Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $136.29/cwt on 608 head.

Average price

$136.29

608 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$11.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

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	686	136.64	937	590
Medium and Large 2-3	615	124.73	768	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.92/cwt here — about $170 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 sale608 hd

136.29

—

KY average26 barns · 4,523 hd

135.59

+0.70

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	1,428	91.50	1,306	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,682	60.61	1,020	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	57.26	675	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	38.00	395	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	112.85/cwt	106.00–120.00	866	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	119.71/cwt	113.50–121.25	863	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	137.01/cwt	129.00–143.00	578	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	134.19/cwt	127.00–140.00	510	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	138.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.46/cwt	150.00–164.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.24/cwt	144.00–154.00	766	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	119.59/cwt	116.50–123.00	798	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.52/cwt	150.00–162.00	674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.66/cwt	141.00–152.50	709	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.17/cwt	162.00–168.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.55/cwt	125.00–140.00	636	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	971	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	126.65/cwt	122.00–132.50	1,050	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	127.95/cwt	127.95–127.95	876	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.76/cwt	130.00–143.00	861	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.20/cwt	124.00–137.00	890	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	134.08/cwt	133.00–135.00	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	134.26/cwt	133.60–134.90	1,101	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	962	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	122.25/cwt	118.00–125.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	132.23/cwt	126.00–133.75	953	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.14/cwt	133.00–146.50	810	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	121.66/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	53.67/cwt	50.00–58.50	612	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	395	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	62.55/cwt	61.00–63.50	1,026	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,246	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	647	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	56.74/cwt	52.00–60.50	1,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	63.33/cwt	61.00–65.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.24/cwt	121.00–135.50	756	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	778	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	147.49/cwt	146.50–148.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	671	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	72.60/cwt	69.50–76.00	881	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,010	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	949	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	110.28/cwt	105.00–112.00	652	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	92.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	124.01/cwt	123.50–126.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.34/cwt	119.00–134.00	678	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.75/cwt	115.00–130.10	721	119
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.28/cwt	151.00–155.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	111.37/cwt	109.00–116.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	128.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.50	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	517	2

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 1,272Year ago 1,081

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 29Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
30	—	767	106.00–120.00	112.85
35	—	721	113.50–121.25	119.71
19	—	622	115.00–125.00	121.53
24	—	422	129.00–143.00	137.01
9	—	380	127.00–140.00	134.19
2	—	315	140.00–143.00	141.45
28	—	667	116.50–123.00	119.59
16	—	473	125.00–140.00	134.55
3	—	948	104.00	104.00
2	—	273	133.00–135.00	134.08
44	—	528	119.00–134.00	128.34
119	—	573	115.00–130.10	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	685	127.95	127.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	146.50–148.00	147.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	105.00–112.00	110.28
2	—	875	90.00–95.00	92.56
6	—	426	123.50–126.00	124.01
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
2	—	762	103.00	103.00
2	—	512	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
2	—	315	124.00–125.00	124.49
4	—	675	110.00	110.00
3	—	621	110.00	110.00
2	—	732	105.00	105.00
2	—	468	110.00–111.00	110.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	85.00	85.00
1	—	690	112.50	112.50
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	468	125.00–132.00	128.59
1	—	410	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
6	—	534	134.00–140.00	138.99
15	—	480	141.00–152.50	147.66
4	—	607	118.00–125.00	122.25
15	—	576	121.00–135.50	131.24
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
3	—	425	151.00–155.00	153.28
10	—	722	109.00–116.00	111.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	150.00–164.00	160.46
20	—	524	144.00–154.00	146.24
11	—	425	150.00–162.00	158.52
2	—	265	162.00–168.00	165.17
2	—	217	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	163.00	163.00
26	—	782	120.00–127.00	124.19
18	—	829	122.00–132.50	126.65
61	—	625	130.00–143.00	137.76
20	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.57
19	—	668	124.00–137.00	133.20
118	—	721	126.00–133.75	132.23
85	—	570	133.00–146.50	142.14
3	—	863	120.00–122.50	121.66
2	—	915	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	820	133.60–134.90	134.26
72	—	715	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
2	—	780	100.00–104.00	102.04
1	—	510	137.50	137.50
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
3	—	575	130.00–132.50	131.16
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	78.00	78.00
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
2	—	778	78.00–79.00	78.51
1	—	880	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,010	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
8	—	1,141	50.00–58.50	53.67
1	—	1,225	49.50	49.50
6	—	1,222	61.00–65.00	63.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	61.00–63.50	62.55
2	—	1,765	52.00–60.50	56.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,400	89.00	89.00

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	—	1,213	69.50–76.00	72.60

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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

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