Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $151.92/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$151.92

105 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.28

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	553	153.46	848	98
Medium and Large 2-3	559	130.23	729	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $119 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 sale105 hd

151.92

—

KY average25 barns · 2,365 hd

128.63

+23.28

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	1,675	103.27	1,730	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	76.76	1,208	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	74.15	913	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	64.09	589	22

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	75.16/cwt	70.00–78.50	935	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	53.61/cwt	49.50–56.50	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	92.06/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	148.43/cwt	146.00–153.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	109.57/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.28/cwt	132.50–139.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	135.25/cwt	134.50–136.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.52/cwt	165.00–167.00	791	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.17/cwt	149.00–159.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	73.14/cwt	70.00–77.50	658	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	75.30/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,179	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	65.12/cwt	60.00–69.50	738	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	835.57/cwt	830.00–840.00	8,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	150.84/cwt	146.00–157.00	887	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	166.00/cwt	165.50–167.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.49/cwt	130.50–138.00	920	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	64.22/cwt	59.00–68.00	605	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	80.17/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,275	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	80.83/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,047	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	135.37/cwt	131.00–140.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	102.71/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	138.64/cwt	128.50–140.00	616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.09/cwt	135.00–146.50	537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	144.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	727	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	122.67/cwt	121.00–125.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.08/cwt	122.00–130.00	796	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	396	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	87.91/cwt	85.00–90.50	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	2

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 359Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year 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
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	605	122.50	122.50
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
3	—	567	131.00–140.00	135.37
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	165.00–167.00	166.52
7	—	520	149.00–159.00	155.17
5	—	756	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
25	—	588	146.00–157.00	150.84
9	—	619	140.00–145.00	142.40
6	—	415	165.50–167.00	166.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
15	—	679	130.50–138.00	135.49
7	—	376	183.00	183.00
2	—	318	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
4	—	488	146.00–153.00	148.43
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
7	—	521	132.50–139.00	136.28
2	—	593	134.50–136.00	135.25
2	—	698	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	985	85.50	85.50
2	—	1,005	85.50	85.50
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	85.00	85.00
1	—	635	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	444	128.50–140.00	138.64
13	—	370	135.00–146.50	145.09
3	—	318	143.00–147.00	144.97
18	—	569	120.00–130.00	127.70
14	—	492	120.00–130.00	125.99
3	—	517	121.00–125.00	122.67
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
15	—	631	122.00–130.00	126.08
3	—	655	119.00	119.00
2	—	285	138.00–140.00	139.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,244	70.00–78.50	75.16
15	—	1,134	60.00–69.50	65.12
11	—	1,295	79.50–83.00	80.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	921	49.50–56.50	53.61
8	—	899	70.00–77.50	73.14
7	—	942	59.00–68.00	64.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	72.00–78.50	75.30
3	—	1,590	80.00–80.50	80.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	87.50–95.00	92.06
4	—	1,681	108.00–112.00	109.57
5	—	1,716	100.00–105.50	102.71

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)	2	—	1,038	830.00–840.00	835.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	85.00–90.50	87.91

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle