Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 600 lbs and under sold steady and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $143.36/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$143.36

389 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$15.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

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	713	144.33	1,029	365
Medium and Large 2-3	620	128.75	798	24

One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about $231 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 sale389 hd

143.36

—

KY average26 barns · 4,356 hd

140.12

+3.24

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	109.03	1,834	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	78.50	1,185	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	74.02	926	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	72.70	675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	110.75/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	128.08/cwt	120.00–134.00	874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.30/cwt	129.00–132.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	126.48/cwt	120.00–132.00	774	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	110.42/cwt	110.00–110.50	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.04/cwt	140.00–151.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.18/cwt	130.00–146.00	666	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	135.81/cwt	123.00–139.50	1,027	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.46/cwt	146.00–159.50	891	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	125.58/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	969	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	144.43/cwt	138.00–147.00	966	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	135.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	148.14/cwt	140.50–153.00	933	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	155.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	140.11/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	162.40/cwt	152.00–166.00	854	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	135.32/cwt	135.05–136.80	1,125	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	139.95/cwt	139.95–139.95	1,191	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	161.52/cwt	150.00–166.50	772	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	148.00/cwt	142.00–154.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	126.90/cwt	120.00–131.50	1,049	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	110.71/cwt	108.00–111.25	1,896	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	77.73/cwt	76.00–78.50	993	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	74.16/cwt	71.00–75.50	928	13
Bulls	—	—	1,513	99.76/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,509	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	72.70/cwt	72.00–73.50	675	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	139.72/cwt	136.00–141.00	798	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	151.90/cwt	151.90–151.90	1,009	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	109.31/cwt	108.00–110.00	672	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	121.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	148.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	134.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	127.68/cwt	120.00–133.00	918	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	123.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.03/cwt	129.50–140.00	782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	115.69/cwt	115.00–117.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.64/cwt	130.00–143.00	812	7

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 1,350Year ago 1,717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 47Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
10	—	491	150.00	150.00
5	—	624	130.00–139.00	135.21
2	—	515	142.00–154.00	148.00
2	—	420	156.50	156.50
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
7	—	766	115.00–125.00	123.53
3	—	723	115.00–117.00	115.69
7	—	590	130.00–143.00	137.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	84.50	84.50
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
2	—	835	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	101.00–115.00	110.75
22	—	756	123.00–139.50	135.81
2	—	995	111.00	111.00
2	—	252	170.00	170.00
25	—	573	146.00–159.50	155.46
6	—	878	125.50–126.00	125.58
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
23	—	669	138.00–147.00	144.43
21	—	630	140.50–153.00	148.14
6	—	362	150.00–165.00	155.38
11	—	719	130.00–144.50	140.11
36	—	526	152.00–166.00	162.40
16	—	478	150.00–166.50	161.52
13	—	827	120.00–131.50	126.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	831	135.05–136.80	135.32
59	—	851	139.95	139.95
40	—	664	151.90	151.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	136.00–141.00	139.72
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	780	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
3	—	508	145.00–150.00	148.34
1	—	460	143.00	143.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	141.00	141.00
5	—	631	130.00–137.00	134.41
2	—	910	90.00	90.00
2	—	443	120.00–124.00	122.01
1	—	1,105	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	682	120.00–134.00	128.08
6	—	1,036	99.00	99.00
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
17	—	612	120.00–132.00	126.48
6	—	873	110.00–110.50	110.42
3	—	378	130.00–142.00	136.30
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
7	—	428	140.00–151.00	143.04
34	—	472	130.00–146.00	141.18
10	—	516	130.00–140.00	135.12
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	205	151.00	151.00
1	—	975	103.00	103.00
3	—	295	152.00	152.00
16	—	719	120.00–133.00	127.68
11	—	579	129.50–140.00	135.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	129.00–132.00	130.30
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
3	—	615	108.00–110.00	109.31
5	—	570	120.00–126.00	121.25
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
2	—	488	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,010	86.00	86.00
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	340	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	143.00	143.00
18	—	772	125.50	125.50
4	—	641	138.50	138.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	111.00	111.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,440	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,278	76.00–78.50	77.73
13	—	1,251	71.00–75.50	74.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	72.00–73.50	72.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,713	108.00–111.25	110.71
2	—	1,513	95.00–104.00	99.76

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	—	1,225	1,100.00	1,100.00

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