Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $136.66/cwt on 769 head.

Average price

$136.66

769 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$10.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

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	137.30	966	720
Medium and Large 2-3	638	127.24	812	49

One grade step is worth $10.06/cwt here — about $154 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 sale769 hd

136.66

—

KY average30 barns · 11,700 hd

135.07

+1.60

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	—	High	1,759	87.96	1,547	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	59.67	896	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	54.22	668	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	46.50	456	7thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	930	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	114.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	140.25/cwt	137.00–145.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.15/cwt	116.00–131.00	670	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	128.31/cwt	120.00–135.50	607	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.90/cwt	125.00–139.50	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	154.59/cwt	150.00–163.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.54/cwt	140.00–153.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.15/cwt	113.00–126.25	892	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	172.99/cwt	164.00–178.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.42/cwt	130.00–145.50	719	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.91/cwt	127.50–139.00	897	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	160.62/cwt	150.00–167.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	118.64/cwt	113.00–127.00	743	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	125.16/cwt	121.00–133.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	127.81/cwt	123.00–133.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	125.85/cwt	115.00–130.00	714	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	129.04/cwt	119.00–132.00	999	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	159.75/cwt	151.00–164.00	765	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.46/cwt	122.00–138.50	554	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	116.76/cwt	113.00–119.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	132.05/cwt	132.00–132.10	769	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,013	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	133.16/cwt	125.00–138.00	949	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	122.80/cwt	115.00–130.00	831	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	131.30/cwt	131.30–131.30	1,149	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	117.68/cwt	109.50–118.75	1,269	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	163.40/cwt	156.00–169.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	128.62/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,075	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.26/cwt	134.00–151.75	822	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,067	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.18/cwt	150.00–164.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	183.59/cwt	181.00–185.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	48.23/cwt	46.00–51.00	490	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	38.79/cwt	37.00–41.00	347	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	914	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	59.25/cwt	59.00–59.50	888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	46.49/cwt	43.00–48.50	528	8
Bulls	—	—	1,978	90.16/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	643	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	55.77/cwt	50.00–58.50	700	22
Bulls	—	—	1,540	85.77/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	561	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	59.80/cwt	59.00–60.50	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,295	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	119.68/cwt	114.00–121.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	107.66/cwt	107.00–108.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	102.76/cwt	101.00–109.50	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	136.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	848	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	153.40/cwt	147.00–160.00	807	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	112.20/cwt	112.00–112.50	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	114.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	124.09/cwt	120.00–129.50	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	139.27/cwt	133.00–141.50	741	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	118.02/cwt	110.00–121.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	109.66/cwt	104.00–115.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	116.40/cwt	113.00–119.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.36/cwt	153.00–163.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.32/cwt	111.00–121.00	730	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	139.64/cwt	138.00–141.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	141.77/cwt	140.00–144.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	105.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,029	101.63/cwt	100.50–102.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	739	108.05/cwt	102.00–110.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,724Last week 1,990Year ago 1,049

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 88Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	86.50	86.50
1	—	990	87.00	87.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
6	—	589	114.00–121.00	119.68
3	—	610	107.00–108.00	107.66
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,065	86.00	86.00
7	—	417	140.00–144.00	141.77
2	—	528	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	665	90.00	90.00
2	—	750	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,327	102.00	102.00
1	—	275	154.00	154.00
6	—	574	125.00–139.50	128.90
3	—	321	150.00–163.00	154.59
5	—	468	140.00–153.00	143.54
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
4	—	376	164.00–178.00	172.99
27	—	531	130.00–145.50	135.42
8	—	671	110.00–121.00	118.02
9	—	724	104.00–115.00	109.66
4	—	421	153.00–163.00	160.36
38	—	617	111.00–121.00	118.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	174.00	174.00
2	—	510	149.00	149.00
1	—	340	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	823	110.00–118.00	114.48
2	—	290	130.00–137.00	133.50
92	—	527	116.00–131.00	127.15
65	—	473	120.00–135.50	128.31
62	—	713	113.00–126.25	125.15
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
50	—	626	113.00–127.00	118.64
3	—	327	121.00–133.00	125.16
11	—	382	123.00–133.00	127.81
94	—	567	115.00–130.00	125.85
26	—	425	122.00–138.50	130.46
8	—	870	113.25	113.25
8	—	767	113.00–119.00	116.76
41	—	677	115.00–130.00	122.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	134.00–135.00	134.75
4	—	632	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	582	132.00–132.10	132.05
60	—	837	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	111.00	111.00
5	—	527	101.00–109.50	102.76
5	—	664	112.00–112.50	112.20
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
3	—	475	113.00–119.00	116.40
4	—	739	102.00–110.00	108.05
1	—	925	98.00	98.00
2	—	615	105.00–107.00	105.98
3	—	560	105.00–106.00	105.66
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	137.00–145.00	140.25
4	—	830	110.00–116.00	114.47
4	—	636	120.00–129.50	124.09
18	—	532	133.00–141.50	139.27
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
3	—	417	138.00–141.00	139.64
3	—	585	129.00–130.00	129.67
3	—	930	104.00–110.00	105.98
4	—	1,029	100.50–102.00	101.63
1	—	310	127.00	127.00
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
2	—	955	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	102.00	102.00
69	—	675	127.50–139.00	132.91
6	—	422	150.00–167.00	160.62
55	—	774	119.00–132.00	129.04
43	—	479	151.00–164.00	159.75
1	—	880	119.00	119.00
29	—	713	125.00–138.00	133.16
5	—	947	119.00	119.00
4	—	962	124.00	124.00
17	—	1,078	109.50–118.75	117.68
4	—	364	156.00–169.00	163.40
125	—	836	121.00–130.00	128.62
96	—	574	134.00–151.75	143.26
6	—	325	150.00–164.00	158.18
65	—	621	130.00–143.00	136.50
57	—	526	147.00–160.00	153.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	875	131.30	131.30
72	—	784	136.10	136.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	181.00–185.00	183.59
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	89.00	89.00
1	—	305	91.00	91.00
6	—	920	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,295	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	46.00–51.00	48.23
2	—	895	37.00–41.00	38.79
1	—	1,020	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	60.50	60.50
2	—	1,498	59.00–59.50	59.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,136	43.00–48.50	46.49
22	—	1,256	50.00–58.50	55.77
5	—	1,275	59.00–60.50	59.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,978	90.00–90.50	90.16
3	—	1,540	85.00–86.50	85.77

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	—	975	66.00	66.00

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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