Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate to very good demand for feeder classes. Buyers showed strongest demand for 400-600 lb. weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.54/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$131.54

494 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$12.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

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	579	132.03	764	475
Medium and Large 2-3	483	119.43	577	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about $188 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 sale494 hd

131.54

—

KY average30 barns · 7,229 hd

128.19

+3.35

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	1,799	97.41	1,752	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,685	66.35	1,118	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	64.71	823	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	53.17	482	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	427	167.05/cwt	161.00–170.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.34/cwt	124.50–136.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.48/cwt	142.00–150.00	473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.12/cwt	125.00–128.50	857	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.16/cwt	134.00–150.00	832	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.68/cwt	106.50–119.00	835	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	122.15/cwt	115.00–131.00	816	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	715	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.22/cwt	102.00–119.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.69/cwt	121.00–135.00	785	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	139.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.67/cwt	138.00–148.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	128.48/cwt	120.00–133.50	935	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	752	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	115.85/cwt	109.00–117.50	896	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.29/cwt	131.00–143.50	668	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	160.43/cwt	149.00–166.00	908	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	938	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.11/cwt	139.50–153.00	924	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	101.36/cwt	100.00–104.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	108.83/cwt	104.00–111.50	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.13/cwt	135.00–147.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	180.18/cwt	170.00–183.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	119.87/cwt	116.00–120.50	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	109.48/cwt	106.00–113.50	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.85/cwt	132.50–148.00	634	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	159.26/cwt	155.00–163.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	165.39/cwt	153.00–171.00	877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.50	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	58.56/cwt	57.00–60.00	543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	313	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,079	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,833	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	64.80/cwt	62.50–67.50	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	89.78/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,630	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,047	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	55.37/cwt	53.00–59.50	623	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	910	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	65.52/cwt	62.00–68.00	850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	124.57/cwt	122.50–126.25	957	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	144.02/cwt	142.50–144.60	732	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	681	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	392	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	122.17/cwt	121.00–126.00	524	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	889	95.95/cwt	95.95–95.95	853	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	117.37/cwt	115.00–122.50	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	132.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	178.09/cwt	177.50–179.00	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	152.03/cwt	151.00–153.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	144.54/cwt	142.50–147.00	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	111.02/cwt	110.00–113.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	622	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	129.41/cwt	127.00–130.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	158.06/cwt	154.00–159.50	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	561	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	160.40/cwt	157.50–162.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	135.68/cwt	134.00–139.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,137Last week 284Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 163Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	161.00–170.00	167.05
3	—	275	156.00	156.00
6	—	631	124.50–136.00	127.34
5	—	330	142.00–150.00	143.48
1	—	825	91.00	91.00
9	—	669	125.00–128.50	128.12
19	—	569	134.00–150.00	146.16
3	—	760	102.00–119.00	110.22
4	—	942	90.00	90.00
2	—	710	110.00–118.00	114.03
4	—	480	157.50–162.00	160.40
3	—	540	134.00–139.00	135.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	196.00	196.00
4	—	515	154.00–159.50	158.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	130.00–140.00	132.61
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
14	—	436	142.75	142.75
5	—	565	127.00–130.00	129.41
1	—	1,025	83.50	83.50
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	127.00	127.00
46	—	728	106.50–119.00	114.68
45	—	668	115.00–131.00	122.15
44	—	527	130.00–140.00	135.72
50	—	615	121.00–135.00	127.69
3	—	283	133.00–143.00	139.54
4	—	323	138.00–148.00	145.67
39	—	576	120.00–135.00	130.62
24	—	773	109.00–117.50	115.85
53	—	473	131.00–143.50	141.29
3	—	825	100.00–104.00	101.36
7	—	869	104.00–111.50	108.83
3	—	378	135.00–147.00	141.13
36	—	438	132.50–148.00	144.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	152.00	152.00
4	—	561	137.00	137.00
1	—	340	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	745	120.00	120.00
87	—	508	142.50–144.60	144.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	121.00–126.00	122.17
4	—	529	115.00–122.50	117.37
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
5	—	337	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	119.00–120.00	119.48
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	728	120.00–133.50	128.48
47	—	566	149.00–166.00	160.43
44	—	677	130.00–145.00	138.48
41	—	620	139.50–153.00	149.11
17	—	420	170.00–183.00	180.18
7	—	816	116.00–120.50	119.87
4	—	874	106.00–113.50	109.48
3	—	472	155.00–163.00	159.26
2	—	335	199.00	199.00
2	—	380	160.00–167.00	163.50
15	—	530	153.00–171.00	165.39
3	—	915	106.00–108.50	107.01
1	—	970	101.00	101.00
25	—	768	122.50–126.25	124.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	189.00	189.00
7	—	330	206.50	206.50
1	—	365	201.00	201.00
10	—	471	177.50–179.00	178.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	140.00–143.00	141.44
2	—	697	125.00	125.00
2	—	465	151.00–153.00	152.03
2	—	430	152.00	152.00
2	—	618	130.00–135.00	132.55
12	—	563	142.50–147.00	144.54
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
3	—	773	110.00–113.00	111.02
1	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,047	78.00	78.00
1	—	535	95.00	95.00
2	—	392	113.00	113.00
62	—	889	95.95	95.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	57.00–60.00	58.56
1	—	845	37.00	37.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,740	62.50–67.50	64.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	53.00–59.50	55.37
4	—	1,310	69.00–70.00	69.50
11	—	1,298	62.00–68.00	65.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	1,815	89.50–90.00	89.78

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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