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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

840 head

▼ 698 vs last sale 1,538▲ 840 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 48▲ 28 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $138.46/cwt on 490 head.

Average price

$138.46

490 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

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	629	138.96	874	465
Medium and Large 2-3	542	129.13	700	25

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $174 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 sale490 hd

138.46

—

KY average25 barns · 3,757 hd

136.26

+2.20

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	1,423	85.00	1,210	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	58.40	703	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	40.80	347	4thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	165.83/cwt	160.00–169.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	157.66/cwt	153.00–165.00	593	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	163.58/cwt	154.00–169.00	687	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	446	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	151.71/cwt	142.00–159.00	719	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	146.59/cwt	140.00–157.00	768	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.50	712	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	148.61/cwt	139.00–152.00	855	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	873	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	123.60/cwt	122.00–125.00	770	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	136.20/cwt	129.00–143.00	850	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	133.53/cwt	124.50–138.00	897	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	127.03/cwt	123.00–130.00	913	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	118.75/cwt	118.00–121.00	926	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	904	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	114.30/cwt	114.30–114.30	992	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	902	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	132.61/cwt	127.00–140.00	367	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	120.74/cwt	118.00–122.00	344	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	112.94/cwt	111.00–117.00	359	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	131.31/cwt	126.00–134.00	437	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	140.43/cwt	130.00–142.50	514	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	123.93/cwt	122.00–126.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	127.14/cwt	118.00–132.50	535	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	134.80/cwt	134.80–134.80	581	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	126.51/cwt	119.00–132.00	602	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	120.42/cwt	115.50–125.00	631	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	120.66/cwt	115.00–123.50	679	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	113.24/cwt	105.00–115.75	699	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	106.29/cwt	104.00–109.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	101.49/cwt	99.00–103.00	725	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	95.49/cwt	94.00–96.00	779	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	992	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	345	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	163.26/cwt	159.00–169.00	547	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	149.43/cwt	146.00–155.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	147.12/cwt	142.00–149.50	674	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	910	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	291	113.57/cwt	111.00–114.00	330	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	337	114.58/cwt	112.50–116.00	386	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	394	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	439	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	520	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,090	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	87.99/cwt	86.50–89.50	1,362	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	827	36.57/cwt	35.00–39.00	302	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	492	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	530	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	56.87/cwt	52.50–59.50	676	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	62.26/cwt	60.00–64.50	780	6

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 Apr 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 1,538Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
5	—	623	122.00–125.00	123.60
3	—	525	134.00–137.50	135.54
1	—	910	93.00	93.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	673	116.00–120.00	117.96
1	—	355	139.00	139.00
4	—	468	135.00–140.00	138.70
3	—	446	141.00	141.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	575	139.00–152.00	148.61
34	—	719	123.00–130.00	127.03
15	—	420	154.00–169.00	163.58
4	—	829	109.00	109.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
44	—	524	140.00–157.00	146.59
19	—	624	129.00–143.00	136.20
7	—	911	99.00	99.00
3	—	312	160.00–169.00	165.83
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
66	—	672	124.50–138.00	133.53
25	—	474	142.00–159.00	151.71
10	—	376	153.00–165.00	157.66
4	—	780	118.00–121.00	118.75
1	—	290	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	606	144.00	144.00
59	—	868	114.30	114.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
49	—	617	105.00–115.75	113.24
17	—	421	118.00–132.50	127.14
10	—	563	115.00–123.50	120.66
4	—	333	126.00–134.00	131.31
2	—	1,033	96.00	96.00
29	—	524	115.50–125.00	120.42
4	—	816	94.00–96.00	95.49
3	—	277	127.00–140.00	132.61
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
32	—	476	119.00–132.00	126.51
16	—	366	130.00–142.50	140.43
8	—	714	99.00–103.00	101.49
3	—	668	104.00–109.00	106.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	111.00–117.00	112.94
2	—	410	120.00	120.00
4	—	532	110.00–112.00	111.27
3	—	285	118.00–122.00	120.74
3	—	377	122.00–126.00	123.93
1	—	475	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	431	134.80	134.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,070	85.00	85.00
1	—	295	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	120.00	120.00
2	—	658	123.00	123.00
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
5	—	335	159.00–169.00	163.26
3	—	395	162.00	162.00
2	—	520	119.00–120.00	119.50
7	—	458	142.00–149.50	147.12
3	—	420	146.00–155.00	149.43
2	—	600	123.00–130.00	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	291	111.00–114.00	113.57
13	—	337	112.50–116.00	114.58
1	—	520	83.00	83.00
7	—	394	111.50	111.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,189	52.50–59.50	56.87
6	—	1,253	60.00–64.50	62.26
1	—	1,050	50.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	35.00–39.00	36.57
1	—	920	53.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	86.50–89.50	87.99
2	—	1,465	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,090	67.00	67.00

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.