Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $136.01/cwt on 973 head.

Average price

$136.01

973 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$36.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

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	689	136.23	939	920
Medium and Large 2-3	542	132.79	720	52
Small and Medium 1-2	560	100.00	560	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.23/cwt here — about $379 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 sale973 hd

136.01

—

KY average29 barns · 9,840 hd

135.24

+0.77

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	1,465	85.08	1,247	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	58.50	888	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	54.40	674	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	42.10	384	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	69.00	894	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	669	121.38/cwt	115.00–123.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	102.96/cwt	99.00–110.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,184	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	662	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.55/cwt	114.00–122.50	944	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.57/cwt	120.00–133.00	652	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	127.62/cwt	120.00–136.50	545	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	130.77/cwt	122.00–134.00	945	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.69/cwt	115.00–130.50	743	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.68/cwt	110.00–111.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.97/cwt	115.00–130.00	708	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	125.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	414	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.31/cwt	140.00–155.00	767	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.02/cwt	118.00–126.00	882	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.39/cwt	134.00–141.00	657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.08/cwt	123.00–138.00	880	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	108.44/cwt	108.25–109.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	125.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	471	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	126.01/cwt	120.50–131.00	1,028	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	114.78/cwt	113.00–118.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	123.46/cwt	113.00–128.25	835	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	130.44/cwt	122.50–134.80	1,017	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.23/cwt	130.00–144.00	863	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.49/cwt	130.00–145.50	796	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	131.95/cwt	131.95–131.95	1,124	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	127.90/cwt	123.00–132.50	298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	171.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	125.07/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,084	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	166.66/cwt	161.00–171.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.43/cwt	115.00–130.00	750	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	132.65/cwt	132.60–132.70	1,097	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.10/cwt	150.00–166.00	669	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	165.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	617	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.62/cwt	140.00–156.00	699	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	137.90/cwt	137.90–137.90	1,085	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	46.60/cwt	42.50–49.50	580	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	38.91/cwt	35.00–42.00	349	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	60.19/cwt	59.00–63.50	731	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	894	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	901	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	85.66/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,185	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	46.56/cwt	43.00–51.00	434	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	60.13/cwt	59.50–60.50	909	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	56.86/cwt	56.00–58.00	868	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	85.25/cwt	85.25–85.25	750	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	592	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	306	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	115.00/cwt	113.00–119.00	830	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	54.41/cwt	50.00–58.50	678	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	415	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	622	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	731.08/cwt	700.00–830.00	9,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	676	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	116.52/cwt	114.00–118.50	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	129.66/cwt	122.50–136.00	604	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	109.05/cwt	105.00–113.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	123.69/cwt	115.00–130.00	712	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	147.60/cwt	146.00–151.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	114.57/cwt	110.00–119.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	115.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.94/cwt	154.00–163.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	145.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	126.12/cwt	121.00–128.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.50	707	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.71/cwt	106.00–113.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	971	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	106.03/cwt	103.00–111.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	145.31/cwt	140.00–151.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	140.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	108.52/cwt	106.00–111.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,990Last week 1,410Year ago 1,602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 54Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	115.00–123.00	121.38
5	—	832	99.00–110.00	102.96
19	—	523	120.00–135.00	126.57
20	—	616	115.00–130.50	120.69
14	—	485	134.00–141.00	135.39
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
4	—	372	165.00–169.00	165.99
3	—	722	113.00–119.00	115.00
1	—	275	151.00	151.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
23	—	576	115.00–130.00	123.69
5	—	424	154.00–163.00	159.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	110.00–111.00	110.68
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
5	—	622	105.00–113.00	109.05
2	—	855	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
3	—	375	146.00–151.00	147.60
2	—	515	117.00–119.00	117.97
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,196	99.00	99.00
50	—	790	114.00–122.50	119.55
78	—	519	120.00–133.00	125.57
49	—	427	120.00–136.50	127.62
1	—	280	133.00	133.00
129	—	571	115.00–130.00	123.97
16	—	329	120.00–130.00	125.90
126	—	711	118.00–126.00	124.02
11	—	374	120.00–135.00	125.81
4	—	814	113.00–118.00	114.78
61	—	676	113.00–128.25	123.46
2	—	233	123.00–132.50	127.90
56	—	623	115.00–130.00	120.43
65	—	466	122.50–136.00	129.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
2	—	435	112.00–117.00	114.47
7	—	520	114.00–118.50	116.52
7	—	355	110.00	110.00
2	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	110.00–119.00	114.57
7	—	605	106.00–113.00	110.71
3	—	971	98.50	98.50
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
3	—	685	103.00–111.00	106.03
4	—	581	103.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	935	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	723	122.00–134.00	130.77
56	—	528	140.00–155.00	145.31
118	—	666	123.00–138.00	132.08
4	—	1,065	108.25–109.00	108.44
18	—	816	120.50–131.00	126.01
99	—	780	122.50–134.80	130.44
96	—	629	130.00–144.00	137.23
86	—	571	130.00–145.50	139.49
4	—	339	160.00–175.00	171.40
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
11	—	867	119.00–131.00	125.07
10	—	383	161.00–171.00	166.66
27	—	423	150.00–166.00	158.10
4	—	918	114.00–117.00	115.50
52	—	480	140.00–156.00	145.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	852	131.95	131.95
129	—	827	132.60–132.70	132.65
62	—	787	137.90	137.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
3	—	338	184.00	184.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
3	—	683	113.00–119.00	115.99
8	—	428	145.00–147.00	145.36
9	—	632	121.00–128.00	126.12
18	—	531	130.00–135.50	133.23
4	—	374	140.00–151.00	145.31
6	—	486	138.00–146.00	140.98
2	—	715	106.00–111.00	108.52
1	—	775	106.00	106.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	108.00	108.00
6	—	880	85.25	85.25
3	—	623	95.00	95.00
1	—	985	85.00	85.00
1	—	340	90.00	90.00
9	—	537	107.00	107.00
3	—	676	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	42.50–49.50	46.60
8	—	1,215	59.00–63.50	60.19
29	—	1,246	50.00–58.50	54.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	896	35.00–42.00	38.91
5	—	933	43.00–51.00	46.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	59.50–60.50	60.13
4	—	1,526	56.00–58.00	56.86
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,955	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,383	82.00–89.00	85.66

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	—	1,070	66.00	66.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,234	700.00–830.00	731.08

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle