Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the Christmas and New Year's Holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.63/cwt on 928 head.

Average price

$136.63

928 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

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	685	136.86	938	911
Medium and Large 2-3	568	124.28	705	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $233 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 sale928 hd

136.63

—

KY average8 barns · 1,941 hd

136.23

+0.39

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	1,580	87.44	1,381	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	52.87	838	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	52.71	651	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	49.37	457	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	85.00	1,258	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.86/cwt	135.00–151.50	758	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	127.27/cwt	118.00–131.00	550	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	110.70/cwt	105.50–112.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	116.53/cwt	114.50–120.00	888	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	117.20/cwt	116.00–119.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	126.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	127.10/cwt	120.00–133.50	663	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	134.55/cwt	130.50–140.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.49/cwt	119.00–133.00	613	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.08/cwt	113.00–125.00	763	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.65/cwt	116.00–130.50	725	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	126.54/cwt	120.00–131.00	467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.03/cwt	114.00–124.00	810	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.68/cwt	115.00–132.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	162.96/cwt	150.00–167.50	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	117.87/cwt	113.50–122.00	850	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	127.49/cwt	115.00–130.25	978	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.66/cwt	145.00–160.00	722	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	136.95/cwt	136.95–136.95	1,089	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	121.51/cwt	115.00–123.25	1,055	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	132.75/cwt	121.00–134.25	970	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.78/cwt	121.00–135.00	883	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	141.96/cwt	132.00–147.25	799	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	153.41/cwt	150.00–164.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	156.31/cwt	150.00–161.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.37/cwt	130.00–141.00	848	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	128.24/cwt	115.00–132.25	1,040	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	867	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	966	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	111.87/cwt	110.50–113.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	139.20/cwt	139.20–139.20	1,041	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	54.24/cwt	50.00–58.00	684	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	45.48/cwt	42.50–49.50	538	17
Bulls	—	—	1,726	93.16/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,608	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	87.37/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,361	9
Bulls	—	—	1,353	76.22/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,031	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,639	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	60.46/cwt	59.00–64.00	732	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	42.11/cwt	39.50–45.00	387	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	53.00/cwt	50.00–56.00	492	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	58.75/cwt	58.50–59.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	112.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	855	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	53.80/cwt	51.50–56.50	862	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	47.09/cwt	44.50–48.50	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	604	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,940	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,065	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	132.21/cwt	131.00–133.50	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	138.43/cwt	134.00–143.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	137.21/cwt	132.00–142.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	128.01/cwt	118.00–130.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.15/cwt	121.00–125.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	816	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.75/cwt	102.00–114.25	892	7

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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,476Last week 1,724Year ago 2,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 115Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 0

No trend due to being closed for the Christmas and New Year's Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	155.00	155.00
1	—	250	144.00	144.00
35	—	523	135.00–151.50	144.86
68	—	767	115.00–130.25	127.49
3	—	968	114.00–115.00	114.67
40	—	476	145.00–160.00	151.66
24	—	868	115.00–123.25	121.51
222	—	731	121.00–134.25	132.75
94	—	670	121.00–135.00	131.78
82	—	563	132.00–147.25	141.96
6	—	311	150.00–164.00	153.41
5	—	433	150.00–161.00	156.31
47	—	622	130.00–141.00	136.37
43	—	811	115.00–132.25	128.24
4	—	944	110.50–113.00	111.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	795	136.95	136.95
16	—	565	153.50	153.50
75	—	657	147.00	147.00
71	—	748	139.20	139.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	154.00	154.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
3	—	343	176.00	176.00
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	131.00–133.50	132.21
2	—	763	95.00	95.00
2	—	473	134.00–143.00	138.43
2	—	575	124.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	423	132.00–142.00	137.21
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
3	—	635	120.00–125.00	121.67
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	432	118.00–131.00	127.27
13	—	867	105.50–112.00	110.70
11	—	762	114.50–120.00	116.53
6	—	328	120.00–130.00	126.91
24	—	522	120.00–133.50	127.10
49	—	477	119.00–133.00	128.49
34	—	625	113.00–125.00	122.08
32	—	568	116.00–130.50	127.65
8	—	369	120.00–131.00	126.54
70	—	669	114.00–124.00	121.03
1	—	245	131.00	131.00
1	—	255	122.00	122.00
49	—	721	113.50–122.00	117.87
7	—	805	102.00–114.25	110.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	111.00–115.00	112.93
2	—	777	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
1	—	745	112.00	112.00
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
1	—	285	114.00	114.00
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	980	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	116.00–119.00	117.20
8	—	491	130.50–140.00	134.55
5	—	523	115.00–132.00	122.68
4	—	367	150.00–167.50	162.96
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
7	—	424	145.00	145.00
6	—	638	118.00–130.00	128.01
6	—	571	121.00–125.00	122.15
1	—	870	109.50	109.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	760	86.00	86.00
3	—	480	122.00–127.00	124.65
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
1	—	645	103.00	103.00
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	134.00	134.00
3	—	816	90.50	90.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,261	50.00–58.00	54.24
17	—	1,183	42.50–49.50	45.48
8	—	1,210	59.00–64.00	60.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	39.50–45.00	42.11
8	—	928	50.00–56.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	58.50–59.00	58.75
6	—	1,603	51.50–56.50	53.80
3	—	1,592	44.50–48.50	47.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,726	91.00–96.00	93.16
9	—	1,558	82.00–90.00	87.37
3	—	1,353	75.00–78.00	76.22
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	560.00	560.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	600.00	600.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle