Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.51/cwt on 614 head.

Average price

$122.51

614 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$8.45/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	582	123.05	716	575
Medium and Large 2-3	509	114.60	583	39

One grade step is worth $8.45/cwt here — about $132 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 sale614 hd

122.51

—

KY average27 barns · 4,699 hd

121.50

+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	—	High	1,807	89.11	1,610	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	61.66	970	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	60.75	716	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	51.10	484	16

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	423	165.39/cwt	159.00–173.00	700	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	981	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.70/cwt	126.00–140.00	854	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	865.68/cwt	810.00–900.00	8,942	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	877	87.80/cwt	87.80–87.80	770	61
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	85.60/cwt	85.50–86.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	117.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.90/cwt	114.00–122.00	908	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.73/cwt	159.00–175.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	109.95/cwt	109.95–109.95	961	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.68/cwt	129.50–137.50	893	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.74/cwt	113.00–128.00	886	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	111.66/cwt	109.50–113.50	926	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	114.76/cwt	113.00–117.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.09/cwt	115.00–126.00	761	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.01/cwt	121.00–137.00	607	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	140.12/cwt	130.00–146.00	454	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	106.93/cwt	105.00–108.25	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	121.87/cwt	119.00–125.00	478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	122.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	852	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.98/cwt	109.00–123.55	798	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	139.70/cwt	135.00–143.50	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.50	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	144.71/cwt	142.00–150.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	173.89/cwt	173.00–174.00	581	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	51.98/cwt	47.00–55.50	517	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	63.32/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,009	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	64.89/cwt	64.00–66.00	781	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	42.26/cwt	40.00–45.00	377	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	52.13/cwt	50.00–55.50	626	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	63.04/cwt	61.00–67.00	605	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	61.41/cwt	57.00–63.50	711	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.72/cwt	131.00–138.00	753	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	164.88/cwt	154.00–167.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	134.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.05/cwt	141.00–155.00	693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	124.95/cwt	119.00–133.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	112.16/cwt	112.00–113.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	139.25/cwt	130.00–144.00	512	39
Bulls	—	—	1,825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	87.67/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	144.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.14/cwt	131.50–145.50	720	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	170.84/cwt	159.00–174.00	526	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.47/cwt	154.50–168.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	132.56/cwt	125.00–138.00	553	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	95.68/cwt	94.00–98.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	111.08/cwt	107.90–122.50	824	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.98/cwt	119.00–133.50	660	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	97.25/cwt	97.25–97.25	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	101.17/cwt	100.00–103.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.00/cwt	145.00–160.00	732	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	142.43/cwt	140.00–152.00	832	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.26/cwt	140.00–153.00	777	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	156.82/cwt	154.00–160.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	123.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	120.56/cwt	119.00–122.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	149.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.39/cwt	119.50–132.00	710	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	320	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,401Last week 840Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year 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
20	—	423	159.00–173.00	165.39
24	—	934	105.00	105.00
58	—	629	126.00–140.00	135.70
20	—	770	114.00–122.00	117.90
8	—	375	159.00–175.00	170.73
55	—	668	129.50–137.50	133.68
23	—	710	113.00–128.00	124.74
13	—	829	109.50–113.50	111.66
3	—	960	102.50	102.50
44	—	475	145.00–160.00	154.00
75	—	584	140.00–152.00	142.43
80	—	517	140.00–153.00	150.26
2	—	325	154.00–160.00	156.82
2	—	858	106.00–107.00	106.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	874	109.95	109.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	135.00–143.50	139.70
5	—	545	130.00–134.50	131.78
3	—	378	142.00–150.00	144.71
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
3	—	793	110.00	110.00
5	—	624	120.00–126.00	123.52
9	—	672	119.00–122.00	120.56
1	—	890	97.00	97.00
4	—	570	129.00–132.00	130.52
6	—	430	145.00–151.00	149.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	173.00–174.00	173.89
6	—	391	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	877	87.80	87.80
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	83.00	83.00
5	—	635	85.50–86.00	85.60
1	—	715	74.00	74.00
1	—	785	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	115.00–122.00	117.80
4	—	575	113.00–117.00	114.76
2	—	768	92.00–93.00	92.50
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
9	—	392	119.00–125.00	121.87
3	—	525	112.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	320	121.00–124.00	122.48
3	—	825	94.00–98.00	95.68
2	—	423	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	623	115.00–126.00	122.09
60	—	474	121.00–137.00	128.01
14	—	324	130.00–146.00	140.12
5	—	815	105.00–108.25	106.93
1	—	940	92.00	92.00
71	—	665	109.00–123.55	119.98
39	—	368	130.00–144.00	139.25
8	—	273	130.00–140.00	134.41
1	—	960	89.00	89.00
49	—	417	125.00–138.00	132.56
71	—	742	107.90–122.50	111.08
39	—	520	119.00–133.50	126.98
12	—	857	97.25	97.25
5	—	782	100.00–103.00	101.17
57	—	571	119.50–132.00	124.39
1	—	225	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	756	112.75	112.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	100.00–102.00	101.33
1	—	375	148.00	148.00
4	—	479	130.00–137.00	134.74
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
6	—	422	142.00–148.00	144.39
3	—	570	115.00–120.00	118.36
1	—	845	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	131.00–138.00	133.72
8	—	362	154.00–167.00	164.88
2	—	858	93.00	93.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
11	—	468	141.00–155.00	148.05
9	—	622	119.00–133.00	124.95
6	—	688	112.00–113.00	112.16
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
27	—	521	131.50–145.50	138.14
10	—	308	159.00–174.00	170.84
7	—	425	154.50–168.00	157.47
1	—	780	101.00	101.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	810.00–900.00	865.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	994	47.00–55.50	51.98
6	—	891	40.00–45.00	42.26
4	—	959	61.00–67.00	63.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	62.00–65.00	63.32
1	—	1,495	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	64.00–66.00	64.89
5	—	1,200	50.00–55.50	52.13
15	—	1,158	57.00–63.50	61.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,798	85.00–91.00	87.67

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle