Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $146.52/cwt on 617 head.

Average price

$146.52

617 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$12.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

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	706	147.48	1,041	571
Medium and Large 2-3	628	134.68	846	46

One grade step is worth $12.79/cwt here — about $195 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 sale617 hd

146.52

—

KY average27 barns · 4,480 hd

142.05

+4.48

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	—	Average	1,683	100.16	1,686	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	75.48	1,213	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	73.54	920	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	63.41	578	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	95.00	1,283	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	66.37/cwt	65.00–68.50	765	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	13,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	763.21/cwt	600.00–900.00	7,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,721	101.98/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,755	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	71.82/cwt	70.00–75.00	648	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	78.90/cwt	77.50–80.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	125.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	54.70/cwt	50.00–58.00	474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	63.50/cwt	60.00–67.00	590	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	124.96/cwt	121.00–129.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,100	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	108.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.13/cwt	135.00–148.00	672	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	151.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.64/cwt	132.00–149.50	766	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	155.52/cwt	152.00–159.00	656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.04/cwt	140.00–152.50	621	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	108.71/cwt	106.00–119.00	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	126.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	904	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.88/cwt	129.00–140.00	840	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	156.38/cwt	152.00–164.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	151.43/cwt	142.50–155.00	486	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	134.52/cwt	128.50–141.00	1,044	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	121.12/cwt	119.50–125.00	942	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.26/cwt	132.00–148.50	809	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	161.33/cwt	150.00–168.00	826	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	134.15/cwt	134.15–134.15	1,230	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	951	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	126.93/cwt	122.50–130.50	1,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	145.44/cwt	139.50–151.00	979	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,190	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.67/cwt	149.00–162.50	917	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	151.26/cwt	140.00–157.50	936	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	140.80/cwt	140.80–140.80	1,250	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	161.54/cwt	154.00–168.00	754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	136.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	994	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,082	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	130.72/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,061	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	160.71/cwt	160.50–161.50	1,037	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	164.20/cwt	164.20–164.20	979	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	596	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	722	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	74.76/cwt	73.50–76.50	1,172	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	73.17/cwt	70.00–75.50	926	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	76.15/cwt	76.00–76.25	953	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,283	1
Bulls	—	—	1,388	90.13/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	2,050	111.57/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	109.33/cwt	108.50–111.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	489	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.23/cwt	127.00–132.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	123.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	794	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	124.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	136.23/cwt	135.00–139.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	145.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	122.30/cwt	116.00–125.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	135.55/cwt	127.00–141.00	907	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	145.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	825	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	166	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	158.91/cwt	156.00–166.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	153.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	164.99/cwt	163.00–171.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.32/cwt	140.00–148.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.87/cwt	125.00–138.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.39/cwt	131.00–135.00	851	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	127.17/cwt	124.00–132.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	156.95/cwt	150.00–162.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	119.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	158.27/cwt	147.50–160.00	546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	146.49/cwt	140.00–152.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	142.08/cwt	140.00–147.00	733	5

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,413Last week 677Year ago 1,229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 36Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	67.50	67.50
4	—	1,726	77.50–80.00	78.90
8	—	1,568	73.50–76.50	74.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	65.00–68.50	66.37
28	—	1,265	70.00–75.50	73.17
15	—	1,252	76.00–76.25	76.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	70.00–75.00	71.82
3	—	867	50.00–58.00	54.70
10	—	929	60.00–67.00	63.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	97.50–105.00	101.98
3	—	1,388	87.00–93.00	90.13
2	—	2,050	110.00–113.00	111.57
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	95.00	95.00

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)	1	—	1,440	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	600.00–900.00	763.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
2	—	460	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	121.00–130.00	125.29
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
6	—	724	106.00–110.00	108.98
6	—	778	108.50–111.00	109.33
2	—	883	101.00–103.00	102.00
8	—	587	129.00–130.00	129.49
4	—	678	124.00–125.00	124.25
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
4	—	463	127.00–132.00	130.23
15	—	645	120.00–125.00	123.07
2	—	355	130.00–132.00	130.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	473	135.00–148.00	142.13
9	—	372	150.00–156.00	151.42
90	—	533	132.00–149.50	143.64
41	—	425	140.00–152.50	146.04
7	—	879	106.00–119.00	108.71
21	—	717	115.00–130.00	126.09
37	—	632	129.00–140.00	132.88
14	—	321	142.50–155.00	151.43
18	—	778	119.50–125.00	121.12
88	—	573	132.00–148.50	141.26
3	—	810	120.00	120.00
64	—	669	127.00–141.00	135.55
4	—	166	211.00	211.00
4	—	275	140.00–152.00	146.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	664	143.25	143.25
7	—	706	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	700	144.00	144.00
3	—	481	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	121.00–129.00	124.96
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	925	91.00	91.00
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
2	—	990	85.00–86.00	85.50
2	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	181.00	181.00
21	—	568	140.00–152.00	145.19
9	—	417	150.00–156.00	153.89
4	—	281	163.00–171.00	164.99
4	—	518	140.00–148.00	143.32
3	—	677	125.00–138.00	129.87
8	—	633	131.00–135.00	134.39
5	—	719	124.00–132.00	127.17
6	—	477	150.00–162.00	156.95
9	—	757	115.00–120.00	119.42
10	—	345	147.50–160.00	158.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	152.00–159.00	155.52
3	—	340	152.00–164.00	156.38
49	—	776	128.50–141.00	134.52
26	—	512	150.00–168.00	161.33
10	—	870	122.50–130.50	126.93
38	—	673	139.50–151.00	145.44
16	—	956	124.50	124.50
40	—	578	149.00–162.50	158.67
42	—	619	140.00–157.50	151.26
16	—	467	154.00–168.00	161.54
39	—	726	130.00–144.00	136.88
22	—	812	126.00–132.50	130.72
5	—	388	156.00–166.00	158.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	917	134.15	134.15
58	—	888	140.80	140.80
4	—	500	172.00	172.00
11	—	700	154.50	154.50
65	—	645	160.50–161.50	160.71
26	—	596	164.20	164.20
6	—	675	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	174.00	174.00
7	—	596	167.00	167.00
10	—	489	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	141.00	141.00
11	—	781	120.00–125.00	124.36
9	—	633	135.00–139.00	136.23
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	683	131.00	131.00
1	—	290	134.00	134.00
4	—	577	140.00–148.00	145.71
5	—	490	150.00	150.00
4	—	724	116.00–125.00	122.30
1	—	890	111.00	111.00
5	—	516	140.00–147.00	142.08

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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