Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $139.35/cwt on 586 head.

Average price

$139.35

586 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$10.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

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	734	140.02	1,028	550
Medium and Large 2-3	577	129.11	745	36

One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $283 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 sale586 hd

139.35

—

KY average24 barns · 5,056 hd

138.18

+1.17

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	1,636	92.26	1,510	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	64.40	1,056	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	61.51	760	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	60.46	572	12

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	131.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	96.21/cwt	91.00–99.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	134.60/cwt	132.50–135.50	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	116.73/cwt	112.00–118.50	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	165.14/cwt	159.00–168.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	143.20/cwt	143.20–143.20	998	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.49/cwt	141.00–151.75	684	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	148.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	93.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	946	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	128.57/cwt	120.00–134.00	620	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	108.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	122.64/cwt	117.00–123.00	941	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.12/cwt	149.00–160.00	657	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	143.55/cwt	141.00–146.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	118.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	133.11/cwt	130.00–138.50	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	116.74/cwt	113.00–119.50	660	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	59.99/cwt	57.00–65.50	568	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	64.40/cwt	63.00–65.50	1,056	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	62.89/cwt	59.50–66.00	792	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	127.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	702	6
Bulls	—	—	1,347	83.74/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,128	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	53.81/cwt	50.00–56.50	504	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	56.00/cwt	52.00–58.00	639	7
Bulls	—	—	1,777	101.68/cwt	101.50–102.00	1,807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	68.03/cwt	67.00–70.00	650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,807	94.65/cwt	90.50–98.50	1,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	122.33/cwt	121.50–124.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	92.02/cwt	91.00–93.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	619	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	493	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	404	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	144.80/cwt	141.00–154.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	116.07/cwt	114.00–118.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	148.08/cwt	143.00–158.00	640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	165.76/cwt	157.00–172.50	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	548	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	756	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	154.87/cwt	151.00–166.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	120.17/cwt	119.00–121.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	133.70/cwt	130.00–141.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.92/cwt	130.00–143.50	719	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.28/cwt	123.00–137.00	808	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	133.95/cwt	133.95–133.95	1,139	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	119.66/cwt	118.00–120.50	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.30/cwt	121.00–135.00	747	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	952	124.80/cwt	124.80–124.80	1,188	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	140.72/cwt	140.50–140.95	1,174	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	128.00/cwt	120.00–136.50	801	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.06/cwt	119.50–132.75	858	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.08/cwt	120.00–134.00	663	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	124.55/cwt	120.00–131.00	964	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	125.08/cwt	120.00–132.00	530	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.40/cwt	120.00–136.50	739	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.46/cwt	140.50–154.50	773	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	124.60/cwt	115.50–130.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	146.76/cwt	136.00–150.50	925	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	134.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	901	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	157.99/cwt	152.00–162.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.86/cwt	133.00–146.00	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	138.02/cwt	130.00–140.50	995	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	131.41/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,084	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	133.39/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,046	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	138.95/cwt	134.00–145.00	382	5

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,263Last week 1,444Year ago 1,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 57Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	121.00–125.00	122.94
11	—	525	112.00–118.50	116.73
1	—	1,010	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
4	—	910	91.00–95.00	93.97
6	—	415	120.00–122.00	121.25
1	—	885	95.00	95.00
6	—	565	113.00–119.50	116.74
3	—	378	121.50–124.00	122.33
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
1	—	995	97.50	97.50
8	—	619	114.00–118.00	116.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	156.00	156.00
67	—	482	120.00–134.00	128.57
4	—	919	105.00–110.00	108.76
8	—	382	130.00–141.00	133.70
6	—	814	118.00–120.50	119.66
30	—	626	120.00–136.50	128.00
16	—	670	119.50–132.75	128.06
19	—	530	120.00–134.00	125.08
35	—	774	120.00–131.00	124.55
27	—	424	120.00–132.00	125.08
30	—	571	120.00–136.50	129.40
10	—	720	120.00–130.00	126.77
2	—	1,018	105.00	105.00
3	—	335	130.00–140.00	134.95
1	—	870	108.00	108.00
5	—	275	134.00–145.00	138.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	130.00–139.00	131.64
3	—	570	115.00–120.00	118.35
3	—	870	91.00–99.00	96.21
1	—	930	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,000	94.00	94.00
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	142.50	142.50
6	—	619	117.00–121.00	118.68
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
3	—	442	135.00–140.00	138.36
2	—	970	91.00–93.00	92.02
2	—	543	110.00–118.00	113.98
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	159.00–168.00	165.14
24	—	470	141.00–151.75	145.49
17	—	767	117.00–123.00	122.64
19	—	426	149.00–160.00	154.12
8	—	362	151.00–166.00	154.87
6	—	712	119.00–121.00	120.17
23	—	525	130.00–143.50	136.92
19	—	625	123.00–137.00	129.28
38	—	578	121.00–135.00	129.30
1	—	1,025	101.00	101.00
2	—	808	105.00–108.00	106.50
10	—	662	115.50–130.00	124.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	132.50–135.50	134.60
1	—	895	118.00	118.00
3	—	328	145.00–151.00	148.96
2	—	818	92.00	92.00
2	—	383	141.00–146.00	143.55
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
6	—	481	130.00–138.50	133.11
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
5	—	577	120.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	524	131.00–137.00	134.03
3	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,040	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	697	143.20	143.20
21	—	614	154.00	154.00
45	—	850	133.95	133.95
53	—	952	124.80	124.80
120	—	834	140.50–140.95	140.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	141.00–154.00	144.80
1	—	270	151.00	151.00
1	—	245	153.00	153.00
11	—	925	130.00	130.00
9	—	432	143.00–158.00	148.08
5	—	319	157.00–172.50	165.76
36	—	528	140.50–154.50	146.46
78	—	630	136.00–150.50	146.76
24	—	669	130.00–142.00	134.63
3	—	360	152.00–162.00	157.99
14	—	572	133.00–146.00	139.86
15	—	721	130.00–140.50	138.02
23	—	825	127.00–133.00	131.41
33	—	784	125.00–137.00	133.39
3	—	877	129.00–130.00	129.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	157.50	157.50
3	—	358	172.00	172.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	86.50	86.50
1	—	345	87.00	87.00
4	—	404	83.50	83.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	946	57.00–65.50	59.99
3	—	937	50.00–56.50	53.81
3	—	955	67.00–70.00	68.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	63.00–65.50	64.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,259	59.50–66.00	62.89
7	—	1,141	52.00–58.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	80.00–88.50	83.74
3	—	1,777	101.50–102.00	101.68
6	—	1,807	90.50–98.50	94.65

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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