Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $147.12/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$147.12

328 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$17.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

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	667	147.97	986	312
Medium and Large 2-3	614	130.53	802	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.44/cwt here — about $184 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 sale328 hd

147.12

—

KY average25 barns · 6,637 hd

146.53

+0.59

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	1,523	82.80	1,261	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	58.09	945	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	52.04	622	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	44.73	419	7thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	466	130.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	606	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.37/cwt	116.00–122.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	141.78/cwt	135.00–144.00	539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	165.69/cwt	160.00–175.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	138.85/cwt	137.00–140.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	141.34/cwt	133.50–143.50	1,105	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	137.07/cwt	136.00–138.50	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.14/cwt	130.00–146.50	943	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,288	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	169.06/cwt	163.00–176.00	727	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.50/cwt	133.50–148.00	872	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	130.31/cwt	128.50–131.50	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	169.02/cwt	161.00–174.50	784	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.53/cwt	140.00–156.00	835	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.36/cwt	145.00–159.00	818	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	138.47/cwt	130.00–144.50	993	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.52/cwt	140.00–155.50	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	794	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	56.81/cwt	56.00–58.50	908	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	48.62/cwt	47.00–50.00	558	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	41.25/cwt	40.00–42.00	382	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	49.37/cwt	47.00–51.00	469	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	78.61/cwt	75.00–82.00	969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	86.99/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,577	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	52.87/cwt	51.00–54.00	648	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	157.55/cwt	154.00–159.50	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.31/cwt	114.00–130.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	106.62/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,038	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	131.00/cwt	129.00–133.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	735	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	138.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	138.43/cwt	136.00–141.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.90/cwt	124.00–141.50	822	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.86/cwt	125.00–137.00	692	39

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 1,651Year ago 1,215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 103Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	466	127.00–135.00	130.11
5	—	852	114.00	114.00
3	—	765	116.00–122.00	119.37
13	—	380	135.00–144.00	141.78
16	—	974	100.00–111.00	106.62
1	—	1,185	95.00	95.00
7	—	708	129.00–133.00	131.00
11	—	673	120.00–131.00	128.05
38	—	573	120.00–135.00	128.22
12	—	436	130.00–140.00	138.00
3	—	326	142.00	142.00
2	—	273	136.00–141.00	138.43
29	—	628	124.00–141.50	130.90
2	—	830	116.00	116.00
39	—	529	125.00–137.00	130.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	135.50	135.50
5	—	525	140.50	140.50
8	—	575	137.00–140.00	138.85
7	—	674	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	120.00	120.00
4	—	434	126.00–128.00	127.03
6	—	619	119.00–122.00	120.49
4	—	510	120.00–122.00	120.50
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
5	—	465	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
7	—	592	136.00–138.50	137.07
3	—	483	140.00	140.00
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,010	98.00	98.00
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	134.00	134.00
6	—	384	160.00–175.00	165.69
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
25	—	782	133.50–143.50	141.34
37	—	678	130.00–146.50	139.14
10	—	1,008	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,120	114.00	114.00
2	—	325	150.00–160.00	154.92
12	—	430	163.00–176.00	169.06
38	—	625	133.50–148.00	139.50
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
7	—	829	128.50–131.50	130.31
25	—	464	161.00–174.50	169.02
27	—	570	140.00–156.00	146.53
38	—	530	145.00–159.00	154.36
16	—	717	130.00–144.50	138.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	842	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	133.00	133.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
2	—	483	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	110.00–114.00	112.02
4	—	398	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	140.00–155.50	149.52
9	—	384	165.00	165.00
2	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
24	—	610	120.00–135.00	130.18
8	—	488	154.00–159.50	157.55
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
4	—	720	114.00–130.00	118.31
4	—	938	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	56.00–58.50	56.81
2	—	1,670	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,147	47.00–50.00	48.62
1	—	1,105	60.00	60.00
11	—	1,225	51.00–54.00	52.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	40.00–42.00	41.25
3	—	950	47.00–51.00	49.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	75.00–82.00	78.61
2	—	1,813	86.00–88.00	86.99

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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