Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.83/cwt on 561 head.

Average price

$153.83

561 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

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	644	154.38	995	536
Medium and Large 2-3	529	142.07	751	25

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $244 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 sale561 hd

153.83

—

KY average23 barns · 4,538 hd

148.35

+5.48

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	1,745	103.51	1,806	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	72.69	884	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	72.50	1,185	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	907	62.50	567	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	280	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	135.25/cwt	130.75–140.00	1,104	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	145.24/cwt	137.00–150.00	818	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	147.58/cwt	147.00–150.00	924	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	155.10/cwt	154.00–156.00	820	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.27/cwt	131.00–141.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	120.25/cwt	114.50–123.50	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	132.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,002	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	163.33/cwt	152.00–168.00	871	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	144.97/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,047	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	142.14/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,092	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.05/cwt	149.00–154.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	148.15/cwt	140.00–151.00	647	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	161.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	930	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	145.74/cwt	137.00–150.50	982	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	157.56/cwt	157.00–160.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	130.03/cwt	126.50–138.00	961	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	157.59/cwt	150.00–162.50	982	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	139.57/cwt	135.00–143.00	927	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	165.84/cwt	157.00–173.00	788	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	76.48/cwt	76.00–77.50	1,000	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	73.60/cwt	67.00–75.50	912	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,736	100.90/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,752	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	107.87/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	154.08/cwt	152.00–156.40	1,120	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	172.85/cwt	172.00–177.00	897	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	904	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	967	57
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	63.82/cwt	62.00–65.50	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	893	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	148.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	802	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	302	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	131.40/cwt	131.00–132.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	149.18/cwt	145.00–151.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	151.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	137.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	122.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.15/cwt	141.00–157.00	710	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.70/cwt	138.00–151.00	756	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	151.51/cwt	139.00–155.00	938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	142.74/cwt	141.00–144.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	155.39/cwt	150.00–163.00	828	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	177.12/cwt	175.00–178.00	671	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.84/cwt	150.00–166.00	686	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.59/cwt	130.00–146.00	868	38

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,126Last week 340Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 36Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	878	110.00–116.00	112.96
39	—	563	137.00–150.00	145.24
7	—	821	114.50–123.50	120.25
21	—	754	129.00–135.00	132.93
15	—	437	140.00–151.00	148.15
1	—	205	171.00	171.00
1	—	990	102.50	102.50
20	—	739	126.50–138.00	130.03
34	—	664	135.00–143.00	139.57
6	—	333	150.00–160.00	151.73
4	—	366	130.00–145.00	137.44
22	—	470	141.00–157.00	151.15
29	—	526	138.00–151.00	143.70
38	—	622	130.00–146.00	139.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	626	147.00–150.00	147.58
19	—	529	154.00–156.00	155.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	155.00	155.00
5	—	433	157.00–160.00	157.56
3	—	328	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	134.00–135.00	134.66
2	—	353	125.00	125.00
2	—	893	100.00–105.00	102.51
5	—	573	131.00–132.00	131.40
5	—	293	126.00	126.00
1	—	465	131.00	131.00
7	—	686	120.00–126.00	122.19
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
3	—	660	132.00–135.00	133.98
7	—	540	145.00–150.00	148.58
4	—	467	145.00–151.00	149.18
3	—	245	133.00	133.00
3	—	568	135.00–140.00	136.73
4	—	609	141.00–144.00	142.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	174.00	174.00
21	—	816	130.75–140.00	135.25
2	—	1,075	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	320	154.00	154.00
34	—	533	152.00–168.00	163.33
15	—	722	141.00–150.00	144.97
63	—	768	133.00–144.00	142.14
1	—	370	179.00	179.00
80	—	577	150.00–165.00	161.24
1	—	1,045	108.00	108.00
62	—	674	137.00–150.50	145.74
34	—	623	150.00–162.50	157.59
1	—	880	118.00	118.00
50	—	475	157.00–173.00	165.84
22	—	429	150.00–166.00	159.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	175.00	175.00
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	170.00	170.00
129	—	727	152.00–156.40	154.08
13	—	519	172.00–177.00	172.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	782	126.00	126.00
14	—	573	140.00–155.00	145.33
8	—	676	131.00–141.00	136.27
7	—	427	149.00–154.00	151.05
9	—	619	139.00–155.00	151.51
13	—	533	150.00–163.00	155.39
13	—	379	175.00–178.00	177.12
1	—	710	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	150.00–157.00	153.99
2	—	285	150.00	150.00
4	—	302	137.00	137.00
2	—	692	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	142.50	142.50
1	—	630	138.00	138.00
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	182.00	182.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	904	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	76.00–77.50	76.48
7	—	1,239	67.00–75.50	73.60
2	—	998	62.00–65.50	63.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
1	—	925	65.50	65.50
1	—	825	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	74.50	74.50
2	—	1,670	71.50	71.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	96.00–104.50	100.90
3	—	1,760	105.00–110.00	107.87

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	—	1,080	1,020.00	1,020.00

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