Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to being closed for the Labor Day holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.24/cwt on 821 head.

Average price

$153.24

821 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$13.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

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	724	154.30	1,117	756
Medium and Large 2-3	574	140.85	808	65

One grade step is worth $13.46/cwt here — about $309 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 sale821 hd

153.24

—

KY average27 barns · 6,208 hd

151.00

+2.24

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	—	High	1,801	94.78	1,707	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	74.00	1,095	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	69.54	878	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	904	56.88	514	8thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2-3	—	622	145.73/cwt	143.00–149.50	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	159.65/cwt	152.00–164.00	991	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	146.96/cwt	141.00–151.00	492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	154.95/cwt	154.95–154.95	1,006	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	149.51/cwt	148.00–153.50	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.08/cwt	130.00–145.00	882	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	147.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	561	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	160.19/cwt	150.00–166.00	928	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	139.63/cwt	136.00–147.00	806	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	156.95/cwt	156.95–156.95	1,235	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,268	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	143.53/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,207	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	165.75/cwt	162.00–170.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	142.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	150.47/cwt	148.00–151.50	772	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.72/cwt	160.00–172.00	791	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	179.84/cwt	177.00–182.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	135.25/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,192	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	161.11/cwt	157.00–165.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	172.24/cwt	171.00–173.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	162.42/cwt	155.00–169.00	845	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	145.62/cwt	140.00–146.75	1,099	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	173.69/cwt	168.00–177.00	743	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	152.67/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,034	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	147.36/cwt	138.00–151.50	1,077	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	152.54/cwt	149.00–154.50	1,263	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	136.15/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	171.38/cwt	168.50–174.00	958	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	147.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.36/cwt	134.00–146.00	796	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	173.86/cwt	161.00–178.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	182.21/cwt	179.00–184.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	183.28/cwt	180.00–188.00	612	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	73.14/cwt	71.50–74.50	952	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	66.96/cwt	62.00–70.00	826	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	63.10/cwt	60.00–65.50	572	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,095	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	45.54/cwt	41.00–48.50	412	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	95.13/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	106.27/cwt	102.00–112.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.10/cwt	125.00–139.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	161.53/cwt	160.00–164.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	788	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	144.41/cwt	140.00–149.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	296	140.00/cwt	138.00–141.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	129.91/cwt	120.00–135.50	943	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.93/cwt	134.00–148.50	672	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	143.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	992	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.57/cwt	138.00–150.00	603	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.78/cwt	133.00–147.00	818	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	146.57/cwt	143.00–151.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	132.80/cwt	130.00–134.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	129.39/cwt	125.00–131.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	138.90/cwt	130.00–145.00	721	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	138.28/cwt	137.00–140.00	980	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,026	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.80/cwt	119.00–130.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	155.68/cwt	151.00–161.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	164.71/cwt	162.00–170.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	852	3

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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,547Last week 809Year ago 836

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 55

No comparison to last week due to being closed for the Labor Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	143.00–149.50	145.73
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
5	—	481	148.00–153.50	149.51
18	—	577	136.00–147.00	139.63
5	—	687	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,025	112.00	112.00
1	—	915	82.00	82.00
1	—	840	117.00	117.00
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
7	—	444	140.00–144.00	142.88
15	—	513	148.00–151.50	150.47
2	—	365	157.00–165.00	161.11
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
1	—	985	97.00	97.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	621	152.00–164.00	159.65
41	—	579	150.00–166.00	160.19
11	—	1,103	115.00	115.00
71	—	841	131.00–144.00	143.53
2	—	278	162.00–170.00	165.75
32	—	480	160.00–172.00	164.72
7	—	395	177.00–182.00	179.84
9	—	881	120.00–139.00	135.25
31	—	520	155.00–169.00	162.42
40	—	755	140.00–146.75	145.62
23	—	428	168.00–177.00	173.69
50	—	677	147.50–156.00	152.67
41	—	731	138.00–151.50	147.36
7	—	915	134.00–136.50	136.15
1	—	320	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	787	156.95	156.95
10	—	519	171.00–173.00	172.24
240	—	828	149.00–154.50	152.54
16	—	559	168.50–174.00	171.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	176.00	176.00
3	—	371	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	141.00–151.00	146.96
3	—	236	160.00	160.00
1	—	875	116.00	116.00
52	—	625	130.00–145.00	141.08
27	—	379	140.00–152.00	147.96
19	—	726	120.00–135.50	129.91
42	—	470	134.00–148.50	142.93
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
44	—	693	130.00–145.00	143.21
20	—	420	138.00–150.00	143.57
55	—	573	133.00–147.00	142.78
6	—	288	143.00–151.00	146.57
2	—	997	100.00	100.00
60	—	519	130.00–145.00	138.90
5	—	765	119.00–130.00	127.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	649	154.95	154.95
4	—	818	132.50	132.50
4	—	541	149.00	149.00
19	—	709	137.00–140.00	138.28
73	—	675	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	296	138.00–141.00	140.00
3	—	632	120.00–125.00	123.40
5	—	360	130.00–134.00	132.80
2	—	663	123.00–125.00	123.99
5	—	577	125.00–131.00	129.39
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
3	—	438	132.00–136.00	134.02
2	—	318	135.00–136.00	135.49
3	—	457	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	144.00–152.00	147.09
1	—	305	141.00	141.00
1	—	785	102.50	102.50
4	—	742	103.00	103.00
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.41
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
5	—	476	140.00–149.00	144.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
10	—	571	134.00–146.00	139.36
5	—	383	161.00–178.00	173.86
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
8	—	478	150.00–160.00	153.14
4	—	813	102.00–112.00	106.27
6	—	616	125.00–139.00	133.10
5	—	329	160.00–164.00	161.53
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
12	—	528	140.00–155.00	149.24
2	—	273	151.00–161.00	155.68
3	—	403	162.00–170.00	164.71
3	—	735	114.00–120.00	115.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	179.00–184.00	182.21
5	—	334	180.00–188.00	183.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	71.50–74.50	73.14
7	—	1,234	62.00–70.00	66.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	66.00	66.00
4	—	906	60.00–65.50	63.10
3	—	905	41.00–48.50	45.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,260	85.50	85.50
3	—	1,970	93.00–97.00	95.13

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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