Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $143.90/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$143.90

435 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$7.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

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	698	144.34	1,008	410
Medium and Large 2-3	584	136.74	799	25

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about $209 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 sale435 hd

143.90

—

KY average27 barns · 5,516 hd

142.10

+1.81

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	1,744	101.21	1,765	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	63.45	1,036	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	59.56	730	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	53.08	522	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	351	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	358	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	415	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	129.46/cwt	119.00–135.00	879	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	136.93/cwt	130.00–145.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	134.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.25/cwt	152.00–167.00	747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	132.60/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	602	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	853	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	154.50/cwt	149.00–160.00	898	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	163.02/cwt	151.00–168.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	148.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.71/cwt	130.00–145.50	725	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	154.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	135.20/cwt	135.00–135.50	841	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	148.63/cwt	144.00–155.00	562	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.82/cwt	122.00–127.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	119.68/cwt	119.00–120.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	130.01/cwt	125.00–134.00	802	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	151.85/cwt	150.00–153.50	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	162.74/cwt	156.00–170.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	99.40/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,742	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	105.74/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	60.57/cwt	58.50–64.50	740	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	63.45/cwt	62.50–64.50	1,036	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	49.76/cwt	49.50–50.00	478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	56.41/cwt	52.00–60.50	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	141.08/cwt	134.00–146.00	942	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,205	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	142.59/cwt	140.00–144.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	139.35/cwt	128.00–141.75	1,009	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	118.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.88/cwt	119.00–130.00	863	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	131.52/cwt	127.00–136.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	153.90/cwt	150.00–163.00	796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	114.07/cwt	112.50–119.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.78/cwt	137.50–144.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	94.27/cwt	93.00–95.50	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	126.22/cwt	123.00–128.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.55/cwt	137.00–148.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	777	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	118.69/cwt	115.00–119.75	989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.19/cwt	131.00–145.50	672	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	110.81/cwt	108.50–112.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	156.83/cwt	149.00–160.00	452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.31/cwt	154.00–161.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	130.38/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,086	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	143.70/cwt	143.70–143.70	1,046	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	125.96/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	145.11/cwt	137.00–152.00	911	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	148.65/cwt	148.65–148.65	1,226	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	822	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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 980Last week 961Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	119.00	119.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
4	—	358	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	106.00	106.00
3	—	483	130.00–138.00	134.36
1	—	370	142.50	142.50
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	905	96.00	96.00
2	—	625	128.00	128.00
2	—	528	127.00–136.00	131.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	679	119.00–135.00	129.46
5	—	631	130.00–145.00	136.93
1	—	225	156.00	156.00
5	—	708	129.50	129.50
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
6	—	425	150.00–153.50	151.85
1	—	895	108.00	108.00
7	—	366	156.00–170.00	162.74
2	—	323	168.00–170.00	168.99
8	—	513	150.00–154.00	151.98
2	—	460	151.00–152.00	151.51
4	—	830	112.50–119.00	114.07
10	—	582	137.50–144.00	141.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	138.00	138.00
3	—	853	111.00	111.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
4	—	470	145.00–150.00	148.72
5	—	543	140.00–144.00	142.59
2	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
6	—	577	140.00–145.00	142.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	475	152.00–167.00	157.25
8	—	780	130.00–134.00	132.60
31	—	581	149.00–160.00	154.50
9	—	365	151.00–168.00	163.02
1	—	955	119.00	119.00
48	—	668	134.00–146.00	141.08
15	—	1,008	119.50	119.50
1	—	1,060	113.00	113.00
54	—	724	128.00–141.75	139.35
17	—	517	150.00–163.00	153.90
2	—	325	160.50	160.50
7	—	428	154.00–161.00	159.31
25	—	833	125.00–131.50	130.38
6	—	866	124.00–127.00	125.96
25	—	628	137.00–152.00	145.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	728	143.70	143.70
63	—	825	148.65	148.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	523	130.00–145.50	138.71
11	—	857	116.50	116.50
4	—	316	150.00–156.00	154.41
22	—	378	144.00–155.00	148.63
7	—	725	122.00–127.00	124.82
35	—	617	125.00–134.00	130.01
8	—	755	120.00–125.00	124.38
36	—	680	119.00–130.00	126.88
10	—	421	137.00–148.00	143.55
52	—	570	130.00–145.00	136.23
9	—	833	115.00–119.75	118.69
46	—	479	131.00–145.50	140.19
9	—	288	149.00–160.00	156.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	135.00–140.00	138.31
3	—	518	119.00–120.00	119.68
1	—	405	132.50	132.50
3	—	638	116.00–120.00	118.69
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
2	—	928	93.00–95.50	94.27
12	—	574	123.00–128.00	126.22
1	—	1,020	89.00	89.00
4	—	369	140.00	140.00
1	—	950	98.00	98.00
3	—	760	108.50–112.00	110.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	622	135.00–135.50	135.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	55.50	55.50
8	—	1,221	58.50–64.50	60.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	62.50–64.50	63.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	49.50–50.00	49.76
2	—	1,008	52.00–60.50	56.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,753	95.00–102.00	99.40
2	—	1,720	105.00–106.50	105.74

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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