Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder steers over 600 lbs. sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $151.03/cwt on 702 head.

Average price

$151.03

702 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$49.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

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	697	151.47	1,055	661
Medium and Large 2-3	526	144.91	762	40
Small and Medium 2-3	610	102.00	622	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.47/cwt here — about $433 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 sale702 hd

151.03

—

KY average24 barns · 7,480 hd

149.63

+1.39

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	1,510	88.76	1,340	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,642	60.48	993	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	58.75	741	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	55.34	524	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,305	100.00	1,305	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	720	134.89/cwt	130.00–145.50	971	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	142.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	149.75/cwt	149.00–150.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	142.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	135.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	161.83/cwt	160.00–166.00	676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	131.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,024	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	130.37/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	183.06/cwt	175.00–189.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	129.60/cwt	121.00–132.50	1,187	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	162.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	132.86/cwt	132.00–135.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	154.92/cwt	154.00–155.80	1,267	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,272	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.23/cwt	123.00–139.00	829	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	133.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,109	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	528	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.98/cwt	124.00–135.00	749	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	144.53/cwt	139.50–153.50	898	74
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	183.79/cwt	174.00–188.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	155.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	817	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	168.14/cwt	160.00–172.00	787	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	151.57/cwt	146.50–159.00	855	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	137.43/cwt	134.50–140.00	1,149	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	176.22/cwt	169.00–180.00	754	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	140.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	960	66
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	885	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,023	88.98/cwt	85.00–90.00	910	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	463	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	484	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	849	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	917	60
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	517	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	510	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	235	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	182.45/cwt	172.00–189.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	164.73/cwt	162.00–170.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	47.69/cwt	45.50–50.00	486	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	63.71/cwt	63.00–64.00	1,085	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	59.73/cwt	57.00–62.50	972	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	59.06/cwt	54.50–61.50	749	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	63.60/cwt	61.00–66.00	517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	54.74/cwt	53.50–56.00	552	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	50.45/cwt	47.00–52.00	587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	62.37/cwt	62.00–63.00	804	5
Bulls	—	—	1,283	80.91/cwt	78.50–82.50	1,038	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	94.76/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,569	90.92/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,427	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	135	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	126.79/cwt	122.00–130.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	93.92/cwt	90.00–98.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.57/cwt	121.00–128.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	179.72/cwt	178.00–183.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	155.67/cwt	151.00–160.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	162.53/cwt	161.00–168.00	779	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.14/cwt	130.00–142.00	638	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	938	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	580	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.84/cwt	130.00–142.00	700	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	121.19/cwt	120.00–121.50	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	122.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	122.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	123.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	123.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	645	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	729	111.19/cwt	100.00–115.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	128.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.25/cwt	140.00–148.50	804	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.87/cwt	130.00–144.00	844	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.50/cwt	111.00–118.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	183.33/cwt	175.00–189.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,011	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	146.94/cwt	140.00–151.50	755	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	107.06/cwt	103.00–111.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	164.38/cwt	162.00–169.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,651Last week 924Year ago 1,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 56Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year 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
25	—	720	130.00–145.50	134.89
15	—	781	130.00–136.00	131.10
4	—	871	130.00–131.00	130.37
6	—	363	175.00–189.00	183.06
12	—	916	121.00–132.50	129.60
13	—	1,038	122.50	122.50
74	—	621	139.50–153.50	144.53
2	—	953	126.00	126.00
4	—	320	174.00–188.00	183.79
62	—	524	150.00–165.00	155.98
40	—	468	160.00–172.00	168.14
37	—	564	146.50–159.00	151.57
17	—	836	134.50–140.00	137.43
25	—	428	169.00–180.00	176.22
66	—	682	130.00–145.00	140.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	138.00–145.00	142.30
4	—	464	149.00–150.00	149.75
4	—	531	140.00–148.00	142.76
7	—	613	130.00–137.00	135.01
9	—	418	160.00–166.00	161.83
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	385	160.00–168.00	162.74
2	—	710	115.00–121.00	117.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	193.00	193.00
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
2	—	400	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
254	—	818	154.00–155.80	154.92
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	709	132.00–135.00	132.86
2	—	218	140.00	140.00
39	—	622	123.00–139.00	133.23
4	—	776	120.00–125.00	123.74
8	—	276	130.00–140.00	133.02
10	—	867	120.00	120.00
11	—	964	115.00	115.00
7	—	322	130.00–140.00	135.12
15	—	380	130.00–145.00	139.00
60	—	576	124.00–135.00	129.98
66	—	472	130.00–142.00	135.14
23	—	677	135.00–140.00	138.50
40	—	423	130.00–144.00	137.14
58	—	523	130.00–142.00	133.84
5	—	828	120.00–125.00	123.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	120.00–121.50	121.19
3	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	425	120.00–126.00	122.70
11	—	468	120.00–126.00	122.36
1	—	320	121.00	121.00
3	—	365	120.00–127.00	122.27
22	—	521	120.00–128.00	123.77
4	—	729	100.00–115.00	111.19
5	—	559	124.00–130.00	128.82
1	—	295	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	140.00	140.00
79	—	683	148.00	148.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	75.00	75.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,023	85.00–90.00	88.98
1	—	765	60.50	60.50
1	—	745	65.00	65.00
1	—	655	79.00	79.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	101.00	101.00
1	—	235	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	849	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	172.00–189.00	182.45
3	—	278	162.00–170.00	164.73
2	—	720	121.00–128.00	124.57
4	—	427	178.00–183.00	179.72
18	—	479	161.00–168.00	162.53
21	—	565	140.00–148.50	142.25
33	—	635	130.00–144.00	132.87
4	—	673	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	765	111.00–118.00	114.50
5	—	328	175.00–189.00	183.33
16	—	514	140.00–151.50	146.94
2	—	833	103.00–111.00	107.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	186.00	186.00
2	—	392	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	191.00	191.00
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	106.00	106.00
1	—	135	150.00	150.00
5	—	553	122.00–130.00	126.79
2	—	828	90.00–98.00	93.92
2	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
6	—	627	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	333	151.00–160.00	155.67
3	—	377	162.00–169.00	164.38
3	—	448	165.00	165.00
1	—	920	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	45.50–50.00	47.69
2	—	813	61.00–66.00	63.60
2	—	1,008	53.50–56.00	54.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	63.00–64.00	63.71
13	—	1,628	57.00–62.50	59.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,269	54.50–61.50	59.06
3	—	1,163	47.00–52.00	50.45
5	—	1,289	62.00–63.00	62.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	78.50–82.50	80.91
2	—	1,695	94.50–95.00	94.76
9	—	1,569	85.00–94.00	90.92

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	1	—	1,095	80.00	80.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	850.00	850.00

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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