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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

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

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▼ 1,210 vs last sale 1,569▲ 359 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 52▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the light number of receipts for this week. There was light demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls showed moderate demand.

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 $122.12/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$122.12

196 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$12.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

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	591	124.10	733	165
Medium and Large 2-3	612	111.55	682	31

One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $51 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 sale196 hd

122.12

—

KY average27 barns · 5,869 hd

137.67

−15.56

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	1,425	94.49	1,347	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	72.20	1,149	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	63.37	788	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	48.92	479	7thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	386	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	150.01/cwt	142.00–153.50	506	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	153.00/cwt	151.00–156.00	581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	143.99/cwt	139.00–150.25	611	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	127.47/cwt	127.00–129.00	547	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	119.11/cwt	116.00–122.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	130.73/cwt	125.00–139.00	626	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	128.97/cwt	120.00–133.00	689	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	715	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	111.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	123.44/cwt	119.00–130.00	754	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	706	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	117.92/cwt	110.50–121.00	775	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	107.34/cwt	105.00–109.50	775	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	108.36/cwt	106.00–108.50	814	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	844	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	96.25/cwt	96.25–96.25	877	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,153	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	859	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	268	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	132.89/cwt	129.50–138.00	500	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	123.58/cwt	119.00–130.00	515	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	123.33/cwt	116.00–131.00	590	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	114.43/cwt	113.00–121.50	596	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	120.18/cwt	113.00–122.50	702	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	114.02/cwt	112.00–119.00	699	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	111.66/cwt	106.00–114.50	744	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	99.65/cwt	95.00–100.25	740	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	97.20/cwt	93.00–100.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	801	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	126.80/cwt	120.00–133.00	479	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	482	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	129.40/cwt	122.00–134.00	626	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	110.01/cwt	100.00–120.10	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	91.74/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,321	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	39.19/cwt	38.50–40.00	366	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	49.18/cwt	48.50–49.50	486	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	58.26/cwt	55.50–61.00	588	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	50.77/cwt	48.50–53.50	609	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	62.68/cwt	59.00–65.00	760	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	68.25/cwt	66.00–71.50	879	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	72.20/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,149	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	72.66/cwt	71.00–74.50	621	3

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 1,569Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 1Year ago 0

No trends due to the light number of receipts for this week. There was light demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls showed moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	122.00	122.00
7	—	666	106.00–114.50	111.66
11	—	376	129.50–138.00	132.89
15	—	478	116.00–131.00	123.33
5	—	816	93.00–100.00	97.20
9	—	743	95.00–100.25	99.65
15	—	417	119.00–130.00	123.58
1	—	325	124.00	124.00
8	—	613	112.00–119.00	114.02
11	—	521	113.00–121.50	114.43
23	—	584	113.00–122.50	120.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	101.00	101.00
2	—	433	107.50	107.50
1	—	360	122.00	122.00
1	—	965	83.00	83.00
3	—	673	100.00	100.00
2	—	645	108.50	108.50
1	—	515	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	133.00	133.00
4	—	911	96.25	96.25
11	—	424	139.00–150.25	143.99
22	—	751	106.00–108.50	108.36
26	—	611	119.00–130.00	123.44
4	—	380	151.00–156.00	153.00
9	—	337	142.00–153.50	150.01
20	—	575	120.00–135.00	124.43
25	—	534	120.00–133.00	128.97
2	—	823	102.00–103.00	102.50
7	—	722	105.00–109.50	107.34
11	—	479	125.00–139.00	130.73
23	—	657	110.50–121.00	117.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	116.00	116.00
4	—	429	127.00–129.00	127.47
2	—	478	116.00–122.00	119.11
2	—	1,153	74.50	74.50
14	—	642	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
2	—	670	107.00–110.00	108.50
4	—	575	110.00–115.00	111.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	120.00–133.00	126.80
2	—	775	96.00	96.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
2	—	673	100.00–120.10	110.01
8	—	484	122.00–134.00	129.40
2	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	101.00	101.00
1	—	575	91.00	91.00
2	—	463	100.00–108.00	104.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	48.50–53.50	50.77
9	—	1,288	66.00–71.50	68.25
9	—	1,212	59.00–65.00	62.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,591	70.00–73.50	72.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	48.50–49.50	49.18
2	—	1,010	55.50–61.00	58.26
2	—	933	38.50–40.00	39.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,440	90.00–94.00	91.74

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	3	—	855	71.00–74.50	72.66

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.