.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	169.08/cwt	167.00–171.00	463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	152.10/cwt	150.00–154.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	157.86/cwt	150.00–165.00	669	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.50	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	112.72/cwt	111.50–114.00	868	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	46.35/cwt	43.50–50.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	138.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	394	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	109.51/cwt	105.00–111.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	128.38/cwt	126.00–130.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	112.70/cwt	110.00–114.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	125.83/cwt	122.00–127.50	352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.34/cwt	128.00–143.00	725	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.84/cwt	115.00–131.00	724	41
Bulls	—	—	1,875	92.06/cwt	88.50–95.50	1,726	5
Bulls	—	—	1,255	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,067	2
Bulls	—	—	1,918	100.43/cwt	97.00–103.50	1,926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	139.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	660	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	65.98/cwt	65.50–66.50	1,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	52.98/cwt	50.00–55.00	627	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	37.72/cwt	35.00–40.00	318	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	68.07/cwt	65.00–73.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	993	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	129.27/cwt	122.00–134.00	935	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	160.81/cwt	152.50–166.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,238	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,059	83.70/cwt	83.70–83.70	886	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	135.91/cwt	130.00–141.50	787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	118.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	850	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.11/cwt	137.00–150.00	608	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	140.54/cwt	135.00–151.00	680	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	135.62/cwt	130.00–141.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	113.33/cwt	111.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	769	101.66/cwt	101.00–102.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	122.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	146.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	491	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.49/cwt	151.00–167.00	834	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	172.90/cwt	170.00–179.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	951	115.40/cwt	115.40–115.40	1,097	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	822	109.46/cwt	106.00–112.50	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	134.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.91/cwt	151.00–161.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	165.04/cwt	155.00–170.00	645	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	154.29/cwt	146.00–160.00	876	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.37/cwt	138.00–152.75	907	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	69.68/cwt	64.00–75.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	171.99/cwt	171.00–176.00	408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	163.03/cwt	151.00–165.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.33/cwt	120.00–138.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	821	107.37/cwt	102.00–109.00	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	181.09/cwt	174.00–188.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.38/cwt	135.00–151.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	117.79/cwt	113.00–125.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	144.82/cwt	135.00–151.00	552	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.38/cwt	114.00–124.00	823	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.19/cwt	115.00–131.10	787	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	827	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	129.63/cwt	128.00–131.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	129.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	125.88/cwt	120.00–131.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	120.51/cwt	113.50–122.00	1,001	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	118.13/cwt	117.00–119.00	900	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.60/cwt	116.00–130.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	848	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,605Last week 565Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,211	56.00–63.00	59.70
4	—	1,184	50.00–55.00	52.98
13	—	1,279	65.00–73.00	68.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	68.00–73.50	69.82
2	—	1,768	65.50–66.50	65.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	52.50–60.00	56.46
4	—	875	43.50–50.00	46.35
2	—	843	35.00–40.00	37.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,875	88.50–95.50	92.06
2	—	1,255	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,918	97.00–103.50	100.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	118.00	118.00
84	—	819	120.00–130.50	128.41
31	—	474	150.00–168.00	158.96
17	—	873	119.00–120.50	119.80
6	—	346	151.00–162.00	158.83
2	—	238	177.50–182.00	179.68
132	—	678	126.00–140.50	135.94
35	—	783	120.00–128.00	126.80
27	—	723	122.00–134.00	129.27
11	—	404	152.50–166.00	160.81
2	—	1,105	112.00	112.00
69	—	526	151.00–167.00	158.49
2	—	275	151.00–161.00	155.91
7	—	939	115.00–122.00	118.50
20	—	391	155.00–170.00	165.04
32	—	568	146.00–160.00	154.29
40	—	620	138.00–152.75	146.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	175.00	175.00
2	—	455	180.00	180.00
14	—	423	170.00–179.00	172.90
1	—	390	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	134.50–145.00	137.96
2	—	760	105.00–113.00	109.05
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
16	—	579	130.00–141.50	135.91
4	—	663	115.00–120.00	117.97
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	122.50	122.50
3	—	822	106.00–112.50	109.46
11	—	632	130.00–135.00	134.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	177.50–182.50	179.78
53	—	951	115.40	115.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	123.00	123.00
1	—	585	135.50	135.50
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
12	—	532	130.00–133.50	131.40
4	—	770	111.50–114.00	112.72
11	—	475	135.00–142.00	139.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,010	89.00	89.00
6	—	821	102.00–109.00	107.37
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
1	—	975	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	630	125.00–140.50	135.56
7	—	375	159.00–175.00	167.46
6	—	274	167.00–171.00	169.08
2	—	473	150.00–154.00	152.10
16	—	424	150.00–165.00	157.86
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
5	—	237	171.00–176.00	171.99
7	—	325	151.00–165.00	163.03
8	—	572	120.00–138.00	127.33
4	—	520	135.00–151.00	143.38
6	—	728	113.00–125.00	117.79
7	—	677	116.00–130.00	121.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	159.00	159.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
6	—	343	174.00–188.00	181.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	285	130.00–143.00	138.25
113	—	528	128.00–143.00	137.34
41	—	580	115.00–131.00	124.84
18	—	716	115.00–121.00	118.74
24	—	422	137.00–150.00	144.11
68	—	484	135.00–151.00	140.54
2	—	235	130.00–141.00	135.62
8	—	885	111.50	111.50
18	—	336	140.00–155.00	146.14
23	—	381	135.00–151.00	144.82
60	—	678	114.00–124.00	121.38
119	—	619	115.00–131.10	127.19
6	—	1,152	109.00	109.00
16	—	831	113.50–122.00	120.51
21	—	762	117.00–119.00	118.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	105.00–111.00	109.51
5	—	356	126.00–130.00	128.38
3	—	689	110.00–114.00	112.70
3	—	280	122.00–127.50	125.83
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
2	—	870	100.00–105.00	102.51
3	—	568	111.00–115.00	113.33
3	—	769	101.00–102.00	101.66
8	—	537	115.00–125.00	122.28
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
3	—	310	128.00–131.00	129.63
3	—	700	104.00	104.00
7	—	434	123.00–132.00	129.85
10	—	472	120.00–131.00	125.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	157.00	157.00
10	—	490	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	424	152.00	152.00
21	—	652	130.00	130.00
42	—	622	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,059	83.70	83.70

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	—	950	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	64.00–75.00	69.68

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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