Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on the higher quality lots. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for the feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.48/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$134.48

274 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

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	595	137.54	818	234
Medium and Large 2-3	538	118.63	639	35
Medium and Large 3	543	102.75	557	4thin
Large 1	525	100.00	525	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $293 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 sale274 hd

134.48

—

KY average26 barns · 6,057 hd

135.29

−0.81

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	1,515	94.33	1,429	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	62.91	970	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	62.11	789	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	50.67	532	3thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	473	167.65/cwt	154.00–170.50	793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	444	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	144.39/cwt	141.00–147.50	967	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	157.64/cwt	143.00–162.50	987	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	168.98/cwt	160.00–179.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	141.57/cwt	135.00–152.00	681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	111.06/cwt	103.00–115.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	147.46/cwt	145.00–153.50	919	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	138.76/cwt	133.00–141.00	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	141.73/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,103	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.03/cwt	130.00–144.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	138.96/cwt	130.00–143.00	582	16
Steers	Large 1	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.09/cwt	130.00–141.50	835	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	120.71/cwt	113.00–128.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	116.76/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.51/cwt	133.00–145.50	667	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.36/cwt	134.00–147.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	132.81/cwt	129.00–140.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,120	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	173.91/cwt	161.00–176.00	657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	133.29/cwt	131.00–136.50	874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	746	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	141.60/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,008	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.64/cwt	150.50–165.00	904	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	741	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	856	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	676	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	899	112.95/cwt	112.95–112.95	1,015	58
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	658	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.58/cwt	153.00–165.00	851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	137.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,186	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	414	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	528	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	92.12/cwt	80.00–98.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	157.53/cwt	148.00–165.00	737	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	179.95/cwt	176.00–184.00	662	15
Bulls	Large 1	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	177.33/cwt	175.00–179.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	616	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	64.35/cwt	62.00–67.50	831	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	469	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	58.99/cwt	58.50–59.50	1,003	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	63.37/cwt	60.00–66.00	966	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	59.86/cwt	55.50–61.50	747	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,481	93.86/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,390	6
Bulls	—	—	1,200	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	100.41/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,405.00/cwt	1,405.00–1,405.00	19,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.87/cwt	178.00–185.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	730	86.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	140.51/cwt	120.00–146.00	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	129.29/cwt	122.00–136.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	112.77/cwt	106.00–115.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	140.54/cwt	130.00–150.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	159.05/cwt	158.00–160.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.00/cwt	140.00–153.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	132.79/cwt	132.00–133.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	116.43/cwt	109.00–129.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.07/cwt	130.00–145.50	736	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	110.55/cwt	100.00–125.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	118.27/cwt	100.00–125.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	130.15/cwt	123.00–137.00	920	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	124.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	141.70/cwt	128.50–145.50	962	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.25/cwt	128.00–140.00	785	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	163.72/cwt	152.50–170.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	120.48/cwt	115.00–130.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.51/cwt	126.50–129.50	863	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	405	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 Sep 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 921Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 66Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year 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
15	—	473	154.00–170.50	167.65
16	—	670	141.00–147.50	144.39
32	—	626	143.00–162.50	157.64
2	—	323	160.00–179.00	168.98
20	—	778	132.00–145.00	141.73
19	—	813	135.00–140.50	137.72
11	—	378	161.00–176.00	173.91
2	—	1,072	119.00	119.00
3	—	937	127.00–130.00	128.00
6	—	419	176.00–180.00	177.99
13	—	712	136.00–145.00	141.60
10	—	570	150.50–165.00	158.64
19	—	530	153.00–165.00	160.58
23	—	865	130.00–140.00	137.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	120.00–130.00	124.98
8	—	444	160.00–165.00	162.16
11	—	481	135.00–152.00	141.57
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
10	—	535	134.00–147.00	141.36
6	—	628	129.00–140.00	132.81
6	—	578	130.00–140.00	134.94
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
3	—	721	133.50	133.50
1	—	985	111.00	111.00
14	—	656	131.00–136.50	133.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
4	—	631	103.00–115.00	111.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	192.00	192.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	110.00	110.00
5	—	323	133.00–141.00	138.76
8	—	373	130.00–144.00	140.03
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
16	—	419	130.00–143.00	138.96
17	—	623	130.00–141.50	134.09
1	—	1,090	104.00	104.00
3	—	833	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,007	105.00	105.00
2	—	938	115.50–118.00	116.76
20	—	471	133.00–145.50	141.51
31	—	522	130.00–145.50	141.07
4	—	773	130.50	130.50
14	—	707	123.00–137.00	130.15
51	—	679	128.50–145.50	141.70
40	—	576	128.00–140.00	136.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	145.00–153.50	147.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	113.00–128.00	120.71
2	—	388	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	273	132.00–135.00	133.46
5	—	523	109.00–129.00	116.43
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
3	—	568	100.00–125.00	110.55
6	—	672	100.00–125.00	118.27
1	—	750	107.50	107.50
4	—	612	120.00–126.00	124.25
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
5	—	412	115.00–130.00	120.48
1	—	930	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	106.00	106.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	70.00	70.00
1	—	975	76.00	76.00
3	—	856	79.00	79.00
4	—	658	107.50	107.50
8	—	414	127.50	127.50
3	—	765	80.00–98.00	92.12
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	899	112.95	112.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	468	148.00–165.00	157.53
15	—	368	176.00–184.00	179.95
4	—	325	178.00–185.00	181.87
5	—	584	134.00–136.00	135.02
2	—	233	158.00–160.00	159.05
9	—	528	140.00–153.00	145.00
5	—	604	132.00–133.00	132.79
9	—	430	152.50–170.00	163.72
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
2	—	832	105.00	105.00
8	—	677	126.50–129.50	127.51
2	—	268	150.00–152.00	150.99
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
3	—	730	80.00–90.00	86.69
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	175.00–179.00	177.33
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	312	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
11	—	477	120.00–146.00	140.51
2	—	585	125.00–130.00	127.48
6	—	538	122.00–136.00	129.29
4	—	688	106.00–115.00	112.77
5	—	424	130.00–150.00	140.54
1	—	305	152.00	152.00
2	—	373	160.00	160.00
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
2	—	477	114.00	114.00
1	—	805	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,292	62.00–67.50	64.35
11	—	1,248	55.50–61.50	59.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	47.00	47.00
1	—	1,155	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	58.50–59.50	58.99
17	—	1,524	60.00–66.00	63.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	90.00–95.50	93.86
1	—	1,200	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,773	100.00–101.00	100.41

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	910	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,405	1,405.00	1,405.00

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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