Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with some softer undertones noted on a plain quality offering. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.56/cwt on 431 head.

Average price

$139.56

431 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$40.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

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	670	140.67	942	399
Medium and Large 2-3	641	126.63	811	31
Small and Medium 1-2	670	100.00	670	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.67/cwt here — about $272 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 sale431 hd

139.56

—

KY average26 barns · 3,647 hd

135.78

+3.78

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	1,502	90.51	1,359	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	67.53	1,086	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	63.18	776	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	56.97	513	7thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	379	146.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	121.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	114.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.28/cwt	120.00–136.00	802	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	138.17/cwt	130.00–143.00	727	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	141.33/cwt	138.00–143.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	106.26/cwt	104.50–106.50	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	141.49/cwt	132.00–149.00	869	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	126.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.71/cwt	113.00–128.00	802	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.01/cwt	121.00–133.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	119.85/cwt	117.00–120.50	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	131.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	943	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.20/cwt	142.00–155.00	785	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.95/cwt	155.00–170.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	608	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	134.41/cwt	133.70–138.75	1,065	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.19/cwt	160.00–173.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	119.29/cwt	112.00–121.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.03/cwt	129.00–142.00	769	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	227	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	161.18/cwt	150.00–168.00	761	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.63/cwt	128.00–145.00	915	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	136.03/cwt	135.10–138.00	977	92
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.57/cwt	149.00–162.00	814	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.92/cwt	148.00–157.50	867	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	66.09/cwt	63.50–69.00	1,048	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	921	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	70.21/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,134	5
Bulls	—	—	1,025	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,511	91.77/cwt	89.50–94.00	1,387	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,862	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	73.43/cwt	72.00–75.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	47.08/cwt	45.50–49.00	379	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	64.02/cwt	63.50–64.50	602	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	56.29/cwt	55.00–57.50	526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	42.16/cwt	40.00–44.00	529	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	69.75/cwt	68.00–73.00	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	90.25/cwt	90.00–90.50	707	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	62.34/cwt	57.00–66.50	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	107.45/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,015	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.02/cwt	141.00–148.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	132.48/cwt	131.00–134.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	151.54/cwt	150.00–153.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.50	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	144.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	109.07/cwt	105.00–112.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	127.71/cwt	123.00–130.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	159.97/cwt	150.00–164.00	673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	104.63/cwt	103.50–110.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.98/cwt	129.00–138.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.21/cwt	130.00–142.50	658	52

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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 1,281Year ago 1,760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 47Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year 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
11	—	379	140.00–150.00	146.15
19	—	625	120.00–136.00	128.28
49	—	526	130.00–143.00	138.17
3	—	305	138.00–143.00	141.33
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
8	—	832	104.50–106.50	106.26
21	—	664	113.00–128.00	120.71
27	—	425	135.00–150.00	142.97
10	—	724	112.00–121.00	119.29
2	—	272	140.00	140.00
37	—	565	129.00–142.00	136.03
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
52	—	473	130.00–142.50	139.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	109.50	109.50
2	—	783	90.00–90.50	90.25
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
2	—	390	131.00–134.00	132.48
2	—	525	122.00–125.00	123.54
3	—	478	120.00–121.50	120.51
3	—	625	105.00–112.00	109.07
3	—	433	123.00–130.00	127.71
6	—	682	103.50–110.00	104.63
2	—	575	120.00–124.00	122.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	655	120.00–126.00	121.18
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
2	—	378	150.00–156.00	152.98
7	—	565	140.00	140.00
3	—	775	110.00–115.00	111.71
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
2	—	433	150.00–153.00	151.54
1	—	1,075	86.00	86.00
4	—	461	140.00–147.00	144.32
2	—	990	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	813	110.00–120.00	114.25
40	—	614	132.00–149.00	141.49
8	—	776	120.00–130.00	126.85
12	—	869	117.00–120.50	119.85
1	—	330	162.00	162.00
5	—	1,184	100.00	100.00
22	—	718	126.00–134.00	131.29
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
11	—	426	155.00–170.00	162.95
6	—	377	160.00–173.00	164.19
29	—	472	150.00–168.00	161.18
21	—	670	128.00–145.00	136.63
1	—	280	177.00	177.00
35	—	520	149.00–162.00	156.57
31	—	571	148.00–157.50	151.92
9	—	945	107.00–107.50	107.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	792	133.70–138.75	134.41
92	—	718	135.10–138.00	136.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	196.00	196.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
1	—	770	83.00	83.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	144.00	144.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
3	—	568	130.00–131.00	130.67
3	—	895	90.00	90.00
8	—	345	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	121.00–133.00	124.01
19	—	526	142.00–155.00	149.20
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
6	—	733	124.00	124.00
3	—	567	141.00–148.00	145.02
2	—	347	160.00	160.00
9	—	421	150.00–164.00	159.97
6	—	615	129.00–138.00	133.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	63.50–69.00	66.09
1	—	1,615	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,615	70.00–71.00	70.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	45.50–49.00	47.08
3	—	940	63.50–64.50	64.02
2	—	935	55.00–57.50	56.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	40.00–44.00	42.16
11	—	1,275	68.00–73.00	69.75
11	—	1,174	57.00–66.50	62.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,511	89.50–94.00	91.77
1	—	1,940	96.00	96.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	72.00–75.00	73.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	750.00	750.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle