Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.01/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$135.01

435 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

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	531	136.62	725	402
Small and Medium 1-2	502	125.00	628	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	114.78	675	31

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $50 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 sale435 hd

135.01

—

KY average24 barns · 5,077 hd

133.59

+1.42

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	1,380	75.50	1,042	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	58.16	718	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	57.83	894	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	46.04	408	6thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	143.03/cwt	140.00–149.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	146.28/cwt	144.00–147.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	126.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	134.22/cwt	130.00–139.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	142.80/cwt	142.00–143.00	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	147.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	142.26/cwt	142.00–144.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	170.43/cwt	168.00–171.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	165.24/cwt	165.00–169.00	869	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	142.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	134.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	647	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	135.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	427	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	132.51/cwt	120.00–135.00	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.29/cwt	124.00–140.00	856	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.87/cwt	124.00–141.00	768	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	136.78/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,035	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	134.78/cwt	124.00–136.50	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	111.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	177.65/cwt	169.00–185.00	703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	143.16/cwt	130.00–145.50	1,038	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	136.88/cwt	135.00–137.50	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	135.22/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	137.93/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	150.05/cwt	140.00–155.75	872	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	160.62/cwt	150.00–165.50	776	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.43/cwt	149.00–161.50	806	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	181.74/cwt	180.00–191.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	127.78/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	137.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	143.30/cwt	136.00–148.50	966	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	168.42/cwt	160.00–175.00	723	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.01/cwt	139.00–150.00	902	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	444	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	121.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	177.42/cwt	171.00–185.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.25/cwt	150.00–162.00	725	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	180.39/cwt	176.00–181.00	741	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	41.74/cwt	39.00–44.00	359	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	54.64/cwt	51.00–58.00	513	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	933	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	58.53/cwt	56.00–61.00	901	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	52.25/cwt	52.00–52.50	836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	52.16/cwt	52.00–52.50	643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	58.86/cwt	53.50–61.50	732	13
Bulls	—	—	1,200	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	74.98/cwt	74.00–76.00	679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	808.93/cwt	590.00–1,200.00	8,769	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	990.01/cwt	630.00–1,260.00	11,662	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	704.54/cwt	520.00–910.00	7,341	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	18,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	977.80/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	10,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	125.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	168.30/cwt	160.00–171.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.67/cwt	122.00–134.00	792	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.89/cwt	140.00–153.50	764	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	147.60/cwt	147.00–148.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.01/cwt	153.00–169.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	169.00/cwt	167.00–171.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	116.34/cwt	113.00–120.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	982	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	146.65/cwt	146.00–147.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	177.11/cwt	169.00–182.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	107.96/cwt	106.00–111.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.08/cwt	130.00–144.50	592	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	134.79/cwt	127.00–140.00	717	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.95/cwt	131.00–145.00	522	22

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 Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,032Last week 1,365Year ago 982

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 68Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 5Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
3	—	480	140.00–149.00	143.03
7	—	535	144.00–147.00	146.28
3	—	673	124.00–130.00	126.30
4	—	571	130.00–139.00	134.22
1	—	440	151.00	151.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
8	—	628	135.00–137.50	136.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	168.00–171.00	170.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	160.00	160.00
16	—	526	165.00–169.00	165.24
7	—	629	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	396	169.00–185.00	177.65
43	—	725	130.00–145.50	143.16
9	—	826	134.00–136.00	135.22
8	—	872	137.50–141.00	137.93
49	—	581	140.00–155.75	150.05
42	—	483	150.00–165.50	160.62
39	—	529	149.00–161.50	152.43
6	—	343	180.00–191.00	181.74
5	—	909	126.00–129.00	127.78
5	—	771	132.00–143.00	137.70
37	—	674	136.00–148.50	143.30
17	—	429	160.00–175.00	168.42
16	—	618	139.00–150.00	146.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	142.00–143.00	142.80
11	—	574	145.00–148.00	147.47
16	—	509	142.00–144.00	142.26
9	—	687	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	135.00–150.00	142.17
4	—	273	130.00–140.00	134.08
4	—	813	110.00	110.00
1	—	190	147.00	147.00
68	—	475	130.00–145.00	136.27
11	—	314	130.00–139.00	135.88
4	—	860	112.00	112.00
9	—	726	120.00–135.00	132.51
44	—	628	124.00–140.00	136.29
47	—	574	124.00–141.00	133.87
9	—	757	131.00–137.50	136.78
12	—	668	124.00–136.50	134.78
48	—	426	130.00–144.50	139.08
68	—	532	127.00–140.00	134.79
22	—	373	131.00–145.00	139.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	110.00–115.00	111.24
5	—	673	113.00–120.00	116.34
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
3	—	613	115.00–120.00	116.68
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
6	—	521	122.00–125.00	123.46
5	—	714	106.00–111.00	107.96
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
1	—	870	107.00	107.00
2	—	478	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	425	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	146.00–147.00	146.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.50	112.50
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	577	130.00–140.00	136.42
5	—	676	120.00–125.00	121.78
2	—	273	171.00–185.00	177.42
11	—	470	150.00–162.00	154.25
4	—	727	125.00	125.00
4	—	230	160.00–171.00	168.30
24	—	625	122.00–134.00	126.67
14	—	513	140.00–153.50	148.89
1	—	170	185.00	185.00
7	—	418	153.00–169.00	159.01
4	—	870	104.50	104.50
2	—	780	115.00	115.00
2	—	330	167.00–171.00	169.00
7	—	376	169.00–182.00	177.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	411	176.00–181.00	180.39
2	—	327	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	109.00	109.00
2	—	528	121.00–130.00	125.39
5	—	471	147.00–148.00	147.60
2	—	565	125.00–128.00	126.46
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,233	52.00–52.50	52.16
13	—	1,243	53.50–61.50	58.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	859	39.00–44.00	41.74
2	—	938	51.00–58.00	54.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,539	56.00–61.00	58.53
2	—	1,600	52.00–52.50	52.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,560	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	74.00–76.00	74.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,084	590.00–1,200.00	808.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,178	630.00–1,260.00	990.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,042	520.00–910.00	704.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,280.00	1,280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,115	800.00–1,125.00	977.80

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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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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