Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

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 steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $137.04/cwt on 616 head.

Average price

$137.04

616 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

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	703	137.52	967	587
Medium and Large 2-3	609	127.31	776	29

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $191 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 sale616 hd

137.04

—

KY average17 barns · 2,339 hd

134.74

+2.30

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	1,691	90.44	1,529	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,728	59.16	1,022	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	55.68	696	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	48.89	432	7thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	143.05/cwt	136.00–145.00	376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.37/cwt	153.00–167.50	675	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.75/cwt	131.00–141.25	935	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.84/cwt	122.50–123.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.91/cwt	115.00–131.00	845	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.51/cwt	107.00–118.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	160.37/cwt	150.00–163.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	124.72/cwt	121.00–125.50	909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	133.89/cwt	122.00–138.75	1,026	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.36/cwt	130.00–140.50	848	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.83/cwt	115.00–130.00	701	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.44/cwt	117.00–134.00	803	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	117.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	157.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	126.54/cwt	121.00–134.00	482	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.57/cwt	120.00–134.00	602	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	129.52/cwt	120.00–133.75	870	119
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.61/cwt	125.00–140.50	700	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	128.16/cwt	119.00–130.80	1,132	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,182	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	124.60/cwt	115.00–130.50	657	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	131.16/cwt	122.50–139.00	560	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.60/cwt	140.50–150.50	770	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	792	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	133.74/cwt	123.00–138.50	975	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	167.09/cwt	151.00–168.50	660	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.26/cwt	140.00–155.75	717	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,074	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,170	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	128.47/cwt	120.00–136.25	1,039	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	492	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	43.24/cwt	40.00–46.00	377	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	59.16/cwt	58.00–60.50	1,022	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	88.56/cwt	86.00–90.50	1,515	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	94.21/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,554	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	63.35/cwt	62.00–65.00	767	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	55.99/cwt	52.00–60.50	706	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	105.00/cwt	103.00–111.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	73.95/cwt	72.50–75.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	173.33/cwt	173.00–174.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	49.16/cwt	46.00–51.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	114.37/cwt	112.00–118.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	112.86/cwt	110.00–116.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	116.24/cwt	114.00–117.00	450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	131.10/cwt	124.00–135.00	430	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	121.19/cwt	114.00–125.00	753	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	124.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	142.78/cwt	134.00–147.50	687	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	128.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	731	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.80/cwt	132.50–140.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	113.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	135.10/cwt	129.00–136.50	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	145.40/cwt	145.00–147.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	108.64/cwt	105.00–116.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	108.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	766	3

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,410Last week 521Year ago 1,195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 43Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
15	—	421	153.00–167.50	160.37
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
12	—	671	115.00–131.00	125.91
10	—	723	107.00–118.00	114.51
5	—	366	150.00–163.00	160.37
20	—	528	125.00–140.50	132.61
23	—	621	114.00–125.00	121.19
30	—	481	134.00–147.50	142.78
36	—	571	120.00–135.00	128.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	171.00	171.00
1	—	370	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	103.00–111.00	105.00
1	—	830	98.00	98.00
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
4	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	915	85.00	85.00
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
2	—	788	105.00	105.00
2	—	513	120.00–122.00	120.98
1	—	355	131.00	131.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
5	—	429	145.00–147.00	145.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	102.00	102.00
5	—	263	136.00–145.00	143.05
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
3	—	773	122.50–123.00	122.84
10	—	729	121.00–125.50	124.72
78	—	566	115.00–130.00	123.83
66	—	625	117.00–134.00	128.44
1	—	975	101.00	101.00
4	—	807	110.00–120.00	117.49
18	—	381	121.00–134.00	126.54
58	—	476	120.00–134.00	126.57
119	—	672	120.00–133.75	129.52
50	—	527	115.00–130.50	124.60
37	—	427	122.50–139.00	131.16
7	—	328	124.00–135.00	131.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	940	100.50	100.50
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
6	—	518	110.00–115.00	113.38
4	—	465	112.00–118.00	114.37
1	—	990	91.00	91.00
4	—	586	110.00–116.00	112.86
4	—	387	114.00–117.00	116.24
1	—	1,135	97.00	97.00
11	—	673	110.00–115.00	113.21
3	—	628	110.00–111.00	110.33
2	—	875	105.00–107.00	105.99
3	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
3	—	705	106.00–110.00	108.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	674	131.00–141.25	138.75
34	—	766	122.00–138.75	133.89
61	—	622	130.00–140.50	136.36
4	—	410	150.00–160.00	157.53
86	—	883	119.00–130.80	128.16
2	—	337	152.50	152.50
15	—	916	129.00	129.00
34	—	529	140.50–150.50	145.60
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
1	—	235	152.50	152.50
52	—	578	130.00–145.00	136.98
1	—	1,125	108.00	108.00
7	—	990	118.25	118.25
33	—	729	123.00–138.50	133.74
18	—	395	151.00–168.50	167.09
38	—	477	140.00–155.75	150.26
31	—	809	120.00–136.25	128.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	773	139.00	139.00
64	—	860	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	140.00	140.00
4	—	400	169.00	169.00
3	—	396	173.00–174.00	173.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	98.00	98.00
1	—	230	143.00	143.00
4	—	584	120.00–127.00	124.20
3	—	766	120.00–121.00	120.66
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
3	—	470	132.50–140.00	135.80
10	—	522	129.00–136.50	135.10
3	—	835	105.00–116.00	108.64
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
2	—	660	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	60.00	60.00
5	—	872	40.00–46.00	43.24
1	—	1,000	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	58.00–60.50	59.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	62.00–65.00	63.35
27	—	1,261	52.00–60.50	55.99
6	—	1,223	46.00–51.00	49.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,711	86.00–90.50	88.56
2	—	1,650	94.00–94.50	94.21

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	2	—	1,003	72.50–75.00	73.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	650.00	650.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle