Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $152.42/cwt on 859 head.

Average price

$152.42

859 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$4.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

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	682	152.72	1,041	805
Medium and Large 2-3	566	147.95	837	54

One grade step is worth $4.77/cwt here — about $203 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 sale859 hd

152.42

—

KY average26 barns · 8,273 hd

152.29

+0.12

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	1,682	102.74	1,728	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	70.46	1,071	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	66.99	841	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	56.81	534	15

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2Value Added	—	616	142.96/cwt	140.00–143.50	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	156.20/cwt	150.00–161.00	503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	143.23/cwt	135.00–151.00	761	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	183.53/cwt	170.00–188.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.61/cwt	140.00–154.00	704	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	168.45/cwt	161.00–174.00	965	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	158.24/cwt	148.00–160.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.51/cwt	147.00–162.50	642	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	153.95/cwt	150.00–161.00	425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	176.05/cwt	169.00–184.00	755	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	163.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	178.28/cwt	170.00–182.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	123.85/cwt	118.00–125.50	951	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.35/cwt	128.00–144.00	773	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	183.15/cwt	180.00–186.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.73/cwt	122.00–137.50	817	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	126.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	900	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.57/cwt	137.00–151.00	904	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	157.89/cwt	150.00–163.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	129.53/cwt	117.00–130.75	1,131	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	136.94/cwt	125.00–139.50	1,083	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	151.12/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,026	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	163.90/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,031	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	127.10/cwt	127.10–127.10	988	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	172.37/cwt	170.00–173.25	1,067	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	132.31/cwt	120.00–134.50	1,088	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	143.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,044	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	169.98/cwt	164.50–181.00	816	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	142.60/cwt	142.60–142.60	1,102	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	176.25/cwt	176.00–176.50	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	179.80/cwt	179.50–180.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	171.16/cwt	162.00–178.50	909	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	152.92/cwt	152.00–154.50	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	131.71/cwt	131.50–131.75	971	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	199.28/cwt	195.00–202.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,120	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	132.80/cwt	132.80–132.80	1,143	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	154.03/cwt	153.50–154.50	784	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	67.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	647	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.50	1,083	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	68.33/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,063	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	58.00/cwt	53.00–61.50	662	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	73.77/cwt	71.50–75.50	979	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	66.41/cwt	62.00–70.00	837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	807	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	730	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	642	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	59.19/cwt	55.50–63.00	553	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	45.39/cwt	42.00–50.50	423	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	104.73/cwt	104.50–105.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.50	540	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	102.08/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	120.73/cwt	116.00–127.00	949	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	190.84/cwt	190.00–191.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,000	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	141.44/cwt	140.00–144.00	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	111.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	152.65/cwt	149.00–155.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	174.86/cwt	166.00–180.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	167.70/cwt	162.50–173.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	168.02/cwt	160.00–176.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	118.97/cwt	118.00–122.25	987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	140.13/cwt	140.00–141.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	872	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	95.61/cwt	92.00–100.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	132.84/cwt	129.00–135.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	131.42/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	155.21/cwt	153.00–160.00	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	161.19/cwt	160.00–163.00	772	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	155.88/cwt	145.00–160.00	892	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	103.25/cwt	101.00–108.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	163.41/cwt	160.00–165.50	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	138.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	139.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,676Last week 1,444Year ago 840

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 33Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	140.00–143.50	142.96
67	—	777	127.10	127.10
8	—	559	152.00–154.50	152.92
46	—	737	131.50–131.75	131.71
15	—	509	153.50–154.50	154.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	322	150.00–161.00	156.20
31	—	531	135.00–151.00	143.23
51	—	474	140.00–154.00	148.61
16	—	366	148.00–160.00	158.24
17	—	413	147.00–162.50	155.51
6	—	276	150.00–161.00	153.95
1	—	1,000	103.50	103.50
33	—	768	118.00–125.50	123.85
86	—	575	128.00–144.00	134.35
31	—	620	122.00–137.50	131.73
17	—	712	120.00–130.00	126.47
9	—	895	112.00	112.00
3	—	227	166.00–180.00	174.86
15	—	830	118.00–122.25	118.97
25	—	675	120.00–135.00	129.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	140.00–142.50	141.67
1	—	1,055	93.00	93.00
1	—	960	95.00	95.00
4	—	494	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
4	—	680	110.00–115.00	111.75
5	—	645	120.00	120.00
7	—	339	140.00–141.00	140.13
17	—	522	130.00–134.00	131.42
2	—	747	110.00	110.00
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
9	—	417	132.00–140.00	139.09
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	170.00–188.00	183.53
1	—	1,140	104.00	104.00
30	—	573	161.00–174.00	168.45
2	—	967	114.00	114.00
23	—	429	169.00–184.00	176.05
11	—	370	170.00–182.00	178.28
39	—	873	117.00–130.75	129.53
82	—	791	125.00–139.50	136.94
53	—	679	140.00–156.00	151.12
137	—	629	150.00–167.00	163.90
29	—	822	120.00–134.50	132.31
92	—	726	135.00–150.00	143.84
40	—	480	164.50–181.00	169.98
4	—	1,236	108.00	108.00
64	—	531	162.00–178.50	171.16
23	—	918	122.00	122.00
2	—	280	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	659	158.00	158.00
19	—	619	170.00–173.25	172.37
66	—	773	142.60	142.60
4	—	554	176.00–176.50	176.25
5	—	510	179.50–180.00	179.80
47	—	861	132.80	132.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	387	195.00–202.00	199.28
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
6	—	431	190.00–191.00	190.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	591	149.00–155.00	152.65
1	—	1,165	83.50	83.50
2	—	288	162.50–173.00	167.70
2	—	850	104.00	104.00
4	—	620	140.00–145.00	142.86
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
10	—	526	153.00–160.00	155.21
12	—	479	160.00–163.00	161.19
2	—	708	120.00–123.00	121.52
3	—	833	101.00–108.00	103.25
6	—	408	160.00–165.50	163.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	119.00	119.00
3	—	671	140.00–141.00	140.66
5	—	418	160.00–170.00	163.87
7	—	391	180.00–186.00	183.15
2	—	840	119.00–124.00	121.49
22	—	621	137.00–151.00	145.57
5	—	509	150.00–163.00	157.89
3	—	328	174.00	174.00
6	—	786	116.00–127.00	120.73
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
11	—	476	160.00–176.00	168.02
6	—	722	129.00–135.00	132.84
13	—	572	145.00–160.00	155.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
3	—	618	130.00–135.00	132.93
1	—	350	169.00	169.00
1	—	960	86.00	86.00
11	—	588	140.00–144.00	141.44
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
3	—	820	92.00–100.00	95.61
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
4	—	479	136.00–140.00	138.97
2	—	523	120.00–126.00	122.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	807	90.50	90.50
2	—	642	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,000	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	65.00–70.00	67.52
6	—	934	55.50–63.00	59.19
5	—	933	42.00–50.50	45.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	73.00–75.50	74.01
5	—	1,555	67.00–70.00	68.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,141	53.00–61.50	58.00
9	—	1,327	71.50–75.50	73.77
12	—	1,260	62.00–70.00	66.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	104.50–105.00	104.73
6	—	1,573	100.00–103.50	102.08

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	—	760	760.00	760.00

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