Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due being closed for the Labor Day holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.21/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$144.21

351 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	649	144.92	941	328
Medium and Large 2-3	550	134.10	737	23

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $204 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 sale351 hd

144.21

—

KY average26 barns · 4,692 hd

141.76

+2.45

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	1,525	97.25	1,483	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	69.01	1,133	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	65.02	816	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	56.23	517	7thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	323	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	119.89/cwt	118.00–120.50	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	134.80/cwt	128.00–140.00	642	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	139.46/cwt	133.00–147.00	336	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	708.70/cwt	680.00–730.00	6,945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	666.15/cwt	580.00–800.00	6,608	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	68.26/cwt	68.00–68.50	1,137	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	50.11/cwt	49.00–51.50	475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	58.68/cwt	56.00–61.50	532	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	57.46/cwt	55.00–59.50	654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	69.59/cwt	69.50–70.00	915	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	65.51/cwt	61.50–68.50	829	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.01/cwt	121.00–136.00	748	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	143.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.29/cwt	125.00–139.00	578	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	133.27/cwt	121.00–136.50	822	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.10/cwt	130.00–139.00	503	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	137.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	139.41/cwt	133.00–141.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,023	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.61/cwt	151.00–160.00	728	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	134.40/cwt	122.00–134.75	1,120	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.73/cwt	125.00–140.00	704	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.10/cwt	126.00–135.00	884	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	127.41/cwt	116.00–130.25	914	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.00/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	95.58/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	103.73/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,778	4
Bulls	—	—	1,098	85.96/cwt	85.00–87.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	144.99/cwt	142.50–147.50	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.80/cwt	126.00–139.00	823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	133.68/cwt	132.50–137.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.62/cwt	145.00–160.00	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	164.14/cwt	154.00–170.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	132.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	144.94/cwt	140.00–156.00	687	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	150.81/cwt	147.00–153.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.62/cwt	137.00–150.00	813	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	155.31/cwt	150.00–163.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	126.70/cwt	121.00–134.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	117.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	132.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	139.80/cwt	139.80–139.80	1,142	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	156.88/cwt	150.00–159.50	806	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	144.28/cwt	137.00–150.00	899	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	130.51/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.45/cwt	150.00–163.00	672	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.38/cwt	153.00–169.00	586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	123.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	149.83/cwt	141.00–154.25	860	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	137.53/cwt	129.00–139.25	976	17

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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 832Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 37Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 0

No trends available due being closed for the Labor Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.52
18	—	669	130.00–141.00	137.01
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
20	—	471	151.00–160.00	154.61
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
62	—	833	122.00–134.75	134.40
20	—	514	150.00–159.50	156.88
2	—	928	121.00–122.00	121.51
25	—	623	137.00–150.00	144.28
4	—	782	129.00–135.00	130.51
31	—	427	150.00–163.00	157.45
9	—	370	153.00–169.00	158.38
60	—	574	141.00–154.25	149.83
17	—	710	129.00–139.25	137.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	133.00–141.00	139.41
5	—	446	146.00	146.00
5	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.18
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
3	—	732	120.00–125.00	122.34
4	—	675	120.00–126.00	123.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	723	141.50	141.50
43	—	817	139.80	139.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	118.00–120.50	119.89
1	—	365	128.00	128.00
8	—	536	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	97.00	97.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
6	—	469	120.00–123.00	122.01
1	—	260	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	476	128.00–140.00	134.80
4	—	241	133.00–147.00	139.46
30	—	571	121.00–136.00	131.01
6	—	283	140.00–148.00	143.91
37	—	427	125.00–139.00	135.29
9	—	328	136.00–145.00	139.19
41	—	617	121.00–136.50	133.27
15	—	378	130.00–139.00	133.10
1	—	830	122.00	122.00
61	—	519	125.00–140.00	135.73
21	—	674	126.00–135.00	131.10
2	—	750	127.25	127.25
22	—	717	116.00–130.25	127.41
2	—	855	113.00–121.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	142.50–147.50	144.99
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
4	—	514	132.50–137.00	133.68
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
12	—	477	130.00–139.00	132.68
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	900	111.00	111.00
2	—	558	130.00–136.00	133.01
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	126.00–139.00	132.80
2	—	788	114.00	114.00
9	—	531	145.00–160.00	151.62
3	—	313	154.00–170.00	164.14
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
14	—	474	140.00–156.00	144.94
5	—	361	147.00–153.00	150.81
1	—	250	161.00	161.00
22	—	578	137.00–150.00	140.62
6	—	409	150.00–163.00	155.31
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
6	—	681	121.00–134.00	126.70
1	—	930	104.00	104.00
6	—	736	115.00–123.00	117.63
1	—	960	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	185.00	185.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	570.00	570.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	680.00–730.00	708.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	580.00–800.00	666.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	68.00–68.50	68.26
1	—	1,595	70.50	70.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	49.00–51.50	50.11
5	—	907	56.00–61.50	58.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	55.00–59.50	57.46
5	—	1,315	69.50–70.00	69.59
15	—	1,266	61.50–68.50	65.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	94.00–97.00	95.58
4	—	1,714	103.00–105.00	103.73
2	—	1,098	85.00–87.00	85.96

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle