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

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 light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold firm to steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.27/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$148.27

184 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.16

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	564	149.99	845	166
Medium and Large 2-3	546	132.37	723	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $122 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 sale184 hd

148.27

—

KY average28 barns · 2,965 hd

142.10

+6.16

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	—	Low	1,563	92.35	1,443	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	68.12	1,105	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	61.20	791	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	47.45	448	4thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	135.48/cwt	123.00–139.50	382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	116.89/cwt	116.00–117.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	135.95/cwt	127.00–143.00	434	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.84/cwt	127.50–140.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.60/cwt	129.00–145.00	565	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	132.12/cwt	125.00–139.00	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.20/cwt	116.00–132.25	719	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.72/cwt	130.00–146.00	646	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	344	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	47.64/cwt	45.50–50.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	111.24/cwt	110.50–112.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.16/cwt	120.00–120.50	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	104.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	108.50/cwt	104.50–110.50	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	121.61/cwt	119.00–122.50	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	187.93/cwt	185.00–200.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	154.89/cwt	150.00–163.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	154.55/cwt	151.00–161.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.43/cwt	148.00–159.00	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	126.73/cwt	124.00–127.00	985	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	156.72/cwt	153.00–157.50	889	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.35/cwt	144.00–158.00	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	147.62/cwt	137.00–150.75	905	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.85/cwt	144.00–158.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	158.98/cwt	157.50–163.00	353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	125.61/cwt	121.00–128.50	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	174.01/cwt	169.00–175.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	138.47/cwt	128.00–140.50	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.01/cwt	139.00–149.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	129.99/cwt	121.00–134.50	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	165.05/cwt	163.00–170.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	148.84/cwt	144.00–151.50	720	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	153.51/cwt	151.50–159.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	154.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	590	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,398	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	76.68/cwt	73.00–79.00	897	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	139.40/cwt	132.00–143.00	924	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	107.00/cwt	100.00–114.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	128.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	132.64/cwt	129.00–134.50	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	137.70/cwt	134.00–139.00	786	4
Bulls	—	—	2,100	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	92.70/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,381	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	51.30/cwt	48.00–54.50	610	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	60.18/cwt	58.00–63.50	800	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	67.18/cwt	65.00–72.00	879	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	65.49/cwt	63.50–67.50	1,056	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	70.23/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,145	5

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 1,605Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	117.00–121.00	120.01
7	—	282	123.00–139.50	135.48
9	—	658	116.00–117.00	116.89
12	—	319	127.00–143.00	135.95
12	—	376	127.50–140.00	132.84
17	—	417	129.00–145.00	135.60
17	—	531	125.00–139.00	132.12
19	—	574	116.00–132.25	125.20
22	—	469	130.00–146.00	137.72
2	—	713	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	220	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	106.50	106.50
2	—	443	120.00–127.00	123.48
2	—	580	110.50–112.00	111.24
3	—	335	125.00–126.00	125.67
3	—	530	120.00–120.50	120.16
3	—	727	100.00–106.00	104.06
3	—	780	104.50–110.50	108.50
4	—	369	119.00–122.50	121.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	149.00	149.00
11	—	431	151.50–159.00	153.51
14	—	382	150.00–158.00	154.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	185.00	185.00
2	—	518	164.00	164.00
4	—	290	170.00	170.00
5	—	333	185.00–200.00	187.93
11	—	462	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	150.00–163.00	154.89
3	—	887	118.00	118.00
4	—	739	134.00	134.00
5	—	370	150.00–160.00	156.74
6	—	332	169.00	169.00
8	—	841	122.50	122.50
9	—	413	151.00–161.00	154.55
11	—	478	148.00–159.00	154.43
11	—	777	124.00–127.00	126.73
14	—	567	153.00–157.50	156.72
19	—	524	144.00–158.00	151.35
23	—	613	137.00–150.75	147.62
26	—	663	132.00–143.00	139.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
2	—	432	145.00	145.00
2	—	775	100.00–114.00	107.00
3	—	465	127.00–130.00	128.97
3	—	631	129.00–134.50	132.64
4	—	571	134.00–139.00	137.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
3	—	375	144.00–158.00	148.85
4	—	222	157.50–163.00	158.98
5	—	679	121.00–128.50	125.61
6	—	334	169.00–175.00	174.01
6	—	594	128.00–140.50	138.47
8	—	512	139.00–149.00	142.01
8	—	637	121.00–134.50	129.99
10	—	440	163.00–170.00	165.05
11	—	484	144.00–151.50	148.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	127.50	127.50
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00
2	—	408	145.00	145.00
3	—	732	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	40.00	40.00
1	—	985	54.50	54.50
2	—	968	45.50–50.00	47.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	48.00–54.50	51.30
8	—	1,330	58.00–63.50	60.18
8	—	1,308	65.00–72.00	67.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,613	63.50–67.50	65.49
5	—	1,630	69.00–73.50	70.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	80.00	80.00
1	—	2,100	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,490	90.50–95.00	92.70

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	—	1,105	760.00	760.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	73.00–79.00	76.68

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

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

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