Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to a 1.00 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 $131.43/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$131.43

365 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$12.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

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	775	132.07	1,024	346
Medium and Large 2-3	694	119.66	830	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.42/cwt here — about $194 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 sale365 hd

131.43

—

KY average27 barns · 6,166 hd

134.48

−3.05

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	1,674	97.71	1,636	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,636	65.32	1,068	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	64.89	889	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	39.00	408	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	484	154.33/cwt	153.00–155.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	136.70/cwt	136.70–136.70	1,135	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.95/cwt	132.00–144.50	884	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	153.50/cwt	147.00–155.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	87.71/cwt	85.50–90.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,090	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	128.65/cwt	120.00–132.50	916	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	124.01/cwt	122.50–126.00	1,032	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	118.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	104.97/cwt	102.00–107.50	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	128.12/cwt	122.00–130.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.92/cwt	130.00–144.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.85/cwt	122.00–133.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.03/cwt	117.50–122.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.66/cwt	111.00–114.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	123.23/cwt	114.50–125.75	837	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.58/cwt	117.00–125.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	123.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	120.45/cwt	110.00–123.00	864	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	123.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.04/cwt	130.00–141.00	655	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.95/cwt	122.50–135.00	694	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	114.40/cwt	112.00–117.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	136.04/cwt	134.00–137.00	728	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.59/cwt	131.00–146.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	128.39/cwt	119.00–136.00	734	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	142.70/cwt	137.00–149.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,255	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	65.54/cwt	60.50–67.75	905	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	65.85/cwt	63.25–68.50	1,070	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	408	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.20/cwt	147.00–162.00	788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	149.70/cwt	140.00–153.00	856	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	134.48/cwt	133.00–137.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	130.96/cwt	125.00–134.00	896	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	124.73/cwt	117.00–130.00	945	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,068	106.30/cwt	106.30–106.30	1,135	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	120.12/cwt	110.00–122.75	1,031	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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 1,063Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	484	153.00–155.00	154.33
22	—	627	132.00–144.50	140.95
5	—	428	147.00–155.00	153.50
1	—	345	164.00	164.00
25	—	712	120.00–132.50	128.65
10	—	832	122.50–126.00	124.01
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
16	—	518	147.00–162.00	152.20
1	—	945	106.50	106.50
16	—	572	140.00–153.00	149.70
1	—	1,020	104.00	104.00
37	—	684	125.00–134.00	130.96
17	—	758	117.00–130.00	124.73
2	—	975	102.50	102.50
18	—	858	110.00–122.75	120.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,073	85.50–90.00	87.71
3	—	535	134.00–137.00	136.04
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
3	—	633	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
4	—	579	133.00–137.00	134.48
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	830	136.70	136.70
69	—	790	138.00	138.00
41	—	1,068	106.30	106.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	115.00–121.00	118.01
2	—	388	140.00	140.00
7	—	611	122.00–130.00	128.12
2	—	415	130.00–144.00	136.92
8	—	576	122.00–133.00	127.85
2	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.79
3	—	675	117.50–122.00	119.03
3	—	765	111.00–114.00	112.66
4	—	537	128.00–135.00	130.95
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	102.00	102.00
2	—	483	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	679	114.50–125.75	123.23
10	—	627	117.00–125.00	121.58
18	—	717	110.00–123.00	120.45
21	—	478	130.00–141.00	137.04
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
29	—	530	122.50–135.00	130.95
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
6	—	423	131.00–146.00	140.59
36	—	572	119.00–136.00	128.39
7	—	383	137.00–149.00	142.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	120.00–129.00	123.62
1	—	390	128.00	128.00
6	—	473	120.00–128.00	123.63
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	102.00	102.00
2	—	573	112.00–117.00	114.40
2	—	678	105.00–110.00	107.55
4	—	605	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,910	102.00–107.50	104.97
1	—	1,315	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,383	90.00–92.00	91.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	60.50–67.75	65.54
1	—	1,300	69.50	69.50
1	—	1,385	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	59.50	59.50
4	—	1,625	63.25–68.50	65.85
1	—	1,720	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	39.00	39.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	930.00	930.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	77.00	77.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	635.00	635.00

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