Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $132.10/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$132.10

351 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$2.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

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	733	132.31	969	322
Medium and Large 2-3	596	129.79	773	29

One grade step is worth $2.52/cwt here — about $196 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 sale351 hd

132.10

—

KY average14 barns · 1,740 hd

130.92

+1.18

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	—	Low	1,515	101.14	1,532	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	70.94	1,065	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	68.19	815	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	49.84	464	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,430	94.25	1,348	9thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.44/cwt	131.00–144.00	657	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.39/cwt	133.50–149.00	824	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	153.86/cwt	145.00–160.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	129.26/cwt	122.00–132.00	935	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	149.55/cwt	142.00–151.00	724	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.14/cwt	117.00–130.00	830	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	108.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.95/cwt	124.00–139.00	748	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	120.50/cwt	118.00–122.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	129.58/cwt	120.00–134.50	798	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	144.90/cwt	136.00–150.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.94/cwt	125.00–141.00	699	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.04/cwt	134.00–142.00	588	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.65/cwt	132.00–149.50	883	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	126.65/cwt	124.00–128.25	969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	140.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	124.70/cwt	124.70–124.70	1,112	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.95/cwt	125.00–135.50	895	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	143.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	132.60/cwt	129.00–136.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.10/cwt	140.00–155.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.08/cwt	125.00–138.50	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	135.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	138.28/cwt	137.50–140.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	118.98/cwt	117.00–122.00	813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	103.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	832	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	121.20/cwt	119.50–122.50	871	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Steers	Select	—	1,430	94.25/cwt	94.25–94.25	1,348	9
Bulls	—	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,238	94.50/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	107.02/cwt	103.50–110.50	1,815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.66/cwt	120.00–130.50	785	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	106.57/cwt	104.00–110.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.34/cwt	112.00–117.50	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	147.26/cwt	140.00–153.00	761	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	129.83/cwt	129.00–130.00	834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	149.56/cwt	148.00–151.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	114.25/cwt	110.50–116.25	996	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	66.99/cwt	62.00–70.50	782	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	72.68/cwt	71.00–74.50	900	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	54.20/cwt	53.50–55.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	52.49/cwt	50.00–55.50	498	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	46.31/cwt	44.00–48.50	420	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	70.42/cwt	67.00–72.50	1,035	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,186	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,180	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.84/cwt	130.00–142.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2

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 Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 1,229Year ago 1,342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	478	131.00–144.00	137.44
25	—	674	117.00–130.00	123.14
3	—	885	105.00–107.00	105.66
39	—	571	124.00–139.00	130.95
6	—	274	140.00–145.00	142.62
44	—	616	120.00–134.50	129.58
9	—	374	136.00–150.00	144.90
46	—	522	125.00–141.00	133.94
19	—	429	134.00–142.00	137.04
2	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
23	—	719	119.50–122.50	121.20
2	—	753	113.00	113.00
2	—	248	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	105.00–110.00	108.72
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
6	—	571	118.00–122.00	120.50
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	905	96.50	96.50
2	—	483	122.00–126.00	124.01
1	—	285	129.00	129.00
2	—	990	95.50	95.50
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
3	—	525	118.00–120.00	119.33
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	571	133.50–149.00	144.39
7	—	420	145.00–160.00	153.86
27	—	723	122.00–132.00	129.26
13	—	484	142.00–151.00	149.55
1	—	920	108.00	108.00
51	—	628	132.00–149.50	140.65
13	—	765	124.00–128.25	126.65
1	—	965	107.00	107.00
16	—	678	125.00–135.50	131.95
2	—	308	141.00–145.00	143.05
6	—	820	112.00–117.50	116.34
20	—	517	140.00–153.00	147.26
2	—	365	148.00–151.00	149.56
17	—	872	110.50–116.25	114.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
2	—	588	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
3	—	433	138.00–142.00	140.02
1	—	950	104.50	104.50
7	—	537	129.00–136.00	132.60
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
11	—	642	129.00–130.00	129.83
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	892	124.70	124.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	90.00–95.00	92.50
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
1	—	890	93.00	93.00
1	—	985	94.00	94.00
2	—	925	85.00	85.00
2	—	465	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
2	—	595	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	140.00–155.00	148.10
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
6	—	574	125.00–138.50	130.08
3	—	344	140.00–145.00	143.33
7	—	514	130.00–139.00	135.36
3	—	377	137.50–140.00	138.28
10	—	683	117.00–122.00	118.98
3	—	805	100.00–105.00	103.32
12	—	625	120.00–130.50	125.66
4	—	732	104.00–110.00	106.57
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
5	—	474	130.00–142.00	137.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	89.00	89.00

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	1	—	765	82.50	82.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	94.25	94.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,238	93.00–96.00	94.50
5	—	1,696	103.50–110.50	107.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	62.00–70.50	66.99
10	—	1,238	71.00–74.50	72.68
2	—	1,165	53.50–55.00	54.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	50.00–55.50	52.49
3	—	907	44.00–48.50	46.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	67.00–72.50	70.42
1	—	1,625	73.00	73.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle