Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $143.38/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$143.38

391 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$54.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

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	630	144.39	909	350
Medium and Large 2-3	586	135.88	796	40
Small and Medium 1-2	945	90.00	851	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.39/cwt here — about $59 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 sale391 hd

143.38

—

KY average25 barns · 5,792 hd

137.71

+5.67

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	1,644	99.75	1,640	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	76.14	1,108	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	70.09	827	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	59.94	570	13

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 2-3	—	473	145.38/cwt	142.00–147.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	122.76/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	139.23/cwt	131.00–145.50	1,012	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.98/cwt	135.00–148.50	592	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	134.68/cwt	132.50–137.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	127.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.78/cwt	142.00–157.00	566	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.01/cwt	128.00–140.50	772	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	129.00/cwt	119.00–132.50	913	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.72/cwt	130.00–141.00	721	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.50	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	150.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	479	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	158.14/cwt	150.00–165.00	767	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.90/cwt	149.00–164.00	818	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	156.55/cwt	149.00–164.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.93/cwt	140.00–152.50	920	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	131.40/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	131.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	143.18/cwt	136.00–145.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	112.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	130.81/cwt	130.00–131.50	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.58/cwt	126.00–139.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	147.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	468	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,247	97.41/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,215	3
Bulls	—	—	2,068	108.68/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	115.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	970	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.57/cwt	135.00–147.00	731	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	117.63/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.65/cwt	121.00–127.00	905	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	127.30/cwt	119.50–132.00	861	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	110.17/cwt	109.50–111.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	956	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	141.88/cwt	135.00–147.50	661	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	114.84/cwt	111.00–118.50	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	131.47/cwt	123.00–135.50	820	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,108	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	160.42/cwt	154.00–165.00	672	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	138.70/cwt	132.00–147.00	928	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	141.45/cwt	137.00–146.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	129.04/cwt	127.00–132.50	1,061	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	833	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	136.90/cwt	136.90–136.90	1,028	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	140.27/cwt	137.50–143.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	644	135.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	873	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	71.28/cwt	68.00–74.50	850	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	63.44/cwt	60.00–65.00	701	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	63.79/cwt	59.00–67.00	621	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	76.67/cwt	75.00–78.00	962	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	52.65/cwt	50.00–57.50	476	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	75.52/cwt	74.50–76.50	1,108	3

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 933Last week 757Year ago 936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 31Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	142.00–147.00	145.38
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
3	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
2	—	818	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
3	—	692	130.00–131.00	130.33
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
2	—	720	122.00–123.00	122.50
15	—	530	137.00–146.00	141.45
2	—	575	137.50–143.00	140.27
5	—	644	135.00–138.00	135.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	117.00–125.00	122.76
23	—	727	131.00–145.50	139.23
2	—	960	105.00	105.00
21	—	485	150.00–165.00	158.14
35	—	525	149.00–164.00	155.90
8	—	372	149.00–164.00	156.55
39	—	626	140.00–152.50	146.93
10	—	765	129.00–133.50	131.40
1	—	330	167.00	167.00
2	—	910	112.00–113.00	112.50
13	—	419	154.00–165.00	160.42
79	—	669	132.00–147.00	138.70
2	—	255	161.00	161.00
10	—	822	127.00–132.50	129.04
47	—	568	140.00–155.00	146.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	616	154.25	154.25
41	—	751	136.90	136.90
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	120.00–128.00	123.96
2	—	335	132.50–137.00	134.68
6	—	464	124.00–131.00	127.31
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
3	—	568	120.00–125.00	123.01
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
3	—	430	131.00–132.50	131.51
2	—	618	115.00–120.00	117.45
3	—	392	135.00–140.00	138.34
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	420	135.00–148.50	140.98
18	—	383	142.00–157.00	147.78
67	—	572	128.00–140.50	135.01
11	—	708	119.00–132.50	129.00
66	—	531	130.00–141.00	135.72
9	—	319	147.00–155.00	150.02
24	—	676	119.50–132.00	127.30
3	—	827	109.50–111.00	110.17
34	—	466	135.00–147.50	141.88
5	—	773	111.00–118.50	114.84
40	—	624	123.00–135.50	131.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	777	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	160.50	160.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	130.00–135.00	131.95
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
4	—	716	110.00–116.00	112.48
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
5	—	522	130.00–131.50	130.81
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
2	—	388	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	136.00–145.00	143.18
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
6	—	426	140.00–145.00	142.15
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
11	—	571	126.00–139.00	133.58
2	—	318	140.00–155.00	147.09
12	—	840	110.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	643	128.00–132.00	129.99
15	—	520	135.00–147.00	140.57
2	—	870	112.00–123.00	117.63
15	—	720	121.00–127.00	125.65
3	—	678	125.50	125.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
1	—	645	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,247	94.00–103.00	97.41
3	—	2,068	108.00–110.00	108.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,467	74.50–76.50	75.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,192	68.00–74.50	71.28
6	—	1,105	60.00–65.00	63.44
3	—	1,255	75.00–78.00	76.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	59.00–67.00	63.79
5	—	904	50.00–57.50	52.65
1	—	1,015	69.50	69.50

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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