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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 30

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,130 head

▲ 180 vs last sale 950▲ 1,130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 88▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test for slaughter bulls. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.95/cwt on 534 head.

Average price

$136.95

534 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	704	137.83	971	506
Medium and Large 2-3	514	121.02	622	28

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $349 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 sale534 hd

136.95

—

KY average27 barns · 7,986 hd

133.88

+3.07

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	1,015	71.64	727	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	51.81	608	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	51.77	792	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	47.15	467	11

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	368	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	307	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	148.97/cwt	145.00–154.00	468	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	152.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	119.88/cwt	117.00–123.00	444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	136.54/cwt	130.00–147.00	509	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	143.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	597	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	535	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	123.61/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	138.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	654	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	142.17/cwt	130.00–153.00	741	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	566	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	849	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	141.34/cwt	128.00–144.50	803	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	123.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	713	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	626	143.38/cwt	142.50–144.00	898	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	133.67/cwt	124.00–137.00	839	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	928	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	139.29/cwt	134.00–145.00	928	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	121.40/cwt	121.00–122.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	118.17/cwt	114.00–124.50	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	138.75/cwt	137.25–139.80	1,068	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	126.15/cwt	118.00–130.00	974	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	117.81/cwt	114.00–122.00	968	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	829	133.45/cwt	132.30–137.00	1,106	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	125.91/cwt	122.00–130.00	277	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	124.77/cwt	118.00–133.00	406	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	382	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	122.28/cwt	119.00–130.00	452	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	114.86/cwt	111.00–117.00	489	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	124.62/cwt	120.00–135.00	532	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	113.25/cwt	110.00–116.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	122.44/cwt	117.00–132.00	583	47
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.31/cwt	117.00–131.50	648	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	121.23/cwt	115.00–129.00	690	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	574	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	763	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	108.77/cwt	103.00–113.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	121.06/cwt	109.00–123.00	758	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	104.19/cwt	100.00–106.00	688	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	120.69/cwt	110.00–124.00	809	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	115.62/cwt	111.00–118.00	837	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	732	94.01/cwt	91.00–100.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	110.61/cwt	105.00–116.00	863	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	137.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	518	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	124.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	139.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	601	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	115.44/cwt	110.00–122.00	548	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	136.51/cwt	126.00–141.00	659	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	127.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	658	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	110.63/cwt	106.00–115.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	108.96/cwt	104.00–115.00	618	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	124.85/cwt	120.00–133.00	712	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	104.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	117.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	730	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	830	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	703	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	580	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,015	71.64/cwt	70.00–73.00	727	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	51.27/cwt	51.00–51.50	486	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	46.23/cwt	43.00–49.50	462	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	45.04/cwt	42.00–49.00	508	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	53.95/cwt	50.00–57.00	640	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	53.17/cwt	51.50–55.50	788	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	48.26/cwt	48.00–48.50	798	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	68.33/cwt	64.00–72.00	651	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,781	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,130Last week 950Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	110.00–115.00	112.43
6	—	426	111.00–117.00	114.86
5	—	660	100.00–106.00	104.19
5	—	586	103.00–113.00	108.77
4	—	780	104.00	104.00
4	—	460	110.00–116.00	113.25
3	—	732	91.00–100.00	94.01
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	360	106.00	106.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	670	110.00–124.00	120.69
47	—	476	117.00–132.00	122.44
45	—	626	109.00–123.00	121.06
42	—	569	115.00–129.00	121.23
35	—	521	117.00–131.50	124.31
30	—	427	120.00–135.00	124.62
21	—	370	119.00–130.00	122.28
16	—	325	118.00–133.00	124.77
12	—	724	111.00–118.00	115.62
2	—	780	105.00–116.00	110.61
2	—	220	122.00–130.00	125.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	110.00–122.00	115.44
6	—	567	104.00–115.00	108.96
4	—	612	100.00–106.00	104.47
3	—	420	120.00–129.00	124.77
2	—	520	106.00–115.00	110.63
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	378	130.00–142.00	137.09
15	—	518	120.00–135.00	127.07
15	—	483	126.00–141.00	136.51
8	—	741	112.00	112.00
8	—	570	120.00–133.00	124.85
8	—	429	137.00–143.00	139.98
7	—	624	110.00–120.00	117.03
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
1	—	680	114.50	114.50
1	—	265	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	121.00–122.00	121.40
5	—	577	120.00–125.00	123.58
5	—	429	124.00–125.00	124.60
3	—	470	120.00–126.00	123.61
2	—	620	117.00–120.00	118.50
2	—	528	116.00–120.00	118.03
2	—	370	117.00–123.00	119.88
2	—	215	125.00	125.00
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	290	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	770	137.25–139.80	138.75
121	—	829	132.30–137.00	133.45
21	—	629	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	666	134.00–145.00	139.29
27	—	628	124.00–137.00	133.67
23	—	521	130.00–153.00	142.17
20	—	568	128.00–144.50	141.34
11	—	772	118.00–130.00	126.15
11	—	416	135.00–145.00	143.42
8	—	473	130.00–145.00	138.36
8	—	373	130.00–147.00	136.54
6	—	283	130.00–131.00	130.15
5	—	314	145.00–154.00	148.97
3	—	822	114.00–122.00	117.81
3	—	712	114.00–124.50	118.17
1	—	860	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	142.50–144.00	143.38
7	—	566	150.00	150.00
3	—	540	149.00	149.00
3	—	364	150.00–154.00	152.66
2	—	460	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	43.00–49.50	46.23
2	—	948	51.00–51.50	51.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	51.50–55.50	53.17
2	—	1,653	48.00–48.50	48.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,187	50.00–57.00	53.95
6	—	1,128	42.00–49.00	45.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	70.00–73.00	71.64

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	—	953	64.00–72.00	68.33

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	625.00	625.00

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.