Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

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 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.54/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$132.54

365 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

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	595	133.03	791	353
Medium and Large 2-3	542	118.07	640	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $151 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

132.54

—

KY average28 barns · 5,592 hd

128.38

+4.16

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	—	Average	1,524	100.02	1,524	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	74.50	1,181	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	71.31	850	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	64.79	598	9thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	75.67/cwt	75.00–77.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	126.06/cwt	120.00–131.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	162.79/cwt	157.00–167.00	615	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	126.86/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	117.97/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	150.69/cwt	140.00–154.50	842	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.38/cwt	158.00–171.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.60/cwt	131.00–146.50	919	51
Bulls	—	—	1,650	104.30/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.13/cwt	125.00–139.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	108.25/cwt	108.00–108.50	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	156.58/cwt	154.00–160.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	133.57/cwt	125.00–137.00	824	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	123.44/cwt	122.00–128.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	139.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.61/cwt	138.00–141.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.04/cwt	121.00–136.50	731	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.84/cwt	135.00–144.00	538	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.70/cwt	145.00–146.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	123.50/cwt	120.50–126.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	142.44/cwt	133.00–146.00	621	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	125.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	124.61/cwt	121.50–126.50	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	124.35/cwt	124.00–124.40	967	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	126.73/cwt	119.00–129.75	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	161.25/cwt	151.00–165.50	772	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	975	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	161.22/cwt	159.00–162.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.41/cwt	142.00–156.50	787	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.44/cwt	131.00–143.00	637	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	806	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.26/cwt	131.00–142.00	705	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	139.23/cwt	137.00–146.00	455	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	132.21/cwt	121.00–135.00	825	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	113.56/cwt	112.00–113.75	953	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.63/cwt	135.00–146.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	172.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	421	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	451	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	532	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	69.89/cwt	66.00–74.00	804	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,181	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	72.79/cwt	71.00–74.50	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	64.75/cwt	62.00–66.50	599	6

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 644Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	58.00	58.00
6	—	1,275	75.00–77.00	75.67
9	—	1,151	66.00–74.00	69.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	74.50	74.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	49.00	49.00
2	—	983	71.00–74.50	72.79
6	—	925	62.00–66.50	64.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	102.00–106.00	104.30
2	—	1,570	108.00–108.50	108.25
1	—	1,180	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	130.00–139.00	134.58
4	—	721	120.00–131.00	126.06
15	—	378	157.00–167.00	162.79
8	—	821	115.00–130.00	126.86
4	—	924	116.00–123.00	117.97
38	—	559	140.00–154.50	150.69
6	—	420	158.00–171.00	162.38
51	—	640	131.00–146.50	143.60
6	—	779	119.00–129.75	126.73
2	—	1,015	108.00–110.00	109.00
63	—	479	151.00–165.50	161.25
3	—	967	112.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	327	159.00–162.00	161.22
11	—	523	142.00–156.50	150.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
2	—	435	155.00	155.00
2	—	483	140.00	140.00
2	—	543	136.00–140.00	138.01
1	—	235	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	678	143.75	143.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	125.00–139.00	132.13
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
9	—	427	154.00–160.00	156.58
1	—	825	105.50	105.50
14	—	617	125.00–137.00	133.57
4	—	735	122.00–128.00	123.44
5	—	481	138.00–141.00	139.61
6	—	521	135.00–146.00	141.63
6	—	680	125.00–129.00	127.02
1	—	260	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	128.00–130.00	128.68
4	—	442	137.00–140.00	139.25
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
2	—	493	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	170.00–177.00	172.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	104.00	104.00
17	—	562	121.00–136.50	130.04
2	—	853	105.00	105.00
20	—	385	135.00–144.00	139.84
3	—	280	145.00–146.00	145.70
21	—	436	133.00–146.00	142.44
4	—	656	120.00–128.00	125.03
77	—	778	124.00–124.40	124.35
29	—	470	131.00–143.00	135.44
6	—	730	122.00–125.00	124.03
47	—	521	131.00–142.00	135.26
8	—	327	137.00–146.00	139.23
1	—	210	157.00	157.00
67	—	624	121.00–135.00	132.21
9	—	839	112.00–113.75	113.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
2	—	505	127.00	127.00
3	—	433	120.50–126.00	123.50
3	—	478	121.50–126.50	124.61
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	555	145.25	145.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	114.00	114.00
9	—	451	118.00	118.00
5	—	385	111.00	111.00
2	—	615	92.00	92.00

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	—	1,310	1,225.00	1,225.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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