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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, May 11

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,760 head

▲ 528 vs last sale 1,232▲ 1,760 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 67▲ 46 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 moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. 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 $126.92/cwt on 974 head.

Average price

$126.92

974 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$254

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	547	132.31	723	49
Medium and Large 1-2	771	126.63	977	925

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about −$254 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 sale974 hd

126.92

—

KY average26 barns · 4,937 hd

130.53

−3.61

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	1,824	106.67	1,945	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	65.64	1,068	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	63.36	772	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	50.80	469	9thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	169.73/cwt	160.00–173.00	491	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	513	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	155.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	520	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	160.51/cwt	150.00–166.00	623	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	143.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	563	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	156.64/cwt	148.00–160.00	692	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	623	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	150.84/cwt	144.00–153.50	706	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	152.70/cwt	142.00–155.50	808	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	147.78/cwt	143.00–156.00	839	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	132.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	140.41/cwt	136.00–146.00	887	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	130.31/cwt	121.00–135.00	873	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	121.70/cwt	114.50–129.00	873	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	132.40/cwt	132.40–132.40	964	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	120.87/cwt	114.00–123.75	927	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	115.36/cwt	107.00–118.75	944	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,040	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	121.48/cwt	118.10–123.10	1,059	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	110.59/cwt	108.50–114.00	982	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	105.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	978	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	937	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	1,038	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	1,037	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	960	110.70/cwt	110.70–110.70	1,063	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	137.03/cwt	133.00–145.00	382	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	149.31/cwt	148.00–150.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	118.93/cwt	117.00–121.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	141.11/cwt	131.00–146.00	525	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	138.39/cwt	134.00–147.00	573	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	125.58/cwt	122.00–131.00	531	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	127.58/cwt	122.00–134.00	605	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	129.05/cwt	120.00–133.00	665	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	106.70/cwt	104.00–109.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	123.92/cwt	117.00–132.50	711	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	109.33/cwt	109.00–110.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	119.40/cwt	113.00–123.00	741	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	104.73/cwt	100.00–107.00	712	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	119.62/cwt	110.00–123.00	816	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	115.76/cwt	108.00–120.00	846	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	112.02/cwt	111.00–114.00	863	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	807	93.34/cwt	92.00–94.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	112.02/cwt	103.50–114.00	915	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	106.17/cwt	102.00–107.75	928	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	158.25/cwt	154.50–164.00	581	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	138.98/cwt	136.00–145.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	126.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	150.69/cwt	142.00–155.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	451	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	697	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	143.03/cwt	139.00–151.00	681	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	138.38/cwt	130.00–142.00	735	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	128.41/cwt	124.00–133.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	126.62/cwt	115.00–131.00	785	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	109.83/cwt	107.00–113.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	107.63/cwt	106.00–108.50	829	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	97.17/cwt	97.00–97.50	797	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	827	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	355	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	312	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	440	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	685	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	507	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	776	88.75/cwt	88.75–88.75	689	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,823	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,898	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	41.61/cwt	40.00–44.00	363	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	54.48/cwt	52.50–58.50	509	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	609	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	62.85/cwt	58.50–65.50	749	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	55.22/cwt	53.50–57.00	660	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	67.72/cwt	66.00–69.50	861	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	63.78/cwt	62.00–65.50	1,013	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	67.50/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,124	2

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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,760Last week 1,232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 67Year 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	—	920	100.00	100.00
5	—	279	133.00–145.00	137.03
51	—	574	117.00–132.50	123.92
51	—	817	103.50–114.00	112.02
25	—	874	102.00–107.75	106.17
5	—	770	111.00–114.00	112.02
1	—	995	105.50	105.50
70	—	731	108.00–120.00	115.76
40	—	414	134.00–147.00	138.39
19	—	372	131.00–146.00	141.11
3	—	315	148.00–150.00	149.31
1	—	245	122.00	122.00
48	—	515	120.00–133.00	129.05
131	—	682	110.00–123.00	119.62
42	—	474	122.00–134.00	127.58
25	—	621	113.00–123.00	119.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	92.00–94.00	93.34
3	—	327	135.50	135.50
2	—	363	117.00–121.00	118.93
8	—	423	122.00–131.00	125.58
4	—	680	100.00–107.00	104.73
3	—	532	104.00–109.00	106.70
2	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
3	—	584	109.00–110.00	109.33
2	—	630	100.00–105.00	102.56
1	—	735	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	800	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
3	—	425	120.00–130.00	126.71
1	—	1,035	81.00	81.00
2	—	875	94.00–95.00	94.51
1	—	310	122.00	122.00
2	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.42
3	—	377	136.00–145.00	138.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	531	130.00–142.00	138.38
5	—	582	124.00–133.00	128.41
3	—	722	107.00–113.00	109.83
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
16	—	620	115.00–131.00	126.62
7	—	367	154.50–164.00	158.25
3	—	820	97.00–97.50	97.17
2	—	328	160.00	160.00
15	—	476	139.00–151.00	143.03
4	—	770	106.00–108.50	107.63
3	—	432	142.00–155.00	150.69
1	—	235	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	451	154.50	154.50
1	—	360	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	74.00	74.00
20	—	776	88.75	88.75
1	—	355	88.00	88.00
1	—	440	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	535	135.00–140.00	137.34
2	—	780	109.00–110.00	109.49
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
6	—	571	130.00–139.00	132.99
2	—	950	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
10	—	461	130.00–140.00	135.14
3	—	392	142.00–147.00	143.66
2	—	725	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	330	126.00	126.00
4	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	568	143.00–156.00	147.78
33	—	670	121.00–135.00	130.31
30	—	442	148.00–160.00	156.64
16	—	468	144.00–153.50	150.84
4	—	335	150.00–165.00	155.26
56	—	888	108.50–114.00	110.59
65	—	529	142.00–155.50	152.70
32	—	632	136.00–146.00	140.41
19	—	958	108.25	108.25
6	—	927	105.00–108.00	105.49
69	—	818	107.00–118.75	115.36
32	—	767	114.00–123.75	120.87
24	—	388	150.00–166.00	160.51
13	—	717	114.50–129.00	121.70
4	—	289	160.00–173.00	169.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	937	110.75	110.75
58	—	832	125.00	125.00
180	—	872	118.10–123.10	121.48
61	—	728	132.40	132.40
62	—	960	110.70	110.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	171.00	171.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	60.00	60.00
5	—	935	52.50–58.50	54.48
3	—	873	40.00–44.00	41.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,192	58.50–65.50	62.85
7	—	1,272	66.00–69.50	67.72
3	—	1,195	53.50–57.00	55.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	67.00–68.00	67.50
2	—	1,588	62.00–65.50	63.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,825	104.00	104.00

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.