Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $138.69/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$138.69

787 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$3.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

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	688	139.05	956	705
Medium and Large 2-3	585	135.62	793	82

One grade step is worth $3.43/cwt here — about $163 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 sale787 hd

138.69

—

KY average27 barns · 9,011 hd

139.42

−0.72

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	1,800	88.26	1,588	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	60.40	950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	56.91	734	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	47.86	435	8thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	573	133.15/cwt	125.00–138.00	763	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	930	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.94/cwt	150.00–165.00	765	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	106.27/cwt	104.00–107.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	694	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	153.84/cwt	150.00–162.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	121.16/cwt	115.00–123.50	869	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	143.60/cwt	139.00–150.00	556	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	145.88/cwt	139.00–150.50	909	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.67/cwt	125.00–141.00	827	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.25/cwt	140.00–151.00	765	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	139.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	813	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	109.56/cwt	101.00–115.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	168.57/cwt	162.00–179.00	696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.91/cwt	125.00–139.50	702	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.02/cwt	134.00–149.00	657	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.88/cwt	120.00–132.00	791	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.70/cwt	140.00–152.50	619	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.17/cwt	145.00–161.00	809	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	972	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	117.74/cwt	113.00–121.00	927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	112.66/cwt	109.00–118.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	110.90/cwt	106.00–113.00	964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.56/cwt	143.50–158.75	878	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.35/cwt	123.00–135.75	948	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	179.53/cwt	179.00–180.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	122.13/cwt	120.00–124.20	1,087	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,061	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.13/cwt	118.00–129.00	956	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	174.28/cwt	169.00–185.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	759	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	165.08/cwt	164.00–165.50	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	594	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	50.13/cwt	48.50–53.00	457	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	64.28/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,018	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	55.74/cwt	53.50–57.50	871	5
Bulls	—	—	2,113	93.63/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,978	3
Bulls	—	—	1,551	86.04/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,334	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,503	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	57.14/cwt	52.00–60.00	734	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	44.08/cwt	43.00–45.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	464	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	353	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	409	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,055.15/cwt	1,050.00–1,060.00	10,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	124.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	46.81/cwt	45.50–48.00	583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	63.72/cwt	61.50–67.50	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	106.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	129.65/cwt	125.00–134.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	101.70/cwt	100.00–104.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	779	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	118.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	126.83/cwt	125.50–133.00	477	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	83.20/cwt	81.00–85.50	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	869	88.17/cwt	85.00–90.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	130.29/cwt	128.00–135.00	405	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	124.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	104.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	161.58/cwt	155.00–165.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	97.54/cwt	95.00–100.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	133.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	856	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	144.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	655	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	141.20/cwt	135.00–146.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	167.50/cwt	161.00–174.00	630	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	126.86/cwt	115.00–132.50	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	139.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	799	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	148.77/cwt	141.00–155.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.44/cwt	114.00–128.00	837	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	689	3

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,782Last week 2,431Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 89Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	573	125.00–138.00	133.15
41	—	717	115.00–123.50	121.16
22	—	387	139.00–150.00	143.60
5	—	868	101.00–115.00	109.56
1	—	900	94.00	94.00
81	—	524	125.00–139.50	133.91
57	—	469	134.00–149.00	140.02
130	—	628	120.00–132.00	125.88
26	—	425	140.00–152.50	145.70
8	—	787	113.00–121.00	117.74
6	—	815	109.00–118.00	112.66
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
10	—	336	141.00–155.00	148.77
93	—	678	114.00–128.00	123.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	609	135.00	135.00
46	—	542	140.10	140.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	386	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	120.00–130.00	124.52
3	—	717	105.00–110.00	106.71
4	—	425	125.00–134.00	129.65
3	—	777	100.00–104.00	101.70
3	—	530	115.00–121.00	118.70
25	—	376	125.50–133.00	126.83
3	—	578	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	818	81.00–85.50	83.20
2	—	618	115.00	115.00
6	—	869	85.00–90.00	88.17
11	—	311	128.00–135.00	130.29
1	—	950	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	676	130.00–145.00	137.59
53	—	478	150.00–165.00	159.94
29	—	623	139.00–150.50	145.88
11	—	413	162.00–179.00	168.57
1	—	1,025	91.00	91.00
52	—	518	145.00–161.00	156.17
28	—	824	115.00–121.00	117.97
12	—	869	106.00–113.00	110.90
115	—	572	143.50–158.75	153.56
74	—	727	123.00–135.75	130.35
2	—	1,060	97.00	97.00
2	—	373	160.00–162.50	161.21
2	—	278	179.00–180.00	179.53
48	—	770	118.00–129.00	124.13
3	—	987	100.00–105.00	102.00
3	—	313	169.00–185.00	174.28
1	—	900	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	890	120.00–124.20	122.13
62	—	824	128.75	128.75
7	—	506	164.00–165.50	165.08
6	—	616	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
15	—	458	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	781	113.00–115.00	114.01
3	—	678	124.00–127.00	124.98
2	—	823	100.00–110.00	104.86
3	—	332	155.00–165.00	161.58
2	—	930	95.00–100.00	97.54
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
17	—	640	130.00–135.00	133.72
17	—	454	140.00–147.00	144.23
7	—	524	135.00–146.00	141.20
23	—	575	132.00–140.00	139.04
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	104.00–107.00	106.27
10	—	423	164.00	164.00
9	—	465	150.00–162.00	153.84
15	—	628	125.00–141.00	131.67
21	—	527	140.00–151.00	145.25
18	—	584	130.00–145.00	139.24
1	—	340	173.00	173.00
22	—	376	161.00–174.00	167.50
6	—	663	115.00–132.50	126.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.55
3	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,067	80.00	80.00
2	—	982	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,010	79.00	79.00
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
2	—	755	100.00	100.00
3	—	513	133.00–135.00	134.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	114.50	114.50
4	—	353	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	48.50–53.00	50.13
3	—	907	43.00–45.00	44.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	63.00–66.00	64.28
5	—	1,562	53.50–57.50	55.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,284	52.00–60.00	57.14
3	—	1,245	45.50–48.00	46.81
4	—	1,345	61.50–67.50	63.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,113	91.00–95.00	93.63
4	—	1,551	83.00–90.50	86.04
1	—	1,855	81.00	81.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,055.15

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle