Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 on a light test. There was was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.30/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$135.30

488 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$6.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

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	717	135.58	971	465
Medium and Large 2-3	584	129.53	757	23

One grade step is worth $6.05/cwt here — about $215 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 sale488 hd

135.30

—

KY average28 barns · 5,425 hd

132.94

+2.36

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	1,363	94.67	1,291	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	67.00	1,010	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	63.13	759	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	52.50	485	7thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.80/cwt	137.00–151.00	837	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	158.40/cwt	158.40–158.40	803	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	141.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	612	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	137.47/cwt	130.00–144.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	106.27/cwt	101.00–109.50	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.04/cwt	115.00–124.50	744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	122.90/cwt	122.90–122.90	892	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	107.05/cwt	105.00–109.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	108.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.35/cwt	116.00–131.00	820	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	834	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	164.50/cwt	150.00–167.50	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.38/cwt	140.00–151.50	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	148.12/cwt	144.00–150.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	128.75/cwt	127.50–129.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,114	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	135.06/cwt	128.00–140.00	925	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	117.76/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,004	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	129.85/cwt	126.00–133.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	129.21/cwt	128.60–129.80	1,070	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	124.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	895	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	124.02/cwt	119.00–131.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.96/cwt	134.00–145.00	595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	118.39/cwt	116.00–124.00	783	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	153.24/cwt	151.00–157.50	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.86/cwt	113.00–128.00	768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	114.57/cwt	110.00–118.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,958	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	124.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	114.58/cwt	112.50–115.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	139.64/cwt	131.00–145.00	652	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	152.20/cwt	147.00–153.50	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.86/cwt	125.00–139.25	694	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	804	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	124.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.82/cwt	115.00–131.00	720	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	124.11/cwt	120.00–126.50	1,015	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	163.63/cwt	161.00–168.00	679	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	139.32/cwt	137.50–143.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	142.55/cwt	134.00–149.50	899	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	100.40/cwt	99.50–104.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.33/cwt	122.50–138.50	709	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,006	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,011	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	64.04/cwt	60.00–68.50	756	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	55.67/cwt	53.00–59.00	665	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	54.82/cwt	54.50–55.00	533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	69.72/cwt	69.50–70.50	889	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	61.49/cwt	60.50–62.50	611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	40.03/cwt	36.00–44.00	312	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	717	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	624	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	493	85.47/cwt	80.00–91.00	421	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	599	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	151.41/cwt	141.00–155.00	783	25

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,063Last week 769Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 47Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	578	137.00–151.00	144.80
1	—	385	151.00	151.00
7	—	476	140.00–151.50	146.38
3	—	325	144.00–150.00	148.12
29	—	685	128.00–140.00	135.06
13	—	853	115.00–118.00	117.76
15	—	716	120.00–129.00	124.99
17	—	765	120.00–125.00	123.37
38	—	818	120.00–126.50	124.11
22	—	415	161.00–168.00	163.63
54	—	631	134.00–149.50	142.55
5	—	1,001	108.50	108.50
25	—	517	141.00–155.00	151.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	507	158.40	158.40
60	—	891	125.00	125.00
119	—	828	128.60–129.80	129.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	120.00–126.00	122.96
6	—	620	127.50–129.00	128.75
7	—	580	126.00–133.00	129.85
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
2	—	540	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	493	137.50–143.00	139.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	162.00	162.00
7	—	333	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	433	130.00–145.00	141.24
5	—	317	130.00–144.00	137.47
22	—	615	115.00–124.50	121.04
1	—	250	134.00	134.00
17	—	665	116.00–131.00	123.35
1	—	200	132.50	132.50
6	—	756	112.50–115.00	114.58
49	—	467	131.00–145.00	139.64
10	—	361	147.00–153.50	152.20
62	—	522	125.00–139.25	132.86
15	—	718	110.00–120.00	111.97
67	—	568	115.00–131.00	126.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
4	—	761	101.00–109.50	106.27
2	—	630	105.00–109.00	107.05
3	—	675	105.00–112.00	108.94
2	—	443	126.00–127.00	126.50
7	—	482	120.00–129.00	124.78
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
1	—	840	100.50	100.50
2	—	373	120.00–130.00	124.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	726	122.90	122.90
37	—	640	130.25	130.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,000	83.00	83.00
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	127.00	127.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	783	98.00	98.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
2	—	443	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	99.00	99.00
6	—	307	150.00–167.50	164.50
6	—	564	119.00–131.00	124.02
2	—	255	150.00–160.00	155.10
9	—	428	134.00–145.00	138.96
2	—	480	132.00	132.00
10	—	661	116.00–124.00	118.39
3	—	372	151.00–157.50	153.24
12	—	625	113.00–128.00	122.86
5	—	722	110.00–118.00	114.57
1	—	215	164.00	164.00
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
5	—	800	99.50–104.00	100.40
35	—	528	122.50–138.50	134.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	87.00	87.00
2	—	493	80.00–91.00	85.47
1	—	850	70.50	70.50
1	—	510	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,175	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	64.50	64.50
1	—	1,455	69.50	69.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,181	60.00–68.50	64.04
5	—	1,195	53.00–59.00	55.67
4	—	1,275	69.50–70.50	69.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	54.50–55.00	54.82
2	—	993	60.50–62.50	61.49
2	—	780	36.00–44.00	40.03

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	—	875	70.00	70.00

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