Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light supply of calves. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light supply of calves. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.08/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$135.08

157 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$24.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

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	656	136.16	893	150
Medium and Large 2-3	618	111.86	691	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.30/cwt here — about $202 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 sale157 hd

135.08

—

KY average13 barns · 2,179 hd

135.37

−0.30

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	1,494	96.76	1,445	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	75.10	1,146	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	70.45	864	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	58.66	502	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	133.48/cwt	132.50–134.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	145.28/cwt	142.50–149.50	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.06/cwt	143.00–159.50	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	131.87/cwt	130.00–132.25	1,139	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.82/cwt	127.00–137.00	829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	156.35/cwt	144.00–159.50	980	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	156.88/cwt	145.00–159.50	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	141.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,036	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	137.47/cwt	132.00–141.00	742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	138.13/cwt	130.00–142.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	136.90/cwt	130.00–141.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,034	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	137.36/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,118	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.77/cwt	131.00–140.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	159.20/cwt	155.00–162.50	739	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	592	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	102.34/cwt	101.50–103.00	1,727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,371	97.27/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,334	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	73.38/cwt	70.00–75.75	1,115	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	71.05/cwt	68.00–72.50	885	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	610	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.52/cwt	124.00–136.00	913	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	896	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	87.00/cwt	86.50–88.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1

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 Jul 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 1,413Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 97Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
4	—	572	130.00–135.00	133.74
1	—	255	146.00	146.00
17	—	615	127.00–137.00	134.82
17	—	540	132.00–141.00	137.47
9	—	487	130.00–142.00	138.13
5	—	416	130.00–141.00	136.90
2	—	373	131.00–140.00	135.77
4	—	775	124.00	124.00
4	—	851	118.00	118.00
2	—	735	130.00–134.00	132.01
18	—	679	124.00–136.00	134.52
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	749	138.10	138.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	523	140.00–148.00	144.02
3	—	613	132.50–134.00	133.48
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
1	—	225	153.00	153.00
1	—	350	153.00	153.00
1	—	180	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,175	92.00	92.00
1	—	570	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	88.50	88.50
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
3	—	896	80.50	80.50
3	—	960	86.50–88.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	142.50–149.50	145.28
2	—	533	143.00–159.50	151.06
12	—	864	130.00–132.25	131.87
47	—	627	144.00–159.50	156.35
10	—	571	145.00–159.50	156.88
24	—	732	130.00–145.00	141.57
1	—	750	134.50	134.50
15	—	814	133.00–139.00	137.36
10	—	464	155.00–162.50	159.20
1	—	435	162.00	162.00
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
2	—	678	125.00–130.00	127.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	60.00–61.00	60.49
1	—	610	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,519	70.00–75.75	73.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	64.50	64.50
10	—	1,246	68.00–72.50	71.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	101.50–103.00	102.34
6	—	1,371	95.00–99.00	97.27
1	—	1,840	82.50	82.50

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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