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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 5

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2209

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

916 head

▼ 347 vs last sale 1,263▼ 222 vs year ago 1,138 · −19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 80▲ 28 vs year ago 57 · +49.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 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 steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $141.56/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$141.56

406 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$13.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.05

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	687	142.14	977	388
Medium and Large 2-3	584	129.05	754	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.09/cwt here — about $223 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 sale406 hd

141.56

—

KY average25 barns · 5,416 hd

137.51

+4.05

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,710	90.83	1,553	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	59.18	907	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	57.61	719	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	51.74	518	10

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	152.94/cwt	151.00–155.00	474	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	156.54/cwt	150.00–162.50	579	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	158.12/cwt	151.00–167.50	674	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	151.20/cwt	142.00–156.00	726	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	135.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	148.38/cwt	140.00–153.00	779	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.86/cwt	135.00–151.00	819	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	130.61/cwt	129.00–134.00	750	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	138.66/cwt	130.00–145.50	872	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	636	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	132.69/cwt	125.00–138.25	897	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	133.17/cwt	129.00–138.00	952	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,117	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	135.77/cwt	133.75–139.75	1,054	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	130.78/cwt	121.00–133.50	1,068	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	128.85/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,112	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	140.80/cwt	140.80–140.80	1,226	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,126	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	139.00/cwt	137.00–141.00	313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	135.70/cwt	131.00–140.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	321	122.40/cwt	122.00–124.00	393	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	135.60/cwt	132.00–139.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	127.33/cwt	122.00–135.00	466	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	515	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	131.81/cwt	125.00–140.00	559	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	116.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	124.43/cwt	120.00–132.00	599	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	117.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	124.58/cwt	120.00–133.00	654	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	116.87/cwt	114.00–118.50	674	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	127.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	738	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	111.23/cwt	109.00–115.00	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	131.71/cwt	120.00–136.25	826	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	125.57/cwt	119.00–132.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	123.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	891	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	128.11/cwt	123.50–130.50	981	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	964	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	947	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	995	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	338	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	161.62/cwt	154.00–167.00	472	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	157.74/cwt	156.00–162.00	607	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	148.46/cwt	140.00–157.00	621	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	137.33/cwt	130.00–142.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	128.97/cwt	121.00–133.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	145.52/cwt	137.50–148.00	744	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	129.19/cwt	126.00–130.00	673	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	123.46/cwt	120.00–133.00	701	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	114.65/cwt	110.00–117.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	124.74/cwt	120.00–131.00	785	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	115.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	890	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	83.93/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,789	93.42/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,671	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	541	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	54.17/cwt	50.00–58.00	528	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	47.35/cwt	45.00–49.50	499	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	51.65/cwt	50.00–54.00	627	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	65.49/cwt	63.00–70.00	807	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	58.32/cwt	55.00–62.50	733	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	57.40/cwt	56.00–59.00	860	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	62.73/cwt	62.50–63.00	1,002	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,148	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	82.39/cwt	79.00–85.00	856	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 1,263Year ago 1,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 80Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	109.50	109.50
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
5	—	321	122.00–124.00	122.40
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
4	—	473	115.00–118.00	116.59
3	—	517	116.00–118.00	117.32
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
10	—	577	114.00–118.50	116.87
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
4	—	626	109.00–115.00	111.23
9	—	422	120.00–124.00	121.93
1	—	1,015	98.00	98.00
2	—	830	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	104.00	104.00
37	—	580	120.00–135.00	127.27
6	—	766	123.50–130.50	128.11
11	—	366	122.00–135.00	127.33
2	—	225	137.00–141.00	139.00
2	—	283	131.00–140.00	135.70
4	—	675	119.00–132.00	125.57
2	—	335	132.00–139.00	135.60
2	—	853	113.00	113.00
11	—	721	120.00–125.00	123.61
27	—	627	120.00–136.25	131.71
17	—	424	125.00–140.00	131.81
1	—	950	103.00	103.00
31	—	481	120.00–132.00	124.43
36	—	525	120.00–133.00	124.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	683	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
9	—	574	129.00–134.00	130.61
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
3	—	508	132.00–138.00	135.99
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	871	140.80	140.80
66	—	765	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	125.00–138.25	132.69
29	—	569	135.00–151.00	143.86
29	—	480	142.00–156.00	151.20
27	—	525	140.00–153.00	148.38
2	—	310	151.00–155.00	152.94
53	—	629	130.00–145.50	138.66
2	—	938	120.00	120.00
1	—	260	147.50	147.50
9	—	817	121.00–133.50	130.78
7	—	863	120.00–133.00	128.85
7	—	426	151.00–167.50	158.12
25	—	715	129.00–138.00	133.17
8	—	370	150.00–162.50	156.54
40	—	776	133.75–139.75	135.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	149.00	149.00
4	—	516	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	110.00–117.00	114.65
2	—	388	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,000	89.00	89.00
5	—	521	126.00–130.00	129.19
3	—	487	121.00–133.00	128.97
1	—	230	147.00	147.00
2	—	628	110.00–116.00	112.92
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
1	—	855	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	418	140.00–157.00	148.46
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
4	—	463	130.00–142.00	137.33
3	—	292	154.00–167.00	161.62
1	—	245	169.00	169.00
20	—	568	120.00–133.00	123.46
5	—	385	156.00–162.00	157.74
14	—	511	137.50–148.00	145.52
20	—	629	120.00–131.00	124.74
5	—	686	115.00–120.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	167.00	167.00
2	—	455	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	101.00	101.00
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
3	—	565	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	62.50–63.00	62.73
4	—	1,499	56.00–59.00	57.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	63.00–70.00	65.49
34	—	1,257	55.00–62.50	58.32
8	—	1,214	50.00–54.00	51.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	50.00–58.00	54.17
5	—	1,054	45.00–49.50	47.35
1	—	845	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,789	90.00–97.00	93.42
3	—	1,500	82.00–86.00	83.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,039	79.00–85.00	82.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.