Sale reports / Kentucky / Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2019-11-25

Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 25
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
▼ 1,015 vs last sale 1,442▲ 427 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 70▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 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 firm. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.45/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$140.45
188 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558141.96792176
Medium and Large 2-3614118.4272712thin
One grade step is worth $23.54/cwt here — about $65 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 sale188 hd
140.45
—
KY average26 barns · 6,538 hd
135.84
+4.62
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—Low1,65280.291,32612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62650.838268thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20448.2558140
CowsLean 85-90%Average98846.124566thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345136.00/cwt136.00–136.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350131.00/cwt131.00–131.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365156.00/cwt156.00–156.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378149.58/cwt142.00–154.005657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430138.34/cwt135.00–142.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430124.00/cwt124.00–124.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475141.75/cwt132.00–145.0067327
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475123.00/cwt123.00–123.005841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490152.87/cwt152.00–153.007498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy506151.00/cwt151.00–151.0076411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520115.51/cwt115.00–116.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523142.47/cwt137.00–146.0074517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570125.51/cwt125.00–126.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571139.85/cwt134.00–145.0079930
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631127.67/cwt127.00–128.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639140.37/cwt140.25–141.5089750
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663137.42/cwt135.50–139.509117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718132.64/cwt130.00–134.509525
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755106.00/cwt106.00–106.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3895111.00/cwt111.00–111.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223121.07/cwt120.00–123.002703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265120.00/cwt120.00–120.003181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318125.24/cwt120.00–132.003986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335101.00/cwt101.00–101.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373114.05/cwt111.00–116.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374127.36/cwt122.00–133.0047617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432123.94/cwt120.00–130.0053518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467121.58/cwt116.00–128.0056816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530121.86/cwt114.00–129.5064638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540114.00/cwt112.00–115.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568119.20/cwt118.00–120.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt109.00–111.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620121.14/cwt113.00–124.0075110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675111.21/cwt110.00–115.007514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720115.77/cwt112.00–118.008344
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275131.00/cwt131.00–131.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310145.98/cwt142.00–150.004533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320161.00/cwt161.00–161.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365137.16/cwt133.00–141.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441151.25/cwt147.00–154.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457141.94/cwt138.00–144.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485121.00/cwt121.00–121.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518131.96/cwt128.00–137.0068410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568128.69/cwt128.00–130.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613122.48/cwt119.00–130.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678118.21/cwt115.00–123.008014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770102.00/cwt102.00–102.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3815102.00/cwt102.00–102.008311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 334070.00/cwt70.00–70.002382
Dairy Steers—Large 336584.00/cwt84.00–84.003071
Dairy Steers—Large 353895.00/cwt95.00–95.005113
Dairy Steers—Large 362784.50/cwt84.50–84.505302
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22073.00/cwt73.00–73.008911
Bulls——1,68579.74/cwt75.00–82.501,3448
Bulls——1,70884.20/cwt83.50–85.001,4383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96840.00/cwt40.00–40.003872
Cows—Lean 85-90%99847.23/cwt43.00–51.504713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00055.00/cwt55.00–55.005501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17647.01/cwt43.50–51.0055317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19940.40/cwt38.00–42.504848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23953.83/cwt52.00–56.0066715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56554.00/cwt54.00–54.008452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63151.32/cwt48.00–53.508375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72042.00/cwt42.00–42.007221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301

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.