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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 27

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,227 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 1,401▲ 1,227 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 64▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 4 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 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $133.87/cwt on 509 head.

Average price

$133.87

509 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

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	630	135.67	855	453
Medium and Large 2-3	640	119.28	763	56

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $91 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 sale509 hd

133.87

—

KY average26 barns · 5,583 hd

129.62

+4.25

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	1,402	84.67	1,187	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	62.00	911	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	56.86	674	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	56.81	496	6thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	157.43/cwt	150.00–167.50	367	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	162.71/cwt	161.00–166.00	517	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	162.00/cwt	156.00–170.00	612	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	675	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	140.75/cwt	140.50–141.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	149.26/cwt	142.50–156.00	703	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	147.45/cwt	139.00–155.00	776	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	131.50/cwt	130.00–132.50	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	145.65/cwt	135.50–151.00	835	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	136.53/cwt	130.00–142.50	851	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	123.49/cwt	121.00–125.75	778	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	132.05/cwt	125.50–134.00	887	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	112.27/cwt	112.00–117.00	771	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	122.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	894	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	910	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	107.23/cwt	105.50–111.00	887	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	103.32/cwt	100.00–106.00	909	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	883	113.15/cwt	113.15–113.15	999	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	104.75/cwt	101.00–106.00	961	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	993	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,066	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	142.02/cwt	139.00–145.00	446	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	140.42/cwt	130.00–144.00	536	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	122.19/cwt	121.00–123.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	131.57/cwt	125.00–140.00	568	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	127.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	608	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	127.46/cwt	116.00–130.75	660	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	123.10/cwt	115.00–127.00	709	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	105.99/cwt	103.00–110.00	615	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	121.39/cwt	119.00–125.00	765	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	688	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	118.54/cwt	112.00–122.00	791	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	112.94/cwt	107.00–114.50	836	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	804	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	414	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	156.34/cwt	151.00–163.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	146.98/cwt	142.00–152.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	145.39/cwt	140.00–147.50	686	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	136.44/cwt	130.00–139.00	715	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	133.97/cwt	132.50–138.00	762	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	114.73/cwt	110.00–123.00	701	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	120.86/cwt	112.00–125.50	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	108.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	785	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	95.04/cwt	91.00–99.00	927	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	293	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	293	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	444	100.38/cwt	100.00–100.50	446	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	494	99.80/cwt	86.00–100.50	493	20
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	540	92.98/cwt	90.50–98.00	502	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	582	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	538	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	642	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	578	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	764	84.25/cwt	84.25–84.25	644	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	920	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,065	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	799	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	86.33/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,362	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	64.98/cwt	63.00–67.00	535	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	48.76/cwt	48.00–49.50	433	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	56.69/cwt	55.00–58.00	515	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	63.83/cwt	63.00–65.00	738	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	57.45/cwt	55.00–61.50	677	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	48.57/cwt	43.50–51.50	597	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	844	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	980	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	934	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,892	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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 1,401Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year 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	—	795	98.00	98.00
22	—	630	121.00–125.75	123.49
2	—	433	140.50–141.00	140.75
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
1	—	285	139.00	139.00
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
3	—	570	130.00–132.50	131.50
21	—	687	112.00–117.00	112.27
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	870	94.00	94.00
2	—	468	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	883	113.15	113.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	573	135.50–151.00	145.65
28	—	378	156.00–170.00	162.00
13	—	998	99.50	99.50
6	—	318	161.00–166.00	162.71
3	—	233	150.00–167.50	157.43
1	—	285	162.00	162.00
63	—	471	142.50–156.00	149.26
40	—	623	130.00–142.50	136.53
17	—	827	105.50–111.00	107.23
7	—	429	155.00–160.00	157.42
2	—	1,122	95.00	95.00
4	—	917	101.00–106.00	104.75
12	—	774	115.00–120.00	117.55
25	—	672	125.50–134.00	132.05
42	—	727	120.00–129.00	122.94
81	—	526	139.00–155.00	147.45
1	—	1,000	97.00	97.00
3	—	880	100.00–106.00	103.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	142.00–152.00	146.98
2	—	975	91.00–99.00	95.04
9	—	611	110.00–123.00	114.73
5	—	722	105.00–114.00	108.77
3	—	660	112.00–125.50	120.86
16	—	472	140.00–147.50	145.39
5	—	764	105.00–110.00	107.46
5	—	370	151.00–163.00	156.34
9	—	569	132.50–138.00	133.97
18	—	524	130.00–139.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	83.00	83.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
2	—	368	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	435	137.50	137.50
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
2	—	865	88.00–90.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	740	107.00–114.50	112.94
55	—	432	125.00–140.00	131.57
32	—	667	112.00–122.00	118.54
18	—	314	139.00–145.00	142.02
1	—	895	91.00	91.00
64	—	518	116.00–130.75	127.46
37	—	630	119.00–125.00	121.39
24	—	382	130.00–144.00	140.42
2	—	218	143.00	143.00
72	—	796	101.00	101.00
50	—	478	120.00–133.00	127.15
29	—	576	115.00–127.00	123.10
2	—	283	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	103.00–110.00	105.99
2	—	725	99.00–100.00	99.49
1	—	800	86.00	86.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
11	—	637	108.00	108.00
3	—	423	121.00–123.00	122.19
1	—	1,075	84.00	84.00
1	—	475	114.00	114.00
3	—	507	116.50	116.50
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	494	86.00–100.50	99.80
4	—	444	100.00–100.50	100.38
2	—	293	100.00	100.00
1	—	920	66.00	66.00
3	—	582	92.50	92.50
10	—	764	84.25	84.25
3	—	540	90.50–98.00	92.98
7	—	642	90.00	90.00

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	—	1,125	83.00	83.00

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	—	1,170	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	55.00–58.00	56.69
2	—	888	48.00–49.50	48.76
2	—	823	63.00–67.00	64.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,178	55.00–61.50	57.45
4	—	1,230	43.50–51.50	48.57
4	—	1,156	63.00–65.00	63.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,455	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	83.00–90.00	86.33
2	—	1,065	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,545	99.00	99.00

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.