Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. 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 $141.86/cwt on 616 head.

Average price

$141.86

616 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

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

$1.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	552	143.15	790	34
Medium and Large 1-2	706	141.78	1,000	582

One grade step is worth $1.36/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale616 hd

141.86

—

KY average27 barns · 5,723 hd

143.23

−1.37

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	—	Low	1,683	82.99	1,396	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	62.99	975	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	58.83	732	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	906	48.60	440	11

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	319	182.19/cwt	181.00–182.50	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	118.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	132.49/cwt	131.00–133.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	142.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	474	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	127.73/cwt	119.00–130.00	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.79/cwt	131.00–145.50	731	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	153.88/cwt	149.00–157.00	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	125.50/cwt	124.50–127.00	975	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	125.68/cwt	120.00–132.00	784	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	155.02/cwt	149.50–162.00	898	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.45/cwt	133.00–149.00	685	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	150.98/cwt	140.00–156.00	953	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	136.47/cwt	130.75–140.00	984	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	157.50/cwt	151.00–167.50	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	108.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.56/cwt	160.00–174.00	796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	146.92/cwt	142.00–150.00	405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	135.95/cwt	135.95–135.95	1,070	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,130	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	139.84/cwt	131.00–148.00	936	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	115.93/cwt	114.00–120.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	171.81/cwt	164.00–180.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.86/cwt	127.00–141.75	788	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	123.38/cwt	115.50–125.50	828	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	118.17/cwt	114.00–119.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	123.45/cwt	123.45–123.45	1,132	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.56/cwt	153.00–169.00	837	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	173.76/cwt	165.00–180.00	742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	166.44/cwt	163.00–170.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	128.51/cwt	125.00–128.90	1,068	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	170.75/cwt	164.00–173.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	114.90/cwt	109.50–116.50	1,055	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	46.57/cwt	42.50–50.50	531	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	64.80/cwt	63.00–67.00	886	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	58.69/cwt	57.50–60.00	559	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	52.38/cwt	51.00–56.50	486	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	57.57/cwt	54.00–61.50	683	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	38.83/cwt	36.00–41.00	332	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	62.39/cwt	59.50–64.50	972	5
Bulls	—	—	1,530	79.94/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	86.04/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,579	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	895.20/cwt	860.00–925.00	8,889	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	917	99.75/cwt	99.75–99.75	915	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	125.28/cwt	122.00–130.00	485	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	121.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	126.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	153.09/cwt	151.00–156.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	109.69/cwt	108.00–112.50	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	157.02/cwt	154.00–160.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	126.11/cwt	120.00–133.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	151.38/cwt	141.00–157.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	111.59/cwt	107.50–115.50	988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	150.76/cwt	150.00–151.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	121.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	689	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	163.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	674	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	143.06/cwt	140.00–145.50	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	135.25/cwt	135.00–135.50	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.20/cwt	135.00–150.00	599	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	149.25/cwt	143.00–155.00	855	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,339Last week 2,221Year ago 1,629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 66Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	181.00–182.50	182.19
1	—	815	116.00	116.00
7	—	666	119.00–130.00	127.73
17	—	471	149.00–157.00	153.88
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
5	—	373	151.00–167.50	157.50
10	—	535	141.00–157.00	151.38
3	—	260	200.00	200.00
12	—	411	160.00–170.00	163.96
8	—	619	142.00–148.00	145.39
22	—	573	143.00–155.00	149.25
1	—	710	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	131.00–133.00	132.49
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,030	95.00	95.00
2	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.58
3	—	421	150.00	150.00
3	—	471	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	168.00	168.00
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	114.00–120.00	118.02
14	—	334	138.00–148.00	142.01
44	—	523	131.00–145.50	139.79
81	—	624	120.00–132.00	125.68
1	—	205	141.00	141.00
39	—	471	133.00–149.00	145.45
9	—	376	140.00–149.00	146.71
8	—	862	107.00–110.00	108.98
6	—	276	142.00–150.00	146.92
8	—	776	114.00–120.00	115.93
88	—	580	127.00–141.75	135.86
28	—	671	115.50–125.50	123.38
6	—	808	114.00–119.00	118.17
30	—	421	135.00–150.00	142.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	155.00	155.00
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
2	—	628	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
3	—	387	122.00–130.00	125.28
1	—	285	138.00	138.00
7	—	532	120.00–125.00	121.26
3	—	312	125.00–130.00	126.79
5	—	691	108.00–112.50	109.69
2	—	715	110.00–114.00	112.00
5	—	438	120.00–133.00	126.11
11	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.63
13	—	566	120.00–126.00	121.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	777	124.50–127.00	125.50
1	—	1,035	105.50	105.50
47	—	579	149.50–162.00	155.02
75	—	631	140.00–156.00	150.98
32	—	721	130.75–140.00	136.47
2	—	970	102.50–105.00	103.76
1	—	195	215.00	215.00
20	—	475	160.00–174.00	167.56
70	—	669	131.00–148.00	139.84
12	—	373	164.00–180.00	171.81
32	—	521	153.00–169.00	160.56
12	—	427	165.00–180.00	173.76
1	—	230	172.50	172.50
2	—	285	163.00–170.00	166.44
21	—	831	125.00–128.90	128.51
4	—	341	164.00–173.00	170.75
22	—	918	109.50–116.50	114.90
13	—	885	107.50–115.50	111.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	651	150.25	150.25
66	—	787	135.95	135.95
63	—	828	136.50	136.50
53	—	917	123.45	123.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	160.00	160.00
2	—	425	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	250	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
11	—	474	151.00–156.00	153.09
2	—	423	154.00–160.00	157.02
2	—	713	120.00–125.00	122.47
4	—	531	150.00–151.00	150.76
1	—	310	152.00	152.00
1	—	990	96.00	96.00
7	—	586	140.00–145.50	143.06
2	—	610	135.00–135.50	135.25
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
60	—	917	99.75	99.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,558	59.50–64.50	62.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	42.50–50.50	46.57
6	—	1,368	63.00–67.00	64.80
9	—	1,186	54.00–61.50	57.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	57.50–60.00	58.69
5	—	928	51.00–56.50	52.38
4	—	854	36.00–41.00	38.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	79.50–80.50	79.94
3	—	1,835	85.00–87.50	86.04

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	860.00–925.00	895.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	66.00	66.00

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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