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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 10

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

961 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 933▲ 62 vs year ago 899 · +6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 59▼ 28 vs year ago 70 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $141.33/cwt on 550 head.

Average price

$141.33

550 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.73

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	709	141.53	1,003	528
Medium and Large 2-3	568	136.54	776	22

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $227 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 sale550 hd

141.33

—

KY average24 barns · 4,790 hd

138.60

+2.73

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	1,591	103.97	1,655	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	69.11	878	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	67.67	1,120	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	61.77	585	6thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	159.46/cwt	158.00–161.00	451	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	165.86/cwt	163.00–172.50	537	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	613	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	159.75/cwt	156.00–167.00	682	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	158.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	759	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	145.24/cwt	139.00–148.00	763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	154.67/cwt	152.00–160.00	815	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	150.17/cwt	142.00–153.50	856	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	896	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	807	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	148.46/cwt	142.00–153.50	932	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	139.54/cwt	131.00–143.00	934	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	998	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	972	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	133.45/cwt	125.00–135.80	1,022	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	947	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	137.60/cwt	137.60–137.60	1,131	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	133.28/cwt	125.00–133.70	1,097	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,148	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	123.13/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,081	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	120.96/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,098	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,186	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,203	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	153.48/cwt	146.00–162.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	154.36/cwt	151.00–158.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	145.65/cwt	139.00–150.00	536	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	146.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	139.98/cwt	132.00–145.50	665	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	139.81/cwt	130.00–144.50	726	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	126.97/cwt	123.00–129.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	136.26/cwt	130.00–143.00	771	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	715	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	132.90/cwt	125.00–137.00	828	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	130.07/cwt	124.00–138.00	882	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	128.58/cwt	123.00–131.75	928	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	126.48/cwt	123.00–129.50	970	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	118.74/cwt	115.00–122.50	989	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,029	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	155.35/cwt	150.00–161.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	148.57/cwt	140.00–153.00	628	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	140.08/cwt	135.00–146.00	656	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	136.96/cwt	131.00–142.50	709	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	115.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	141.79/cwt	137.00–146.00	804	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	833	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	130.63/cwt	126.00–132.00	894	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	123.24/cwt	122.00–127.00	882	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	113.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	982	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,172	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	107.33/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	103.20/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,737	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	54.27/cwt	54.00–54.50	490	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	662	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	64.03/cwt	60.50–67.50	626	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	69.14/cwt	65.50–71.00	870	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	72.64/cwt	72.00–74.50	949	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	717	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	67.67/cwt	67.00–68.50	1,120	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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 933Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 59Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
2	—	680	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
2	—	820	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	463	142.00–145.00	143.48
3	—	375	149.00	149.00
2	—	585	137.00–139.00	138.00
3	—	428	149.00	149.00
2	—	640	134.00–135.00	134.50
4	—	525	139.00–148.00	145.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	628	142.00–153.50	148.46
11	—	527	152.00–160.00	154.67
2	—	988	119.00–121.00	120.00
72	—	823	125.00–133.70	133.28
19	—	719	130.00–140.00	135.13
4	—	908	115.00–126.00	120.96
24	—	480	150.00–160.00	158.10
6	—	324	163.00–172.50	165.86
24	—	669	131.00–143.00	139.54
6	—	427	156.00–167.00	159.75
29	—	766	125.00–135.80	133.45
6	—	878	121.00–128.00	123.13
1	—	1,055	114.00	114.00
45	—	570	142.00–153.50	150.17
10	—	383	155.00–165.00	160.14
2	—	283	158.00–161.00	159.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	580	154.50	154.50
61	—	863	133.00	133.00
67	—	822	137.60	137.60
68	—	705	141.60	141.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	475	132.00–145.50	139.98
2	—	230	146.00–162.00	153.48
25	—	429	140.00–150.00	146.88
2	—	318	151.00–158.00	154.36
33	—	678	124.00–138.00	130.07
2	—	833	115.00–122.50	118.74
34	—	519	130.00–144.50	139.81
2	—	903	114.00	114.00
43	—	722	123.00–131.75	128.58
7	—	368	139.00–150.00	145.65
47	—	623	125.00–137.00	132.90
10	—	767	123.00–129.50	126.48
1	—	265	149.00	149.00
56	—	566	130.00–143.00	136.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
2	—	413	134.00–135.00	134.52
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
3	—	523	123.00–129.00	126.97
6	—	577	123.00–125.00	123.99
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	122.00–127.00	123.24
6	—	423	140.00–153.00	148.57
1	—	310	151.00	151.00
6	—	869	112.00–115.00	113.01
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
8	—	468	135.00–146.00	140.08
1	—	945	124.00	124.00
8	—	684	126.00–132.00	130.63
2	—	610	135.00–138.00	136.49
9	—	518	131.00–142.50	136.96
3	—	363	150.00–161.00	155.35
13	—	567	137.00–146.00	141.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
2	—	425	123.00–125.00	124.04
2	—	563	112.00–120.00	115.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	890	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	106.00–110.00	107.33
4	—	1,683	102.00–105.50	103.20
1	—	1,340	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	70.00	70.00
2	—	903	54.00–54.50	54.27
3	—	977	60.50–67.50	64.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	54.50	54.50
4	—	1,306	72.00–74.50	72.64
14	—	1,258	65.50–71.00	69.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	67.00–68.50	67.67

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.