Sale reports / Kentucky / Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2020-07-20

Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
644 head
▼ 419 vs last sale 1,063▲ 1 vs year ago 643 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 44▼ 14 vs year ago 42 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▲ 3 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 unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to a 1.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.43/cwt on 365 head.
Average price
$131.43
365 head · 771 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,013
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2775132.071,024346
Medium and Large 2-3694119.6683019thin
One grade step is worth $12.42/cwt here — about $194 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 sale365 hd
131.43
—
KY average27 barns · 6,166 hd
134.48
−3.05
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,67497.711,6367thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63665.321,0686thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37064.898897thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04539.004081thin

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345164.00/cwt164.00–164.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390153.00/cwt153.00–153.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428153.50/cwt147.00–155.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465137.53/cwt135.00–140.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484154.33/cwt153.00–155.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518152.20/cwt147.00–162.0078816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535136.04/cwt134.00–137.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572149.70/cwt140.00–153.0085616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579134.48/cwt133.00–137.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627140.95/cwt132.00–144.5088422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633120.00/cwt120.00–120.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684130.96/cwt125.00–134.0089637
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712128.65/cwt120.00–132.5091625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735112.00/cwt112.00–112.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758124.73/cwt117.00–130.0094517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,09069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830136.70/cwt136.70–136.701,13561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832124.01/cwt122.50–126.001,03210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858120.12/cwt110.00–122.751,03118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975102.50/cwt102.50–102.509992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,04390.00/cwt90.00–90.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,068106.30/cwt106.30–106.301,13541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,07387.71/cwt85.50–90.009412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383142.70/cwt137.00–149.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390128.00/cwt128.00–128.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423140.59/cwt131.00–146.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436123.62/cwt120.00–129.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473123.63/cwt120.00–128.005856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478137.04/cwt130.00–141.0065521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530130.95/cwt122.50–135.0069429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572128.39/cwt119.00–136.0073436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573114.40/cwt112.00–117.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627121.58/cwt117.00–125.0076210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678107.55/cwt105.00–110.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679123.23/cwt114.50–125.7583768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717120.45/cwt110.00–123.0086418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790102.00/cwt102.00–102.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388140.00/cwt140.00–140.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415136.92/cwt130.00–144.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475134.79/cwt130.00–140.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483121.01/cwt120.00–122.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537130.95/cwt128.00–135.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576127.85/cwt122.00–133.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611128.12/cwt122.00–130.007837
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-364085.00/cwt85.00–85.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675119.03/cwt117.50–122.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724118.01/cwt115.00–121.008545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765112.66/cwt111.00–114.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3950102.00/cwt102.00–102.009691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0781
Bulls——1,38391.03/cwt90.00–92.001,2592
Bulls——1,910104.97/cwt102.00–107.502,0054
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04539.00/cwt39.00–39.004081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30069.50/cwt69.50–69.509041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38165.54/cwt60.50–67.759055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38557.00/cwt57.00–57.007891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59559.50/cwt59.50–59.509491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62565.85/cwt63.25–68.501,0704
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,090930.00/cwt930.00–930.0010,1371
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05577.00/cwt77.00–77.008121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,2551

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.