Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $143.53/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$143.53

1,003 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$1.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

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	650	143.63	933	923
Medium and Large 2-3	556	142.35	791	80

One grade step is worth $1.28/cwt here — about $142 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 sale1,003 hd

143.53

—

KY average27 barns · 6,950 hd

142.66

+0.87

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	—	Average	1,735	85.80	1,488	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	57.59	916	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	56.55	654	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	48.42	445	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	84.53	1,110	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.02/cwt	150.00–163.00	902	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	169.30/cwt	165.00–176.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.03/cwt	145.00–158.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	149.86/cwt	142.50–153.00	415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	141.87/cwt	135.00–150.00	538	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	168.73/cwt	161.00–175.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.72/cwt	130.00–143.00	934	147
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	130.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.44/cwt	149.75–155.00	459	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.92/cwt	120.00–135.00	735	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.73/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,000	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	137.47/cwt	132.00–141.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.58/cwt	122.00–137.00	688	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	117.37/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	130.91/cwt	129.75–134.00	496	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.96/cwt	162.00–178.00	722	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	183.34/cwt	177.50–185.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.27/cwt	105.00–116.50	911	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	166.24/cwt	160.00–175.50	795	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	145.09/cwt	144.90–145.75	952	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	154.99/cwt	151.00–160.00	364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	167.04/cwt	160.00–175.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	106.80/cwt	101.00–113.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.56/cwt	122.00–131.50	796	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	132.16/cwt	120.00–136.50	940	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	158.32/cwt	150.00–167.00	831	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	116.99/cwt	106.25–119.50	1,077	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	590	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.69/cwt	121.00–132.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.02/cwt	160.00–172.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.53/cwt	115.00–130.00	842	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	146.42/cwt	141.00–157.00	927	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	106.52/cwt	101.00–109.00	926	25
Bulls	—	—	1,798	86.32/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,552	6
Bulls	—	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	46.64/cwt	44.50–50.00	499	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	49.40/cwt	47.00–52.00	471	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,313	84.53/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,110	2
Bulls	—	—	2,080	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,945	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	407	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	488	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	366	118.28/cwt	117.00–119.00	433	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	634	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	640	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	970	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	56.71/cwt	52.00–58.50	905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	61.69/cwt	60.00–66.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	907	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	56.20/cwt	53.00–59.50	637	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	44.34/cwt	43.00–45.00	391	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	57.25/cwt	55.50–59.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	910	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	544	108.82/cwt	103.00–109.50	592	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	482	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	549	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	592	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	137.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	861	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	159.92/cwt	157.00–161.00	684	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	117.71/cwt	110.00–120.50	975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	101.54/cwt	100.00–103.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	151.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.47/cwt	110.00–121.00	859	108
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	114.10/cwt	110.00–116.00	834	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.88/cwt	141.00–150.00	843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	120.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	92.48/cwt	90.00–97.50	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	122.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	175.84/cwt	171.00–181.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.63/cwt	131.00–142.50	661	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	824	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	153.99/cwt	152.50–157.00	579	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,221Last week 1,782Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 51Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	567	150.00–163.00	159.02
4	—	318	161.00–175.00	168.73
147	—	673	130.00–143.00	138.72
82	—	795	118.00–131.00	125.73
4	—	863	115.50–118.00	117.37
35	—	420	162.00–178.00	171.96
81	—	478	160.00–175.50	166.24
11	—	372	160.00–175.00	167.04
153	—	711	120.00–136.50	132.16
69	—	525	150.00–167.00	158.32
59	—	921	106.25–119.50	116.99
90	—	633	141.00–157.00	146.42
1	—	1,155	105.00	105.00
14	—	828	110.00–120.50	117.71
1	—	290	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
3	—	541	145.00	145.00
7	—	481	150.00–155.00	151.97
3	—	708	115.00–118.00	117.00
13	—	624	132.00–140.00	137.91
13	—	428	157.00–161.00	159.92
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
9	—	673	120.00–127.50	123.83
26	—	580	140.00–145.00	142.03
3	—	376	152.50–157.00	153.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	656	144.90–145.75	145.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	180.00	180.00
1	—	415	186.00	186.00
1	—	250	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	165.00–176.00	169.30
9	—	518	145.00–158.00	156.03
2	—	970	102.00–103.00	102.50
4	—	618	132.00–141.00	137.47
7	—	279	177.50–185.00	183.34
2	—	807	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,035	100.00	100.00
3	—	668	121.00–132.00	127.69
10	—	485	160.00–172.00	165.02
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
8	—	375	180.00	180.00
10	—	731	110.00–116.00	114.10
14	—	578	141.00–150.00	145.88
5	—	233	177.50	177.50
4	—	419	171.00–181.00	175.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	130.00–132.00	130.75
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
1	—	915	93.00	93.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
3	—	535	130.00–135.00	133.35
7	—	487	150.00–155.00	151.27
2	—	407	160.00	160.00
2	—	365	159.00	159.00
3	—	322	155.00–160.00	157.65
2	—	265	119.00–120.00	119.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	277	142.50–153.00	149.86
41	—	379	135.00–150.00	141.87
23	—	305	149.75–155.00	150.44
101	—	566	120.00–135.00	129.92
2	—	907	104.00	104.00
64	—	527	122.00–137.00	130.58
25	—	790	105.00–116.50	115.27
4	—	235	151.00–160.00	154.99
7	—	821	101.00–113.00	106.80
77	—	619	122.00–131.50	128.56
47	—	427	130.00–145.00	138.09
135	—	671	115.00–130.00	125.53
25	—	869	101.00–109.00	106.52
108	—	725	110.00–121.00	118.47
92	—	480	131.00–142.50	137.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	379	129.75–134.00	130.91
1	—	1,000	91.00	91.00
3	—	315	130.00–136.00	132.06
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
3	—	275	130.00–135.00	131.67
6	—	634	110.00–115.00	112.85
2	—	723	100.00–103.00	101.54
6	—	423	120.00–125.00	120.83
3	—	775	90.00–97.50	92.48
8	—	474	120.00–129.00	122.53
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
2	—	820	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	759	119.50	119.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	407	120.00	120.00
12	—	366	117.00–119.00	118.28
9	—	634	101.00	101.00
9	—	544	103.00–109.50	108.82
13	—	482	114.00	114.00
2	—	592	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	83.00–90.50	86.32
1	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
1	—	2,080	93.50	93.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	44.50–50.00	46.64
7	—	1,255	60.00–66.00	61.69
18	—	1,134	53.00–59.50	56.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	953	47.00–52.00	49.40
6	—	882	43.00–45.00	44.34
2	—	918	55.50–59.00	57.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,596	52.00–58.50	56.71
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	84.00–85.00	84.53

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	63.00	63.00

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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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