Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $140.39/cwt on 660 head.

Average price

$140.39

660 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$6.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

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	688	140.81	968	618
Medium and Large 2-3	560	134.23	751	42

One grade step is worth $6.58/cwt here — about $217 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 sale660 hd

140.39

—

KY average29 barns · 5,216 hd

137.01

+3.38

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	1,535	92.68	1,423	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	70.75	1,051	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	66.87	801	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	59.63	579	6thin

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 1-2Value Added	—	516	166.87/cwt	163.50–167.50	861	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	109.05/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	113.45/cwt	110.00–122.00	820	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.83/cwt	144.00–159.00	872	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,073	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.59/cwt	144.00–160.00	802	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	102.00/cwt	101.50–107.50	800	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	159.93/cwt	153.00–164.00	504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	897	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,079	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	107.63/cwt	104.00–111.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	112.88/cwt	107.50–115.50	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	909	129.90/cwt	129.90–129.90	1,181	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	164.63/cwt	155.00–168.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.36/cwt	152.00–161.00	729	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	166.75/cwt	159.00–173.00	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.05/cwt	127.00–139.50	840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	132.70/cwt	132.70–132.70	914	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	990	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	105.75/cwt	105.50–106.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.10/cwt	130.00–143.50	516	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	724	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	135.15/cwt	130.00–141.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	109.43/cwt	105.50–111.00	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.28/cwt	130.00–144.00	938	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	118.05/cwt	111.00–120.50	1,038	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.34/cwt	130.00–142.00	642	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.67/cwt	155.00–168.00	766	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	119.41/cwt	115.00–121.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	154.34/cwt	147.00–162.00	812	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	137.90/cwt	137.90–137.90	1,062	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	66.57/cwt	63.00–69.00	800	27
Bulls	—	—	1,612	100.26/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,616	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	50.90/cwt	49.50–52.50	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	637	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	93.12/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,197	84.36/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	857	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	757	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	161.05/cwt	160.00–163.00	607	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	918	97.10/cwt	97.10–97.10	891	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	138.34/cwt	135.00–146.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	650	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	55.57/cwt	54.50–56.50	556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	71.26/cwt	70.50–73.00	882	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	63.00/cwt	61.50–64.50	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	147.75/cwt	140.00–150.50	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	113.80/cwt	109.00–118.00	706	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	176.63/cwt	174.00–178.00	733	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	463	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	141.80/cwt	140.00–143.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	143.22/cwt	140.00–146.50	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	106.68/cwt	105.00–107.50	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.16/cwt	121.00–135.00	973	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	127.44/cwt	120.00–131.00	912	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.20/cwt	154.00–167.00	679	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	138.51/cwt	130.00–147.00	781	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	130.04/cwt	126.00–134.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.39/cwt	116.00–130.00	833	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	126.97/cwt	126.00–131.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	133.37/cwt	122.00–138.25	768	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.74/cwt	130.00–146.00	594	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	152.09/cwt	150.00–154.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	118.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	690	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	92.50/cwt	90.00–95.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.84/cwt	119.00–134.00	781	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	86.71/cwt	84.00–89.50	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	822	92.84/cwt	90.00–98.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	82.48/cwt	81.00–84.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	123.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	568	4

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,441Last week 817Year ago 1,788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 46Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	516	163.50–167.50	166.87
24	—	857	125.25	125.25
59	—	840	128.50	128.50
59	—	909	129.90	129.90
71	—	770	137.90	137.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	107.00–111.00	109.05
49	—	578	144.00–159.00	150.83
1	—	220	154.00	154.00
88	—	618	137.00–150.00	145.22
7	—	930	107.50–115.50	112.88
4	—	314	155.00–168.00	164.63
12	—	386	159.00–173.00	166.75
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,010	105.50–106.00	105.75
36	—	683	130.00–144.00	137.28
9	—	879	111.00–120.50	118.05
32	—	474	155.00–168.00	161.67
7	—	812	115.00–121.00	119.41
35	—	526	147.00–162.00	154.34
46	—	765	121.00–135.00	127.16
22	—	716	120.00–131.00	127.44
25	—	424	154.00–167.00	160.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	103.00	103.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
4	—	380	140.00–150.50	147.75
1	—	330	107.00	107.00
6	—	463	140.00–143.00	141.80
10	—	522	140.00–146.50	143.22
5	—	431	140.00–150.00	144.88
2	—	783	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	945	104.00	104.00
5	—	634	126.00–134.00	130.04
3	—	577	140.00–141.00	140.67
1	—	990	93.00	93.00
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	174.00–178.00	176.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	90.00	90.00
15	—	522	144.00–160.00	153.59
5	—	315	153.00–164.00	159.93
3	—	778	104.00–111.00	107.63
13	—	469	152.00–161.00	155.36
11	—	627	127.00–139.50	134.05
2	—	257	175.00	175.00
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	410	150.00–154.00	152.02
3	—	377	160.00–163.00	161.05
14	—	564	130.00–147.00	138.51
8	—	679	126.00–131.00	126.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	446	147.00	147.00
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
6	—	459	135.00–146.00	138.34
5	—	634	110.00	110.00
1	—	975	81.00	81.00
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
6	—	822	90.00–98.00	92.84
2	—	883	81.00–84.00	82.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	723	110.00–122.00	113.45
20	—	784	101.50–107.50	102.00
6	—	983	92.00	92.00
17	—	371	130.00–143.50	139.10
47	—	527	130.00–145.00	137.44
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
5	—	310	130.00–141.00	135.15
8	—	820	105.50–111.00	109.43
50	—	471	130.00–142.00	136.34
39	—	675	116.00–130.00	123.39
57	—	576	122.00–138.25	133.37
29	—	431	130.00–146.00	137.74
4	—	1,058	88.00	88.00
2	—	235	150.00–154.00	152.09
2	—	905	90.00–95.00	92.50
18	—	621	119.00–134.00	125.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	689	132.70	132.70
23	—	865	114.50	114.50
22	—	597	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	120.00–127.00	122.72
2	—	385	124.00–127.00	125.50
5	—	620	109.00–118.00	113.80
3	—	730	105.00–107.50	106.68
1	—	1,075	91.00	91.00
5	—	422	120.00–125.00	123.17
4	—	679	109.00–111.00	109.99
18	—	580	115.00–120.00	118.89
2	—	920	84.00–89.50	86.71
4	—	461	120.00–126.00	123.21
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	918	97.10	97.10
3	—	463	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,202	63.00–69.00	66.57
2	—	1,000	54.50–56.50	55.57
7	—	1,238	70.50–73.00	71.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	49.50–52.50	50.90
1	—	950	67.00	67.00
3	—	972	61.50–64.50	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,500	70.50	70.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	98.00–103.00	100.26
5	—	1,692	87.00–95.00	93.12
3	—	1,197	83.00–86.00	84.36

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	—	800	700.00	700.00

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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

Replacement Cattle