Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $146.67/cwt on 965 head.

Average price

$146.67

965 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$3.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.47

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	683	146.88	1,003	913
Medium and Large 2-3	589	143.04	842	52

One grade step is worth $3.83/cwt here — about $161 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 sale965 hd

146.67

—

KY average26 barns · 7,992 hd

149.14

−2.47

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	1,534	91.91	1,410	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	69.99	1,074	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	63.86	773	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	55.15	514	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	80.00	1,104	1thin
Steers	Select	High	1,305	107.00	1,396	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	775	129.52/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,004	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	172.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	120.26/cwt	117.00–125.00	862	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	174.27/cwt	170.00–177.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.86/cwt	140.00–153.00	548	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	149.45/cwt	144.50–159.00	1,009	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	125.48/cwt	113.00–127.50	1,041	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.37/cwt	127.00–137.50	841	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.07/cwt	140.00–154.00	845	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	128.44/cwt	119.50–134.00	863	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.10/cwt	130.00–146.00	789	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	147.66/cwt	146.00–151.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	113.29/cwt	109.00–114.50	973	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	180.50/cwt	171.00–186.00	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	176.67/cwt	171.00–184.00	751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	179.35/cwt	170.00–186.00	696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	166.96/cwt	160.00–172.50	878	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	125.23/cwt	121.00–131.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.58/cwt	162.00–177.50	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	119.44/cwt	114.00–123.50	920	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	505	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.37/cwt	142.50–157.00	635	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.07/cwt	165.00–173.00	798	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	162.71/cwt	159.00–167.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	175.79/cwt	170.00–182.50	844	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	121.90/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,037	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	139.87/cwt	130.00–143.50	1,007	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	163.78/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,025	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	943	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.02/cwt	139.00–152.50	762	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,034	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	178.50/cwt	177.00–179.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	161.16/cwt	152.50–169.00	914	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	161.50/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,051	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	109.75/cwt	109.50–110.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,083	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	172.38/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,015	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	64.66/cwt	63.00–65.50	629	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	55.68/cwt	53.00–59.00	525	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	72.16/cwt	71.50–72.50	1,108	3
Steers	Select	—	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,388	83.91/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,165	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	101.20/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,811	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	437	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	893	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	871	9
Bulls	—	—	1,510	93.72/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,415	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	66.74/cwt	63.50–70.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	73.38/cwt	70.50–77.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	258	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	449	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	66.02/cwt	61.00–69.50	824	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	56.42/cwt	53.00–60.00	641	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	868.99/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,150	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	46.83/cwt	43.00–50.50	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	131.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	177.89/cwt	170.00–184.00	749	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	112.53/cwt	111.00–114.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	190.02/cwt	189.00–191.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	133.09/cwt	130.00–137.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	884	90.59/cwt	90.00–93.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	140.77/cwt	140.00–143.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	203.64/cwt	200.00–209.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,137	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	127.55/cwt	121.00–134.50	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	162.46/cwt	158.00–166.00	619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	150.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.87/cwt	151.00–166.00	834	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	142.94/cwt	133.00–149.00	881	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	164.98/cwt	157.00–166.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	136.35/cwt	133.00–139.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	135.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.47/cwt	141.00–157.00	715	97
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	151.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	787	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	123.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,968Last week 1,676Year ago 1,401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 70Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	775	120.00–136.00	129.52
4	—	336	170.00–177.00	174.27
27	—	675	144.50–159.00	149.45
103	—	830	113.00–127.50	125.48
14	—	388	170.00–186.00	179.35
87	—	526	160.00–172.50	166.96
47	—	480	170.00–182.50	175.79
19	—	851	121.00–124.00	121.90
164	—	720	130.00–143.50	139.87
49	—	626	151.00–169.00	163.78
1	—	975	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,030	107.00	107.00
1	—	260	171.00	171.00
59	—	567	152.50–169.00	161.16
2	—	1,050	109.50–110.00	109.75
1	—	235	181.00	181.00
28	—	421	170.00–184.00	177.89
15	—	938	121.25	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	604	170.00–174.00	172.92
60	—	708	146.00	146.00
4	—	502	177.00–179.00	178.50
16	—	651	160.00–164.00	161.50
59	—	846	128.00	128.00
13	—	589	172.00–172.50	172.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	159.00–167.00	162.71
2	—	1,015	80.00	80.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
12	—	517	150.00–152.00	150.35
1	—	1,145	84.00	84.00
9	—	462	157.00–166.00	164.98
9	—	692	133.00–139.00	136.35
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
1	—	900	84.00	84.00
3	—	567	140.00	140.00
2	—	618	140.00–145.00	142.55
4	—	719	120.00–127.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	189.00–191.00	190.02
1	—	285	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	717	117.00–125.00	120.26
1	—	950	107.00	107.00
29	—	373	140.00–153.00	146.86
59	—	626	127.00–137.50	134.37
44	—	672	119.50–134.00	128.44
38	—	571	130.00–146.00	138.10
3	—	296	146.00–151.00	147.66
22	—	859	109.00–114.50	113.29
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
43	—	770	114.00–123.50	119.44
18	—	325	150.00–160.00	155.46
44	—	422	142.50–157.00	150.37
2	—	247	168.00	168.00
49	—	518	139.00–152.50	147.02
97	—	475	141.00–157.00	150.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	737	128.00	128.00
8	—	559	148.50	148.50
16	—	608	141.25	141.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	258	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	110.00	110.00
8	—	476	130.00–137.00	131.75
10	—	532	130.00–137.00	133.09
1	—	1,065	81.00	81.00
1	—	270	143.00	143.00
1	—	815	89.00	89.00
10	—	407	133.00–140.00	135.30
2	—	333	130.00–135.00	132.48
5	—	369	130.00–134.00	131.94
1	—	910	91.00	91.00
4	—	620	115.00–120.00	116.30
2	—	678	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	140.00–154.00	148.07
11	—	391	171.00–186.00	180.50
15	—	425	171.00–184.00	176.67
4	—	716	121.00–131.00	125.23
3	—	328	162.00–177.50	167.58
5	—	669	130.00	130.00
18	—	475	165.00–173.00	168.07
1	—	255	207.00	207.00
3	—	830	109.00	109.00
4	—	234	200.00–209.00	203.64
2	—	773	121.00–134.50	127.55
23	—	528	151.00–166.00	157.87
26	—	616	133.00–149.00	142.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,090	85.00	85.00
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
2	—	715	111.00–114.00	112.53
5	—	884	90.00–93.00	90.59
8	—	510	140.00–143.00	140.77
9	—	381	158.00–166.00	162.46
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
4	—	430	150.00–157.00	151.71
3	—	787	112.00–113.00	112.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	452	182.00	182.00
3	—	353	191.00	191.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	93.00	93.00
9	—	893	97.50	97.50
1	—	605	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,115	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	63.00–65.50	64.66
9	—	943	53.00–59.00	55.68
4	—	878	43.00–50.50	46.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	71.50–72.50	72.16
2	—	1,535	63.50–70.00	66.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	70.50–77.00	73.38
14	—	1,248	61.00–69.50	66.02
13	—	1,137	53.00–60.00	56.42
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	80.00–87.00	83.91
4	—	1,790	99.00–103.00	101.20
6	—	1,510	90.00–96.50	93.72
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	800.00–900.00	868.99

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