Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $144.33/cwt on 633 head.

Average price

$144.33

633 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$6.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

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	680	144.70	984	595
Medium and Large 2-3	572	138.62	792	38

One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $192 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 sale633 hd

144.33

—

KY average26 barns · 5,556 hd

142.38

+1.95

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	1,424	94.49	1,345	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	72.37	881	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,594	69.50	1,108	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	57.28	536	9thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	478	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	76.56/cwt	76.00–78.00	982	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	72.30/cwt	67.00–75.50	858	17
Bulls	—	—	1,218	85.73/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,044	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	103.24/cwt	103.00–103.50	1,683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	70.74/cwt	70.50–71.00	660	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	142.83/cwt	142.00–143.00	833	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	111.57/cwt	107.00–116.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	114.47/cwt	106.25–118.50	1,221	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	147.02/cwt	140.00–152.00	923	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.89/cwt	133.00–148.00	676	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.51/cwt	145.00–156.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	159.28/cwt	150.00–167.00	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	116.59/cwt	116.25–120.00	1,081	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	112.80/cwt	107.00–115.00	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	134.30/cwt	124.00–135.10	1,013	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.06/cwt	122.00–139.00	752	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.32/cwt	117.00–128.00	892	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,156	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	132.55/cwt	123.00–137.00	820	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	151.35/cwt	142.00–157.00	581	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.22/cwt	110.00–116.50	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	158.37/cwt	157.00–158.75	979	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	125.40/cwt	125.40–125.40	988	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	146.95/cwt	140.00–153.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	137.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.89/cwt	145.00–151.00	634	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	120.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	158.59/cwt	152.00–165.00	844	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	141.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	141.05/cwt	133.00–146.50	953	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.50	988	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	157.26/cwt	149.00–165.50	900	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	869	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	158.00/cwt	156.00–162.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	753	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	175.01/cwt	174.00–176.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,062	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	160.59/cwt	159.00–165.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	113.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	775	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	61.90/cwt	60.00–65.50	596	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	42.14/cwt	40.00–46.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	113.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	121.65/cwt	121.00–123.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	117.51/cwt	116.50–123.00	1,150	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	136.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.09/cwt	120.00–132.00	856	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.42/cwt	90.00–97.50	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	139.18/cwt	135.00–142.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	144.56/cwt	142.00–149.50	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	131.40/cwt	131.00–131.50	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	135.05/cwt	131.00–139.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	102.22/cwt	100.00–104.00	924	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.68/cwt	125.00–136.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	142.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	118.00/cwt	112.00–121.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	130.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	813	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.44/cwt	144.00–150.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	134.40/cwt	131.00–137.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	146.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	623	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	138.91/cwt	130.00–146.00	731	94

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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 1,407Year ago 1,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 38Year ago 63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	40.00	40.00
8	—	1,283	76.00–78.00	76.56
17	—	1,187	67.00–75.50	72.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	70.50–71.00	70.74
4	—	963	60.00–65.50	61.90
3	—	900	40.00–46.00	42.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	53.00	53.00
3	—	1,582	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	85.00–86.50	85.73
2	—	1,630	103.00–103.50	103.24

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
22	—	583	142.00–143.00	142.83
67	—	788	125.40	125.40
9	—	538	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	473	133.00–148.00	142.89
7	—	817	107.00–115.00	112.80
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
1	—	880	106.00	106.00
44	—	574	122.00–139.00	131.06
59	—	723	117.00–128.00	123.32
65	—	619	123.00–137.00	132.55
27	—	384	142.00–157.00	151.35
5	—	765	110.00–116.50	115.22
2	—	323	140.00–153.00	146.95
2	—	228	135.00–140.00	137.31
4	—	276	140.00–144.00	141.00
27	—	668	120.00–132.00	128.09
19	—	424	140.00–155.00	146.92
94	—	526	130.00–146.00	138.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	925	89.00	89.00
4	—	684	110.00–118.00	113.29
4	—	624	110.00–115.00	113.22
3	—	567	121.00–123.00	121.65
1	—	875	94.00	94.00
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
10	—	487	131.00–131.50	131.40
9	—	424	131.00–139.00	135.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	166.00	166.00
2	—	778	107.00–116.00	111.57
8	—	525	145.00–156.00	150.51
10	—	429	145.00–151.00	147.89
7	—	717	115.00–125.00	120.68
7	—	389	156.00–162.00	158.00
3	—	578	130.00–131.00	130.33
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
14	—	875	90.00–97.50	95.42
9	—	904	100.00–104.00	102.22
9	—	678	125.00–136.00	129.68
11	—	621	120.00–135.00	130.98
10	—	474	144.00–150.00	148.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	393	148.00–149.00	148.50
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
4	—	535	135.00–140.00	136.18
2	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	940	87.00	87.00
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,067	106.25–118.50	114.47
1	—	340	176.00	176.00
106	—	628	140.00–152.00	147.02
16	—	474	150.00–167.00	159.28
22	—	927	116.25–120.00	116.59
38	—	754	124.00–135.10	134.30
19	—	428	160.00–170.00	163.52
58	—	532	152.00–165.00	158.59
38	—	676	133.00–146.50	141.05
35	—	728	130.00–140.50	135.72
31	—	572	149.00–165.50	157.26
7	—	381	159.00–165.00	160.59
4	—	288	166.00	166.00
8	—	979	116.50–123.00	117.51
3	—	846	112.00–121.00	118.00
1	—	880	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	169.00	169.00
61	—	853	135.50	135.50
51	—	618	157.00–158.75	158.37
4	—	651	153.00	153.00
10	—	498	174.50	174.50
54	—	814	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	174.00–176.00	175.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
10	—	575	135.00–142.00	139.18
11	—	536	142.00–149.50	144.56
5	—	473	140.00–146.00	142.14
3	—	675	130.00–131.00	130.34
1	—	430	148.00	148.00
7	—	637	131.00–137.00	134.40

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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