Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $136.02/cwt on 613 head.

Average price

$136.02

613 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

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	672	136.35	917	586
Medium and Large 2-3	604	128.65	777	27

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $140 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 sale613 hd

136.02

—

KY average28 barns · 5,625 hd

134.44

+1.57

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	1,686	109.57	1,847	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	67.00	830	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	63.50	975	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	54.61	514	8thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	127.92/cwt	127.00–128.00	814	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.79/cwt	138.00–148.00	666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	118.62/cwt	114.50–123.00	840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.72/cwt	140.00–151.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.35/cwt	134.00–136.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	136.60/cwt	136.60–136.60	1,007	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	109.20/cwt	109.20–109.20	1,058	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	138.58/cwt	132.50–149.00	944	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	147.83/cwt	139.50–155.00	782	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.01/cwt	135.00–150.00	829	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.48/cwt	145.00–158.00	710	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	129.72/cwt	125.50–132.75	944	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.03/cwt	132.00–143.00	870	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	151.71/cwt	143.00–156.00	658	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.79/cwt	150.00–165.00	603	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	119.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	973	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	72.90/cwt	72.50–73.00	897	5
Bulls	—	—	1,779	112.13/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,995	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	104.46/cwt	101.50–107.00	1,567	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	67.72/cwt	65.00–71.00	852	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	59.96/cwt	59.00–61.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	123.64/cwt	120.25–131.00	941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	156.69/cwt	150.00–162.50	519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	122.75/cwt	121.00–124.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	861	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	121.70/cwt	120.00–122.50	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	138.00/cwt	131.00–142.00	647	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.47/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	142.27/cwt	141.00–147.00	553	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	119.57/cwt	118.50–120.00	864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	109.23/cwt	107.00–110.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	108.96/cwt	106.00–112.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	47.61/cwt	44.00–50.00	463	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	59.23/cwt	59.00–59.50	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	573	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	975	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	750	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	758	81.26/cwt	79.50–83.00	616	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	458	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	416	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	136.43/cwt	134.00–140.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	126.35/cwt	122.00–131.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	143.07/cwt	141.00–145.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.82/cwt	125.00–133.50	797	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.24/cwt	129.00–136.00	739	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.22/cwt	116.00–128.00	842	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.94/cwt	135.50–143.00	599	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	867	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	772	18

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,229Last week 1,717Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	636	127.00–128.00	127.92
9	—	470	138.00–148.00	141.79
7	—	708	114.50–123.00	118.62
4	—	680	120.00–125.00	121.96
4	—	428	140.00–151.00	143.72
3	—	750	113.50	113.50
3	—	525	134.00–136.00	135.35
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
18	—	567	130.00–140.00	136.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	93.50	93.50
2	—	730	106.00–112.00	108.96
2	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	737	136.60	136.60
52	—	969	109.20	109.20
48	—	815	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	681	132.50–149.00	138.58
62	—	529	139.50–155.00	147.83
55	—	576	135.00–150.00	144.01
37	—	469	145.00–158.00	151.48
36	—	728	125.50–132.75	129.72
34	—	635	132.00–143.00	137.03
19	—	434	143.00–156.00	151.71
15	—	375	150.00–165.00	160.79
11	—	813	115.00–122.00	119.63
10	—	928	107.25	107.25
10	—	761	120.25–131.00	123.64
7	—	331	150.00–162.50	156.69
2	—	878	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
7	—	677	131.75	131.75
5	—	471	134.00–140.00	136.43
3	—	573	122.00–131.00	126.35
3	—	413	140.00–143.00	141.61
2	—	1,178	101.00	101.00
2	—	368	141.00–145.00	143.07
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	121.00–124.00	122.75
6	—	861	103.50	103.50
5	—	626	120.00–122.50	121.70
3	—	530	120.00–122.00	120.67
2	—	478	124.00	124.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	720	123.00	123.00
70	—	664	130.50	130.50
30	—	546	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	131.00–142.00	138.00
21	—	529	125.00–138.00	131.47
18	—	389	141.00–147.00	142.27
14	—	723	118.50–120.00	119.57
4	—	860	107.00–110.00	109.23
2	—	770	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	320	135.00–143.00	139.25
1	—	275	142.00	142.00
66	—	619	125.00–133.50	128.82
55	—	563	129.00–136.00	131.24
41	—	678	116.00–128.00	124.22
35	—	425	135.50–143.00	140.94
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	80.00	80.00
2	—	758	79.50–83.00	81.26
1	—	610	75.00	75.00
1	—	570	73.00	73.00
1	—	400	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	72.50–73.00	72.90
8	—	1,258	65.00–71.00	67.72
5	—	1,216	59.00–61.00	59.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	44.00–50.00	47.61
2	—	925	59.00–59.50	59.23
2	—	895	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	63.50	63.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,779	110.00–114.00	112.13
2	—	1,500	101.50–107.00	104.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	790.00	790.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle