Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers over 700 lbs. sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $162.80/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$162.80

290 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$21.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

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	649	163.84	1,064	276
Medium and Large 2-3	590	142.33	839	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about $225 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 sale290 hd

162.80

—

KY average25 barns · 5,562 hd

151.84

+10.96

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	1,602	101.69	1,629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	71.40	861	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	70.36	1,100	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	57.47	494	6thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	146.17/cwt	143.00–149.50	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,031	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	138.82/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	134.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	972	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.37/cwt	131.00–140.00	839	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.84/cwt	137.00–150.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.93/cwt	134.00–149.00	786	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.47/cwt	132.00–146.00	730	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	155.95/cwt	155.95–155.95	1,277	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	135.76/cwt	130.00–141.00	968	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	565	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	158.70/cwt	150.00–163.50	974	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	177.01/cwt	164.50–178.50	814	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	184.66/cwt	184.00–185.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	143.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	162.13/cwt	159.00–170.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	168.22/cwt	160.00–176.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,063	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	158.31/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,051	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	170.06/cwt	160.00–171.50	983	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	143.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	139.17/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,083	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	163.66/cwt	161.00–169.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.67/cwt	115.00–130.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	138.03/cwt	129.00–142.50	841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.13/cwt	122.00–135.00	880	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	63.48/cwt	62.00–65.00	943	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	73.06/cwt	70.50–74.50	1,186	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	62.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	765	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	51.49/cwt	48.00–53.50	465	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	75.17/cwt	75.00–75.50	858	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	70.07/cwt	66.50–74.50	879	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	60.17/cwt	58.00–62.00	490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	102.36/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,742	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	111.65/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,342	93.94/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	147.62/cwt	140.00–153.00	781	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	144.32/cwt	142.00–145.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	104.26/cwt	102.00–105.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	121.59/cwt	120.50–122.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	109.74/cwt	109.50–110.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.05/cwt	129.50–140.00	899	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.89/cwt	145.00–158.50	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 740Last week 572Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 41Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	105.00	105.00
5	—	859	130.00–141.00	138.82
6	—	833	129.00–135.00	134.03
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
17	—	614	150.00–163.50	158.70
13	—	460	164.50–178.50	177.01
3	—	330	184.00–185.00	184.66
1	—	1,005	119.00	119.00
5	—	431	159.00–170.00	162.13
3	—	512	160.00–176.00	168.22
35	—	664	156.00–161.00	158.31
22	—	578	160.00–171.50	170.06
8	—	713	140.00–150.00	143.47
7	—	778	135.00–142.00	139.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	116.00	116.00
2	—	575	143.00–149.50	146.17
1	—	420	156.50	156.50
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
3	—	690	140.00–148.00	143.98
1	—	350	151.00	151.00
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
2	—	542	152.00	152.00
2	—	475	140.00–148.00	143.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	539	180.25	180.25
62	—	819	155.95	155.95
16	—	648	164.00	164.00
6	—	571	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	151.00	151.00
78	—	661	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	620	131.00–140.00	135.37
28	—	476	140.00–150.00	144.52
6	—	895	120.00	120.00
7	—	428	137.00–150.00	141.84
30	—	570	134.00–149.00	137.93
39	—	520	132.00–146.00	140.47
12	—	713	130.00–141.00	135.76
14	—	387	140.00–150.00	145.88
2	—	910	115.00	115.00
3	—	810	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,005	113.00	113.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	975	117.00	117.00
7	—	775	127.00–130.00	128.99
11	—	671	129.50–140.00	134.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	123.00	123.00
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
6	—	666	120.50–122.00	121.59
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
2	—	870	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.57
2	—	768	109.50–110.00	109.74
2	—	285	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	161.00–169.00	163.66
3	—	740	115.00–130.00	120.67
1	—	330	164.00	164.00
1	—	275	151.00	151.00
8	—	609	129.00–142.50	138.03
6	—	671	122.00–135.00	131.13
2	—	940	106.00	106.00
11	—	529	140.00–153.00	147.62
9	—	569	142.00–145.00	144.32
4	—	876	102.00–105.00	104.26
2	—	385	150.00	150.00
2	—	758	110.00	110.00
9	—	475	145.00–158.50	151.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
5	—	737	110.00	110.00
2	—	913	85.00–90.00	87.51
2	—	770	92.00–95.00	93.49
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	62.00–65.00	63.48
1	—	1,540	76.00	76.00
3	—	1,623	70.50–74.50	73.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	60.00–65.00	62.94
12	—	1,142	75.00–75.50	75.17
15	—	1,254	66.50–74.50	70.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	48.00–53.50	51.49
1	—	815	70.00	70.00
2	—	815	58.00–62.00	60.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,702	101.00–105.00	102.36
2	—	1,740	110.00–113.00	111.65
3	—	1,342	93.00–95.50	93.94

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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