Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $151.46/cwt on 566 head.

Average price

$151.46

566 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$19.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

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	735	152.39	1,120	539
Medium and Large 2-3	659	132.79	875	27

One grade step is worth $19.60/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 sale566 hd

151.46

—

KY average24 barns · 7,258 hd

148.84

+2.62

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	1,641	102.61	1,684	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	76.56	1,153	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	72.85	868	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	64.49	614	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,605	90.00	1,445	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	148.64/cwt	140.00–155.50	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	153.80/cwt	153.80–153.80	1,232	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	159.35/cwt	152.00–168.00	993	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.68/cwt	140.00–150.50	687	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.38/cwt	160.00–162.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	176.30/cwt	172.00–181.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	145.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	151.14/cwt	147.50–154.00	1,013	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	160.40/cwt	153.00–168.00	858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.05/cwt	142.00–150.50	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	138.65/cwt	130.00–143.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	133.11/cwt	128.00–136.75	1,118	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.79/cwt	155.00–162.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	144.00/cwt	140.00–151.00	842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.78/cwt	140.00–154.50	774	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.69/cwt	129.00–142.00	928	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	161.80/cwt	152.00–169.50	929	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	136.99/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,055	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.12/cwt	133.00–147.00	877	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	147.09/cwt	140.00–151.00	635	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	153.04/cwt	150.00–163.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	154.45/cwt	152.75–154.80	1,127	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	160.02/cwt	159.00–161.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	162.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	143.55/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,044	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	176.06/cwt	173.00–178.50	896	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	149.10/cwt	149.10–149.10	1,282	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	150.60/cwt	150.60–150.60	1,203	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,272	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	145.24/cwt	145.00–146.00	977	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	77.54/cwt	76.00–80.00	863	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	72.69/cwt	72.00–74.00	676	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	64.17/cwt	63.50–65.00	784	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	91.13/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,194	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	104.57/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,795	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	64.72/cwt	61.00–68.00	632	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	59.26/cwt	57.50–60.00	552	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	75.50/cwt	74.50–77.00	1,133	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	80.26/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,226	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	647	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	746	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	73.00/cwt	69.50–75.50	883	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	895	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	998	60
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	512	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	617	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	753	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	107.01/cwt	106.50–108.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	845.03/cwt	670.00–910.00	9,185	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,565	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	818	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	522	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	795	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	876	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	128.34/cwt	127.50–135.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	140.64/cwt	136.00–146.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.95/cwt	139.00–152.50	833	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	153.98/cwt	152.50–155.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	142.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.09/cwt	116.00–129.50	1,026	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	149.10/cwt	145.50–150.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	131.26/cwt	130.00–131.50	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	133.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,056	89.83/cwt	89.50–90.50	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	145.14/cwt	143.00–146.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	133.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	135.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	935	2

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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,199Last week 772Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 71Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	181.00	181.00
47	—	623	152.00–168.00	159.35
2	—	330	172.00–181.00	176.30
21	—	670	147.50–154.00	151.14
14	—	535	153.00–168.00	160.40
14	—	840	128.00–136.75	133.11
34	—	574	152.00–169.50	161.80
22	—	770	130.00–143.00	136.99
9	—	481	150.00–160.00	153.75
2	—	420	159.00–161.00	160.02
6	—	374	160.00–175.00	162.93
38	—	727	137.00–146.00	143.55
62	—	852	149.25	149.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	801	153.80	153.80
72	—	730	152.75–154.80	154.45
12	—	509	173.00–178.50	176.06
58	—	860	149.10	149.10
61	—	799	150.60	150.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	103.00	103.00
4	—	975	95.00	95.00
3	—	620	136.00–146.00	140.64
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	133.00	133.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
5	—	540	145.50–150.00	149.10
7	—	590	143.00–146.00	145.14
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
2	—	690	131.00–140.00	135.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	140.00–155.50	148.64
16	—	475	140.00–150.50	144.68
2	—	765	120.00–130.00	124.90
1	—	185	155.00	155.00
34	—	520	140.00–154.50	148.78
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
2	—	867	113.00	113.00
23	—	674	129.00–142.00	137.69
26	—	617	133.00–147.00	142.12
26	—	432	140.00–151.00	147.09
4	—	321	150.00–163.00	153.04
9	—	719	125.00–135.00	131.78
53	—	571	139.00–152.50	145.95
16	—	820	116.00–129.50	125.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	673	145.00–146.00	145.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	161.00	161.00
4	—	385	160.50	160.50
1	—	545	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	387	135.00	135.00
17	—	563	127.50–135.00	128.34
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
3	—	446	133.00	133.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
6	—	623	130.00–131.50	131.26
4	—	544	130.00–140.00	133.13
3	—	323	130.00–140.00	133.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	160.00–162.00	160.38
11	—	683	140.00–149.00	145.98
8	—	529	142.00–150.50	146.05
3	—	618	130.00–143.00	138.65
4	—	710	130.00–137.00	134.28
3	—	428	155.00–162.00	159.79
7	—	585	140.00–151.00	144.00
4	—	380	160.00–162.00	161.27
1	—	240	163.00	163.00
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
4	—	471	152.50–155.50	153.98
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
6	—	319	148.50	148.50
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	103.00	103.00
7	—	433	140.00–147.00	142.43
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,056	89.50–90.50	89.83
2	—	565	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	520	124.00–126.00	124.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	647	115.25	115.25
60	—	895	111.50	111.50
17	—	795	110.25	110.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	120.50	120.50
1	—	700	91.00	91.00
1	—	640	91.00	91.00
3	—	818	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,113	76.00–80.00	77.54
3	—	1,222	63.50–65.00	64.17
17	—	1,209	69.50–75.50	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	72.00–74.00	72.69
7	—	976	61.00–68.00	64.72
5	—	932	57.50–60.00	59.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,500	74.50–77.00	75.50
2	—	1,528	80.00–80.50	80.26
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	90.00–92.00	91.13
5	—	1,717	102.00–105.50	104.57
3	—	1,735	106.50–108.00	107.01

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)	3	—	1,087	670.00–910.00	845.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	850.00	850.00

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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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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