Sale reports / Kentucky / Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2020-08-17

Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 17
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209
Feeder Cattle receipts
980 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 961▲ 512 vs year ago 468 · +109.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 42▼ 20 vs year ago 47 · −42.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $143.90/cwt on 435 head.
Average price
$143.90
435 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2698144.341,008410
Medium and Large 2-3584136.7479925
One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about $209 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 sale435 hd
143.90
—
KY average27 barns · 5,516 hd
142.10
+1.81
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—Average1,744101.211,7657thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63363.451,0362thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22659.5673010
CowsLean 85-90%Low98453.085224thin

Every lot

85 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 1-2325160.50/cwt160.50–160.505222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365163.02/cwt151.00–168.005959
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420138.00/cwt138.00–138.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428159.31/cwt154.00–161.006827
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470148.72/cwt145.00–150.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475157.25/cwt152.00–167.0074726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517153.90/cwt150.00–163.0079617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3543142.59/cwt140.00–144.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3577142.43/cwt140.00–145.008226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581154.50/cwt149.00–160.0089831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602159.00/cwt159.00–159.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628145.11/cwt137.00–152.0091125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668141.08/cwt134.00–146.0094248
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724139.35/cwt128.00–141.751,00954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728143.70/cwt143.70–143.701,04669
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3733125.00/cwt125.00–125.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780132.60/cwt130.00–134.001,0348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825148.65/cwt148.65–148.651,22663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833130.38/cwt125.00–131.501,08625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3853111.00/cwt111.00–111.009473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866125.96/cwt124.00–127.001,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,008119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,20515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288156.83/cwt149.00–160.004529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316154.41/cwt150.00–156.004884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330138.31/cwt135.00–140.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369140.00/cwt140.00–140.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378148.63/cwt144.00–155.0056222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405132.50/cwt132.50–132.505371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421143.55/cwt137.00–148.0060410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479140.19/cwt131.00–145.5067246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518119.68/cwt119.00–120.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.71/cwt130.00–145.5072579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570136.23/cwt130.00–145.0077752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574126.22/cwt123.00–128.0072512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617130.01/cwt125.00–134.0080235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622135.20/cwt135.00–135.5084150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638118.69/cwt116.00–120.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680126.88/cwt119.00–130.0086336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725124.82/cwt122.00–127.009057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755124.38/cwt120.00–125.009398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760110.81/cwt108.50–112.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833118.69/cwt115.00–119.759899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2857116.50/cwt116.50–116.5099811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392894.27/cwt93.00–95.508752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-395098.00/cwt98.00–98.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,02089.00/cwt89.00–89.009081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225156.00/cwt156.00–156.003511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323168.99/cwt168.00–170.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366162.74/cwt156.00–170.005967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370142.50/cwt142.50–142.505271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411171.00/cwt171.00–171.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425151.85/cwt150.00–153.506456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460151.51/cwt151.00–152.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483134.36/cwt130.00–138.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513151.98/cwt150.00–154.007808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528131.52/cwt127.00–136.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582141.78/cwt137.50–144.0082510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625128.00/cwt128.00–128.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631136.93/cwt130.00–145.008645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679129.46/cwt119.00–135.0087911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708129.50/cwt129.50–129.509175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760119.00/cwt119.00–119.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830114.07/cwt112.50–119.009474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3878106.00/cwt106.00–106.009312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895108.00/cwt108.00–108.009671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390596.00/cwt96.00–96.008691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Dairy Steers—Large 3295119.00/cwt119.00–119.003511
Dairy Steers—Large 3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Dairy Steers—Large 3358116.00/cwt116.00–116.004154
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720105.74/cwt105.00–106.501,8192
Bulls——1,75399.40/cwt95.00–102.001,7425
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96049.76/cwt49.50–50.004782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00856.41/cwt52.00–60.505692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22160.57/cwt58.50–64.507408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24555.50/cwt55.50–55.506912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63363.45/cwt62.50–64.501,0362

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.