Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.46/cwt on 422 head.

Average price

$132.46

422 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$18.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

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	572	134.02	766	380
Medium and Large 2-3	535	118.76	635	37
Small and Medium 1-2	559	115.80	648	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.22/cwt here — about $118 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 sale422 hd

132.46

—

KY average27 barns · 5,464 hd

128.61

+3.86

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	1,647	96.84	1,595	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	66.31	901	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	64.37	742	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	45.22	408	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,603	1
Bulls	—	—	2,350	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,209	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	83.11/cwt	80.00–85.50	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	95.57/cwt	91.00–100.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	94.52/cwt	90.00–104.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.66/cwt	119.00–133.00	852	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	135.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	178.98/cwt	169.00–185.00	653	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	158.20/cwt	155.00–161.00	769	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.94/cwt	146.00–157.00	789	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	166.56/cwt	155.00–172.00	690	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	151.42/cwt	140.00–163.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	554	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	116.30/cwt	108.00–120.50	1,016	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	169.02/cwt	164.00–172.00	717	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	125.09/cwt	120.50–131.00	979	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	106.45/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	121.52/cwt	121.25–124.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	174.10/cwt	168.00–176.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	105.12/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	171.50/cwt	165.00–178.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	121.24/cwt	114.00–128.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	105.86/cwt	105.00–106.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.90/cwt	115.00–135.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.29/cwt	115.00–130.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	484	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	61.96/cwt	59.00–65.50	667	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	636	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	106.93/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.18/cwt	130.00–143.50	722	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	121.75/cwt	119.00–127.00	888	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.07/cwt	126.00–138.50	764	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.50/cwt	132.00–147.50	672	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.80/cwt	140.00–154.00	641	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.87/cwt	120.00–133.00	789	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.56/cwt	118.00–130.50	841	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	109.85/cwt	109.00–114.00	913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	116.47/cwt	114.00–119.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	156.98/cwt	154.00–159.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	105.62/cwt	97.00–111.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	146.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	156.77/cwt	151.00–162.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	101.00/cwt	100.50–101.50	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	895	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	164.97/cwt	162.00–168.00	536	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	96.53/cwt	90.50–103.00	555	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	383	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	132.41/cwt	120.00–137.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	138.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	115.38/cwt	112.00–119.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	152.71/cwt	150.00–154.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	111.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.84/cwt	140.00–156.00	850	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	131.28/cwt	125.00–134.50	956	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.33/cwt	140.00–154.00	916	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	162.84/cwt	156.00–168.00	777	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.63/cwt	131.00–140.50	920	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.82/cwt	145.00–160.50	818	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	37.26/cwt	32.00–42.00	342	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	53.19/cwt	50.00–56.00	472	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	67.97/cwt	67.00–69.00	937	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	67.37/cwt	66.00–70.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	128.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	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 Jun 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 915Last week 1,640Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,350	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,145	80.00–85.50	83.11
3	—	1,747	105.00–108.50	106.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	59.00–65.50	61.96
1	—	1,135	56.00	56.00
6	—	1,207	66.00–70.00	67.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	32.00–42.00	37.26
2	—	888	50.00–56.00	53.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	67.00–69.00	67.97
1	—	1,320	63.00	63.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	133.00–134.00	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	179.00	179.00
1	—	340	186.00	186.00
2	—	765	116.50	116.50
2	—	820	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	930	91.00–100.00	95.57
3	—	877	90.00–104.00	94.52
4	—	725	118.00–125.00	121.99
5	—	673	119.00–133.00	126.66
6	—	567	142.00–147.00	144.62
7	—	637	130.00–137.00	135.41
12	—	365	169.00–185.00	178.98
13	—	486	155.00–161.00	158.20
16	—	523	146.00–157.00	150.94
19	—	414	155.00–172.00	166.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
2	—	358	140.00–163.00	151.42
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
3	—	469	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	89.00	89.00
2	—	575	90.50–103.00	96.53
1	—	345	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	140.25	140.25
3	—	355	166.50	166.50
10	—	325	162.00–168.00	164.97
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	114.00–128.00	121.24
7	—	715	105.00–106.00	105.86
6	—	420	115.00–135.00	121.90
4	—	470	115.00–130.00	125.29
3	—	590	121.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	125.00–137.00	130.92
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	125.00–132.00	128.40
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	526	130.00–143.50	137.18
58	—	729	119.00–127.00	121.75
48	—	574	126.00–138.50	133.07
47	—	478	132.00–147.50	140.50
40	—	428	140.00–154.00	149.80
36	—	622	120.00–133.00	126.87
27	—	670	118.00–130.50	125.56
7	—	831	109.00–114.00	109.85
7	—	772	114.00–119.00	116.47
7	—	388	154.00–159.00	156.98
5	—	872	97.00–111.00	105.62
5	—	335	140.00–153.00	146.71
5	—	260	151.00–162.00	156.77
2	—	955	100.50–101.50	101.00
1	—	920	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	92.00	92.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	874	108.00–120.50	116.30
18	—	424	164.00–172.00	169.02
15	—	783	120.50–131.00	125.09
12	—	970	106.00–108.00	106.45
10	—	813	121.25–124.00	121.52
9	—	376	168.00–176.00	174.10
4	—	1,082	105.00–105.50	105.12
2	—	285	165.00–178.00	171.50
1	—	1,250	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
41	—	571	140.00–156.00	148.84
38	—	728	125.00–134.50	131.28
36	—	626	140.00–154.00	146.33
35	—	477	156.00–168.00	162.84
26	—	678	131.00–140.50	135.63
26	—	525	145.00–160.50	155.82
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	120.00–137.00	132.41
5	—	524	137.00–140.00	138.25
3	—	725	112.00–119.00	115.38
3	—	485	140.00–150.00	145.07
3	—	428	150.00–154.00	152.71
2	—	758	107.00–115.00	111.01
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	737	137.00	137.00
6	—	562	158.00	158.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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