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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 16

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,049 head

▼ 553 vs last sale 1,602▲ 1,049 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 92▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 2▲ 15 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $140.20/cwt on 560 head.

Average price

$140.20

560 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$17.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

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	712	141.11	1,005	531
Medium and Large 2-3	575	123.54	710	29

One grade step is worth $17.58/cwt here — about $295 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 sale560 hd

140.20

—

KY average30 barns · 9,557 hd

138.40

+1.80

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	—	High	1,714	82.85	1,420	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	52.15	785	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	47.22	568	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	43.92	422	12

Every lot

90 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	118.14/cwt	115.00–121.00	323	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	142.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	511	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	163.62/cwt	163.00–165.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	124.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	151.91/cwt	145.00–160.00	647	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	154.36/cwt	143.00–159.00	738	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	135.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	150.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	800	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	145.42/cwt	138.50–152.00	836	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	122.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	759	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	142.20/cwt	133.00–145.75	887	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	137.09/cwt	131.50–139.50	917	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	121.24/cwt	118.00–123.00	811	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	131.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	947	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	108.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	142.65/cwt	142.65–142.65	1,068	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	123.54/cwt	117.00–129.50	956	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	139.94/cwt	139.10–141.30	1,150	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	123.17/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,027	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	121.40/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,089	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	124.84/cwt	119.00–125.75	1,165	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	121.03/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,175	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	229	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	276	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	123.05/cwt	121.00–127.00	348	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	128.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	402	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	373	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	122.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	443	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	126.43/cwt	116.00–130.00	526	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	127.85/cwt	116.00–131.50	607	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	124.89/cwt	118.00–130.50	657	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	123.88/cwt	115.00–128.50	719	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	121.19/cwt	114.00–130.00	743	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	121.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	828	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	130.95/cwt	130.95–130.95	894	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	122.73/cwt	116.50–126.00	874	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	123.13/cwt	120.50–125.50	948	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	122.03/cwt	121.60–122.50	1,145	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,120	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	364	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	160.39/cwt	150.00–162.50	507	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	159.34/cwt	156.50–165.00	602	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	158.93/cwt	156.00–165.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	144.47/cwt	141.00–155.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	132.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	128.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	658	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	123.65/cwt	120.00–131.00	710	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	123.89/cwt	115.00–131.00	774	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	112.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	821	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	400	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	457	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	411	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	558	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	474	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	81.78/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,534	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	46.21/cwt	43.00–50.00	433	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	39.36/cwt	38.00–41.00	383	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	546	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,135	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	488	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	40.09/cwt	37.00–42.50	460	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	47.11/cwt	43.00–51.00	571	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	53.86/cwt	52.50–57.00	668	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	50.75/cwt	48.00–52.50	751	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	57.06/cwt	55.00–58.50	949	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,816	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	972	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 Dec 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,049Last week 1,602Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	106.00	106.00
2	—	825	118.00	118.00
3	—	229	120.00–121.00	120.66
17	—	712	116.50–126.00	122.73
3	—	283	121.00–127.00	123.05
4	—	360	120.00–130.00	122.95
5	—	313	120.00–132.00	128.45
11	—	416	116.00–130.00	126.43
37	—	475	116.00–131.50	127.85
42	—	938	121.60–122.50	122.03
44	—	613	114.00–130.00	121.19
31	—	526	118.00–130.50	124.89
36	—	580	115.00–128.50	123.88
14	—	679	117.00–125.00	121.96
14	—	770	120.50–125.50	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	335	111.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	587	111.00	111.00
2	—	670	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	728	108.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	895	94.50	94.50
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,120	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	683	130.95	130.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	139.50	139.50
3	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	150.00–162.50	160.39
7	—	378	156.50–165.00	159.34
7	—	574	120.00–131.00	123.65
10	—	625	115.00–131.00	123.89
11	—	513	120.00–131.00	128.27
4	—	455	141.00–155.00	144.47
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
2	—	258	141.00	141.00
3	—	727	111.00–114.00	112.98
4	—	416	156.00–165.00	158.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
2	—	595	100.00	100.00
5	—	472	130.00–137.00	132.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	822	139.10–141.30	139.94
67	—	749	142.65	142.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	163.00–165.00	163.62
5	—	530	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	669	131.50–139.50	137.09
32	—	478	143.00–159.00	154.36
48	—	624	133.00–145.75	142.20
53	—	575	138.50–152.00	145.42
27	—	530	140.00–155.00	150.89
2	—	328	170.00	170.00
4	—	359	140.00–144.00	142.25
5	—	897	119.00–122.00	121.40
18	—	774	117.00–129.50	123.54
18	—	933	119.00–125.75	124.84
7	—	834	117.00–126.00	123.17
7	—	971	115.00–123.50	121.03
8	—	718	125.00–135.00	131.95
9	—	426	145.00–160.00	151.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
1	—	880	109.00	109.00
2	—	273	115.00–121.00	118.14
2	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.76
2	—	725	106.00–110.00	108.03
3	—	485	134.00–140.00	135.92
3	—	590	136.00	136.00
4	—	529	130.00–132.00	131.00
4	—	619	118.00–125.00	122.69
5	—	669	118.00–123.00	121.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	85.00	85.00
3	—	457	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	85.00	85.00
1	—	400	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	974	38.00–41.00	39.36
6	—	937	43.00–50.00	46.21
1	—	1,030	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,241	52.50–57.00	53.86
17	—	1,211	43.00–51.00	47.11
10	—	1,148	37.00–42.50	40.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	43.00	43.00
3	—	1,663	55.00–58.50	57.06
4	—	1,479	48.00–52.50	50.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,668	80.00–83.50	81.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	770.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	80.00	80.00

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.