Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $150.10/cwt on 533 head.

Average price

$150.10

533 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$14.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

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	741	150.71	1,117	511
Medium and Large 2-3	604	135.84	821	22

One grade step is worth $14.88/cwt here — about $296 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 sale533 hd

150.10

—

KY average27 barns · 5,612 hd

145.47

+4.63

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	1,258	99.15	1,248	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	73.68	1,163	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	71.18	908	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	61.47	589	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	90.00	1,062	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	Select and Choice	—	1,180	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	54.29/cwt	53.50–55.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	150.75/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,002	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	140.66/cwt	134.00–145.00	862	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.98/cwt	130.00–144.00	942	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.13/cwt	146.00–151.50	708	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	157.00/cwt	153.00–162.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.50/cwt	142.00–158.50	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.27/cwt	140.00–155.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.77/cwt	115.00–130.00	897	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.60/cwt	167.00–172.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	148.61/cwt	140.00–153.50	755	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	161.12/cwt	153.00–164.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	157.48/cwt	150.00–161.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	144.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,044	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	154.02/cwt	150.00–161.00	810	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	141.85/cwt	129.50–143.50	1,087	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	127.32/cwt	124.00–130.50	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.60/cwt	131.00–145.00	820	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	865	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	150.71/cwt	147.60–153.95	1,228	140
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	156.63/cwt	148.00–163.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,310	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	125.69/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,235	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	149.10/cwt	149.10–149.10	1,026	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	152.27/cwt	140.00–158.00	964	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,190	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	73.10/cwt	72.50–73.50	1,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	70.44/cwt	67.50–74.00	859	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	75.50/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,054	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	946	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.20/cwt	139.00–146.00	823	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	66.25/cwt	64.50–68.50	618	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,227	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	106.47/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	121.56/cwt	119.00–124.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	133.65/cwt	130.00–135.50	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	163.43/cwt	161.00–171.50	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	121.79/cwt	110.00–123.50	1,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	137.98/cwt	130.00–144.00	853	17

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 919Last week 1,011Year ago 757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	53.50–55.00	54.29
3	—	933	64.50–68.50	66.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	72.50–73.50	73.10
1	—	1,615	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,219	67.50–74.00	70.44
4	—	1,396	75.00–76.00	75.50
1	—	1,305	60.50	60.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	84.50	84.50
2	—	1,115	95.50	95.50
3	—	1,400	105.00–109.00	106.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	665	140.00–155.50	150.75
6	—	471	167.00–172.00	168.60
27	—	721	140.00–147.00	144.74
24	—	526	150.00–161.00	154.02
32	—	766	129.50–143.50	141.85
4	—	924	124.00–130.50	127.32
2	—	1,060	122.00	122.00
4	—	379	175.00	175.00
20	—	567	145.00–160.00	152.49
3	—	817	120.00–131.00	125.69
33	—	853	144.75	144.75
33	—	633	140.00–158.00	152.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
3	—	628	130.00–135.50	133.65
2	—	658	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	735	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
1	—	835	114.50	114.50
4	—	512	148.00	148.00
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
7	—	568	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	815	147.60–153.95	150.71
62	—	856	153.00	153.00
6	—	526	168.00	168.00
4	—	602	165.00	165.00
34	—	655	155.00	155.00
4	—	567	170.00	170.00
24	—	796	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	645	145.00	145.00
69	—	688	149.10	149.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	143.00	143.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
2	—	665	119.00–124.00	121.56
1	—	955	91.00	91.00
3	—	518	130.00–131.00	130.68
2	—	733	100.00–102.00	101.00
1	—	880	102.00	102.00
1	—	815	107.00	107.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
2	—	625	118.00–120.00	118.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	160.00	160.00
23	—	668	130.00–144.00	140.98
12	—	478	146.00–151.50	148.13
7	—	413	140.00–155.00	148.27
19	—	725	115.00–130.00	123.77
27	—	508	140.00–153.50	148.61
6	—	370	153.00–164.00	161.12
3	—	281	150.00–161.00	157.48
32	—	583	131.00–145.00	140.60
8	—	832	110.00–123.50	121.79
17	—	618	130.00–144.00	137.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	156.00	156.00
13	—	613	134.00–145.00	140.66
11	—	424	153.00–162.00	157.00
6	—	482	142.00–158.50	154.50
9	—	508	148.00–163.00	156.63
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
1	—	960	84.00	84.00
5	—	575	139.00–146.00	143.20
8	—	379	161.00–171.50	163.43
6	—	670	125.00–132.00	128.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,005	83.50	83.50
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	660	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	110.00	110.00

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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