Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed last week for weather and light receipts this week due to weather conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.50/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$127.50

145 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$18.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

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	569	128.51	732	137
Medium and Large 2-3	608	110.19	670	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.32/cwt here — about $62 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 sale145 hd

127.50

—

KY average7 barns · 596 hd

123.86

+3.63

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	1,613	99.89	1,611	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,634	73.30	1,198	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	71.97	890	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	65.44	602	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,799	78.75	1,417	6thin

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	—	328	127.38/cwt	120.00–133.50	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	142.16/cwt	132.00–147.00	617	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	119.86/cwt	115.00–123.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	118.89/cwt	116.00–120.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.31/cwt	133.00–141.00	643	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	124.36/cwt	124.00–125.25	977	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.34/cwt	120.00–130.50	729	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.33/cwt	134.00–148.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	152.36/cwt	144.00–158.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	149.93/cwt	143.50–151.50	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.82/cwt	129.00–136.00	692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	157.06/cwt	154.00–164.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	128.65/cwt	118.00–133.00	874	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	149.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	120.90/cwt	117.00–122.00	849	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.42/cwt	115.00–126.50	781	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	70.84/cwt	65.00–73.50	883	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	52.88/cwt	50.00–59.50	433	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	61.71/cwt	56.00–64.00	779	8
Steers	Select	—	1,799	78.75/cwt	73.50–80.50	1,417	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	109.78/cwt	106.00–115.00	2,034	4
Bulls	—	—	1,746	99.62/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,739	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	64.60/cwt	61.50–67.50	1,149	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	73.52/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,199	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	76.59/cwt	74.00–79.50	931	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	73.15/cwt	70.00–75.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	874	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	66.12/cwt	60.00–69.50	607	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	25,920	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	3
Bulls	—	—	1,208	92.40/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	81.27/cwt	80.50–82.50	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	106.76/cwt	103.50–110.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	92.72/cwt	90.50–95.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.46/cwt	139.50–143.50	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	156.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	584	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	147.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	127.75/cwt	123.50–132.00	760	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 Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 1,618Year ago 1,605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 94Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 3

No trend due to being closed last week for weather and light receipts this week due to weather conditions.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	120.00–133.50	127.38
1	—	395	133.50	133.50
16	—	434	132.00–147.00	142.16
9	—	669	115.00–123.00	119.86
7	—	771	116.00–120.00	118.89
15	—	472	133.00–141.00	136.31
1	—	285	136.00	136.00
24	—	577	120.00–130.50	126.34
16	—	521	129.00–136.00	132.82
10	—	702	117.00–122.00	120.90
34	—	628	115.00–126.50	124.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	688	103.50–110.00	106.76
2	—	540	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	857	90.00	90.00
2	—	773	103.00–104.00	103.49
3	—	673	110.00–112.00	111.35
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
2	—	340	145.00–154.00	149.57
1	—	925	94.50	94.50
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
1	—	985	95.50	95.50
1	—	623	123.00	123.00
4	—	515	139.50–143.50	141.46
11	—	372	150.00–160.00	156.92
9	—	463	140.00–150.00	147.79
2	—	723	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	595	123.50–132.00	127.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
1	—	410	132.00	132.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
1	—	295	102.00	102.00
1	—	855	83.50	83.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	786	124.00–125.25	124.36
9	—	573	134.00–148.00	139.33
9	—	488	144.00–158.00	152.36
12	—	529	143.50–151.50	149.93
4	—	447	155.00	155.00
3	—	381	154.00–164.00	157.06
16	—	679	118.00–133.00	128.65
1	—	805	121.00	121.00
9	—	644	136.00	136.00
3	—	711	124.00–125.00	124.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	90.50–95.00	92.72
2	—	842	105.00	105.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
1	—	495	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,246	65.00–73.50	70.84
8	—	1,263	56.00–64.00	61.71
28	—	1,215	74.00–79.50	76.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	819	50.00–59.50	52.88
7	—	994	70.00–75.00	73.15
13	—	918	60.00–69.50	66.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	61.50–67.50	64.60
10	—	1,631	70.00–75.50	73.52
3	—	1,500	80.50–82.50	81.27
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,799	73.50–80.50	78.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,853	106.00–115.00	109.78
8	—	1,746	96.00–104.50	99.62
5	—	1,208	87.50–95.00	92.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	82.00	82.00

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle