Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $138.46/cwt on 490 head.

Average price

$138.46

490 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

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	629	138.96	874	465
Medium and Large 2-3	542	129.13	700	25

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $174 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 sale490 hd

138.46

—

KY average25 barns · 3,757 hd

136.26

+2.20

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	1,423	85.00	1,210	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	58.40	703	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	40.80	347	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.61/cwt	139.00–152.00	855	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	127.03/cwt	123.00–130.00	913	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	163.58/cwt	154.00–169.00	687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	56.87/cwt	52.50–59.50	676	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	36.57/cwt	35.00–39.00	302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	62.26/cwt	60.00–64.50	780	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	492	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	112.94/cwt	111.00–117.00	359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	113.24/cwt	105.00–115.75	699	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.14/cwt	118.00–132.50	535	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.66/cwt	115.00–123.50	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	131.31/cwt	126.00–134.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.74/cwt	118.00–122.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	134.80/cwt	134.80–134.80	581	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.42/cwt	115.50–125.00	631	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	163.26/cwt	159.00–169.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	147.12/cwt	142.00–149.50	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.43/cwt	146.00–155.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	759	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	291	113.57/cwt	111.00–114.00	330	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	337	114.58/cwt	112.50–116.00	386	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	394	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	123.60/cwt	122.00–125.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.50	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	873	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.59/cwt	140.00–157.00	768	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.20/cwt	129.00–143.00	850	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	95.49/cwt	94.00–96.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	132.61/cwt	127.00–140.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	123.93/cwt	122.00–126.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.51/cwt	119.00–132.00	602	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	140.43/cwt	130.00–142.50	514	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	101.49/cwt	99.00–103.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	106.29/cwt	104.00–109.00	710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	87.99/cwt	86.50–89.50	1,362	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	—	1,090	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	165.83/cwt	160.00–169.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	114.30/cwt	114.30–114.30	992	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.53/cwt	124.50–138.00	897	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.71/cwt	142.00–159.00	719	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	157.66/cwt	153.00–165.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	118.75/cwt	118.00–121.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	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 Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 1,538Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year 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	—	290	135.00	135.00
5	—	623	122.00–125.00	123.60
3	—	525	134.00–137.50	135.54
1	—	910	93.00	93.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	673	116.00–120.00	117.96
1	—	355	139.00	139.00
4	—	468	135.00–140.00	138.70
3	—	446	141.00	141.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	575	139.00–152.00	148.61
34	—	719	123.00–130.00	127.03
15	—	420	154.00–169.00	163.58
4	—	829	109.00	109.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
44	—	524	140.00–157.00	146.59
19	—	624	129.00–143.00	136.20
7	—	911	99.00	99.00
3	—	312	160.00–169.00	165.83
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
66	—	672	124.50–138.00	133.53
25	—	474	142.00–159.00	151.71
10	—	376	153.00–165.00	157.66
4	—	780	118.00–121.00	118.75
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	606	144.00	144.00
59	—	868	114.30	114.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
49	—	617	105.00–115.75	113.24
17	—	421	118.00–132.50	127.14
10	—	563	115.00–123.50	120.66
4	—	333	126.00–134.00	131.31
2	—	1,033	96.00	96.00
29	—	524	115.50–125.00	120.42
4	—	816	94.00–96.00	95.49
3	—	277	127.00–140.00	132.61
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
32	—	476	119.00–132.00	126.51
16	—	366	130.00–142.50	140.43
8	—	714	99.00–103.00	101.49
3	—	668	104.00–109.00	106.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	111.00–117.00	112.94
2	—	410	120.00	120.00
4	—	532	110.00–112.00	111.27
3	—	285	118.00–122.00	120.74
3	—	377	122.00–126.00	123.93
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	431	134.80	134.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,070	85.00	85.00
1	—	295	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	120.00	120.00
2	—	658	123.00	123.00
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
5	—	335	159.00–169.00	163.26
3	—	395	162.00	162.00
2	—	520	119.00–120.00	119.50
7	—	458	142.00–149.50	147.12
3	—	420	146.00–155.00	149.43
2	—	600	123.00–130.00	126.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	291	111.00–114.00	113.57
13	—	337	112.50–116.00	114.58
1	—	520	83.00	83.00
7	—	394	111.50	111.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,189	52.50–59.50	56.87
6	—	1,253	60.00–64.50	62.26
1	—	1,050	50.50	50.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	35.00–39.00	36.57
1	—	920	53.50	53.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	86.50–89.50	87.99
2	—	1,465	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,090	67.00	67.00

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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