Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test. No test for slaughter bulls. There was light to moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.21/cwt on 791 head.

Average price

$131.21

791 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$1.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

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	707	131.28	927	764
Medium and Large 2-3	536	129.35	694	27

One grade step is worth $1.93/cwt here — about $234 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 sale791 hd

131.21

—

KY average28 barns · 8,512 hd

131.67

−0.46

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	56.00	892	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	52.64	637	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	43.09	416	7thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	415	144.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.35/cwt	115.00–123.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	149.61/cwt	140.00–155.00	712	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	133.83/cwt	132.50–138.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.81/cwt	115.00–130.00	654	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	117.51/cwt	112.00–120.00	792	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.43/cwt	115.00–124.00	743	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.40/cwt	104.00–118.00	841	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	114.90/cwt	114.00–115.50	1,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.43/cwt	101.00–111.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.33/cwt	109.00–113.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.51/cwt	130.00–144.00	798	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.80/cwt	152.50–165.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.17/cwt	142.00–157.50	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	105.48/cwt	93.00–108.25	940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	110.75/cwt	110.00–111.50	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.93/cwt	140.00–151.00	755	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	129.96/cwt	125.00–134.25	937	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	124.57/cwt	118.00–128.75	974	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.48/cwt	130.00–142.00	834	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	121.78/cwt	118.00–124.50	991	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	125.65/cwt	125.65–125.65	1,008	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	117.41/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,090	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	130.47/cwt	124.00–135.25	889	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	121.05/cwt	121.05–121.05	1,071	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	35.99/cwt	35.00–37.00	343	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	523	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	856	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	54.74/cwt	51.00–57.50	680	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	46.32/cwt	45.00–47.50	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	136.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	64
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	491	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	46.38/cwt	44.50–48.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	139.30/cwt	137.50–141.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	132.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	106.73/cwt	105.00–107.50	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.50	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.87/cwt	132.50–140.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	132.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	602	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	108.24/cwt	103.00–110.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.21/cwt	115.00–125.00	703	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	562	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	129.65/cwt	124.00–135.00	673	4

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,272Last week 2,059Year ago 1,352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 83Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 3Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	135.00–150.00	144.82
5	—	617	115.00–123.00	118.35
8	—	567	120.00–130.00	122.33
1	—	650	112.50	112.50
3	—	486	130.00–140.00	136.81
2	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.73
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
1	—	215	158.00	158.00
4	—	715	103.00–110.00	108.24
4	—	519	124.00–135.00	129.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	633	105.00–110.00	107.51
1	—	855	79.00	79.00
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
3	—	793	77.00	77.00
2	—	710	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	476	140.00–155.00	149.61
5	—	985	114.00–115.50	114.90
45	—	572	130.00–144.00	139.51
7	—	375	152.50–165.00	159.80
16	—	423	142.00–157.50	149.17
2	—	1,010	110.00–111.50	110.75
36	—	521	140.00–151.00	144.93
46	—	721	125.00–134.25	129.96
2	—	312	150.00	150.00
110	—	782	118.00–128.75	124.57
108	—	620	130.00–142.00	134.48
15	—	814	118.00–124.50	121.78
2	—	278	159.00–160.00	159.49
29	—	928	114.00–118.00	117.41
7	—	881	114.00–118.00	115.99
103	—	681	124.00–135.25	130.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	802	125.65	125.65
7	—	556	150.00	150.00
57	—	885	121.05	121.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	822	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	137.50–141.00	139.30
4	—	476	130.00–136.00	132.67
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
5	—	632	120.00–128.50	123.97
1	—	385	149.00	149.00
3	—	435	132.50–140.00	135.87
8	—	526	130.00–138.00	132.84
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	132.50–138.00	133.83
20	—	528	115.00–130.00	123.81
1	—	985	94.50	94.50
37	—	674	112.00–120.00	117.51
49	—	617	115.00–124.00	120.43
40	—	735	104.00–118.00	114.40
12	—	820	101.00–111.00	106.43
6	—	765	109.00–113.00	110.33
2	—	295	133.00	133.00
11	—	891	93.00–108.25	105.48
6	—	376	120.00–132.00	127.89
39	—	478	120.00–135.00	125.91
57	—	575	115.00–125.00	122.21
34	—	423	130.00–140.00	132.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
3	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
3	—	633	107.00–110.00	109.00
4	—	675	105.00–107.50	106.73
1	—	840	93.50	93.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	35.00–37.00	35.99
1	—	960	54.50	54.50
3	—	978	44.50–48.00	46.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	59.50	59.50
1	—	1,630	52.50	52.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,243	51.00–57.50	54.74
2	—	1,115	45.00–47.50	46.32

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	500.00	500.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle