Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $136.69/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$136.69

406 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$14.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

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	530	138.07	732	366
Medium and Large 2-3	515	124.05	639	40

One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $93 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 sale406 hd

136.69

—

KY average27 barns · 4,535 hd

131.90

+4.79

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	1,841	104.08	1,916	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	69.49	1,104	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	65.36	790	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	63.50	645	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,390	86.00	1,195	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	131.39/cwt	130.00–132.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	166.57/cwt	161.00–172.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.04/cwt	154.00–164.00	679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	145.33/cwt	144.00–146.00	545	3
Steers	Select	—	1,390	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	191.65/cwt	189.00–196.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	122.66/cwt	114.00–123.75	1,192	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	140.46/cwt	136.00–144.75	959	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	176.39/cwt	172.00–183.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.47/cwt	148.00–159.00	813	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	157.03/cwt	149.00–160.00	755	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	162.95/cwt	161.00–164.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.28/cwt	119.00–133.00	868	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	139.14/cwt	132.00–145.00	774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	138.97/cwt	137.00–141.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	154.96/cwt	149.00–164.00	719	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	3
Bulls	—	—	1,886	102.41/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,931	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	108.24/cwt	108.00–108.50	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	242	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.46/cwt	123.00–133.50	788	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	156.84/cwt	152.00–163.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.46/cwt	122.50–135.00	728	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	145.72/cwt	140.00–151.00	315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.06/cwt	131.00–139.50	635	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	118.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	920	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	851	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.71/cwt	142.00–155.00	774	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	150.64/cwt	147.50–153.00	431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	121.55/cwt	120.00–125.50	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	464	111.58/cwt	103.00–114.00	518	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,426	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	71.95/cwt	71.50–73.00	850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	58.09/cwt	54.50–60.00	659	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	67.52/cwt	64.00–70.00	847	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,051	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	68.98/cwt	68.50–69.50	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.03/cwt	139.00–150.00	615	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	140.20/cwt	140.20–140.20	858	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	133.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	153.29/cwt	147.00–157.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.72/cwt	123.00–137.00	689	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.61/cwt	120.00–121.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	133.50/cwt	131.00–136.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	167.37/cwt	159.00–173.00	715	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	134.37/cwt	131.00–135.25	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.09/cwt	141.00–152.50	917	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	152.18/cwt	150.00–157.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	109.34/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	131.60/cwt	127.00–135.50	1,071	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.44/cwt	142.00–156.00	847	59

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 704Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	130.00–132.00	131.39
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
3	—	375	144.00–146.00	145.33
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
8	—	492	137.00–141.00	138.97
1	—	420	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
1	—	955	97.50	97.50
2	—	913	97.00	97.00
1	—	230	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	161.00–172.00	166.57
9	—	424	154.00–164.00	160.04
10	—	556	132.00–145.00	139.14
2	—	835	114.00	114.00
11	—	464	149.00–164.00	154.96
3	—	670	120.00–125.00	122.99
15	—	625	130.00–138.00	136.09
3	—	775	105.00–115.00	110.64
18	—	524	142.00–155.00	147.71
4	—	286	147.50–153.00	150.64
7	—	731	120.00–125.50	121.55
1	—	345	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	180.00	180.00
3	—	402	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	120.50	120.50
3	—	472	141.00–145.00	143.01
2	—	568	135.00–139.00	137.06
1	—	830	87.00	87.00
2	—	505	131.00–136.00	133.50
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,015	94.00	94.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	84.50	84.50
6	—	431	150.00–157.00	152.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	189.00–196.00	191.65
9	—	972	114.00–123.75	122.66
36	—	683	136.00–144.75	140.46
2	—	295	186.00	186.00
9	—	372	172.00–183.00	176.39
30	—	530	148.00–159.00	153.47
1	—	1,240	108.00	108.00
7	—	779	135.50	135.50
26	—	481	149.00–160.00	157.03
1	—	945	127.00	127.00
6	—	886	131.00	131.00
19	—	427	159.00–173.00	167.37
6	—	736	131.00–135.25	134.37
14	—	628	141.00–152.50	146.09
3	—	1,060	106.00–111.00	109.34
13	—	814	127.00–135.50	131.60
59	—	567	142.00–156.00	149.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	161.00–164.00	162.95
24	—	677	119.00–133.00	128.28
26	—	618	123.00–133.50	127.46
3	—	328	152.00–163.00	156.84
46	—	567	122.50–135.00	128.46
4	—	216	140.00–151.00	145.72
48	—	470	131.00–139.50	135.06
9	—	774	115.00–121.00	118.85
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
19	—	427	139.00–150.00	144.03
1	—	195	161.00	161.00
11	—	371	147.00–157.00	153.29
61	—	519	123.00–137.00	132.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	510	151.00	151.00
25	—	612	140.20	140.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
3	—	242	138.00	138.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
3	—	587	120.00	120.00
3	—	328	149.00	149.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,067	84.00	84.00
3	—	380	130.00–132.00	131.33
2	—	263	139.00–140.00	139.48
2	—	612	105.00	105.00
10	—	437	130.00–135.00	133.88
2	—	475	121.00	121.00
5	—	528	120.00–121.00	120.61
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
2	—	395	105.00	105.00
9	—	464	103.00–114.00	111.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,886	97.50–105.00	102.41
2	—	1,728	108.00–108.50	108.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	58.50	58.50
1	—	1,025	68.50	68.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	71.50–73.00	71.95
6	—	1,135	54.50–60.00	58.09
11	—	1,255	64.00–70.00	67.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,625	68.50–69.50	68.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	790.00	790.00

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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