Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $157.26/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$157.26

323 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

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	688	159.69	1,099	292
Medium and Large 2-3	625	134.38	840	31

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $259 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 sale323 hd

157.26

—

KY average26 barns · 4,470 hd

153.64

+3.62

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	1,758	100.55	1,768	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	74.10	1,156	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	71.94	878	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	57.68	552	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	91.00	1,178	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	144.34/cwt	136.00–151.50	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.80/cwt	138.00–150.00	767	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	145.31/cwt	135.00–150.00	674	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	158.55/cwt	158.55–158.55	1,311	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	152.28/cwt	150.00–156.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	151.54/cwt	149.00–155.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	129.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	133.18/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	133.39/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	139.49/cwt	137.00–141.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	142.94/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,028	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	160.02/cwt	150.00–165.25	919	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	143.29/cwt	140.00–147.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	103.72/cwt	101.50–107.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	161.11/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	167.03/cwt	158.00–172.00	792	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	983	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	944	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	171.37/cwt	160.00–176.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	147.07/cwt	140.00–151.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	171.84/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,060	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	968	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	172.74/cwt	167.00–175.50	916	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	902	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,046	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,222	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	154.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	168	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	159.71/cwt	153.50–166.00	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	171.80/cwt	171.00–172.00	723	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,178	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	73.92/cwt	72.50–74.50	1,153	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	57.11/cwt	56.00–58.00	508	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	72.21/cwt	69.00–74.50	880	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.50	977	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	427	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	83.50/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	63.78/cwt	62.50–65.00	689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	107.81/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,052	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	101.82/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.80/cwt	122.50–125.00	892	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.87/cwt	134.00–147.00	861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	148.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	768	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.72/cwt	138.00–142.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	119.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	131.62/cwt	130.00–134.50	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	824	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.66/cwt	131.00–142.00	871	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	119.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	123.40/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	122.40/cwt	122.00–122.50	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	864	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	121.04/cwt	119.00–122.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	155.97/cwt	154.00–160.00	324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	141.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	537	5

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 740Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 53Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	680	130.00–140.00	134.50
9	—	418	136.00–151.50	144.34
47	—	530	138.00–150.00	144.80
1	—	885	117.50	117.50
35	—	464	135.00–150.00	145.31
3	—	318	130.00–135.00	133.32
7	—	730	125.00–135.00	129.28
27	—	582	138.00–145.00	141.50
23	—	628	131.00–142.00	138.66
2	—	785	115.00–125.00	119.94
4	—	841	120.00–124.50	123.40
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
3	—	208	154.00–160.00	155.97
5	—	381	140.00–145.00	141.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	145.00	145.00
3	—	713	142.00	142.00
17	—	576	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	716	100.00	100.00
8	—	526	130.00–134.00	131.98
2	—	610	117.00–121.00	119.00
2	—	433	130.00–135.00	132.54
7	—	585	130.00–134.50	131.62
5	—	681	122.00–122.50	122.40
3	—	481	119.00–122.00	121.04
1	—	220	137.00	137.00
2	—	827	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	135.00–140.00	137.53
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
3	—	530	150.00–156.00	152.28
4	—	479	149.00–155.00	151.54
3	—	801	114.00	114.00
2	—	653	130.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	635	137.00–141.00	139.49
7	—	573	140.00–147.00	143.29
5	—	883	101.50–107.00	103.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	827	158.55	158.55
7	—	580	170.50	170.50
6	—	671	159.50	159.50
26	—	617	170.00–173.00	171.84
4	—	541	179.00	179.00
61	—	787	155.25	155.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	124.00–135.00	133.18
4	—	777	130.00–141.00	133.39
14	—	719	131.00–145.00	142.94
34	—	574	150.00–165.25	160.02
1	—	815	135.00	135.00
16	—	623	150.00–168.00	161.11
13	—	474	158.00–172.00	167.03
7	—	435	160.00–176.00	171.37
8	—	674	140.00–151.00	147.07
1	—	355	156.00	156.00
18	—	530	167.00–175.50	172.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	96.00	96.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
1	—	825	96.00	96.00
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	902	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	152.00–157.00	154.57
2	—	168	170.00–180.00	174.93
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
2	—	340	157.00–160.00	158.48
12	—	474	153.50–166.00	159.71
5	—	421	171.00–172.00	171.80
12	—	715	122.50–125.00	124.80
6	—	674	130.00–135.00	131.16
12	—	629	134.00–147.00	136.87
15	—	519	145.00–151.00	148.07
8	—	568	138.00–142.00	139.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	132.50	132.50
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
2	—	860	101.00	101.00
2	—	540	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	72.50–74.50	73.92
1	—	1,560	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	75.00	75.00
2	—	890	56.00–58.00	57.11
1	—	1,030	41.50	41.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,218	69.00–74.50	72.21
4	—	1,294	75.00–76.50	75.49
2	—	1,080	62.50–65.00	63.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	82.00–85.00	83.50
4	—	1,903	106.00–110.00	107.81
4	—	1,724	96.00–104.00	101.82

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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