Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

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 sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.13/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$127.13

418 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	607	128.40	780	389
Medium and Large 2-3	706	110.07	777	29

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $2 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 sale418 hd

127.13

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

125.03

+2.10

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	—	High	1,437	82.36	1,183	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	53.43	638	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	50.30	812	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	46.09	439	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	478	114.28/cwt	113.00–115.50	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.55/cwt	115.00–129.50	696	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	129.50/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,001	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.38/cwt	143.00–159.75	744	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	109.42/cwt	109.00–111.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	152.38/cwt	147.50–160.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.72/cwt	157.50–160.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.61/cwt	114.00–131.50	770	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	115.83/cwt	115.00–116.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	125.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	599	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.52/cwt	126.00–137.25	973	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	135.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	924	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	118.60/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	141.95/cwt	139.00–144.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	108.34/cwt	100.00–110.00	875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.53/cwt	140.00–154.00	690	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	126.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,064	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.29/cwt	147.50–160.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	138.61/cwt	135.00–149.00	785	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	125.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	929	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	123.76/cwt	118.00–129.00	754	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.22/cwt	151.00–168.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.09/cwt	142.00–154.00	773	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.53/cwt	126.00–138.00	689	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	481	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	484	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	48.45/cwt	45.50–51.00	459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	83.85/cwt	80.50–86.50	1,343	5
Bulls	—	—	1,177	76.15/cwt	75.00–77.00	896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	47.16/cwt	45.00–50.50	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	115.92/cwt	114.00–117.50	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	127.80/cwt	121.00–130.50	1,111	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	131.37/cwt	125.00–138.00	436	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	47.86/cwt	46.50–49.50	762	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	139.68/cwt	139.00–140.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	53.97/cwt	50.50–57.50	889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	55.80/cwt	52.00–59.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	142.18/cwt	135.00–146.00	894	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	118.58/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.93/cwt	119.50–135.00	654	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	123.11/cwt	121.00–124.50	992	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.64/cwt	121.00–130.50	543	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	176.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	841	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	125.13/cwt	118.00–133.00	852	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	123.45/cwt	120.00–124.00	952	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.12/cwt	122.00–132.00	733	14

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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,149Last week 916Year ago 1,099

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 85Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	113.00–115.50	114.28
5	—	766	109.00–111.00	109.42
6	—	652	115.00–116.00	115.83
2	—	878	97.00–99.00	97.99
6	—	527	114.00–117.50	115.92
1	—	980	95.00	95.00
7	—	841	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	141.00	141.00
24	—	577	115.00–129.50	120.55
49	—	613	114.00–131.50	125.61
8	—	375	120.00–133.00	127.32
51	—	479	120.00–131.00	125.05
30	—	739	120.00–126.00	125.75
2	—	987	103.00	103.00
10	—	332	125.00–138.00	131.37
31	—	519	119.50–135.00	125.93
17	—	806	121.00–124.50	123.11
14	—	422	121.00–130.50	128.64
41	—	681	118.00–133.00	125.13
24	—	771	120.00–124.00	123.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	633	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
3	—	565	115.00–121.00	118.60
3	—	427	139.00–144.00	141.95
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
2	—	880	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	100.00–110.00	108.34
5	—	677	120.00–125.00	121.61
23	—	471	140.00–154.00	146.53
7	—	423	147.50–160.00	156.29
2	—	785	104.00	104.00
10	—	609	118.00–129.00	123.76
5	—	385	151.00–168.00	160.22
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
11	—	516	126.00–138.00	133.53
2	—	730	115.00–116.00	115.50
14	—	568	122.00–132.00	129.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	773	125.00–133.00	129.50
26	—	482	143.00–159.75	154.38
3	—	415	147.50–160.00	152.38
1	—	1,005	113.00	113.00
2	—	375	157.50–160.00	158.72
57	—	723	126.00–137.25	134.52
41	—	683	130.00–140.00	135.25
78	—	843	120.00–133.00	126.22
26	—	566	135.00–149.00	138.61
14	—	529	142.00–154.00	146.09
73	—	869	121.00–130.50	127.80
42	—	629	135.00–146.00	142.18
2	—	920	115.00–122.00	118.58
3	—	342	170.00–180.00	176.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	100.00–102.00	100.66
2	—	497	140.50	140.50
9	—	628	130.00	130.00
3	—	528	139.00–140.00	139.68
3	—	448	143.00	143.00
2	—	728	117.00–118.00	117.51
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
1	—	860	111.00	111.00
3	—	652	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
1	—	580	83.00	83.00
1	—	875	70.00	70.00
2	—	538	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	93.50	93.50
5	—	1,602	80.50–86.50	83.85
3	—	1,177	75.00–77.00	76.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,161	45.00–50.50	47.16
11	—	1,222	52.00–59.00	55.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	45.50–51.00	48.45
1	—	965	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	46.50–49.50	47.86
2	—	1,648	50.50–57.50	53.97

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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