Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 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 $136.69/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$136.69

248 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	678	137.98	935	221
Medium and Large 2-3	609	126.14	768	27

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $167 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 sale248 hd

136.69

—

KY average24 barns · 6,482 hd

134.94

+1.74

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	1,869	90.83	1,697	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	57.00	529	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	55.08	882	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	52.97	695	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	658	111.77/cwt	110.00–113.50	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	129.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	125.98/cwt	115.00–130.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	121.37/cwt	115.00–129.00	640	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	154.64/cwt	153.00–157.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.02/cwt	142.00–155.00	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	132.01/cwt	121.00–135.50	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	131.07/cwt	126.00–136.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	890	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	135.63/cwt	132.50–137.50	979	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.33/cwt	122.00–122.50	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	129.34/cwt	125.00–130.50	999	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.69/cwt	150.00–154.75	804	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	135.28/cwt	125.00–139.00	862	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	159.93/cwt	150.00–168.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	120.73/cwt	120.25–124.00	1,106	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	127.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	560	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.72/cwt	125.00–140.00	771	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	58.66/cwt	55.50–60.50	940	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	47.51/cwt	46.50–49.00	638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,769	91.52/cwt	89.50–93.00	1,619	8
Bulls	—	—	2,225	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,996	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	426	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	170.65/cwt	168.00–172.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	714	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	597	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	609	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	161.85/cwt	155.00–168.00	599	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	53.91/cwt	50.00–57.50	706	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.03/cwt	125.00–138.00	898	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	130.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	114.67/cwt	113.00–115.50	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.13/cwt	119.00–133.00	746	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.83/cwt	124.00–135.50	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	126.94/cwt	115.00–131.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	134.05/cwt	130.00–136.50	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	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 Nov 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 1,215Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 58Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	110.00–113.50	111.77
5	—	557	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
3	—	636	113.00–115.50	114.67
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	120.00–134.00	129.49
17	—	486	115.00–130.00	125.98
21	—	527	115.00–129.00	121.37
3	—	280	130.00–136.00	132.07
6	—	319	121.00–135.50	132.01
4	—	375	126.00–136.00	131.07
2	—	802	116.00	116.00
3	—	775	122.00–122.50	122.33
2	—	705	130.00	130.00
25	—	439	120.00–132.00	127.51
23	—	578	119.00–133.00	129.13
7	—	656	115.00–131.00	126.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	639	139.25	139.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	153.00–157.00	154.64
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
8	—	524	120.00–132.00	125.83
6	—	617	120.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	652	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	155.00–168.00	161.85
2	—	402	168.00	168.00
10	—	571	124.00–135.50	130.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
5	—	577	112.50	112.50
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
1	—	945	97.00	97.00
2	—	600	101.00–105.00	103.00
7	—	491	130.00–136.50	134.05
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,255	96.00	96.00
9	—	498	138.00	138.00
1	—	405	139.00	139.00
1	—	275	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,100	96.00	96.00
8	—	540	130.00–135.00	130.85
1	—	1,165	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.52
1	—	935	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	142.00–155.00	149.02
1	—	320	151.00	151.00
1	—	255	153.00	153.00
16	—	722	132.50–137.50	135.63
1	—	820	126.00	126.00
10	—	772	125.00–130.50	129.34
17	—	523	150.00–154.75	153.69
24	—	637	125.00–139.00	135.28
14	—	433	150.00–168.00	159.93
8	—	916	120.25–124.00	120.73
15	—	572	125.00–140.00	134.72
5	—	381	168.00–172.00	170.65
31	—	670	125.00–138.00	134.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	850	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	106.50	106.50
1	—	470	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,603	55.50–60.50	58.66
2	—	1,598	40.00–45.00	42.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	46.50–49.00	47.51
1	—	1,245	59.00	59.00
11	—	1,310	50.00–57.50	53.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	49.00	49.00
1	—	985	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,769	89.50–93.00	91.52
1	—	2,225	76.00	76.00
2	—	2,090	95.50	95.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	600.00	600.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle