Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. The was moderate demand for feeder classes. No trend for slaughter cows and bulls due to no comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.11/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$136.11

339 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$20.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

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	662	136.82	906	327
Medium and Large 2-3	641	116.62	747	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about $159 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 sale339 hd

136.11

—

KY average25 barns · 4,406 hd

134.13

+1.97

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%	Low	1,537	53.17	817	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	46.52	515	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	893	46.50	415	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	280	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	136.59/cwt	130.00–146.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.25/cwt	117.00–130.00	778	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.06/cwt	120.00–135.50	720	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.91/cwt	133.50–144.00	874	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.58/cwt	161.00–164.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	128.04/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,013	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	131.27/cwt	125.00–140.00	704	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.87/cwt	150.00–163.00	755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	115.98/cwt	113.50–118.50	892	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	123.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	139.32/cwt	134.50–144.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	135.80/cwt	135.80–135.80	841	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	158.70/cwt	150.00–163.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	166.91/cwt	160.00–174.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.61/cwt	141.00–155.00	776	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	990	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.19/cwt	133.50–145.25	810	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	66.33/cwt	65.00–68.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	130.96/cwt	126.00–135.50	960	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.89/cwt	125.00–139.50	897	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	120.10/cwt	120.10–120.10	933	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	622	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	901	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	937	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	46.52/cwt	45.50–47.50	515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	351	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	641.90/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	116.52/cwt	112.00–118.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	120.21/cwt	119.00–123.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	103.62/cwt	101.50–110.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.98/cwt	118.00–126.50	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	116.41/cwt	115.50–118.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.25/cwt	155.00–169.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	166.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	122.07/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	119.13/cwt	110.00–123.00	876	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	139.20/cwt	134.00–141.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	142.31/cwt	137.00–145.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 1,227Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 38Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	144.00	144.00
58	—	621	117.00–130.00	125.25
42	—	576	120.00–135.50	125.06
22	—	536	125.00–140.00	131.27
8	—	428	130.00–145.00	139.01
13	—	769	113.50–118.50	115.98
2	—	340	134.50–144.00	139.32
15	—	676	120.00–123.00	122.07
22	—	735	110.00–123.00	119.13
11	—	461	134.00–141.00	139.20
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
7	—	371	137.00–145.00	142.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	619	135.80	135.80
23	—	777	120.10	120.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	149.00	149.00
3	—	351	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	112.00–118.00	116.52
4	—	526	119.00–123.00	120.21
2	—	673	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
2	—	815	93.50	93.50
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	130.00–146.00	136.59
2	—	328	161.00–164.00	162.58
3	—	453	150.00–163.00	158.70
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
3	—	566	130.00–131.00	130.33
9	—	626	118.00–126.50	122.98
8	—	682	115.50–118.00	116.41
4	—	430	155.00–169.00	161.25
4	—	389	160.00–170.00	166.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
2	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	625	133.50–144.00	139.91
36	—	791	120.00–128.50	128.04
2	—	445	165.00	165.00
14	—	478	150.00–163.00	157.87
8	—	832	115.00–125.00	123.07
1	—	270	152.00	152.00
3	—	385	160.00–174.00	166.91
22	—	529	141.00–155.00	146.61
33	—	574	133.50–145.25	141.19
52	—	733	126.00–135.50	130.96
58	—	670	125.00–139.50	133.89
1	—	1,035	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	757	130.75	130.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
4	—	692	101.50–110.00	103.62
2	—	575	126.00–130.00	127.97
1	—	960	106.00	106.00

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	3	—	1,017	65.00–68.00	66.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	835	600.00–700.00	641.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,515	59.50	59.50
1	—	1,615	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	45.50–47.50	46.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	53.00	53.00
1	—	950	40.00	40.00

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

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle