Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $122.99/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$122.99

295 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

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	536	123.88	665	271
Medium and Large 2-3	548	113.05	619	24

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $46 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 sale295 hd

122.99

—

KY average24 barns · 4,781 hd

122.25

+0.75

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	1,338	81.79	1,094	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	57.79	726	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	56.38	929	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	49.43	469	21

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	—	233	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	884	134.70/cwt	134.70–134.70	1,191	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.06/cwt	139.00–154.50	693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	123.24/cwt	120.00–126.50	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	127.88/cwt	115.00–129.50	879	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	133.71/cwt	131.00–135.00	373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	120.13/cwt	114.00–125.00	738	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.40/cwt	117.00–130.00	641	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.32/cwt	123.00–130.00	728	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.56/cwt	132.00–148.00	800	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	129.25/cwt	123.00–135.00	419	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	111.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	128.71/cwt	122.00–135.00	553	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.06/cwt	117.00–131.00	589	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	147.16/cwt	138.50–151.00	686	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.50/cwt	136.00–149.50	751	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.85/cwt	133.50–147.00	875	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.18/cwt	125.00–140.00	884	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	120.37/cwt	115.00–126.00	697	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	132.75/cwt	128.00–135.75	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	160.04/cwt	150.00–167.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.52/cwt	147.00–153.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	166.10/cwt	165.00–167.50	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	123.77/cwt	119.00–125.50	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	128.63/cwt	124.00–128.90	1,115	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.16/cwt	120.00–133.00	767	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.52/cwt	119.00–135.00	677	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	171.49/cwt	171.00–172.50	538	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	409	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	75.97/cwt	71.00–78.00	967	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	53.05/cwt	50.50–55.50	664	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	44.45/cwt	40.50–48.00	428	10
Bulls	—	—	1,200	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	67.60/cwt	66.00–69.00	581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	72.39/cwt	70.00–74.00	809	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	57.97/cwt	56.00–65.50	743	20
Bulls	—	—	1,395	82.80/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,155	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	50.92/cwt	49.00–54.00	485	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	56.38/cwt	54.50–58.00	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	93.75/cwt	90.00–96.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.23/cwt	157.50–172.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.24/cwt	114.00–121.00	792	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	113.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.93/cwt	135.00–144.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	109.40/cwt	109.00–111.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	111.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	126.27/cwt	124.00–131.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	109.20/cwt	109.00–110.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 1,149Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 42Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	121.00	121.00
2	—	840	116.00	116.00
38	—	687	115.00–129.50	127.88
3	—	279	131.00–135.00	133.71
27	—	614	114.00–125.00	120.13
49	—	524	117.00–130.00	122.40
2	—	905	101.50	101.50
14	—	324	123.00–135.00	129.25
12	—	717	111.00–114.00	111.46
39	—	430	122.00–135.00	128.71
12	—	370	125.00–135.00	130.35
31	—	475	117.00–131.00	124.06
40	—	579	115.00–126.00	120.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	121.00	121.00
2	—	373	121.00–126.00	123.52
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
3	—	522	112.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	425	120.00	120.00
5	—	611	109.00–110.00	109.20
6	—	670	109.00–111.00	110.01
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
2	—	320	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	150.00–160.00	152.81
15	—	478	139.00–154.50	145.06
1	—	275	163.00	163.00
2	—	768	120.00–126.50	123.24
28	—	576	123.00–130.00	126.32
4	—	314	165.00–167.50	166.10
38	—	623	120.00–133.00	123.16
31	—	527	119.00–135.00	128.52
2	—	805	100.00–103.00	101.50
11	—	375	157.50–172.00	166.23
9	—	706	115.00–118.00	116.99
13	—	670	114.00–121.00	118.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	133.00	133.00
4	—	862	90.00–96.00	93.75
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
6	—	1,063	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,210	80.00	80.00
3	—	410	135.00–144.00	140.93
5	—	763	109.00–111.00	109.40
6	—	621	110.00–115.00	111.81
3	—	473	124.00–131.00	126.27
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	884	134.70	134.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
2	—	620	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	128.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	673	118.00–122.00	120.02
2	—	538	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
35	—	569	132.00–148.00	140.56
27	—	466	138.50–151.00	147.16
26	—	527	136.00–149.50	142.50
25	—	621	133.50–147.00	140.85
16	—	674	125.00–140.00	131.18
8	—	727	128.00–135.75	132.75
5	—	382	150.00–167.00	160.04
4	—	325	147.00–153.00	150.52
4	—	785	119.00–125.50	123.77
18	—	867	124.00–128.90	128.63
2	—	830	130.50	130.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	314	171.00–172.50	171.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	112.00	112.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	71.00–78.00	75.97
1	—	1,200	98.00	98.00
7	—	1,395	80.00–85.00	82.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	50.50–55.50	53.05
3	—	1,117	70.00–74.00	72.39
20	—	1,281	56.00–65.50	57.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	964	40.50–48.00	44.45
2	—	860	66.00–69.00	67.60
9	—	952	49.00–54.00	50.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,647	54.50–58.00	56.38

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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