Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 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 $124.51/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$124.51

376 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$18.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

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	510	125.62	641	353
Medium and Large 2-3	648	107.52	697	23

One grade step is worth $18.10/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale376 hd

124.51

—

KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd

118.54

+5.97

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	1,494	84.93	1,269	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	55.38	910	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	53.96	675	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	46.05	449	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	127.64/cwt	119.00–133.25	660	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.82/cwt	125.00–140.00	721	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.63/cwt	120.00–133.00	780	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	124.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	127.32/cwt	124.00–133.00	914	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	187.33/cwt	182.00–192.50	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.14/cwt	128.00–137.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	155.15/cwt	152.00–156.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.42/cwt	130.00–145.00	867	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	127.17/cwt	119.00–132.50	535	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	122.76/cwt	115.00–133.00	775	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	126.80/cwt	120.00–131.00	482	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	123.56/cwt	117.00–130.00	400	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.16/cwt	115.00–131.00	697	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	124.78/cwt	117.50–128.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	116.94/cwt	110.00–121.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	129.82/cwt	122.00–136.50	608	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.07/cwt	150.00–164.00	655	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	751	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.96/cwt	130.00–145.00	739	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	167.14/cwt	160.00–171.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	132.29/cwt	123.00–135.50	888	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.81/cwt	121.00–129.00	965	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.97/cwt	172.00–175.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	859	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	137.80/cwt	137.80–137.80	1,107	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	692	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	542	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	302	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	273	76.86/cwt	72.00–82.00	210	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	53.52/cwt	53.00–54.00	524	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	86.40/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,339	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	56.67/cwt	54.00–59.00	931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	43.06/cwt	40.00–45.00	419	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	46.98/cwt	42.50–50.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.42/cwt	137.00–150.00	812	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.22/cwt	139.00–152.00	672	19
Bulls	—	—	1,325	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,067	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	63.14/cwt	61.00–64.00	863	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	55.38/cwt	51.50–59.00	688	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	117.14/cwt	114.00–120.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.50	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	120.44/cwt	116.00–126.50	799	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	131.73/cwt	130.00–134.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	123.69/cwt	121.00–127.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	130.11/cwt	127.00–131.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	134.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	593	2

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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 922Last week 982Year ago 1,227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 57Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 7Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,045	78.50	78.50
1	—	275	136.00	136.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
3	—	760	102.00	102.00
1	—	880	91.00	91.00
1	—	970	84.50	84.50
2	—	385	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	110.00	110.00
26	—	531	125.00–140.00	135.82
17	—	621	120.00–133.00	125.63
2	—	757	122.00	122.00
2	—	340	182.00–192.50	187.33
10	—	481	135.00–145.00	138.12
7	—	568	128.00–137.00	133.14
7	—	431	152.00–156.00	155.15
3	—	375	172.00–175.00	172.97
2	—	682	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	517	119.00–133.25	127.64
1	—	1,020	97.00	97.00
7	—	290	120.00–130.00	124.76
54	—	421	119.00–132.50	127.17
27	—	631	115.00–133.00	122.76
17	—	380	120.00–131.00	126.80
12	—	324	117.00–130.00	123.56
72	—	566	115.00–131.00	123.16
8	—	737	110.00–121.00	116.94
63	—	468	122.00–136.50	129.82
19	—	663	116.00–126.50	120.44
2	—	783	110.00–111.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	114.00–120.00	117.14
3	—	777	100.00–102.50	100.80
2	—	670	109.00–111.00	109.98
3	—	975	96.00	96.00
1	—	825	95.00	95.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
3	—	423	114.00	114.00
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
2	—	520	113.00–115.00	113.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	718	124.00–133.00	127.32
2	—	980	117.00	117.00
32	—	631	130.00–145.00	137.42
10	—	868	117.50–128.00	124.78
1	—	1,045	106.00	106.00
4	—	840	120.00–124.00	121.99
47	—	420	150.00–164.00	156.07
20	—	517	130.00–145.00	142.96
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
1	—	285	163.00	163.00
6	—	321	160.00–171.00	167.14
17	—	671	123.00–135.50	132.29
18	—	767	121.00–129.00	125.81
58	—	570	137.00–150.00	142.42
19	—	469	139.00–152.00	143.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	479	156.75	156.75
62	—	803	137.80	137.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	407	169.00–171.00	170.00
2	—	520	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
2	—	435	144.00	144.00
3	—	515	130.00–134.00	131.73
3	—	610	121.00–127.00	123.69
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	112.00	112.00
5	—	566	127.00–131.00	130.11
1	—	300	149.00	149.00
2	—	473	131.00–138.00	134.63
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	86.00	86.00
1	—	355	85.00	85.00
2	—	273	72.00–82.00	76.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	53.00–54.00	53.52
5	—	973	40.00–45.00	43.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	54.00–59.00	56.67
1	—	1,645	51.50	51.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	42.50–50.00	46.98
3	—	1,367	61.00–64.00	63.14
20	—	1,243	51.50–59.00	55.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	85.00–88.00	86.40
1	—	1,325	80.50	80.50

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle