Sale reports / Kentucky / Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2019-07-08

Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 8
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,342 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 1,436▲ 1,342 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 82▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Holiday last week

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.92/cwt on 681 head.
Average price
$140.92
681 head · 668 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$8.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.22
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2675141.17953650
Medium and Large 2-3520135.9670730
Small 1-2500133.006651thin
One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $288 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 sale681 hd
140.92
—
KY average9 barns · 1,840 hd
137.70
+3.22
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,59486.561,3805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38962.688707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21060.1772813
CowsLean 85-90%Low94342.684038thin

Every lot

82 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391157.78/cwt149.00–161.0061714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3392142.68/cwt136.00–146.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428148.95/cwt139.00–152.5063817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454163.00/cwt163.00–163.0074014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476151.90/cwt147.50–155.0072322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484140.83/cwt134.00–143.0068217
Steers—Small 1-2500133.00/cwt133.00–133.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527146.93/cwt140.00–155.0077444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534159.52/cwt158.75–160.0085238
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540137.00/cwt137.00–137.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy552134.00/cwt134.00–134.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568155.66/cwt154.00–157.5088423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570151.26/cwt139.00–154.0086229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623143.57/cwt138.00–146.0089457
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663125.24/cwt117.50–128.508307
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676142.22/cwt133.50–144.7596171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715108.00/cwt108.00–108.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720136.08/cwt132.00–139.5098078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761131.42/cwt125.00–135.001,00029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816122.96/cwt120.50–125.501,0033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818132.30/cwt130.00–136.001,082195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865126.39/cwt121.00–127.501,09310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-298590.00/cwt90.00–90.008871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336140.49/cwt136.00–142.004725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2359138.94/cwt135.00–141.004994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373120.00/cwt120.00–120.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425124.36/cwt121.00–127.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429136.52/cwt130.00–140.0058653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451141.00/cwt141.00–141.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468121.38/cwt120.00–124.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475134.06/cwt126.00–139.0063747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526134.57/cwt126.00–139.5070851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533124.41/cwt121.00–125.0066313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558137.50/cwt137.50–137.507675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577131.90/cwt122.00–135.5076138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578123.00/cwt120.00–124.507116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618133.27/cwt130.50–135.5082460
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy624119.02/cwt115.00–120.007437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638125.93/cwt120.00–132.5080335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645112.50/cwt112.50–112.507261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671130.96/cwt121.00–131.9087987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3689114.57/cwt114.50–115.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy703130.00/cwt130.00–130.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714123.06/cwt120.00–125.0087914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773118.16/cwt114.50–120.0091319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0116
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332145.37/cwt140.00–150.004833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378149.08/cwt142.00–153.005645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422142.64/cwt138.00–150.006025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465128.00/cwt128.00–128.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478137.49/cwt135.00–142.006577
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528122.51/cwt120.00–125.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540133.94/cwt130.00–137.507238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574134.92/cwt130.50–145.0077412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620133.47/cwt130.00–138.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710118.00/cwt118.00–118.008381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 327891.00/cwt91.00–91.002532
Dairy Steers—Large 334290.00/cwt90.00–90.003083
Dairy Steers—Large 339082.00/cwt82.00–82.003201
Dairy Steers—Large 352091.00/cwt91.00–91.004739
Dairy Steers—Large 364083.50/cwt83.50–83.505341
Dairy Steers—Large 384075.50/cwt75.50–75.506343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13076.00/cwt76.00–76.008591
Bulls——1,69587.60/cwt84.00–90.001,4853
Bulls——1,75594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,6501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86052.00/cwt52.00–52.004471
Cows—Lean 85-90%88835.03/cwt34.00–36.003112
Cows—Lean 85-90%98243.87/cwt40.00–47.004315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19060.27/cwt57.00–63.5071710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26551.00/cwt51.00–51.006451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28564.24/cwt64.00–64.508252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35364.49/cwt64.00–65.008732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40361.95/cwt57.50–63.508695
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed860620.00/cwt620.00–620.005,3321

This sale against other markets

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.