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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 9

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,569 head

▲ 1,082 vs last sale 487▲ 1,569 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 48▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $145.11/cwt on 648 head.

Average price

$145.11

648 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$2.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

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	659	145.41	959	567
Medium and Large 2-3	563	143.02	806	81

One grade step is worth $2.39/cwt here — about $153 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 sale648 hd

145.11

—

KY average27 barns · 5,196 hd

146.80

−1.69

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	—	Average	1,751	94.40	1,653	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	68.69	1,081	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	60.99	739	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	49.15	450	12

Every lot

108 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	175.73/cwt	171.00–180.00	480	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	177.40/cwt	171.00–181.00	578	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	188.77/cwt	185.00–194.00	710	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	172.02/cwt	160.00–176.00	664	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	184.47/cwt	180.00–187.00	767	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	169.63/cwt	160.00–177.50	736	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	171.09/cwt	162.00–179.00	813	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	180.56/cwt	180.00–182.50	870	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	754	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	179.29/cwt	178.00–180.00	900	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	154.14/cwt	151.00–159.00	806	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	168.72/cwt	160.00–177.00	893	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	158.50/cwt	151.00–166.00	905	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	144.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	845	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	147.42/cwt	140.00–152.00	905	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	134.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	826	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	136.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	918	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	140.60/cwt	140.60–140.60	960	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	689	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	130.66/cwt	120.00–138.00	955	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	120.31/cwt	115.00–130.00	936	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,050	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	115.40/cwt	115.40–115.40	1,025	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	112.83/cwt	112.00–113.25	1,049	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,163	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	1,220	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	122.96/cwt	120.00–131.00	320	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	133.28/cwt	132.50–134.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	144.52/cwt	137.00–152.50	480	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	138.38/cwt	135.00–141.00	509	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	152.16/cwt	144.00–159.00	561	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	149.86/cwt	148.50–151.00	628	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	136.71/cwt	130.00–147.00	582	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	123.10/cwt	120.00–127.50	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	138.92/cwt	129.00–144.00	660	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	121.11/cwt	120.00–127.00	575	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	117.32/cwt	116.00–120.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	129.65/cwt	120.00–137.00	681	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	128.03/cwt	120.00–134.00	728	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	112.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	693	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	125.61/cwt	119.00–134.00	781	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	120.49/cwt	116.00–123.50	811	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	704	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	915	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	112.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	817	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	931	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	804	107.20/cwt	104.00–108.00	862	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	901	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	943	91.75/cwt	91.00–92.50	865	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	989	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	949	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	429	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	162.52/cwt	162.00–163.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	169.43/cwt	162.00–179.00	634	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	148.52/cwt	145.00–152.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	183.00/cwt	182.00–184.00	758	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	174.89/cwt	165.00–179.00	754	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	137.46/cwt	130.00–142.50	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	156.94/cwt	151.00–160.00	747	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	150.86/cwt	148.00–154.00	766	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	137.16/cwt	130.00–142.50	779	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	714	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	123.61/cwt	118.00–134.00	768	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	624	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	867	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	124.09/cwt	120.00–134.00	815	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	117.19/cwt	111.50–123.00	853	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	105.32/cwt	105.00–106.00	813	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	871	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	728	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	619	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	921	84.25/cwt	84.25–84.25	776	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	81.03/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,234	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	93.76/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,686	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	101.73/cwt	99.50–104.50	1,849	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	46.55/cwt	44.00–49.50	415	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	40.39/cwt	37.50–43.00	365	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	57.44/cwt	54.00–59.50	551	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	48.14/cwt	46.50–50.00	535	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	59.67/cwt	55.00–62.50	718	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	67.29/cwt	64.00–70.50	847	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	71.22/cwt	70.50–72.00	1,117	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	67.01/cwt	66.50–68.00	1,057	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	844	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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,569Last week 487Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	111.00–115.00	112.03
2	—	943	91.00–92.50	91.75
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
1	—	655	112.50	112.50
1	—	1,005	89.50	89.50
3	—	513	116.00–120.00	117.32
5	—	804	104.00–108.00	107.20
6	—	989	96.00	96.00
6	—	436	120.00–127.50	123.10
6	—	475	120.00–127.00	121.11
8	—	368	135.00–141.00	138.38
4	—	586	118.00	118.00
2	—	313	132.50–134.00	133.28
1	—	740	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	569	120.00–134.00	128.03
60	—	525	120.00–137.00	129.65
33	—	673	116.00–123.50	120.49
10	—	842	107.00	107.00
1	—	215	132.00	132.00
35	—	426	130.00–147.00	136.71
69	—	475	129.00–144.00	138.92
15	—	332	137.00–152.50	144.52
3	—	751	124.00	124.00
52	—	622	119.00–134.00	125.61
88	—	724	110.00–118.00	112.87
16	—	369	144.00–159.00	152.16
4	—	260	120.00–131.00	122.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	141.00	141.00
4	—	704	130.00	130.00
17	—	419	148.50–151.00	149.86
1	—	280	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	160.00	160.00
20	—	568	130.00–142.50	137.16
9	—	508	148.00–154.00	150.86
6	—	374	162.00–179.00	169.43
13	—	621	118.00–134.00	123.61
6	—	657	120.00–134.00	124.09
2	—	333	162.00–163.00	162.52
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
18	—	476	151.00–160.00	156.94
9	—	431	165.00–179.00	174.89
2	—	728	111.50–123.00	117.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	139.00	139.00
12	—	414	182.00–184.00	183.00
1	—	510	166.00	166.00
2	—	585	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
1	—	990	88.00	88.00
3	—	772	105.00–106.00	105.32
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
2	—	383	145.00–152.00	148.52
6	—	579	120.00–125.00	123.28
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	132.50	132.50
3	—	468	130.00–142.50	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	85.00	85.00
7	—	635	90.00	90.00
23	—	921	84.25	84.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	151.00–159.00	154.14
3	—	445	150.00–155.00	151.67
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	166.00	166.00
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	760	84.00	84.00
27	—	614	130.00–138.00	134.57
10	—	585	140.00–149.00	144.42
2	—	910	104.00	104.00
1	—	360	153.00	153.00
3	—	689	124.00–125.00	124.67
19	—	487	150.00–160.00	154.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	930	112.00–113.25	112.83
4	—	1,199	101.75	101.75
28	—	475	162.00–179.00	171.09
49	—	614	140.00–152.00	147.42
44	—	529	160.00–177.00	168.72
12	—	386	160.00–176.00	172.02
7	—	273	171.00–180.00	175.73
62	—	888	115.40	115.40
46	—	571	151.00–166.00	158.50
33	—	434	160.00–177.50	169.63
12	—	778	115.00–130.00	120.31
7	—	326	171.00–181.00	177.40
14	—	1,092	106.50	106.50
46	—	731	120.00–138.00	130.66
36	—	671	130.00–140.00	136.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	180.00–187.00	184.47
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
13	—	482	180.00–182.50	180.56
2	—	763	140.00	140.00
17	—	502	178.00–180.00	179.29
5	—	376	185.00–194.00	188.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	683	140.60	140.60
50	—	868	121.00	121.00

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	1	—	1,110	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,798	90.50–97.00	93.76
2	—	1,523	79.00–83.50	81.03
4	—	1,818	99.50–104.50	101.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,203	55.00–62.50	59.67
3	—	1,112	46.50–50.00	48.14
8	—	1,258	64.00–70.50	67.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	37.50–43.00	40.39
4	—	959	54.00–59.50	57.44
6	—	891	44.00–49.50	46.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	70.50–72.00	71.22
3	—	1,578	66.50–68.00	67.01

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.