Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold steady and over 600 lbs. sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. The was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $134.31/cwt on 812 head.

Average price

$134.31

812 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$7.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

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	705	135.10	953	731
Medium and Large 2-3	664	127.23	845	81

One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about $108 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 sale812 hd

134.31

—

KY average27 barns · 5,598 hd

134.87

−0.56

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	1,790	107.02	1,916	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	70.60	833	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	69.50	1,136	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	817	54.77	448	11

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bulls	—	—	1,862	110.86/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	107.52/cwt	105.50–109.00	2,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.46/cwt	140.00–153.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	126.18/cwt	120.00–129.95	848	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	143.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	125.82/cwt	119.50–131.00	804	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.80/cwt	127.00–131.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.56/cwt	132.00–148.00	609	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.89/cwt	122.00–128.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.23/cwt	125.00–140.25	702	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	78.43/cwt	77.00–80.00	635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	135.80/cwt	130.00–139.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	902	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,055	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	107.85/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,046	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.69/cwt	142.00–155.00	787	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	122.95/cwt	122.95–122.95	1,041	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	128.78/cwt	125.50–130.00	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.09/cwt	131.00–146.75	885	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,026	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	119.57/cwt	119.00–120.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.81/cwt	131.00–143.50	722	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.29/cwt	137.00–148.00	685	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.21/cwt	133.00–140.00	782	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	123.90/cwt	123.90–123.90	1,059	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	145.24/cwt	141.00–148.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	117.56/cwt	113.75–120.50	1,011	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	141.81/cwt	132.00–149.00	963	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.76/cwt	150.00–163.50	743	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	128.05/cwt	123.50–131.00	863	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	103.81/cwt	102.00–105.00	905	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	70.50/cwt	65.00–73.00	839	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	74.84/cwt	73.50–78.00	855	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	56.62/cwt	53.00–60.00	466	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	59.59/cwt	55.00–63.00	722	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	43.00/cwt	39.00–47.00	340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	66.90/cwt	65.00–68.50	562	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.47/cwt	115.00–125.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	165.28/cwt	160.00–173.00	699	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.45/cwt	140.00–154.75	833	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	131.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	133.96/cwt	130.00–139.00	782	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	123.51/cwt	121.00–124.25	1,002	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.83/cwt	120.00–133.50	934	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	119.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	129.81/cwt	120.00–133.00	754	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	113.28/cwt	110.00–116.00	892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	111.86/cwt	110.00–112.75	915	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	144.40/cwt	144.40–144.40	748	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	143.31/cwt	138.00–153.00	556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.19/cwt	130.00–146.00	671	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,000	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,717Last week 1,289Year ago 1,436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 63Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,862	110.00–112.00	110.86
2	—	1,913	105.50–109.00	107.52
1	—	1,330	94.50	94.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,650	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,190	65.00–73.00	70.50
11	—	1,142	73.50–78.00	74.84
4	—	1,211	55.00–63.00	59.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	823	53.00–60.00	56.62
3	—	790	39.00–47.00	43.00
2	—	840	65.00–68.50	66.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	140.00–153.00	147.46
2	—	780	104.00–106.00	104.99
2	—	600	126.00	126.00
36	—	524	131.00–143.50	137.81
2	—	393	162.00	162.00
20	—	478	137.00–148.00	143.29
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
13	—	574	133.00–140.00	136.21
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
8	—	673	115.00–125.00	122.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	139.00	139.00
2	—	828	96.00	96.00
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
2	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	433	127.00–130.00	128.47
6	—	522	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
3	—	575	120.00–124.00	122.04
2	—	1,050	94.00	94.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	672	120.00–129.95	126.18
5	—	309	140.00–150.00	143.73
102	—	639	119.50–131.00	125.82
2	—	900	104.00	104.00
23	—	430	132.00–148.00	141.56
78	—	527	125.00–140.25	133.23
1	—	875	106.50	106.50
14	—	959	107.00	107.00
9	—	729	115.00–120.00	119.23
141	—	581	120.00–133.00	129.81
12	—	787	110.00–116.00	113.28
23	—	818	110.00–112.75	111.86
14	—	388	138.00–153.00	143.31
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
55	—	475	130.00–146.00	141.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
2	—	705	105.00–110.00	107.50
5	—	430	127.00–131.00	129.80
8	—	485	122.00–128.00	125.89
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
2	—	380	121.00–122.00	121.51
3	—	613	112.00–113.00	112.33
7	—	534	119.00–120.00	119.57
1	—	945	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,125	86.00	86.00
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	518	144.40	144.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	513	130.00–139.00	135.80
1	—	1,015	105.00	105.00
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
1	—	840	97.00	97.00
5	—	465	141.00–148.00	145.24
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,210	90.00	90.00
35	—	674	123.50–131.00	128.05
5	—	872	102.00–105.00	103.81
1	—	1,070	97.00	97.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
5	—	636	128.00–132.00	131.00
13	—	584	130.00–139.00	133.96
1	—	1,125	95.00	95.00
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	902	117.00	117.00
64	—	847	122.95	122.95
61	—	855	123.90	123.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	970	103.00–112.00	107.85
74	—	526	142.00–155.00	149.69
11	—	766	125.50–130.00	128.78
49	—	623	131.00–146.75	142.09
3	—	322	180.00	180.00
38	—	860	113.75–120.50	117.56
103	—	679	132.00–149.00	141.81
1	—	1,000	108.50	108.50
35	—	480	150.00–163.50	154.76
15	—	423	160.00–173.00	165.28
80	—	569	140.00–154.75	146.45
21	—	811	121.00–124.25	123.51
86	—	725	120.00–133.50	128.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	155.75	155.75
6	—	650	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
2	—	645	80.00	80.00
1	—	480	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	77.00–80.00	78.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,040.00	1,040.00

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

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle